I haven't got any news to post at the moment, mainly due to my lack of following the media sites and aggregators.
Sorry to those who like to read the regular updates from me.
Just a thought though? Who wants me to start a Twitter for DotHorizon?
Leave comments below please!
Yours
Dan!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Xbox 360 Flaw?
After using my 360 today I believe I have encountered a flaw within the design. (The Software design)
After Plugging In A 2GB PNY USB stick my xbox recognised it as a portable device, Once I scooted to the Memory panel in the system settings It recognised the USB as a 360 Hard Disk Drive.
Curiously I am able to transfer ANY game save and gamer profile to AND from the system. Modifications won't be done to this since This can lead to a perma-ban from Microsoft.
Odd flaw? or cunningly devised loophole?
You decide!!
All for now
Dan.
After Plugging In A 2GB PNY USB stick my xbox recognised it as a portable device, Once I scooted to the Memory panel in the system settings It recognised the USB as a 360 Hard Disk Drive.
Curiously I am able to transfer ANY game save and gamer profile to AND from the system. Modifications won't be done to this since This can lead to a perma-ban from Microsoft.
Odd flaw? or cunningly devised loophole?
You decide!!
All for now
Dan.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Internet Explorer 9 (Beta)
Picture located at DeviceMag.com)
Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) is the latest web browsing incarnation from Microsoft, since this is in Beta mode at the moment most features are not available or missing. However I will cast some judgements over the new revised design.
The Interface is much more fluid, allowing for a larger browsing panel. The status bar has been removed and replaced with a Floating Tooltip in its place, Tabs are retained and so are other features found in IE8.
The Speed of the browser is greatly (emphasis on greatly) improved over that of previous browsers, page loading is faster still however the launch speed of the browser is hampered by whatever add-ons you might posess (McAfee, Norton etc).
Overall it looks good and I look forward to using the new browser when it fully releases sometime in the future.
All the best and all for now,
Yours,
Dan.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Technology News & Halo:Reach
To start things off, Apple have not revealed that they will allow those who use the Adobe Packager to submit there apps to the app store! This is a brilliant step forward for those who are developing apps. (I'm currently developing a basic app) for the Ipod Touch.
In other news Halo:Reach is due to be released at midnight tonight (the 13th of September, since release is 00:00 GMT 14th September 2010). Due to the game being released on filesharing websites (No don't look for links here) Microsoft warned of swift punishment on those caught playing any authorised copies of the game.
After midnight tonight there will be millions of copies ready to be played, however the "nerd" style gamers will be playing right from the outset, so those who are playing on Xbox Live at midnight will most likely endure chronic lagging in games due to heavy traffic (Even though games are hosted by other players they still have to connect via the internet so lagging is inevitable.)
Contrary to most, i personally haven't pre-ordered it and won't be purchasing it on launch day, so no hints and tips here.
However when i purchase it i will write a full review and walkthrough.
Stay Cool,
dan.
In other news Halo:Reach is due to be released at midnight tonight (the 13th of September, since release is 00:00 GMT 14th September 2010). Due to the game being released on filesharing websites (No don't look for links here) Microsoft warned of swift punishment on those caught playing any authorised copies of the game.
After midnight tonight there will be millions of copies ready to be played, however the "nerd" style gamers will be playing right from the outset, so those who are playing on Xbox Live at midnight will most likely endure chronic lagging in games due to heavy traffic (Even though games are hosted by other players they still have to connect via the internet so lagging is inevitable.)
Contrary to most, i personally haven't pre-ordered it and won't be purchasing it on launch day, so no hints and tips here.
However when i purchase it i will write a full review and walkthrough.
Stay Cool,
dan.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Pokemon SoulSilver Review
In this review I will be looking into the various aspects of the Pokemon SoulSilver game.
To start all this off with a storyline would deem it to be boring, however as we all know the pokemon games start off with a simple storyline in the form of title credits to lay out the basis of the game (although not giving away too many clues from the outset).
Anyway, the game is based around the original second series of games (Silver, Gold and Crystal) with various different parts of the story interwoven into it.
The storyline of the story is very well put together considering that it is effectivly 3 seperate stories acting as one.
Since I haven't fully completed the game yet (I've only owned the game 2-3 days at the time of the blog being posted), It would be impossible for me to fully judge the game.
Overall the game seems to retain its great replayability (Although the general story remains the same).
My scores for the game are as follows
(Full Review and Scores will be posted on completion of the game)
Graphics: 8/10 (Still needs improvement from previous versions, however better graphics overall)
Gameplay: 9/10 (Same-ish but enjoyable)
New Pokemon: 0 (Seriously 493 is a good enough number, but with black and white being released in the future it looks like it is set to increase past 530)
Sound: 10/10 New scores created for the game giving it a uplifting feel instead of 8Bit music.
Anyway Thats all for now.
Yours
Dan.
To start all this off with a storyline would deem it to be boring, however as we all know the pokemon games start off with a simple storyline in the form of title credits to lay out the basis of the game (although not giving away too many clues from the outset).
Anyway, the game is based around the original second series of games (Silver, Gold and Crystal) with various different parts of the story interwoven into it.
The storyline of the story is very well put together considering that it is effectivly 3 seperate stories acting as one.
Since I haven't fully completed the game yet (I've only owned the game 2-3 days at the time of the blog being posted), It would be impossible for me to fully judge the game.
Overall the game seems to retain its great replayability (Although the general story remains the same).
My scores for the game are as follows
(Full Review and Scores will be posted on completion of the game)
Graphics: 8/10 (Still needs improvement from previous versions, however better graphics overall)
Gameplay: 9/10 (Same-ish but enjoyable)
New Pokemon: 0 (Seriously 493 is a good enough number, but with black and white being released in the future it looks like it is set to increase past 530)
Sound: 10/10 New scores created for the game giving it a uplifting feel instead of 8Bit music.
Anyway Thats all for now.
Yours
Dan.
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