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Game Tunnel Client Links Xbox, PS2, and GC Games

Posted by Zonk on from the dogs-and-cats-living-together-mass-hysteria! dept.

SuperStar writes "XLink Kai, the only global gaming network that allows you to tunnel all link-compatible games for Xbox, PS2 and Gamecube, launched their new client. As almost all 'Online-enabled' games also allow 'link/network play', this makes Kai a free and legal alternative for Microsoft's Xbox LIVE and Sony's online PS2 service. Using psSDK (instead of WinPCAP) and a new MAC caching subsystem allows them to become the fastest frame tunnel available. They not only offer a win32 binary, but also one for Mac OS X and Linux. A hands on of this release is available."

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  1. Re:DMCA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't think the DMCA is applicable here since they are not bypassing any copyright controls. They are simply taking the network data from "system link" games and intercepting it and sending it across the internet to another console.

  2. Re:DMCA? by LiENUS · · Score: 2, Interesting

    see bnetd.... nugh sed.

  3. Re:DMCA? by LiENUS · · Score: 2, Interesting

    you still need a cd key to install the game to use bnetd, its just that you can use a generated cd key, actually on battle.net the real one you could use generated keys for a while.

  4. Re:Any good? by PoopJuggler · · Score: 1, Interesting

    This is true. Network games that run on LAN are usually made to take advantage of the speed and latency that LAN offers. Trying to tunnel this thru your 56k PPP modem or 128k ISDN line probably is not the wisest thing.