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Reports are starting to emerge online that Microsoft may have initiated a cull of Xbox Live accounts belonging to users of modified games consoles. One [URL="http://pinoycosplay.blogspot.com/2009/11/microsoft-bans-600k-xbox-live-accounts.html?zx=e10c0b0fc532dc57"]claims[/URL] that a "trusty source" working in a call centre which handles Xbox 360 accounts has had an influx of "screaming teenagers who don't don't …

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I'm making a list of game-ready model shops, if you know another ones please tell me ^^ here's what I've found so far: (alphabetically sorted) [b]3dbud.com[/b] [url]http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/8018/83767809.jpg[/url] (fantasy characters - animals - monters) - <they have just updated new monsters and characters> [url]http://3dbud.com[/url] [b]3drt.com[/b] [url]http://3drt.com/3dm/characters/real-zombies/characters-real-zombies-3d_01.jpg[/url] (fantasy - scifi characters - …

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Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed a patent application, number [URL="http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=laugh&OS=laugh&RS=laugh"]20090195392[/URL], which could lead to a PlayStation controller that knows when you are happy, sad or just plain angry. The patent application is officially for a 'laugh detector and system and method for tracking an emotional response to a media …

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Please Read, it is related to this forum section. System Specs: CPU: Pentium D (dual core) 3.2Ghz Video Card: Evga 8800GTS 320MB Superclocked Ram: Kingston KVR667D2N5/2G (one stick of ram) Motherboard: Asus P5QL/EPU Hard Drive: 250GB Western Digital (IDE) OS: Windows XP Media Center Edition 32bit PSU: 600w OCZ SilentxStream …

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It would seem that there is something of an ongoing battle in the world of online Chinese gaming, and World of Warcraft is right in the midst of it. As I [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220683.html"]reported[/URL] back in July, the company behind World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment) was having problems in getting The Burning …

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Hello, I am beginner with c++ programming and I need help with this source. I tried to find a way for getPrintDetails to not print a infomation. //Course: 4002-208 //Author: Joseph Dalpra //Topic: Functions //Name: project4.cpp //Purpose: Using functions to shorten repeated code // Play the game of craps for …

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Hi im Perun. I started to like games and games development stuff before 1 year. Thx to my gaming love in have learned how to make maps for Quake and Star trek Elite force 2 (i could probalby do and for rest .bsp based game) i learned things how to …

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Hello. As some of you know I'm working on a game engine and I'm making a video diary about it. So this is the 4. episode of that diary. In general, I'm talking about all the new stuff that I did in my engine. To learn more, you can see …

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My name is Adam, I stumbled upon this site when struggling in my current programming class. I am reading all the required textbooks and purchased a few to help me out. I decided to finally continue a IT degree I started in 89, needless to say everything is different now. …

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Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated video card on laptops become so popular these days. There are so many laptops using that video card. I have 1 question, is it good for gaming ? How about the performance ? Thanks

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Hi, I would like to learn C++ and become a gaming programmer. Your suggestions to the following are appreciated. Q1) What development software do you suggest (compiler, code editor, ide, etc)? Free versions as well as priced, thanks. Q2) Regarding OS, does anyone recommend Linux over Windows (XP, Vista, 7)? …

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Hey, thanks for taking a gander at this. I'm new to VB and VB.NET, and I'm not entirely sure what the difference between the two is, nor what I'm using. I feel like a complete squib, but that's basically it. I'm using MSVB 2008 Express edition, unto which I assumed …

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can you give me any game with c++ source code..pls.. with run time O(n^2) or n<=n^2.. tnx..

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Computer freezes/crashes when running games. Hello. I am currently having a little technical issue with my computer when I run games. My computer specs are attached or you can go to [URL]http://220.245.216.180/computer.html[/URL] to see. It is a bit different with different games. Soldier Front: Can do 1/2 a game up …

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Hi, [? 1] How do I create an API for a game? [? 2] If this subject is too hard for a novice/intermediate programmer, where do I best find tutorials/resources about API's? [1] I asked myself this question, as well as google, yet no easy answers or explanations popped up, …

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[b][color=#990000]This program is copy & paste ready![/color][/b] [b]INTRODUCTION[/b] As the description of my topic says, I can almost taste the fruits of my labor. Journeying up, down, and around the Internet, I have searched, read, and studied various documents and tutorials to finally understand vectors enough to implement them into …

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If it wasn't bad enough that someone is filing for a trademark to cover an adult-oriented games console called a SexBox, the world's largest adult entertainment company is seeking approval from Sony to turn its entertainment console into a PornStation 3. Silican Xtal Corp, a San Jose based integrated circuit …

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I have a gaming computer that just died due to the CPU failing. It had a secondary 500GB HDD that I used to store software on. I am using my backup PC right now, but I'm wondering if I can simply move the 500GB HDD over to this one and …

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First I will state, I am in no way a coder, or some wiz in any area of of the knowledge a coder of any language might hold, so I appreciate the help, and hope my question is easily understood. My friend would like to set up a proxy for …

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Hello everyone. I was wondering if you could help me out. I've setup a bridge between my gaming ladders script and my vbulletin. Basically so the people registered on my forums do not have to sign up twice to use my websites features. I can manually update the database by …

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This is my second post, apologies for not coming straight here :P [B]About me:[/B] 23 year old php developer from Scotland. I am here to learn more about severs, specifically apache on redhat linux. I like gaming and have a small love for fizzy drinks! I hope to have some …

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I am new to c++ and I'm kinda struggling. I'm trying to write a program to guess a number that the user inputs. The program should guess a number then the user should be prompted if it is too high or too low. then the program should guess again, intill …

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make a window pop up with a different web site, while the splash page redirects to the normal page so basicly i am trying to make it go from 1.Splash page and make it go to 1a.Main Page 2a.Forums i am trying to help my buddy out with his gaming …

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I'm in need of a gaming rig but don't want to waste my money on a new laptop with a dedicated graphics card that I probably won't be able to upgrade. My idea is to invest in a good Desktop rig since I mostly game there anyways and use a …

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Hi, I have these 2 links I want to start in this web browser. The point of it being in the web browser is so they can't see the 2 links. The first link signs the person in on this gaming website. And the second link starts the game. The …

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I'm creating a game where the goal is to roll two dice and if you get a 7 or 11 you win 10 points, otherwise you lose 5. You start with 100 points. I have everything set up so far but I don't know how to keep the program going …

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Alright I've tried posting this to many places and have yet to receive any solutions. My computer seems to lock up when I play games. I can play for about a minute if that and the game will completely lock up my computer. No alt tabing out or hibernation or …

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Produce a complete C++ game that resembles the “Hang Man Game”, where the player is required to guess a given number/character/word. The player will be given a limited number of guesses. Each time the wrong answer is given, display an appropriate figure that changes accordingly. You may refer to the …

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Name: Cory Nickname: Keebler, or Keep, some call me Downtown Location: WV Age: 29 Hobbies: Playing music, Movies, Reading (anything I can get my hands on), Gaming of all kinds (console, pc, ccg's and tabletop rp), Watching MMA. Relationship Status: Married Fav Music: I like it all from Heavy Metal …

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I am trying to create a sudoku checker as my second project. Its not going well :D. So far i've got it to check for rows that are 9 digits in length - i'm not sure if that's correct.. [code]puzzle = [] row = raw_input() while row: puzzle.append(row) row = …

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Most people welcomed the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4642.html"]news[/URL] that the Sony PlayStation 3 was slimming down, both in physical size and in terms of off the shelf pricing. The Linux crowd are not so impressed however. According to SCE president and CEO Kazuo Hirai, the PS3 slim is some 36 percent lighter and …

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Don't get me wrong, I'm a great fan of the PS3 but not for the gaming which, when compared to the Xbox 360 is in a totally different league in my opinion. But when it comes to the actual hardware, well, the PS3 wins every time. Not only is it …

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I love a [URL="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20193/53/"]good patent story[/URL], I love my [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1264.html"]Nintendo Wii[/URL] and I love bouncy cushions. However, it is a rare thing to be able to write a news story which covers all three. Yet it would appear that Nintendo has, indeed, filed a European patent for a bouncy cushion …

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A recent panel sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation [URL="http://www.glaad.org/Page.aspx?pid=183"](GLAAD)[/URL] discussed the issue of gay characters in online games, some of which forbid them. Games produced by Bay Area-based Electronic Arts Inc., such as the Sims properties and Spore have no restrictions about revealing the fact one …

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With some [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3427.html"]11.5 million subscribers[/URL] playing it worldwide, there is no denying that World of Warcraft is one popular online game. Nowhere more so than in China, where it has been reported around 5 million of those subscribers are based. It should [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4434.html"]come as no surprise[/URL] that not everyone in …

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I've been doing a lot on social networking lately, mostly because of the book I've been writing on the subject. Social media is a real market-changer. Something else that's been happening quietly and in the background is the emergence of games as a serious computing application. A [URL="http://www.revolutionmagazine.com/DigitalPM/News/914688/Official-gaming-not-just-geeks/?DCMP=EMC-Media-PM-Bulletin"]new study[/URL] says …

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Gamers have got to love the E3 Expo, especially Microsoft gamers who are into the social side of the Xbox experience. If they happen to be obsessed with Twitter as well as Xbox Live then Microsoft had some good news to announce for them at E3: a [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4249.html"]Twitter[/URL] client for …

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Moazzam Begg, former [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2863.html"]Guantanamo Bay[/URL] detainee, is set to go back to the now closed suspected terrorist prison camp. But this time his stay will be purely virtual, on the Xbox 360. As strange as it might sound, a new computer game is being developed based upon life in Guantanamo …

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File under strange but true. It would appear that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second has been presented with a specially commissioned gold-plated Nintendo Wii games console by THQ as part of a marketing campaign for some new game. The rather loose connection between British royalty and the game in …

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Along with a number of other changes brought forth by President Barack Obama’s administration, another one might be the re-legalization of online gambling -- particularly poker -- in the United States. Online gambling in the U.S. was made much more difficult, though not technically illegal, in 2006 by the Unlawful …

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I want to get to GameStop and the overall video game market, which finally seems to be losing steam. But tech is going nowhere until we straighten the banking mess out and this week’s earnings report from perhaps the biggest bank out there - Citi – is being falsely touted …

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You might not have heard of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Arneson"]Dave Arneson[/URL], but if you have ever played any game which is even loosely affiliated to the Role Playing Game genre then you owe him a huge debt of gratitude. The 61 year old, who died this last week following a lengthy battle with …

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I wasn't surprised to read that the Apple iTunes store had been hacked. It was just a matter of time. I was even less surprised to see that the applications were a prime target for the hackers and pirates. I can see that peer to peer networks and illegal downloads …

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Love your Mac? Love Lego? Love Batman? Oh boy have I got good news for you. Yes, it would seem that a date has been fixed for the arrival of Lego Batman on the Mac. That date is April 9th according to [URL="http://www.feralinteractive.com/game/legobatman"]Feral Interactive[/URL] which has already had moderate success …

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I guess that it will be of little comfort to the developers who lost jobs when Ensemble Studios was closed down earlier this year, but the final game to come out of the Microsoft owned outfit has just become the biggest selling Real Time Strategy title ever to grace any …

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Amazingly, the 100 millionth Nintendo DS handheld video gaming console has been shipped. Since the original Nintendo DS launched way back in 2005, at least here in Europe, it has pretty much dominated the handheld market despite strong competition from Sony with the PSP. Nintendo tell me that, as of …

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Super Mario Galaxy has beaten off the likes of GTA IV, Call of Duty 4 and Rock Band to win the coveted 'Best Game' BAFTA at the [URL="http://www.bafta.org/awards/video-games/"]British Academy Video Games Awards[/URL] last night. Call of Duty 4 managed to pick up a gong for best gameplay as well as …

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Microsoft, the company behind the Xbox games console, has announced the results of some new research which suggests that video games are [URL="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/19975/532/"]not as bad for kids[/URL] as some would have us believe. However, the real surprise has been that kids want their parents to keep a closer eye on …

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PCWorld announces new blog: [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/160445/welcome_to_linuxlink.html"]LinuxLink[/URL]. Wow, it's only taken PCWorld a mere 10 years to come up with this fantastic brainchild. I'm impressed. There's nothing quite like being on the leading edge of technological advances like Linux. I hope their rapid move in this obtuse new direction doesn't singe their …

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First the good news: the GTA IV downloadable content expansion pack 'The Lost and Damned' has broken the world record for downloaded content, assuming such a record exists. Microsoft is not putting any numbers to the claim, but it is [URL="http://gamerscoreblog.com/press/archive/2009/02/27/SunDevil.aspx"]shouting[/URL] from the roof tops that the GTA IV DLC …

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