The PAL version of Grand Theft Auto IV for Xbox 360 supposedly leaked earlier today, and has shown up on torrent sites across the internet as a 6471 MB (6.32 GB if you don’t like big numbers) file released by iCON. The NFO file warns not to connect to Xbox Live until the game is released to the masses (three full times in ALL CAPS, so you better heed the warning), and even encourages people to buy the game anyway since “R* deserves it.”

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The folks at Instructables.com have come up with a method to fixing your Xbox after it gives you the Red Ring of Death that doesn’t involve using a towel. Seeing how Microsoft extended the warranty on RRoD hardware issues to 3 years a little while back, the normal Xbox 360 users probably wouldn’t need or want to do this themselves. I’ve had two 360s go out for me and I dealt with the customer service people and made Microsoft fix it.

However, I know that there are some of you scurvy pirate types out there with “less reputable” systems that make you think “yarr, Microsoft would never fix me broken box!” If you find yourself saying that (”yarr” and all) then this article might be for you. However I should say that MEGATONik does not condone software piracy or hardware modification of any type.

So if you are electronically inclined and have the skills to work on a broken Xbox 360 and no fear about messing things up further, check it out.

The recent Xbox 360 dashboard update added support for DivX/XviD video files, and now the great Mac streaming app Connect360 has followed suit. It has always been the best (and only) option for Mac users wanting to stream their photos, music, and video straight to their Xbox 360s, and now that it has been updated with DivX/XviD support only a day after the 360 it looks like it will continue to be an awesome program for anyone who has an Xbox 360 and a Mac.

It is incredibly easy to use, and all you need to do is keep your files in the appropriate places on your Mac and they will be accessible from your Xbox 360. Any photos in iPhoto will be shared, and likewise any music in iTunes can be played. Movies need only to be put in a specific folder of your choice (Like your torrents download location…?) to be streamed, and Connect360 does the rest. With the most recent version, WMV+WMA, AVI (DIVX/XVID), H.264 and MPEG4 files (in MP4 and MOV containers) can be streamed using Connect360, and more details on the codecs supported by the Xbox 360 can be found here.

I haven’t tested the new version yet, but I’ve been very satisfied with how movies streamed with the previous version and I imagine DivX/XviD videos will work smoothly as well. I’m sure many of you can’t wait to have your porn collection so easily accessible right on your huge TV.

The challenge: Score 1000 achievement points in 2 minutes. The game: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth, otherwise known as that Japanime Nickelodeon show with the three colons. Can it be done? Check out the above video to see, and check out my response after the jump.
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Users at the redundant inCrysis Crysis Forums have figured out how to take screenshots of the Crysis demo at ridiculously high resolutions (they can basically set any resolution, as long as their computer can handle it), and posted plenty of pictures for those eagerly awaiting the game to drool over. I just love seeing anything at such high resolutions, and so many millions of beautiful pixels packed together so tightly makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Unfortunately, if you actually wanted to play at that resolution you’d have to duct tape 4 monitors together and it would just look like a slide show. It sure makes for some beautiful stills (found after the jump) though, doesn’t it?

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