The serious scientists behind the JPCSP project have released a new revision of the popular Java-based PlayStation Portable emulator for the PC. JPCSP v0.2 Revision 955 offers up several UMD fixes, increasing the number of games that run well on the emulator. We’ve got a list of the UMD fixes, starting from revision 954. Here’s the rundown:

r954 UMD fixes for:

• Fifa Soccer
• FIFA STREET 2
• MVP Baseball
• Need For Speed Most Wanted
• Need For Speed Underground Rivals
• Taiko no Tatsujin Portable
• Tiger Wood PGA Tour
• SSX On Tour
• Shutoku Battle Zone Of Control

r955 attempted fix (actually is broken):

• Castlevania X

r956 UMD fixes for:

• Armored Core Formula Front
• Chessmaster The Art of Learning
• Dungeon…

The popular PSP emulator, JPCSP, has arrived in its newest incarnation from the dedicated team behind the project. JPCSP is an application written in Java that emulates the PSP, allowing users to run most homebrew games and applications, and even some commercial titles. JPCSP v0.2 Revision 945 offers a few key improvements and compatibility features. Check out the main changelog below:

Compared to v0.1 (r812) v0.2 (r945) has significant improvements in the following areas:

• CPU, VFPU and GE
• memory
• callbacks
• file IO
• save game/memory stick

The following compatibilty options have been added:

• Only GE graphics
• Ignore invalid memory access
• Disable reserved thread memory
• Disable audio blocking
• Enable file IO logging window (previously…

The formidable anonymous coder, known to us only as “the person who exists in Japan and from whom this blessed underground homebrew code emerges,” has released another version of his startling homebrew Gameboy Advanced emulator for the PSP. There’s just one entry on the changelog this time around:

• Fixed synchronization of sound

The code for this curiously brewed piece of code has been receiving many piecewise updates over numerous weeks, each incrementally improving the functionality and appearance of the software. The goodly masked coder is staying mum on his or her plans to develop the code further, so we’ll just have to…

A brand new version of ScummVM just hit the Internet, much to our pleasant surprise. A new vector-based GUI has been added to the formidable cross-platform emulator, and new engines have been added. Check out what’s up in the changelog:

General:

• Added MIDI driver for Atari ST / FreeMint.
• Added a ‘Load’ button to the Launcher (not supported by all engines).
• Added a new global main menu (GMM) dialog usable from all engines.
• Added the ability to return to the launcher from running games (via the GMM).
• Rewrote GUI renderer to use an vector based approach.
• Rewrote GUI configuration to use XML.

New Games:

• Added support for Blue’s 123…

All around fans of the PlayStation brand may want to put down their PSPs for just a brief second and check out this exciting-sounding project from developer Krakatos. PCSX2 is an underground emulator for the PlayStation 2 that should be good to run all of your favorite titles for that super-popular console system from the recent past. Check out this version’s changelog:

• Modified the GIF and SPR. This is an important bugfix, fixes games that were broken since revision 462.
• Fixed bugs in LDL/LDR instructions; fixing various TLB Miss errors in assorted games (namely ones that worked in the old VM builds).
• New…

Check out the newest update to the excellent Java Mobile Game emulator for the PSP from its developers, M@x and sleepper. PSPKVM v0.5.1 is available for download in two different versions, both of which have an upgrade package for bringing an older version up to speed. The developers also leave us with this changelog:

2009-02-28 23:20 v0.5.1

• Enable input symbol in password textfield
• Fix OSK bug
• Fix drawRGB alpha blending bug
• Fix a couple of bug inside VM interpreter

Thanks very much to the development team for bringing this project to the PSP. The emulation project gives PSP users access to a huge array for games…