10TACLE STUDIOS Slovakia offer a glimpse of the highly-developed combat system from their Fantasy Action Epos "Elveon" Darmstadt/Bratislava, August 7th 2006 –
The developers at 10TACLE STUDIOS Slovakia present some fresh new scenes from their Fantasy Action Epos "Elveon", in which they reveal the secrets of the different weapons classes and their merciless use. In the current trailer, an Aegans master demonstrates the deadly Elvish arsenal in a number of very painful lessons. The complex combat system, the incredibly dynamic motion capturing and weapon collisions calculated in real-time make for a truly intense atmosphere in combat. In order to make the deadly battles in Elveon even more realistic, Martial Arts experts have combined elements from different Asian and Middle-Age martial arts to develop a unique Elvish fighting style.
All those who just cannot wait any longer to dive into the Elvish world of “Naon” can test a playable version of this hot new fantasy epos themselves at the Games Convention 2006 in Leipzig (Hall 3, Booth B20).
Elveon tells of the rise of the heroic Elvish culture from the viewpoint of an elite Elf warrior. As is his fate, he tries to forever change the history of his people by freeing the forgotten city of Nimathar, the entrance to the realm of the Gods. An epic task normally reserved for the Gods themselves!
Full scale production will commence in the coming days and the Fractal team should keep good on their promise of an August 20th release. The ultimate 360 DVD firmware modding solution is nearly upon us.
Xtreme Enterprise announced a release date for their Fantasy 360 Wireless Controller Shells. They are also working on full replacement shells for the Xbox 360 case, prototypes are expected in September:
After much anticipation for this product's full release to the Xbox360 world, we are happy to announce that a large shipment of products will be coming into our warehouse on 14 August 2006 and shipping of orders will be out the next day. For all our loyal fans who have made an order of this wonderful, high quality product, you will be pleased to know that your patience will be rewarded with a free Jewel360 guide button.
In addition, our marketing department has just informed us that the world will see a Fantasy360-Console prototype by end-September 2006. We do invite all interested resellers to book a slot with us early as we forsee that our set of color matched products will be selling like hotcakes throughout the living world. More to come later...
We already reported a few days ago that Canada got a Xbox360 Pro Bundle with PGR3, 3 months of Xbox Live Gold and 1250 Marketplace points for the same price (499CAN) as the normal Pro pack.
Kotaku.com now reports that Xbox Mexico also announced a PGR3 bundle (but from what we can tell, it looks like it's without the 3 months of Xbox Live Gold and 1250 Marketplace points) for $5499 pesos.
What about USA you wonder? Hidden at the bottom of an article over at GameSpot I found this interesting quote:
Microsoft reps confirmed to GameSpot that the bundle is heading north of the border[Canada] sometime next week.
Canada may not only be the place to go for cheaper prescription drugs and Molson XXX beer, it may be the only place to pick up this bundle. Microsoft says it currently has no plans to release the PGR3 bundle stateside. "This is a Canadian-only bundle, so speculation about a US version will not be realized."
Commodore4eva released a new modified firmware for the Toshiba-Samsung TS-H943 drive:
Xtreme firmware 3.0 for TS-H943 Xbox 360
World first Media Stealth One Firmware Only Xbox 360 backup and extraction firmware modification!
R.I.P Dad
Features
* Stealth Media implemented into firmware. Backups now appear exactly as original disk regardless of which disk check command used by Xbox 360
* Enable0800 mode supports extraction of raw PFI (Physical Format Information) and raw DMI (Disk Manufacturing Information)
* Support for loading of extracted PFI and DMI from disk
* Non-Stealth Backups automatically enhanced with embeded PFI for Xbox 360 and Xbox 1
* Included new Video.iso for Xbox 360 and Xbox 1 backups, now the same as originals
* Extraction part of firmware enabled with Enable0800 DVD. ISO included. Burn to DVD+R dual layer disk.
* In Enable0800 mode, allows drive to function natively under Windows without any hardware conversion/adaptors
* Boots all Xtreme Xbox 360 backups
* Boots all Xtreme Xbox 1 backups
* Boots all Xbox 360 originals
* Boots all Xbox 1 originals on Xbox 360
* Use on Xbox Live at own risk
Folks looking to integrate Transcode 360(info) with their own apps will be pleased to know that I finally managed to find the time to knock up a quick primer and some sample code demonstrating how to query and control Transcode 360. For more information follow the link.
In related news, I've had word from Brian of My Movies confirming that the integration work is still going ahead and is now in its final stages so stay tuned...
I also found some time to squash a few long-standing bugs and am currently testing a new version of Transcode 360 on my new dual core Media Center setup. I'm not sure whether it might make sense to time its release with My Movies. I should be receiving a release candidate any day now so I'll defer the decision until then.
Dune: Awakening Shows Off Stunning Unreal Engine 5 Gameplay & More Funcom (@Funcom) revealed a stunning new gameplay trailer and featurette for Dune: Awakening, the first episode of the new Dune: Awakening Direct series. Embark on a breathtaking journey across Arraki..
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