After confirming the release of Phantasy Star Portable 2, Sega is now releasing some video clips of their recent installment to the Phantasy Star series.

Sega’s official website has just posted a trailer of their new flagship game–the Phantasy Star Portable 2. And although everything else is in Japanese (except for Hideaki Kobayashi’s “Living Universe,” which is the song played in the background), I trust you will enjoy this video as much as it gave me something to look forward to. Really, you need not learn or understand Japanese in order to appreciate this trailer.

Phantasy Star Portable 2 is expected to be released in Japan on December 3, 2009.

The DaedalusX64 Team just revealed a new alpha version of their upcoming N64 emulator for the Sony Playstation Portable. There are plenty of changes from 402 to 407. For the changelog, read on below:

Fixed GBI1_BranchZ, GBI2_BranchZ uCode commands (Fixes Crash on Pokemon Snap on Phat)

Rev. 406:

• Cleaned up some warnings;
• Reduced ROM Buffer on Slim to 8Mb;
• Fixed Speed regression in ROM Cache for Roms over 16Mb;
• Reworked Rom cache to provide slight speed increase;
• Optimized Buffers for stability (Needs testing on Phat);

Rev. 405:

• Forgot an include in Microcode.cpp;

Rev. 404:

• Fixed ucodes.txt being generated on every rom run. (Now Debug only and optional even then);
• Small sln change to ensure compatibility with modification on VC++ Express and in prep for new continuous integration (All Alphas will be posted after commit at the SF site soon.);
• Change version to Alpha for the SVN (No more need to change releases will get individual titling at release time.);

Rev. 403:

• Switched from JenkinsHash to two types of Murmur2Hash (Using endian neutral hash for persistent hashes non byte fiddled textures, otherwise using faster non neutral method);
• Added improved auto uCode detection (Works better with unknown roms, but may break some games needs testing);
• Using smaller ROMFileCache to save memory;
• Commented out added commands from Rev 402 @ Salvy’s request (Will be restored once purpose is known and can be tested);

Rev. 402:

• Implemented SetConvert, SetKeyR, SetKeyGB.[Wally and Salvy]

To upgrade to the new 407, download the link and unzip it. Delete all the *.hle files (in SaveGames) as well as preferences .ini and rom.db from your memory sticks. These files are rebuilt when you use the software, which are version specific. Copy it to your PSP and overwrite all the saved files.

Now, you are off to enjoy this new version.

Download DaedalusX64 Rev.407 Released

Released by pspflashsystem, this homebrew game has one goal: kill Homer and get out of the maze. You will have a sick rifle to use plus a minimap to help you hunt him down and eventually, get out of the maze.

LabKillHomer3D, as the name suggests, will come in 3D form (remember when Homer wound up in the 3D world during Simpson Halloween Special?) In order to get out of the maze, you have to battle and win over Homer in the final stage. This game has a map editor with four basic elements—wall, empty, player, Homer and the exit. You can save these custom maps under whatever name you’d want to use.

There’s only one way to find out what’s more in store for us with the LabKillHomer3D, download the homebrew game below and see for yourself.

Download PSP homebrew – labkillHomer3D

The ongoing E3 Festival has gifted us with this vid of the new Army of Two: The 40th Day for the PSP. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a leaked screenshot featuring a kid standing between the two main characters, Salem and Rios. Unfortunately, I forgot to look the kid up as to what his role is going to be for this duo.

This vid did not show the kid in the green shirt again so perhaps, it is going to be some kind of surprise when the game is finally released. But the shots did show Salem and Rios in full armor gear and battling it out with the bad guys.

Noticeably, there are some new locations and settings too compared with the previous releases.

Army of Two: The 40th Day is slated for a December 2009 release. It will also be made available for the PS3 and the Xbox. Check it out!

There’s some Pingpong game on play here. First, the Defense Station Portable was released for the Playstation Portable (take note of the “portable”) then; a version was made for the iPhone. And now…. They are taking the Defense Station Portable back to the PSP.

Danzel’s originally crafted Defense Station Portable’s objective is simple enough: you set up shop in the area, cannons, laser towers, anti-air guns, etc. There is always an impending attack on your domain so you might as well be on defense (thus, the name Defense Station, see?). And once you take out each wave by the enemy, you’ll save some cash allowing you to buy or purchase more accessories or at the very least, upgrade your current weapons.

The interface, bless Danzel, is not much to boast about. It’s a sore to the eyes. The endless monochrome of greens does not leave much to be glad about. But overall, the game is reminiscent of those old Nintendo games I used to play on our Family Computer.

If you’re currently an iPhone user, download the game from the App Store. Enjoy!

Download Defense Station Portable v2