<![CDATA[Kotaku: Datel]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Datel]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/datel http://kotaku.com/tag/datel <![CDATA[It's an Xbox 360 Controller With a Cheat-Friendly Screen Built Right In]]> Datel, the UK-based video game peripheral manufacturer that loves to piss off Microsoft, takes controller cheating to the next level with the latest iteration of its TurboFire 360 controller, complete with built-in "Combat Command LCD interface". More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5846057&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Does A Programmable Wireless Xbox 360 Controller Count As Cheating?]]> Datel's completely unauthorized TurboFire2 wireless Xbox 360 controller not only directly connects to the Xbox 360 without a dongle, you can connect it to your PC to apply "custom controller enhancements." Microsoft should sue! Oh wait. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5652125&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Xbox 360 Memory Card Battles Continues]]> Former Xbox 360 third-party memory card manufacturer Datel is free to pursue its antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, as a federal judge dismisses the console maker's attempts to have the case thrown out. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5526681&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft Going After British Control Pad Company]]> Microsoft is taking a British peripheral manufacturer to court, alleging that the company - Datel - has "illegally copied" the publisher's own Xbox 360 control pad designs. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5507839&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Add Tilt Control To Your PSP]]> Datel helps PSP users hop on the motion control bandwagon with the Tilt FX PSP, a device that adds accelerometer controls to your favorite games. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5500415&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft Sued Over Memory Card Crackdown]]> You know Datel? I like Datel, mostly because they made the Freeloader for the GameCube/Wii. Well, Datel are in the process of taking Microsoft to court over Xbox 360 memory cards. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5411509&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony Sue Over Hacker-Friendly PSP Battery]]> Datel - makers of the Wii's Freeloader, amongst other things - were working on a third-party PSP battery that would have made it easier to hack the PSP-3000. That is, until Sony sued. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5130837&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Your Freeloader May Be Useless On Mario Kart]]> Thinking of importing the Japanese version of Mario Kart to get around the delay? Whoah, Bessie. Import specialists Play-Asia have, after a quick round of testing, found that neither US nor PAL Freeloaders will run the game on your non-Japanese Wii. Of course this is still unconfirmed by either Nintendo or Datel, creators of the Freeloader, but Play-Asia are normally spot-on when it comes to this stuff. We knew/feared Nintendo would get around the Freeloader sooner or later, but not this soon, and not via the code on a game disc. Bad news! And now for worse news: this may set a precedent whereby many, if not all Wii discs from here on in contain similar checks. Play-Asia's warning email to customers follows. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=377176&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Datel Say Freeloader Can Beat Firmware Upgrades]]> Datel's Wii Freeloader is awesome news. PAL gamers can get games on time, American gamers can play Japanese games, everybody wins. There's a few niggling doubts surrounding the deal, however. Well, one: won't a future firmware update stop the Freeloader from working, as it's already done once to Datel's previous GameCube-only disc? Datel say no, replying to reader Willis in an email:
...we can confirm that on every occasion that the product is used when the disc is inserted in the console that it allows the usage of any imported Wii game discs and disables the console from been able to update its firmware, if the disc is removed after been inserted and reinserted this will again enable the console to update its firmware but still allow the usage of the any imported Wii game discs.
Which unless my eye for English-as-a-second-language fails me is their way of saying "don't worry, firmware won't break this one". Course, they'd have to say that, otherwise nobody would buy the damn thing, so if you're wracked with uncertainty over picking one up I'd say wait until the next firmware update hits and we can get some independent verification. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=362891&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Finally A PC Mii Manager]]> Datel confuses me something fierce...I almost think their main goal as a company is to get me to scratch my head. Take for instance one of their latest Wii peripherals, My Mii Manager. This is software that allows you to take your Miis from your Wiis and edit them on your PCs. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=251791&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Datel Unleashes PS3 Peripherals]]> Datel has revealed a slew of new PS3 peripherals today, perfect for anyone who wants to buy something for the console yet can't find a game they haven't already played. Many of these items are already available on the market, but these are made specifically for the PS3, meaning they are somehow better! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=247764&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Best Buy Selling DS Harddrive]]> Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for Datel's 4GB hard drive attachment for the Nintendo DS. The Datel Max Media Player lets you store and play movies, MP3s and digital photos on your Nintendo DS. More »
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