BioShock is now available in stores and gamers are unraveling a few problems. First, people discovered problems with widescreen support. Now, people are discovering problems with DRM protection, and limited activations. The highly anticipated release of BioShock is leading to a lot of angry consumers due to these problems and unanswered questions by the community.
The members over at the 2K forums have brought up some unsettling news about the game. It seems 2K has gone overboard with DRM protection measures, allowing you to only activate your copy of BioShock a total of two times. When you install the game you are greeted with this message prompting you for activation:
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August 22, 2007 at 5:46 pm | Shooters, Software | 4 Comments
Sony has announced a new update for the Folding@home application on the Playstation 3 console. This is a continuing effort to aid the Stanford University distributed computing project to solve human diseases using a protein folding computer simulation.
In five months time, more than 536,000 PS3 owners download the Folding@home application to take advantage of the ultra-fast processing power of the console. PS3 users have contributed over 600 teraflops of data, and are well on their way to helping the Folding@home project reach a milestone petaflop of data.
Updated features and functionalities that are part of this latest application update (v1.2) include:
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August 21, 2007 at 8:45 pm | Playstation, Software | No Comments
Not too long ago, well only a week ago, Nintendo released a firmware update for the Wii console. A few minor
problems arose after applying the update. Some gamers were unable to connect online on certain channels when using the Opera browser. Gamers also experienced some locking up when trying to reset from the internet channel or from the Home menu.
So when you fire up your Wii, expect a little message from Nintendo, Read more…
August 14, 2007 at 12:01 pm | Software, Wii | No Comments
Nintendo has released it newest firmware update for the Wii console, now 3.0. The list of changes include:
Wii Menu
- The weather forecast will now be displayed on the Forecast Channel icon in the Wii Menu.
- Headline news will now be displayed on the News Channel icon in the Wii Menu.
- The current time will now be displayed in the Wii Menu.
- The area around the Wii Message Board button will now flash when a message arrives.
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August 7, 2007 at 11:26 am | Software, Wii | No Comments
Sony is ready to release it newest firmware update for the Playstation 3 sometime this week. Version 1.9 will include several aesthetic and technical updates.
The aesthetic updates will include personalization of your menu background with your own photo. You will also be able to use emoticons when sending messages to your buddies on the Playstation Network. It is said to include an avatar feature to show movement in response to voice and video chat as well.
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July 23, 2007 at 11:11 pm | Playstation, Software | No Comments
There comes a time when your computer is just too cluttered with mess that you suddenly feel like it has come to a halt. Your load times get slower, and you often run into errors or the “Blue Screen of Death”. One of the best solutions is reformatting your hard drive. What is reformatting? It is essentially reinstalling your operating system to like-new conditions. A benefit is correcting accumulated errors from installing/uninstalling programs, which may happen from deleting files that are necessary to your operating system. It will also clear your hard drive from unwanted clutter, which can be duplicate files or unused registry files. This article will guide your through the steps to installing Windows XP, or reformatting your hard drive.
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May 24, 2007 at 5:46 pm | Software | 3 Comments
