Archive for December, 2008
Dean Forster asked:
Gaming has taken over the entertainment field as one of the most popular forms of entertainment, both for children and adults. Over the past 20 years, there has been a drastic increase in the sales of gaming devices, like consoles and other handheld gadgets. Video games have replaced television and books as the most sought after mode of recreation. In this regard, there has been a great influx of gaming gadgets, each one more developed and including more features than its predecessor. One such gadget is the Playstation 2, or shortly, PS2. This is a gaming console which can be connected to the television, and using special discs, can be used to play games. Playstation 2 was released in 2000 as the successor to the original.
Playstation 2 games are manufactured in discs that contain the game data. With the release of many famous games as PS2 compatible discs, the demand for PS2 increased greatly leading to a major revolution in the gaming industry, bringing down the sales of computer games. Some of the famous PS2 games are discussed in the following paragraphs.
The ‘Grand Theft Auto’ series is one of the most popular selling games of the PS2. This game is a free form adventure-cum-action game, where the player is given control of a particular character, the name and appearance of the character varying with versions of the game. The player starts off as a normal citizen of a city, and gradually rises to become a gangster, stealing cars, and performing bank robberies. The game is versatile in the sense that there are no restrictions in the gameplay. The player needn’t stick to a particular set of directions to complete the game. He can roam all over the city, do what he likes, whenever he likes. This makes the game more realistic, thus gaining great popularity among the gaming audience.
Another very famous game is the WWE Smackdown series. This series of games has been developed after the popular television show, WWE. Judging by the enthusiastic response for the WWE television show, game developers came to the conclusion that if this concept evolved into a game, it would be patronized, and rightly so. As soon as the first edition of WWE Smackdown hit the market, it was a huge success, mainly among kids. Soon, WWE Smackdown 2 was released, which tasted similar success. You can find more information on gaming at http://www.fanprogames.com
Currently, WWE Smackdown 4 is the latest version among this series of WWE Smackdown games. All these playstation 2 games involve all the excitement of the WWE television show. The player has the option of choosing the type of wrestling match, the wrestlers involved in the match, and the winning conditions. They can perform a variety of realistic moves to bring down their opponent and win the match. Newer versions include the feature of customizing the wrestler, where the player can customize his wrestler, right from the appearance, the ring costume, the moves, special moves and entrance styles. This has made this series very popular among the WWE loving audience.
ELENA
Gaming has taken over the entertainment field as one of the most popular forms of entertainment, both for children and adults. Over the past 20 years, there has been a drastic increase in the sales of gaming devices, like consoles and other handheld gadgets. Video games have replaced television and books as the most sought after mode of recreation. In this regard, there has been a great influx of gaming gadgets, each one more developed and including more features than its predecessor. One such gadget is the Playstation 2, or shortly, PS2. This is a gaming console which can be connected to the television, and using special discs, can be used to play games. Playstation 2 was released in 2000 as the successor to the original.
Playstation 2 games are manufactured in discs that contain the game data. With the release of many famous games as PS2 compatible discs, the demand for PS2 increased greatly leading to a major revolution in the gaming industry, bringing down the sales of computer games. Some of the famous PS2 games are discussed in the following paragraphs.
The ‘Grand Theft Auto’ series is one of the most popular selling games of the PS2. This game is a free form adventure-cum-action game, where the player is given control of a particular character, the name and appearance of the character varying with versions of the game. The player starts off as a normal citizen of a city, and gradually rises to become a gangster, stealing cars, and performing bank robberies. The game is versatile in the sense that there are no restrictions in the gameplay. The player needn’t stick to a particular set of directions to complete the game. He can roam all over the city, do what he likes, whenever he likes. This makes the game more realistic, thus gaining great popularity among the gaming audience.
Another very famous game is the WWE Smackdown series. This series of games has been developed after the popular television show, WWE. Judging by the enthusiastic response for the WWE television show, game developers came to the conclusion that if this concept evolved into a game, it would be patronized, and rightly so. As soon as the first edition of WWE Smackdown hit the market, it was a huge success, mainly among kids. Soon, WWE Smackdown 2 was released, which tasted similar success. You can find more information on gaming at http://www.fanprogames.com
Currently, WWE Smackdown 4 is the latest version among this series of WWE Smackdown games. All these playstation 2 games involve all the excitement of the WWE television show. The player has the option of choosing the type of wrestling match, the wrestlers involved in the match, and the winning conditions. They can perform a variety of realistic moves to bring down their opponent and win the match. Newer versions include the feature of customizing the wrestler, where the player can customize his wrestler, right from the appearance, the ring costume, the moves, special moves and entrance styles. This has made this series very popular among the WWE loving audience.
ELENA
Sean Strickler asked:
Well when I was first started searching for a fix for my Xbox 360 RROD I was overwhelmed by all of the information out there. There are a gazillion sites, each hawking their instructions (typically $24.95…you can get them free) and then there are the multitudes of YouTube videos claiming to have found the miracle cure. The three that I am going to review are what appear to be the most popular (and sometimes most ridiculous).
Number #1 – The Towel Trick – It goes something like this: You take the hard drive off, wrap the entire unit in a towel to prevent the excess heat from escaping, turn the console on for about 15 minutes to cook (some instructions recommend 1 hour), shut it down, unplug it for an hour, plug it back in and like magic it works. But why? I haven’t heard a decent explanation yet. Here is one of the explanations…”the unit gets so hot that it melts the solder that was cracking to the cause the red lights in the first place”….. Here are a couple of potential hazards as pointed out in the same instructions “could potentially damage other parts of the Xbox”…. “The unit could catch on fire it gets so hot”. I have to say I am going to rate this as the 2nd most ridiculous fix of the three in consideration. Recommendation: Do not use this fix.
Number #2 – The Ice Bath – I don’t even want to explain how to do this. Essentially, a rubbermaid tub is filled with ice water, some vinegar is added, the Xbox 360 is unplugged and submerged in the water/vinegar mixture. After so many minutes the console is removed, drained of water and immediately plugged back in. Need I say more. I actually heard of a kid who attempted this and was severely shocked. This as so many other fixes was presented as a youtube video. It is really quite irresponsible and should be removed. This fix is the most ridiculous fix of the three in consideration. Recommendation: Do not even think about using this fix if you value your life.
Number #3 – X-Clamp Fix – This is the only legitimate fix I have found thus far. It is as permanent as it gets. Do not use it however if your Xbox 360 is still under warranty. Send the console back to Microsoft and let them honor the warranty. However, if the seal is broken and/or it isn’t under warranty this fix is your best bet. This is the fix in a nutshell; you open up the console, remove the x-clamps, clean up the old thermal paste, put new thermal paste on, replace the x-clamps with screws and washers, reassemble the unit, overheat, let it cool down and it works on approximately 90% of the units. Recommendation: Use this fix.
NAIDA
Well when I was first started searching for a fix for my Xbox 360 RROD I was overwhelmed by all of the information out there. There are a gazillion sites, each hawking their instructions (typically $24.95…you can get them free) and then there are the multitudes of YouTube videos claiming to have found the miracle cure. The three that I am going to review are what appear to be the most popular (and sometimes most ridiculous).
Number #1 – The Towel Trick – It goes something like this: You take the hard drive off, wrap the entire unit in a towel to prevent the excess heat from escaping, turn the console on for about 15 minutes to cook (some instructions recommend 1 hour), shut it down, unplug it for an hour, plug it back in and like magic it works. But why? I haven’t heard a decent explanation yet. Here is one of the explanations…”the unit gets so hot that it melts the solder that was cracking to the cause the red lights in the first place”….. Here are a couple of potential hazards as pointed out in the same instructions “could potentially damage other parts of the Xbox”…. “The unit could catch on fire it gets so hot”. I have to say I am going to rate this as the 2nd most ridiculous fix of the three in consideration. Recommendation: Do not use this fix.
Number #2 – The Ice Bath – I don’t even want to explain how to do this. Essentially, a rubbermaid tub is filled with ice water, some vinegar is added, the Xbox 360 is unplugged and submerged in the water/vinegar mixture. After so many minutes the console is removed, drained of water and immediately plugged back in. Need I say more. I actually heard of a kid who attempted this and was severely shocked. This as so many other fixes was presented as a youtube video. It is really quite irresponsible and should be removed. This fix is the most ridiculous fix of the three in consideration. Recommendation: Do not even think about using this fix if you value your life.
Number #3 – X-Clamp Fix – This is the only legitimate fix I have found thus far. It is as permanent as it gets. Do not use it however if your Xbox 360 is still under warranty. Send the console back to Microsoft and let them honor the warranty. However, if the seal is broken and/or it isn’t under warranty this fix is your best bet. This is the fix in a nutshell; you open up the console, remove the x-clamps, clean up the old thermal paste, put new thermal paste on, replace the x-clamps with screws and washers, reassemble the unit, overheat, let it cool down and it works on approximately 90% of the units. Recommendation: Use this fix.
NAIDA
Faith Hill asked:
Sony Ericsson F305 is furnished with a sporty and fashionable look plus it comes in a slider form. It has a silver gray strip which runs along the sides of the phone separating the lower panel from the sliding upper panel.
This gaming phone is furnished with motion sensor, which allows users to operate a game with the flick of the wrist or the swing of an arm. Preloaded games are Black Bass Fishing, Bowling and Jockey, games from Gameloft and Digital Chocolate. As well as the games like Racing Fever GT Game, The Sims 2 Game, Jewel Quest 2 Game, Lumines Game, Asteroids Game and Quadrapop Robotics Game that offer the complete entertainment.
Besides the above mentioned games, the phone comprises many detectable features which I am going to listed below: -
Sony Ericsson F305 is incorporated with 2 mega pixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom, Photo fix, Picture blogging & many video features.
In terms of memory, the widget plies 10 MB of internal memory and can be expended by using memory card up to 4GB. From a fully charged battery, you can gain 8 hours of Talk-time and 700 hours of standby time.
The F305 is equipped with 2 inches TFT screen offering 262k colors with 176 x 220 pixels QVGA resolution. It weighs 97.5 grams and measures 96 x 47 x 14.6 mm.
You can get experience of Internet browsing on your mobile phone with the help of built-in WAP 2.0 and xHTML browser.
On the connectivity front, users can enjoy high speed data transfers on their stylish phone as it supports EDGE technology and GPRS. Plus it contains Bluetooth wireless and USB cabled connection.
Apart from these, the phone supports Music player with excellent range of music functions as well as it integrates Stereo FM with RDS.
BETTY
Sony Ericsson F305 is furnished with a sporty and fashionable look plus it comes in a slider form. It has a silver gray strip which runs along the sides of the phone separating the lower panel from the sliding upper panel.
This gaming phone is furnished with motion sensor, which allows users to operate a game with the flick of the wrist or the swing of an arm. Preloaded games are Black Bass Fishing, Bowling and Jockey, games from Gameloft and Digital Chocolate. As well as the games like Racing Fever GT Game, The Sims 2 Game, Jewel Quest 2 Game, Lumines Game, Asteroids Game and Quadrapop Robotics Game that offer the complete entertainment.
Besides the above mentioned games, the phone comprises many detectable features which I am going to listed below: -
Sony Ericsson F305 is incorporated with 2 mega pixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom, Photo fix, Picture blogging & many video features.
In terms of memory, the widget plies 10 MB of internal memory and can be expended by using memory card up to 4GB. From a fully charged battery, you can gain 8 hours of Talk-time and 700 hours of standby time.
The F305 is equipped with 2 inches TFT screen offering 262k colors with 176 x 220 pixels QVGA resolution. It weighs 97.5 grams and measures 96 x 47 x 14.6 mm.
You can get experience of Internet browsing on your mobile phone with the help of built-in WAP 2.0 and xHTML browser.
On the connectivity front, users can enjoy high speed data transfers on their stylish phone as it supports EDGE technology and GPRS. Plus it contains Bluetooth wireless and USB cabled connection.
Apart from these, the phone supports Music player with excellent range of music functions as well as it integrates Stereo FM with RDS.
BETTY
Amin asked:
So the rumor im hearing is that Sony is making a PS3 slim. Which should be shipping july or august. Then i hear Microsoft has invented something called Project Natal. No controller wires or anything just body movements. I say some videos on youtube and it seemed really cool but how is Sony going to match up to that? Im a real big Sony fan, expensive PS3 and all but really? And whats with the price drop this year? how much of this is true?
ANDRIA
So the rumor im hearing is that Sony is making a PS3 slim. Which should be shipping july or august. Then i hear Microsoft has invented something called Project Natal. No controller wires or anything just body movements. I say some videos on youtube and it seemed really cool but how is Sony going to match up to that? Im a real big Sony fan, expensive PS3 and all but really? And whats with the price drop this year? how much of this is true?
ANDRIA
Charles Neshah asked:
Bigger Fun With Sony’s Version 3.00 Firmware For Your PSP And PlayStation 3
Sony’s new release of its version 3.00 firmware for Sony PSP, has made it possible to play emulated PSone games available in PlayStation Stores. Another good thing is that you can now remote-control the PlayStation 3, among other things, using the new version 3.00 firmware for PSP.
If you are like me, you will find it even more interesting that you can now play emulated games by using your version 3.00 firmware for PlayStation Portable with a PlayStation 3 – online instructions manuals are available at PSP’s Network menu. So, you can enjoy your unlimited free PSP downloads of PSP games, movies, music, wallpaper and software.
In all intents and purposes, Sony seems to be geared towards releasing a range of emulated PSone games in no distant time, that you can play only with PSP. Bishi Bashi, Resident Evil, etc will be among the expected batch. Fun PSP games will be abundant.
With this modernization, you can use your handheld PSP to remotely load PSP movies, games and music on the PlayStation 3. You can also control your PS3’s web-browsing capability with your PSP.
The visible changes in 3.00 include Timed Recording in RSS Channel, a three-speed fast-forward and fast-rewind options in Music and Camera. Also added now is a visualization player.
You will find that of all the new additions, the best option now is that your PSP can automatically load UMD discs for you as you turn it on. This new function makes the present PSP configuration compatible with the PlayStation 3. Sony’ PSP, without doubt, has so much to for all lovers of PSP downloads.
However, the quote below is from Sony’s website about the new version 3.00 firmware for PSP:
“CAUTION: This update is only for customers who obtained PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) for Japan (PSP-1000 series). Upon completion of preparing, we will announce update information for the other countries/areas customers via SCE Group Web Site or other channels . For these customers who obtained PSP® in the other countries/areas, please DO NOT update PSP® through this web site. There are no guarantee of proper operation of the other PSP®.”
CLEOPATRA
Bigger Fun With Sony’s Version 3.00 Firmware For Your PSP And PlayStation 3
Sony’s new release of its version 3.00 firmware for Sony PSP, has made it possible to play emulated PSone games available in PlayStation Stores. Another good thing is that you can now remote-control the PlayStation 3, among other things, using the new version 3.00 firmware for PSP.
If you are like me, you will find it even more interesting that you can now play emulated games by using your version 3.00 firmware for PlayStation Portable with a PlayStation 3 – online instructions manuals are available at PSP’s Network menu. So, you can enjoy your unlimited free PSP downloads of PSP games, movies, music, wallpaper and software.
In all intents and purposes, Sony seems to be geared towards releasing a range of emulated PSone games in no distant time, that you can play only with PSP. Bishi Bashi, Resident Evil, etc will be among the expected batch. Fun PSP games will be abundant.
With this modernization, you can use your handheld PSP to remotely load PSP movies, games and music on the PlayStation 3. You can also control your PS3’s web-browsing capability with your PSP.
The visible changes in 3.00 include Timed Recording in RSS Channel, a three-speed fast-forward and fast-rewind options in Music and Camera. Also added now is a visualization player.
You will find that of all the new additions, the best option now is that your PSP can automatically load UMD discs for you as you turn it on. This new function makes the present PSP configuration compatible with the PlayStation 3. Sony’ PSP, without doubt, has so much to for all lovers of PSP downloads.
However, the quote below is from Sony’s website about the new version 3.00 firmware for PSP:
“CAUTION: This update is only for customers who obtained PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) for Japan (PSP-1000 series). Upon completion of preparing, we will announce update information for the other countries/areas customers via SCE Group Web Site or other channels . For these customers who obtained PSP® in the other countries/areas, please DO NOT update PSP® through this web site. There are no guarantee of proper operation of the other PSP®.”
CLEOPATRA
William Turner asked:
If you have switched on your Xbox 360 console ready to get down to some gaming and you see 3 red flashing lights then you have probably guessed this is not a good sign. This article will tell you more about the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights and what they mean and also what your choices are to turn them back to green!
The Xbox 360 3 Red Lights means that you have a general hardware failure with your console and this is caused with the build up of heat on the motherboard. The 2 main chips that deal with all the processing of graphics and the data churning are called the GPU and the CPU and it is these chips that take too much heat and then to prevent damage they shut down, hence the red lights on your Xbox 360!
So What Can Be Done To Get Rid Of The Xbox 360 3 Red Lights?
Well if you have this problem then you will need to get your console repaired and there is a number of ways that you can do this but only 2 real viable options.
The first is to give Microsoft a call and explain the problem to them and you will find that they know about this error as it is quite widespread and they will arrange to pick up the 360 for repair. What normally happens is they will send out a cardboard box to you with instructions of how to pack the broken console and then you send it off and they repair it.
This process will take about 6 weeks and is a long time to wait if you like playing on your console.
However there is a quicker method to fix the problem and that is to take the matter in to your own hands and repair the problem yourself and to do this you will need a good Xbox 360 Repair guide.
There are a few about on the web however if you are going to do it this way make sure that you get a good guide and the things to look for in a good one is a preview of the videos and also a complete guarantee and good customer support.
This way you know that if it fails you can get your money back and also the video preview helps as you can see what you are getting and the level of technical expertise needed and basically you can find out how hard you thing the fix will be to do.
This is a good option if you want to get back to your games fast and don’t want to have to wait.
I hope this article has helped explain why the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights happens and also given you a few options that you can use to get it repaired fast.
LISSETTE
If you have switched on your Xbox 360 console ready to get down to some gaming and you see 3 red flashing lights then you have probably guessed this is not a good sign. This article will tell you more about the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights and what they mean and also what your choices are to turn them back to green!
The Xbox 360 3 Red Lights means that you have a general hardware failure with your console and this is caused with the build up of heat on the motherboard. The 2 main chips that deal with all the processing of graphics and the data churning are called the GPU and the CPU and it is these chips that take too much heat and then to prevent damage they shut down, hence the red lights on your Xbox 360!
So What Can Be Done To Get Rid Of The Xbox 360 3 Red Lights?
Well if you have this problem then you will need to get your console repaired and there is a number of ways that you can do this but only 2 real viable options.
The first is to give Microsoft a call and explain the problem to them and you will find that they know about this error as it is quite widespread and they will arrange to pick up the 360 for repair. What normally happens is they will send out a cardboard box to you with instructions of how to pack the broken console and then you send it off and they repair it.
This process will take about 6 weeks and is a long time to wait if you like playing on your console.
However there is a quicker method to fix the problem and that is to take the matter in to your own hands and repair the problem yourself and to do this you will need a good Xbox 360 Repair guide.
There are a few about on the web however if you are going to do it this way make sure that you get a good guide and the things to look for in a good one is a preview of the videos and also a complete guarantee and good customer support.
This way you know that if it fails you can get your money back and also the video preview helps as you can see what you are getting and the level of technical expertise needed and basically you can find out how hard you thing the fix will be to do.
This is a good option if you want to get back to your games fast and don’t want to have to wait.
I hope this article has helped explain why the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights happens and also given you a few options that you can use to get it repaired fast.
LISSETTE
Shafeeqa asked:
Ok my father seems to like da theme song for the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen PS3 game… now he’s askin me to find it so that he culd put it as his phone ringtone… if u guys can tell me wats da title of the song wuld b great!
Ok my father seems to like da theme song for the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen PS3 game… now he’s askin me to find it so that he culd put it as his phone ringtone… if u guys can tell me wats da title of the song wuld b great!
thanks very very much ![]()
im not actually searchin for a ring tone. but da actual song so dat my father culd put it AS a ringtone
cheers
GEORGETTA









