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Chris Maginnis writes:

"Back when MMO games began to grow in popularity, MMO gamers became jealous of a single player gamers ability to pirate their games. Free private server emulation was born. Today many of the latest games, including World of Warcraft, are available on free to play private servers. But are they legal? And what is the benefit of playing on a private server?

A private server is the common name for a server emulator. Essentially, a private server emulates the functions of a normal MMO server. It allows users to login and play as they would on a normal retail server. Private servers have gained their player base by being free to play and through content customisation. At the same time, they have been criticised for poor performance and low player population. There is mixed truth on both sides."

Koku Gamer writes: "The Sega Genesis is a venerable piece of equipment in my house. Like many though, my system and its games often rest in a sealed plastic container to keep it free from dust and other threats. Even though contemporary games garner most of the attention of consumers these days, rightly or not, it is always a thrill go back to the games that you grew up on. From time to time, I set up the Genesis and play a few games with my brother and it brings back great memories. While the emulation of these games on programs like GENS or Kega Fusion would suffice and roms are plentiful, they do not give the full experience – the original controller in your hands and a mind numbingly dull Sanyo television bolster the experience immensely. Nostalgia for the console has gotten to such a level that new games on cartridges have even come out in the last few years. The following games are such fun that they force me to turn on the Genesis regularly because they stand the test of time."

Koku Gamer writes: "The Koku Gamer Podcast is a go. In the first "Koku Cast" episode, Dylan, Yousif, Joey, Adam, and Aaron get together to discuss Starcraft 2, PS2 emulation in PS3, Fable 3 being mentioned in the New York Times and much more. Also, Aaron and Yousif talk Street Fighter in this weeks debate."

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It is good to be back with another mid-week dose of the biggest gaming news.  Listen as our hosts reflect on games of their childhood being relived through the glory of Xbox Live Arcade.  Among some of the other rambling shenanigans include patents over PS2 emulation on the PS3, Blizzard naming conventions and Europeans getting it up the ass on the pricing of DJ Hero. But wait, there’s more…

Links to Topics Discussed:

1. Blizzard Racing to the Patent Office

2. DJ Hero Rapes British Wallets

3. Silverlight comes to Xbox Live… So do ads

4. Quake Area screens leak for XBLA

5. Damnation developers told to, “Go to hell!”

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Gamezine: As Sony’s backwards compatibility patents make the rounds, a German website has supposedly gained comment from a Sony employee.

We were quick to point out that the unearthed Sony patents for the emulation of the PS2’s CPU (Emotion Engine) on the PlayStation 3 did not imply full backwards compatibility. This was for the simple fact that the PS3 had already been software emulating the Emotion Engine since early-2007 when it was ripped out of European PS3s.

However, the fact remained that the patent was filed in December 2008 with a publication date of only last week.

This brings us to the German website Demon News, which claims to have gained comment from a Sony employee.