Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Preview At TGS 2008

TGS 2008: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Hands-On

While we’re still eagerly awaiting the launch of the game stateside, check out the preview screens of Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep that dropped at the Tokyo Game Show last October. Square Enix has been hard at work on lots of epic graphics and audio for this game, and our heads have been exploding with… [Continue Reading]

iR Shell 4.8 Is A Critical Piece Of Steak And Eggs

iR Shell 4.8

If you haven’t already, make sure you’ve checked iR Shell by underworld hackninja AhMan. The current version works with the extra memory available to the PSP Slim, and also addresses a few bugs that were terrorizing earlier versions. Here’s the unabridged change log: New Features for PSP Slim: Added support to homebrews that are built… [Continue Reading]

Despertar del Cementerio v8 Available For Mind-Boggling Fun With MMS Sticks

Despertar del Cementerio v8 released

The Despertar del Cementerio tool, developed by underground homebrew legend Dark_AleX, is now available as version 8. Users can now create MMS sticks that go directly to 5.00 M33-4. This will not work with the PSP-3000 or on anything with the TA-088v3 motherboard, so too bad, for all y’all three-thou’ers who had your fingers crossed…. [Continue Reading]

CES 2009: PSP To Become Next Multimedia Remote Control

CES 2009: PSP being tested as multimedia remote

CES showed off a new application on the PSP that transforms it into a Wi-Fi remoter control that can handle networked audio streams from the Sony-brand audio receiver. With the application, users can adjust settings, set up and oversee playlists, and browse audio libraries right on the PSP. The XMB drives the interface in the… [Continue Reading]

MacroFire v2.4.1 Drops To The Squealing Adulation of Adoring Fans

PSP homebrew - MacroFire 2.4.1

The MacroFire plugin, developed by the homebrew code samurai known as “pen”, has been updated to version 2.4.1. This is a multi-functional plugin that does things like remap buttons, changes the analog stick’s sensitivity, and implements a rapid-fire mode. Unfortunately, you need to know Japanese to understand the technical stuff of the plugin, as that’s… [Continue Reading]

Fabula Nova Crystallis Website From Square Enix Launches

Square Enix launches Fabula Nova Crystallis

Square Enix has finally launched the website for the Fabula Nova Crystallis series, so start pumping your fists in the air and getting all sweaty. If you can read Japanese, there’s a bunch of stuff to read about the games. Slog through with a translator if you have to – there’s bound to be some… [Continue Reading]

PSP-3000 Drops In Two New Colors In Asia

PSP 3000

Yep, that’s right. The PSP-3000 is being seen in two hot new colors over there, where all the toys are louder and more awesome. The Hong Kong and Taiwan double-drop is labeled the “Carnival Colors” series, and the first two appearances will be an awesome crystal blue, and a gnarly, mega-thermal red.  They’ll be rolling… [Continue Reading]

SanDisk and Sony Release A Ridiclous 2TB Memory Stick

New memstick from SanDisk and Sony: 2TB

We’re hearing from the grapevine that the data geeks at the super-secret underground research laboratory have discovered how to cram two full terabytes of memory onto a single Memory Stick. This is fantastic news. Sony and SanDisk together will develop the first prototype of the new, ultra-dense Stick. Whatever they cook up, the initial release… [Continue Reading]

intraFont v0.24 Gets Update, And We’re Happy

intraFont v0.24: support for UTF-8 string parsing

The developer BenHur has dropped an update to the dazzling PSP font library, intraFont. A bunch of stuff has been added to the mix, including: added support for UTF-8 string parsing (thanks to NexTOS) added support for codepages (conversion of extended ascii to unicode depending on source) added column printing with automatic linebreaks – no… [Continue Reading]

Xplora 1.8 Is Now Available, Enjoy!

Xplora 1.8

The man known only as ne0h has dropped a new update for Xplora, which is a PSP file management utility and a clutch download for those in the know. The new version allows for easy sorting of homebrew on the Memory Stick. Enjoy the fully functional text editor and the expanded support for Vorbis audio…. [Continue Reading]