The PhyreEngine: It’s Coming to the PSP
If you’re in the place to be, GDC, then you know Sony (or SCEA) has announced that the PhyreEngine — a free cross-platform middleware tool available to PS3 developers — is expanding compatibility to the PSP. The PhyreEngine was first introduced in 2008. PlayStation 3 games such as Critter Crunch, Flower, and Shatter, which I [...]

PRXdecrypter v2.4a Released *Updated*
Update: 2.4 —> 2.4a New EBOOT.BIN key added – fixes “tag error 0×2E5E10F0″ Can extract the nand_updater/lfatfs_updater from old updaters again A minor update for PRXdecrypter—PRXdecrypter version 2.4… This new version now includes all the keys to dump and decrypt everything up to and including PSP firmware 6.20. You can thank bbtgp for his work in [...]

MacroFire v3.1.0 Released
The plugin that makes Mortal Kombat’s Test Your Might easy: Pen’s MacroFire v3.1.0. Unfortunately, Dragula96’s Test Your Might isn’t compatible with the custom firmware of today. Nevertheless, MacroFire will serve its purpose for whatever game or homebrew. Just watch below—that’s Captain Skyhawk all MacroFired out. MacroFire enables the remapping of PSP buttons, [...]

Mobile Assault Update v1.02 Released
Just a little something for your evening: Mobile Assault v1.02. A few improvements — a north marker on the radar, much obliged Codetactics; a new look ‘n feel; a redesigned helipad landing zone — and several bug fixes too. That’s all detailed below. Oh, and the video below, that’s Mobile Assault v1.01. [...]

A PSP Mod: VU Meters and Your PSP
Cooler than the other side of the pillow is PSP modmaster extraordinaire and his latest VU meter mod. You know him, we know him—he’s The F00. VU meters? Yeah, VU meters! They measure signal levels in Visual Units. You’ll typically find VU meters in audio equipment—an LED or needle display that [...]

PSPMame r0.6 and Jum52 v1.1 Released; MAME & Atari 5200 Emulator
Nothing you haven’t seen before… But it is what it is—two emulators updated fresh from two PSP homebrew developers. TMK continues on improving PSPMame, while Jum, a newcomer to PSP-Hacks, releases Jum52.   PSPMame is the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator… All those Capcom, SEGA, SNK, Technos, Tecmo, Konami, Namco classics you played at your local arcade [...]

fMSX PSP v3.5.40 Released: MSX / MSX2 / MSX2+ Emulator
Now I can’t really vouch for the awesomeness that may be MSX; I never had one. The MSX was released in ‘83 when I was fresh out the womb, and it was later discontinued in ‘95 when O.J. was acquitted of murder charges. But that’s neither here nor there… It’s 2010 now and [...]

Two Handy PSP Plugins: USB PRX & iXMB
Just browsing, looking around, and I came across these two (2) handy PSP plugins… By way of pspgen and developer Zer01ne is USB PRX and iXMB. Albeit these plugins may be dated, but we never covered ‘em… So without further ado, here you go: USB.prx: Toggle on/off USB mode while in game. With [...]

Mobile Assault v1.01 Released: 3D Helicopter Shooter Updated
Formally known as Apollonia comes Codetactics’ Mobile Assault. This is one of those homebrews that will no doubt occupy a good couple of hours here and there… Plenty of missions to select from, including a never-ending instant action mode, weapon & helicopter upgrades using Prestige points, online leaderboards (PSP VS. iPhone), and more… With [...]

ScummVM v1.1.0 Release Testing
The ScummVM team is gearing up for a new release, but first, a little QA is needed. That’s where you come in… The team is asking you download a daily build for whatever platform; you’ll likely want to grab the PSP build if you’re reading this here. Try that out and report any [...]

M$ Looking For a an Xbox 360 Motherboard Designer?
A Microsoft job listing reveals that the company is looking for staff to design a new Xbox 360 motherboard. From the looks of it, the new “Motherboard Design Engineer” will be helping to design further revisions of the existing Xbox 360 architecture, rather than the hardware for a next-next-generation system.   Really?  Some of the “Qualifications” [...]

FreeStyle Dash 2010-03-07 & XM360 v1.2
A new SVN build of the opensource FreeStyle Dash for homebrew 360s has been released. From JQE: Change Log: * FTP fixes for stability and Active mode * GamerTag displays on main screen * Can move items between menus (move snes 360 god package to emulators) * Fixed Status code * Semi-Transparant Screens so you can see your background images. There is much [...]

C4E’s BENQ iXtreme Lite Touch (LT)
C4E’s LT DVD firmware for BENQ drives has been released: C4E’s iXtreme Lite Touch (LT) in association with Team Jungle & Team Xecuter After a long development and testing process we give you the first official release of the iXtreme LT - Supports all BenQ Drives (62430C, 64930C) - Supports all Liteon Drives (74850, 83850V1, 83850V2, 93450) - Totally re-written [...]

God2Iso v1.0.3 * JungleFlasher v0.1.72 (101)
God2Iso v1.0.3 – Rab released a new version of GOD2ISO. What’s new/fixed: * Should support NXE images, let me know if there are any problems. JungleFlasher v0.1.72 (101) – What’s new/fixed: * Benq LT support http://jungleflasher.net

J-xbr-gui v1.0
Juvenal1228 released J-xbr-gui v1.0, a Graphical XBR Flasher using NandPro: Hey, just finished most of a tool ive been working on for a while here. hopefully people will find it useful. in v1.1 i will have the “Full Auto XBR feature finished. as of now most of it is implemented but i still have to work the kinks [...]

FreeStyle Dash 2010-03-02
Since FreeStyle Dash went opensource there has been some development on its new google code page.  JQE released a new compiled version: Notable new features: * GoD launches from Game menu (not arcade) with full cover and screenshot support * Parental Controls. * Configurable Temp, Disk Space, and IP Address on the main screen. The files are downloadble from the [...]

Dash Launch v0.02
Team XeDev released a new version of Dash Launch, which will allow you to boot your Xbox360 directly into homebrew software: what it does: Waits for bootanim to finish, then launches a xex or con as defined in ini file (you don’t see NXE dash) v0.02 changes - added a small delay so XBR users who want to launch [...]

Dash Launch v0.02
Team XeDev released a new version of Dash Launch, which will allow you to boot your Xbox360 directly into homebrew software: What it does: waits for bootanim to finish, then launches a xex or con as defined in ini file (you don’t see NXE dash) v0.02 changes - added a small delay so XBR users who want to launch [...]

Run Jungle Flasher Win7 x64 With Perm Disabled Driver Signing – No More F8
From team-xecuter.com: As you may (or may not) know, the new 64bit compatible Jungle Flasher requires you to disable the Windows 7 driver signing policy by hitting F8 every time you boot up as the 64 bit PortIO driver isn’t digitally signed. After a bit of digging we found a nice workaround that completely patches the Windows [...]

Iso2God v1.2.2 and God2Iso v1.0.2
A new version of Iso2God and God2Iso have been released. KrK / Team 360h released a new app called ISO2GOD, a PC app for converting Xbox 360 ISO images straight into Games on Demand containers. What’s new/fixed: + New settings for padding removal mode and FTP port. ~ Low disk space confirmation replaced with status bar notification. ~ Fix for [...]