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    Borderlands 3 releases on Steam on March 13, after six-month Epic Games Store exclusivity

    Denuvo and other anti-piracy measures work by watching processes on your computer to make sure the game can't be accessed from "outside" or "untrusted" sources. In order to work, it needs to have administrator-like access to your computer and essentially lock it down. It shows a complete lack...
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    Homebrew Bannerbomb3

    Now that the 3DS is "dead", this news was enough to push me into learning how to install CFW. I did mine on a 3DS I had transferred from, so I wouldn't lose anything if I got bricked. Everything worked without issue. Bannerbomb3 is a convenient exploit! Not quite as easy as the Wii was due to...
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    Gaming Super Mario Maker Sells 1 Million Units Worldwide

    Right, I said that: LBP's level editing is more flexible, but using a touchscreen for that would be tons more convenient. Have you played Mario Maker? Lots of people in this thread are passing judgment on the game without even having played it. I've built levels in LBP and Mario Maker...
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    Gaming Super Mario Maker Sells 1 Million Units Worldwide

    You tend to have the same bad habit other non-Nintendo people have had for over a decade: call anything they don't like that Nintendo does a "gimmick". Firstly, the SNES *did* have something new that the Genesis didn't: shoulder buttons. An extra face button compared to the Genesis (the Genesis...
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    Gaming Super Mario Maker Sells 1 Million Units Worldwide

    I've seen similar things happening. You'll either get an automatic level, a music level, an "I'm just fucking around" level, a level that's clearly someone's first, a level that's too easy, or a level that's ready to bend you over and take you without lube. I strive for the middle ground. I...
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    GameStop refuses to sell Consoles bundled with Digital Games

    I do game on my PC (since the late 90s; I was late to enter the computer age), albeit due to my tastes and the inherent issues of PC gaming, I don't do it quite as much. They suffer from even worse problems with regard to digital over physical. You're right that the quality of a game dictates...
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    GameStop refuses to sell Consoles bundled with Digital Games

    Digital distribution kills First Sale Doctrine, and forces gamers to get games from a single "official" source. It kills the timelessness of a game; games on today's systems (and their DLC) will disappear when the servers go down and/or the companies go bankrupt. There's a reason NES, SNES...
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    ROM Hack Nintendo closing Rom hacking and speedrunning channels.

    That's like saying "why bother pulling the blinds in your windows, what makes you think people want to see you naked when you shower?" It's not about an immediate threat. It's the fact that the ability to be a threat is right there, and all it takes is someone with the know-how to take...
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    ROM Hack Nintendo closing Rom hacking and speedrunning channels.

    And that's why I don't have a Google account or use any of their services! :) I block cookies and scripts from them, etc. It's a small price to pay to ensure you can't be identified as you browse. I have NoScript and RequestPolicy to help protect me. At some point I want to use a VPN to make it...
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    ROM Hack Nintendo closing Rom hacking and speedrunning channels.

    Undeletable cookies aren't a thing. Worst case scenario is using localStorage, which can be disabled and/or cleared. Websites absolutely *cannot* keep a piece of data on your computer that's undeletable.
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    ROM Hack Nintendo closing Rom hacking and speedrunning channels.

    Shitty news, but unfortunately it's totally legal. This seems focused just on Youtube videos. I see no mention of other websites. It seems like they just want a cut of people making money off of their work.
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    Gaming New WiiU SKU comes with Mario Kart 8 pre-installed for $299.99

    That is flat-out not true. What's advertised as a 1TB hard drive is based on base-1000 (SI) units instead of proper binary units. That's why the discrepancy is there. In binary units, a terabyte is 1,099,511,627,776 bytes (2 ^ 40), compared to the SI terabyte which is 1,000,000,000,000 bytes...
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    Retro Entertainment System Review

    Ah, okay, haha. I'm not sure about the RES. Maybe OP can chime in and comment about audio. I know if I was considering a machine like this, the audio needs to be perfect.
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    Retro Entertainment System Review

    Technically this isn't emulation. It's an attempt to create the same hardware, probably via reverse-engineering. SMB3 is a great test case for testing sound accuracy, since it uses a few advanced sounds that aren't found in a lot of other NES games.
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    Retro Entertainment System Review

    It's probably related to patents. Nintendo patented the original Control Pad, which is why Sega, Sony, and Microsoft all use different "D-Pad" looks and functions.
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    Web browers: Google Chrome approaching 30% market share worldwide

    First, what evidence do you have to believe proprietary software is trustworthy? Have you personally verified that it hasn't sent sensitive information to a server? Have you verified it's not logging your keystrokes and sharing them? We live in an age where information can give you great power...
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    Web browers: Google Chrome approaching 30% market share worldwide

    It's worrisome to see so many using Chrome. Mozilla's changing their extension system to mimic Chrome, even, which is going to alienate a lot of their users. A monopoly on browsers is not a good thing, and it'll result in abuse on Google's behalf. They have a vested interest in people's habits...
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    Hacking Just got my DSTWO!

    I just got my DSTWO today from nds-card. It arrived pretty quickly, and so far I've opened it and started reading the manual. I have to say, the Supercard team did a great job working with people to get the packaging done well. It looks really professional and looks like something "legit"...
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    Nintendo Can't Advance If They Won't Improve their Marketing

    Look at the best-selling lists for any platform that *isn't* Nintendo-owned for the US market. MMOs, FPSes, RTSes, and Western RPGs all dominate. One game (however awesome as it seems) selling half a million is hardly a rebuttal, especially when a well-celebrated publisher known for...
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    Nintendo Can't Advance If They Won't Improve their Marketing

    I see the Nintendo Hate Train is alive and well. I agree that the Wii U needs some better games, but assuming they will die is a bit hasty. People've predicted Nintendo's demise since the SNES days, they're simply a company that people like to hate. I think a lot of the problems with the Wii...
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