May 29, 2009
From developmag.com:
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Microsoft is trying to make history with a new 360 title, it seems – by developing a system that allows for 300,000 players simultaneously.
A job posting released by the firm has called for “an experienced server developer to help develop our server architecture. We are building an extremely high performance system to extend console games to the server in new ways; creating a completely new set of web services to support dynamic programming information of games and scheduling data”.
Requirements for the role include “building a backend capable of hosting a 300,000 player game in real-time with real money on the line (anti-cheating, etc)” the post ing says.
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MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
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- 03101: [Sound] jantotsu: Game gives incorrect calls (Angelo Salese)
- 03196: [DIP/Input] daisyari: Game resets itself after full strip of girl (Tafoid)
- 02329: [Graphics] iganinju, plusalph and others: Very bad sprite lag (Angelo Salese)
- 03190: [Documentation] 86lions: ‘Wrong’ colours seem fixed when you swap R/B values (Angelo Salese)
- 03149: [Crash/Freeze] All sets in cps3.c: Access Violation (Aaron Giles)
- 03187: [Documentation] scin: Game title is different as shown in picture (Fabio Priuli)
- 03176: [Graphics] cheekyms: Graphic Regression (Pierpaolo Prazzoli)
- 03182: [Sound] Many sets in system1.c: Missing Sound (Aaron Giles)
- 03178: [DIP/Input] dragngun: Unable to move Crosshair (Fabio Priuli) (more…)
- VDP: corrected vblank interrupt timing, it was 1 scanline too early
- VDP: improved render timing, updating the surface at the start of hblank instead of at the start of the active scanline
- VDP: fixed screen 0 text colour 0 always being black (more…)
May 28, 2009
From play.tm:
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Confirmation that the service will be made available to Xbox 360 owners follows rumours and speculations about an impending deal between the two companies, which we reported on yesterday.
The Sky Player will be accessed from the 360s NXE dashboard and will feature On Demand content that can be streamed via any broadband connection. The service will also make use of NXE avatars.
Pricing and specific details will be unveiled closer to the launch this autumn alongside details of the available packages and subscriptions.
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