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p style="text-align: center;"img alt="PSP world in your hands - Image 1" title="PSP world in your hands - Image 1" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126193/psp-ad-hands.jpg?317291" style="cursor: pointer;" align=""br/pbrFollowing the sarcasm and wit (not to mention, annoyance, to a degree) of those "Dude, get your own" adverts, this comes as a breather. a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/sony/880" id="tag" title="Father of PlayStation"Sony/a's rolling out a new PSP advertising campaign - and it goes a little something like this:brbrp style="text-align: center;"object height="344" width="425"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wfH94lsE__gamp;amp;hl=enamp;amp;fs=1"param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wfH94lsE__gamp;amp;hl=enamp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"/objectbr/pbrCatchy, yes? It's fun and light-hearted - and for some reason, I feel like having a Big Mac.brbrAs implied by the ad, Sony's new campaign for the PSP goes by the title: "Your Whole World in Your Hands". As such, it's got the whole "Your games, Your music, Your movie, etc etc" thing going on, thus carrying the entire "PSP isn't just a games device" motto.brbrhr style="width: 100 ; height: 2px;"brspan style="font-weight: bold;"Related articles:/spanbrullia style="font-style: italic;" title="Dude, get your own ad for Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron" href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/Dude-get-your-own-ad-for-Star-Wars-Battlefront-Renegade-Squadron/pg/49/aid/105523"Dude, get your own ad for Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron/a/lilia style="font-style: italic;" advert="" own.="" your="" get="" dude,="" title="Leaving on a jetplane: A " href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/Leaving-on-a-jetplane-A-Dude-Get-Your-Own-advert/pg/49/aid/91676"Leaving on a jetplane: A "Dude, Get Your Own." advert/abr/li/ulbrbrpa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?a=C5h9Hx"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?i=C5h9Hx" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare"a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=xqQFN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=xqQFN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=5eMfN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=5eMfN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=9E4BN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=9E4BN" border="0"/img/a/divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QJ/PSP/~4/451946595" height="1" width="1"/
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p style="text-align: center;"a href="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126190/amecho_qjgenth.png?642825" rel="lightbox[article126190]" title="Audio 20Mechanica 20by 20Art 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126190/amecho.png 3F642825 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3E"img alt="Audio Mechanica by Art - Image 1" title="Audio Mechanica by Art - Image 1" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126190/amecho_qjgenth.png?642825" align=""/abr/pbrStill trying to get your money's worth out of that USB microphone, eh? Well, enter Art. He's updated his Audio Mechanica digital recorder application to v8b, which builds on the v8 release from the other day (the one which added Talkman USB mic support).brbrThis v8b release adds some features which were included in previous versions, but didn't make it to the v8 release. Here's the changelog:brulliImplemented echo loop effect with adjustable delay. Works with all microphone hardware./liliImplemented dual channel wave monitor for echo mode with extremely accurate delay indicator./liliImplemented Voice activated recording for RAM buffered recording mode./liliFixed the Home button exit screen./li/ulArt notes that, for some reason, he's been having problems with the Talkman mic recording directly onto the a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/memory-stick/287" id="tag" title="a removable flash memory card format"memory stick/a, so as Art explains: "its functionality for now is limited to the RAM buffered recording mode."brbrMake sure you read the documentation included in the downloadable archive!brbrDownload: a title="free psp download" href="http://dl.qj.net/Audio-Mechanica-V8b-PSP-Homebrew-Applications/pg/12/fid/24829/catid/140"span style="font-weight: bold;"Audio Mechanica v8b/span/abrVisit: a title="visit qj forums" href="http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=145791"span style="font-weight: bold;"QJ.NET PSP development forums/span/abrbrhr style="width: 100 ; height: 2px;"brspan style="font-weight: bold;"Related articles:/spanbrul style="font-style: italic;"lia title="Audio Mechanica v8: Talkman mic support, Ram buffered recording, OSK renaming, more" href="http://www.qj.net/Audio-Mechanica-v8-Talkman-mic-support-Ram-buffered-recording-OSK-renaming-more/pg/49/aid/126039"Audio Mechanica v8: Talkman mic support, Ram buffered recording, OSK renaming, more/a/li/ulbrbr pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?a=UlgrDy"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?i=UlgrDy" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=lzQXN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=lzQXN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=Q1smN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=Q1smN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=cPvNN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=cPvNN" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QJ/PSP/~4/451892819" height="1" width="1"/
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a href="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126178/psp_20070908_qjgenth.jpg?033217" rel="lightbox[article126178]" title="Sony 20PSP 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126178/psp_20070908.jpg 3F033217 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3E"img alt="Sony PSP - Image 1" title="Sony PSP - Image 1" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126178/psp_20070908_qjgenth.jpg?033217" align="right"/aa href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/noeffex/15796" id="tag" title="Homebrew developer"NoEffex/a released his BakonICE v1.21. This cheat device of Socom Fireteam Bravo 2 now works with the game's latest 1.6 patch.brbrAccording to him, all feature are pretty much solid now, save for a few things. The following are the items found to be currently broken:brolliGrenades stick to nearest player/liliEasy Menu (Secondary Menu)/liliAnti Server Lock/liliPerfect target lock and crawl in water./li/olbrDownload: a style="font-weight: bold;" title="download here" href="http://dl.qj.net/BakonICE-v1.21-PSP/pg/12/fid/24828/catid/114"BakonICE v1.21/abrbrpa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?a=KB9MTr"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?i=KB9MTr" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare"a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=9LqoN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=9LqoN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=vzPyN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=vzPyN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=8xPkN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=8xPkN" border="0"/img/a/divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QJ/PSP/~4/451381717" height="1" width="1"/
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a href="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126166/hostcore_qjgenth.jpg?519980" rel="lightbox[article126166]" title="HostCore 20Easy 20Installer 20v1.1 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126166/hostcore.jpg 3F519980 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3E"img style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px;" alt="HostCore Easy Installer v1.1 - Image 1" title="HostCore Easy Installer v1.1 - Image 1" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126166/hostcore_qjgenth.jpg?519980" align="right" border="0"/aThe Coders Haven Team released their own HostCore Easy Installer. HostCore, for you not in the know, is an application that lets you access your PC files like music, videos games, right from your PSP.brbrThis Easy Installer therefore helps you... erm... install the said application. Out now in v1.1, the changelog are as follows:brulliWifi attached/liliFile browser inserted/lilicmd for fast IP View /li/ul We'll keep you posted for more updates on this one. In the meantime, enjoy the release by clicking on the download below. brbrspan style="font-style: italic;"Thanks to Maclor for the tip./spanbrbrbrDownload: a style="font-weight: bold;" title="download here" href="http://dl.qj.net/HostCore-Easy-Installer-v1.1-PSP-Homebrew-Applications/pg/12/fid/24823/catid/189"HostCore Easy Installer v1.1/abrbrpa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?a=miCm42"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?i=miCm42" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare"a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=MFvxN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=MFvxN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=qqmFN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=qqmFN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=Q3fSN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=Q3fSN" border="0"/img/a/divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QJ/PSP/~4/451217432" height="1" width="1"/
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a href="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126164/pspvcthumb_qjgenth.jpg?491116" rel="lightbox[article126164]" title="PSPVC 20v3.20 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126164/pspvcthumb.jpg 3F491116 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3E"img style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px;" alt="PSPVC v3.20 - Image 1" title="PSPVC v3.20 - Image 1" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126164/pspvcthumb_qjgenth.jpg?491116" align="right" border="0"/aa href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/nick-swardh/15596" id="tag" title="PSP homebrew developer"Nick Swardh/a's tipped us again on yet another release for his a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/pspvc/5057" id="tag" title=""PSPVC/a homebrew project, thereby now upping it to v3.20. While the previous release dealt with bugfixes, this release features faster conversions and other improvements for your further enjoyment.brbrHere's the full list of the things you can get for this release:brulliImproved encoding speed/liliImproved queue feature/liliImproved audio-autosync feature/liliAdded option to select embedded subtitles from a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/mkv/12048" id="tag" title="MKV"MKV/a files/liliAdded the new 640x480 resolution (require firmware 5.0 or higher)/liliAdded CFW/OFW bitrate lock (available in "Settings") /li/ulbrDownload: a style="font-weight: bold;" title="download here" href="http://dl.qj.net/PSPVC-v3.20-PSP-Tools-Utilities- 28on-PC 29/pg/12/fid/24824/catid/193"PSPVC v3.20/abrbrhr style="width: 100 ; height: 2px;"brspan style="font-weight: bold;"Previous PSPVC Release:br/spanullia href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/PSPVC-v3-10-bug-fixes/pg/49/aid/125682"span title="download here" style="font-style: italic;"PSPVC v3.10: bug fixes/span/abr/li/ulbrbrpa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?a=ztgHrM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?i=ztgHrM" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare"a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=OiMnN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=OiMnN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=cpUoN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=cpUoN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=KDMzN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=KDMzN" border="0"/img/a/divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QJ/PSP/~4/451192092" height="1" width="1"/
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p style="text-align: center;"img alt="Daedalus PSP - Image 1" title="Daedalus PSP - Image 1" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/107928/daedalus-banner.jpg?309789" style="cursor: pointer;" align=""br/pbrThis was a triumph! We're making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. The a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/daedalusx64/15794" id="tag" title="Nintendo 64 emulator following StrmnNrmn's Daedalus project"DaedalusX64/a project is out of span style="text-decoration: line-through;"beta/span alpha - they're releasing on time!brbrAll the DaedalusX64 naysayers can probably retract their selfish statements now. Turns out that the the team working on a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/strmnnrmn/504" id="tag" title="PSP homebrew developer, well known for his Daedalus, an N64 emulator."StrmnNrmn/a's a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/daedalus/601" id="tag" title="N64 emulator for PSP"Daedalus/a a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/n64/2841" id="tag" title="Nintendo 64 - Old-school console"N64/a emulator project for the PSP have decided to actually release a beta version before their final R14 release. Y'know, a beta version to whet your appetites before the main course.brbrp style="padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;"As far as we the devs know the final issues we had are gone. The Beta 1 Release Candidate is in circulation among our Alpha Testers. After this final set of checks we will be releasing the Beta 1 in less than 18hrs from this message for public release./pp style="padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;"br/pp style="padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;"We still have big plans for Beta 2 and it will likely take longer than three weeks this time around, but we may release a patch update if bugs are found that we can put a quick fix to. 4 Devs have contributed code to this build. Others are planning on code for the Beta 2. We still have a long ways to go, but we feel that it's time to let everyone enjoy the work we have put in so far./pp style="padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;"br/pp style="padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;"Kreationz/pbrSo. 18 hours eh? Either you can check back later on today, or first thing tomorrow morning when you wake up, rest assured, DaedalusX64 RC1 will be floating around by then!brbrhr style="width: 100 ; height: 2px;"brspan style="font-weight: bold;"Related articles:/spanbrulli style="font-style: italic;"a title="DaedalusX64 Alpha 4: changelog, comparison vid against R13 release" href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/DaedalusX64-Alpha-4-changelog-comparison-vid-against-R13-release/pg/49/aid/126028"DaedalusX64 Alpha 4: changelog, comparison vid against R13 release/a/lilia style="font-style: italic;" title="More DaedalusX64 screens: GoldenEye 007; Ocarina of Time back up to R13 speeds" href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/More-DaedalusX64-screens-GoldenEye-007-Ocarina-of-Time-back-up-to-R13-speeds/pg/49/aid/125984"More DaedalusX64 screens: GoldenEye 007; Ocarina of Time back up to R13 speeds/a/lili style="font-style: italic;"a title="DaedalusX64 alpha build finally compiled, screens released, video later" href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/DaedalusX64-alpha-build-finally-compiled-screens-released-video-later/pg/49/aid/125919"DaedalusX64 alpha build finally compiled, screens released, video later/a/lilia style="font-style: italic;" title="DaedalusX64 R14 update: R14 based code is a go Update " href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/DaedalusX64-R14-update-R14-based-code-is-a-go-Update-/pg/49/aid/125869"DaedalusX64 R14 update: R14 based code is a go Update /abr/li/ulbrbr pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?a=kfn7Hb"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?i=kfn7Hb" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=80urN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=80urN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=C7dgN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=C7dgN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=BuZBN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=BuZBN" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QJ/PSP/~4/449608751" height="1" width="1"/
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a href="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126061/powder 20release_qjgenth.png?832699" rel="lightbox[article126061]" title="Powder 20Release 20108 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126061/powder 20release.png 3F832699 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3E"img style="margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 3px;" alt="Powder Release 108 - Image 1" title="Powder Release 108 - Image 1" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126061/powder 20release_qjgenth.png?832699" align="right" border="0"/aa href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/jeff-lait/15395" id="tag" title="Homebrew developer"Jeff Lait/a has given us a double treat today by releasing his Powder Release 108 for both the DS and the PSP. We know, it's been a while since he's updated this brew, but that is not to say that he was working on a "huge secret code", simply, he was just busy with other stuff.brbrNow, this release provides for a good number of bugfixes, most important of which is the Safe Walk ability. As Jeff explains, this lets brbrp style="padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px;" ...non-DS users have the ability to avoid accidentally attacking kiwis when they go careening through the hallways. The intent is you can bind it to,say [L], and then hold that when you want to move safely. If you want [L] to attack, you can change the global option. SDL users may use the ctrl key. Unless they are using vi-keys in which case I'm afraid they are out of luck for now. I can only hope those players believe that Safe Walk is for weaklings./pbrHere's the full changelog for Powder Release 108:brulliThe mouse will work again for the onscreen keyboard in SDL builds. (Ilya, Teun Peelen)/liliDescription when wearing necro dress code spells servant right. (David Damerell, Andreas Bohm)/liliVacuum correctly spelled in death message. (David Damerell)/lili"Click on your self to search" rather than Clicking. (Narius Varigor)/liliStarting as cultist will immediately tell you gt;lt;0 V 's whim. (hotpoo)/liliLoading a save game worshiping gt;lt;0 V will likewise report the whim./liliZapping a hostile wand of create monster will have a chance of the creature turning on you. (hotpoo)/liliNew boon from gods: hostile creatures surrounding you can be smitten. (Indirectly Ambvai)/liliEarth hammers can be forged into artifact earth hammers with the proper setup. (David Damerell)/liliLevel up hitpoints and magic points are now 2d2 1 rather than 1d4 1, giving a tighter distribution and slight boost to the average. (Teun Peelen)/liliEarth hammers have an encyclopedia entry. (David Damerell)/liliWhen you can move in diagonals you can use the diagonals of the numberpad. (Andreas Bohm)/liliThere is now a SafeWalk mode which stops you from attacking when walking about. You can toggle this by pressing Ctrl when using the arrow keys or binding the Safe Walk command to a button in a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/gba/4550" id="tag" title="Nintendo's GameBoy Advance"GBA/a mode. (Andreas Bohm)/liliThe delete key works the same as the backspace key, a useful feature on Macs whose keyboards lack a backspace. (Roger Bolton)/liliWishing for a level teleport no longer uses atoi() so hopefully works on gpsphone. (Roger Bolton)/liliWe now promote room flags to map flags when loading. This way loading the game on the final levels will not turn the levels into floor-diggable and hence suddenly create holes to short-circuit the levels. (Ambvai, debugged by Andreas Bohm)/liliA case where you could achieve barbarian dress code despite not wearing armour is fixed. (Malte Helmert)/liliYou now gain piety for the barbarian and necro dress codes. (Malte Helmert)/liliYou can no longer move diagonally if both orthogonal directions are blocked by walls./liliSpells cast when you have the can dig intrinsic will no longer disintegrate earth elementals. (SparroHawc) /li/ulBy the way, Jeff also would like to note that save games are never preserved between versions, although the highscore is saved. Please wait until your current character dies before upgrading.brbrbrDownload: a style="font-weight: bold;" rel="nofollow" title="download here" href="http://www.zincland.com/powder/index.php?pagename=release"Powder Release 108 for DS/abrDownload: a style="font-weight: bold;" title="download here" href="http://dl.qj.net/Powder-Release-108-for-PSP-PSP-Homebrew-Games/pg/12/fid/24787/catid/195"Powder Release 108 for PSP/abrbrhr style="width: 100 ; height: 2px;"brspan style="font-weight: bold;"Previous Powder Release:br/spanullia href="http://www.qj.net/Powder-release-107-for-DS-PSP-new-tilesets-added/pg/49/aid/122704"span title="download here" style="font-style: italic;"Powder release 107 for DS, PSP - new tilesets added/span/abr/li/ulbrbrpa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?a=IeUYqj"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?i=IeUYqj" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare"a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=6glrN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=6glrN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=E6hoN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=E6hoN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=wMyZN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=wMyZN" border="0"/img/a/divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QJ/PSP/~4/449050491" height="1" width="1"/
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PSP homebrew dev a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/maxthebest/14878" id="tag" title="homebrew developer of Protect-me"maxthebest/a has released an early version of his own homebrew version of Conway's law, The Game of Life: Sound of Life. This version of his has one cool feature added: sound (the sound of life).brbrp style="text-align: center;"a href="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126044/soundoflife_qjgenth.jpg?996215" rel="lightbox[article126044]" title="Game 20of 20Life 3A 20Sound 20of 20Life 20- 20Image 201 20 26nbsp 3B 20 20 26nbsp 3B 20 3Ca 20href 3D 22http 3A//img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126044/soundoflife.jpg 3F996215 22 20target 3D 22_blank 22 3E 3Cimg 20src 3D 22/img/newwindow.png 22 20title 3D 22Open 20in 20new 20window 22 20border 3D 220 22 3E 3C/a 3E"img alt="Game of Life: Sound of Life - Image 1" title="Game of Life: Sound of Life - Image 1" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126044/soundoflife_qjgenth.jpg?996215" align=""/anbsp;br/pbrmaxthebest notes that while there surely are a lot of other Game of Life brews out there already, what sets his work apart is that it's got a bigger a href="http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/matrix/2616" id="tag" title=""matrix/a, which can make it all the more interesting (the matrix for his work is about 2,300 cells big).brbrAnybow, here are the functions and controls for the game:brulliAt the beginning of the game, a life pattern is randomly generated. You can renew it pressing Select./liliYou can change the pitch of the sound generated by pressing UP and DOWN/liliYou can change the shape of the generated sound by pressing Square for square waves, Circle for Sin, and Triangle for Triangle./li/ulAs for future additions:brulliPossibility to create your own life pattern/edit it during the evolution./liliPossibility to pause the evolution (and check for example how many generations have happened since the beginning)/liliLoad known patterns, such as gliders, canons, or whatever./li/ulFor more information, you can head over to maxthebest's blog via the link we've sourced below. Or you can join the discussion at our forums, also linked below, to share your comments and opinions on this brew. brbrAnd as always, make sure to check out the readme before installing any homebrew programs on your handheld.brbrbrDownload: a style="font-weight: bold;" title="download here" href="http://dl.qj.net/The-Game-Of-Life:-Sound-Of-Life-PSP-Homebrew-Games/pg/12/fid/24766/catid/195"The Game of Life: Sound of Life/abrDiscuss: a style="font-weight: bold;" title="discuss here" href="http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?p=2134975#post2134975"QJ.NET's PSP Development Forums/abrbrhr style="width: 100 ; height: 2px;"brspan style="font-weight: bold;"Other Game of Life homebrew releases:br/spanullia href="http://www.qj.net/PSPLife-Conway-s-Game-Of-Life-clone/pg/49/aid/68736"span title="from Ipodlinux" style="font-style: italic;"PSPLife: Conway's Game of Life clone/span/abr/li/ulbrbrpa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?a=UbQKky"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/QJ/PSP?i=UbQKky" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare"a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=98OnN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=98OnN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=7oOvN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=7oOvN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?a=nJx0N"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/QJ/PSP?i=nJx0N" border="0"/img/a/divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/QJ/PSP/~4/448920015" height="1" width="1"/
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PSP homebrew developer Mr. Shizzy (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/shizzy/10757) has released his 5.01 Easy Installer application - the totally "n00b proof installer," as he calls it.
Note that this application isn't really for everyone, chances are you don't need it because you already have your FW (and CFW) updates in place. But for those who do need some assistance, here are some notes from Mr. Shizzy:
This is nothing more than a simple installer to apply the SONY (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/sony/880) 5.01 Firmware fixes to 5.00 m33. (There have been safety checks put in place, to prevent someone flashing this to the wrong firmware...) Some people don't like manually flashing their PSP, so maybe they will find this helpful.
All set? Here's the video to demonstrate how easy it is to install:
The more notes are included in the download page and in the readme file in the downloadable archive. If all else fails, you can contact the develop by visiting the forum thread linked below.
Download: *5.01 for 5.00 M33 Easy Installer* (http://dl.qj.net/5.01-for-5.00-M33-Easy-Installer-PSP-Homebrew-Applications/pg/12/fid/24485/catid/151)
Visit: *QJ.NET PSP development forums* (http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=145406)
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* From Dark AleX with love: PSP CFW 5.00 M33 released Update (http://www.qj.net/From-Dark-AleX-with-love-PSP-CFW-5-00-M33-released-Update-/pg/49/aid/125038)
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This is something he admitted that EA had to struggle with in recent years but is working to correct such self-destructive behavior. It would otherwise be the beginning of the end, he explained.
The problem is that the quickest way to increase profits is to cut research and development so that a given company can see a nice spike in their numbers within a 24-month period. Such increased profitability will naturally improve their image in the financial market so there is an obvious attraction to this route that Riccitiello describes as a drug in and of itself.
A lot of companies fall prey to relentlessly pursuing profitability that the quality of their products starts to suffer and in the end, so does their profitability. Companies go through cycles where they are on the drug of profits, Riccitiello said. I've not only seen it, I've experienced it.
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* EA sued for using UNLV fight song in NCAA video game franchise (http://www.qj.net/EA-sued-for-using-UNLV-fight-song-in-NCAA-video-game-franchise/pg/49/aid/125206)
* EA rumored to be working on new Syndicate game (http://www.qj.net/EA-rumored-to-be-working-on-new-Syndicate-game/pg/49/aid/125081)
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Scans from the recent issue of V-Jump (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/v-jump/8316) magazine have surfaced, showing Final Fantasy XIII (PS3 (http://ps3.qj.net/Final-Fantasy-XIII/cid/1717), Xbox 360 (http://xbox360.qj.net/Final-Fantasy-XIII/cid/5204)), FF Versus XIII (http://ps3.qj.net/Final-Fantasy-Versus-XIII/cid/1718), and FF Agito XIII (http://pspupdates.qj.net/category/Final-Fantasy-Agito-13/cid/5237). Some of the Fabula Nova Crystallis (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/fabula-nova-crystallis/7217) screens and artwork seem to be a recycled batch from the previous media (screens, trailers, scans, etc.). In fact, V-Jump's coverage looks strangely similar to Shonen Jump's scans from last week (http://pspupdates.qj.net/FF-13-Versus-13-Agito-13-scans-characters-get-some-names-more-screens/pg/49/aid/124930). Nevertheless, we'll take what we can get.
Reportedly, some of these screens were captured from the DKS and TGS trailers. Again, we see more of Agito's red scarves, FF13's Lightning, Snow, and Pigtailed Girl, and Versus' topless character renders (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/character-renders/6843) of Noct and Stella.
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* FF 13, Versus 13, Agito 13 scans: characters get some names, more screens (http://pspupdates.qj.net/FF-13-Versus-13-Agito-13-scans-characters-get-some-names-more-screens/pg/49/aid/124930)
* Final Fantasy XIII's Crystal Tools engine demoed with Pigtailed Girl (http://www.psphome.com/forum/Final-Fantasy-XIII-s-Crystal-Tools-engine-demoed-with-Pigtailed-Girl/pg/49/aid/124385)
* Fabula Nova Crystallis: the command systems of XIII, Versus, Agito (http://pspupdates.qj.net/Fabula-Nova-Crystallis-the-command-systems-of-XIII-Versus-Agito/pg/49/aid/123674)
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Another amazing homebrew coming your way! LightWay is a shmup homebrew game that looks like it was inspired (graphic-wise, at least) by Patapon (http://pspupdates.qj.net/Patapon-2/cid/5196)'s vector art, with an extra dash of Fl0w (http://ps3.qj.net/Flow-Not-just-for-the-PS3/pg/49/aid/67290) to make things, well, flow. Just look at those screens, man! Viola! Fantastique! Merci beaucoup and all that!
At first glance, I myself thought it came from RealTechVR (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/realtechvr/13198) - the guys behind No Gravity. LightWay looks just as professionally done as RealTechVR's work - but nope, LightWay is actually from French dev team Motion Studio, namely Pjeff (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/pjeff/15064) (coding) and Cladil (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/cladil/15767) (graphics). Pjeff's actually been around before (he's the guy behind Super Mario Toy (http://www.qj.net/Super-Mario-Toy-Final-mini-games-code-revamped/pg/49/aid/120863)), but anyways, give them a warm welcome, guys!
For now, we get a demo - no complaints there. The gameplay is similar to many a shoot 'em up title: progressively difficult levels as you advance, various enemy units coming from left, right, and center, and, of course, some bad ass boss at the end of a stage. You can read up on more info in the download page linked below.
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Download: *LightWay demo* (http://dl.qj.net/LightWay-Demo-PSP-Homebrew-Games/pg/12/fid/24423/catid/195)
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* More PSP homebrew games on QJ.NET (http://pspupdates.qj.net/category/Homebrew-Games/cid/62)
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Ubisoft (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/ubisoft/178) announced today that Tom Clancy (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/tom-clancy/5697)'s EndWar will also be dropping on the DS and PSP platforms sometime in the future. No confirmed release windows yet for both handheld versions, but for now, we get a quick peek at some of its features.
Instead of having the same team who did the PS3 (http://ps3.qj.net/category/Tom-Clancy-s-EndWar/cid/3790) and Xbox 360 (http://xbox360.qj.net/category/Tom-Clancy-s-EndWar/cid/3791) versions of EndWar, Ubisoft's given developing rights to the Funatics studio for the handheld game. As you may guess, gameplay will be different from its console-cousins. For one, the DS gets stylus-input.
EndWar on the PSP and DS will not be using the same RTS engine that the PS3 and 360 version uses. Instead, the handheld spin-offs will be more of turn-based strategy, complete with "move" and "execute" phases. Sorry, no voice commands are supported (http://ps3.qj.net/Ubisoft-on-Tom-Clancy-s-EndWar-voice-command-sci-fi-arms-and-more/pg/49/aid/114354).
There are 30 campaigns included in the game, and if that doesn't satisfy you enough, you can even create your own missions and share them with a friend. Each faction in the game will be composed of some 20 units, dispersed among ground, air, or naval.
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* Tom Clancys EndWar producer on the development teams, PS3 and Xbox 360 differences (http://ps3.qj.net/Tom-Clancys-EndWar-producer-on-the-development-teams-PS3-and-Xbox-360-differences/pg/49/aid/117166)
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It seems by and large that gamers are incredibly smart; the average gamer seems to know more about what makes a good game than the average person at a publisher.
It's true - gamers are smart. In many ways, no one really knows what a gamer wants out of a game better than a gamer. Haven't we all gone, "It'd be better if..." at some point while playing? Whether it's a bad camera angle, crappy in-game dialogue, or unreasonably hard-to-get items, we all have our ideas as to how to improve a game.
It's nice to see Gabe Newell recognizing gamer intellect - especially since he's a publisher (being a gamer too sure helps). He ought to use that recognition more when bashing consoles, though.
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* Gabe Newell on managers, EA, and listening to customers (http://www.qj.net/Gabe-Newell-on-managers-EA-and-listening-to-customers/pg/49/aid/93087)
* Gabe Newell: PS3 is a waste of time (http://www.qj.net/Gabe-Newell-PS3-is-a-waste-of-time/pg/49/aid/104879)
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Homebrew dev pipagerardo (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/pipagerardo/15599) has released a Lua (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/lua/25)-coded 1945 clone for the PSP. Version 1.0 currently sports 11 different enemy types: 9 aircraft, a ship, and a submarine.
You can play 1945 v1.0 as a sidescroller or as a vertical shooter, but for the latter you'll have to contend with some tricky hand positioning as the shoot and bomb actions are bound to the X and O buttons respectively. Movement is done by using either the d-pad or the analog stick.
It's a rather fun little game, especially the bundled music, which you can change with the L trigger. 1945 v1.0 also includes support for up to 9 different mp3s, so you can put in whatever music you want. Other features include a screenshot option (R trigger) and editable levels.
Download: *LUA 1945 v1.0* (http://dl.qj.net/LUA-1945-v1.0-PSP-Homebrew-Games/pg/12/fid/24390/catid/194)
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* PSP Homebrew - LuaGame Creator Alpha III (http://www.qj.net/PSP-Homebrew-LuaGame-Creator-Alpha-III/pg/49/aid/124362)
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More games from D3Publisher (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/d3publisher/4710) are headed your way via the PlayStation Network (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/playstation-network/10982) today! If you missed out Dead Head Fred (http://pspupdates.qj.net/r.php?/Dead-Head-Fred/cid/1694) and PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2 (http://pspupdates.qj.net/r.php?/Practical-Intelligence-Quotient-2/cid/3599) the first time around when it was released on UMD, here's your chance.
As of today, these two titles become available as DLC on the PlayStation Store (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/playstation-store/10699). Why not give your new FW 5.00 for a spin, access the PSP Store, and download your games directly into your PSP eh?
Either route you take (via PS3 Store, PC, or PSP) the games cost US 14.99 a pop.
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* D3Publisher bringing select PSP titles to PlayStation Store (http://pspupdates.qj.net/D3Publisher-bringing-select-PSP-titles-to-PlayStation-Store/pg/49/aid/123742)
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Image: http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/124973/psp-2.jpg?225094 There seems to be a rumor going around that FW 5.0 (http://www.psphome.com/forum/PSP-Firmware-5-0-now-available/pg/49/aid/124923) blocks PSPs with custom firmwares from accessing the PlayStation Store (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/playstation-store/10699). Alek, Dark AleX (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/dark-alex/5160)'s webmaster, squashes this out as just rumor. Says Alek on Sceners:
There are some rumors around the net, that newest psp fw, 5.00, will block the access to PSStore to non-original firmwares.
It will be interesting to clarify that this is just a rumor, and it's most probably a fake information.
You'd might remember times where someone said that 3.00ofw was going to be THE firmware, unhackable, etc etc.
Well, atm, using the future systemctrl.prx for 5.00 cfw, it doesn't even blocks the partial cfw made by now, so from here it's interesting to confirm that you shouldn't believe on rumors. So, PSStore won't be a problem with future cfw's.
So there you have it. Alek seems pretty confident that the current and any future FW update won't be a problem for firmwares. And I don't think anyone will doubt that Dark AleX and Team M33 (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/team-m33/14124) can handle whatever Sony (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/sony/880) throws their way. Their track record alone is proof of it.
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Just as it looked like Take-Two finally got a chance to take a breather after all of their legal woes, here comes another lawsuit. This time, it's from none other than a former exec of the company itself.
According to GamePolitics, Robert Alexander, a former member of Take-Two's Board of Directors, is suing the company for US 50 million for allegedly breaching an oral employment contract.
Alexander says that he and former Take-Two CEO Ryan Brant (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/ryan-brant/12869) had been negotiating for Alexander's distribution company, Game Ballers, to partner with Take-Two. Brant, however, left the company before it could be finalized. When Eibeler took over, Alexander was left with nothing but an oral agreement that never ended up on paper.
There are some pretty big numbers involved in this lawsuit. GamePolitics notes that according to Alexander, he was supposed to get "US 240,000 in annual salary with 20 annual raises, a US 25,000 monthly expense allowance, 50,000 shares of T2 stock plus options and US .50 per game handled by his distribution company."
Wow. I guess his only problem right now lies in proving that he really was supposed to get all that cash. I'm no lawyer, and there are ways of enforcing oral agreements in court, but it looks like this'll end up as a matter of one guy's word against another.
*Related articles:*
* Take-Two reaffirms strong position: 'we're still made of win, yknow' (http://www.qj.net/Take-Two-reaffirms-strong-position-we-re-still-made-of-win-yknow-/pg/49/aid/124557)
* Reggae man sues Rockstar, Take-Two for music copyright in GTA IV (http://www.qj.net/Reggae-man-sues-Rockstar-Take-Two-for-music-copyright-in-GTA-IV/pg/49/aid/123868)
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Pentavision (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/pentavision/10782) and PM Studios have released a trailer for DJ Max Fever (http://pspupdates.qj.net/category/DJ-Max-Fever/cid/5247), the upcoming official North American debut of the DJ Max rhythm game series. Check it out below for a look at how the U.S. release compares to the original. DJ Max Fever is scheduled for a November 11 release.
*Related articles:*
* DJ Max Fever hits US retail on November 11, new artist added to track list (http://www.qj.net/DJ-Max-Fever-hits-US-retail-on-November-11-new-artist-added-to-track-list/pg/49/aid/124489)
* DJ Max series coming to America with DJ Max Fever (http://www.qj.net/DJ-Max-series-coming-to-America-with-DJ-Max-Fever/pg/49/aid/123128)
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Image: http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/124923/psp-side.jpg?538287 Firmware 5.0 for the Sony (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/sony/880) PlayStation Portable is now out and available for downloading. Thanks to all the readers who told us about it. The big thing in FW 5.0 is the addition of direct access to the PlayStation Store (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/playstation-store/10699).
Also new in this update are a full-size on-screen keyboard, a sleep timer that users can enable during music playback, and the ability to use the PSP Slim's video out feature to display PSOne (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/psone/2784) titles at full screen resolution depending on the TV the Slim is connected to.
QJ.NET reader AshTR also clued us in on the following additions included in the changelog:
* The system will automatically change to USB mode when a USB cable is connected.
* The [Original] theme has been redesigned.
*Related articles:*
* More PSP FW 5.00, PS3 FW 2.50 features surface: PSP TV-out feature expanded, PS3 gets Flash 9 UPDATE (http://www.qj.net/More-PSP-FW-5-00-PS3-FW-2-50-features-surface-PSP-TV-out-feature-expanded-PS3-gets-Flash-9-UPDATE-/pg/49/aid/124878)
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Gamecock Media Group (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/gamecock-media-group/12818), the independent video game publisher whose name can't be posted on our comments section without being censored, has just been acquired by SouthPeak Interactive (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/southpeak-interactive/5141).
This was announced today by SouthPeak. Both companies have put a lot of emphasis on getting independently-developed titles out to the general gaming masses, so this could prove to be a good thing for indie game devs out there.
Gamecock fans also won't have to worry about the company's release schedule getting affected by the acquisition. Both Legendary (Xbox 360 (http://xbox360.qj.net/Legendary-The-Box-screenshots-mythological-creatures/pg/49/aid/104648), PlayStation 3 (http://ps3.qj.net/category/Legendary-The-Box/cid/4475), PC) and Mushroom Men (DS (http://ds.qj.net/Mushroom-Men-The-Spore-Wars/cid/3638), Wii (http://wii.qj.net/Mushroom-Men-The-Spore-Wars/cid/3642)) are still on track for a release in the current quarter.
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* Legendary video - mayhem in a box (http://www.qj.net/Legendary-video-mayhem-in-a-box/pg/49/aid/115403)
* Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes video for Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (http://www.qj.net/Exclusive-Behind-the-Scenes-video-for-Mushroom-Men-The-Spore-Wars/pg/49/aid/119655)
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PlayStation Store (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/playstation-store/10699) senior manager Grace Chen posted a demo video of what we can expect from the PSP Store once the PSP firmware 5.00 goes live. It's quick one:
No word yet on when FW 5.00 will go live, but if yesterday's speculation holds true once more, it could roll out maybe this week or the next.
Remember how a PSN EU community leader announced yesterday that PSN (EU) would be down for system maintenance (http://www.qj.net/PSN-downtime-tomorrow-may-herald-FW-updates-by-Oct-15/pg/49/aid/124844)? Assumedly, this system maintenance would herald the launch of the PSP Store (which requires you to upgrade your PSP to FW 5.00).
Grace Chen also confirmed that PSN will be unavailable in North America (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/north-america/2901) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST today. Considering how Sony (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/sony/880)'s rolling out press release after press release about their upcoming PSP and PS3 firmwares, it seems as if they're already setting up shop (so to speak) for a go-live date.
Meanwhile, Chen also reaffirmed that the PS3 FW will indeed include Flash Player (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/flash-player/608) 9 support, an interesting bit we uncovered earlier (http://www.qj.net/More-PSP-FW-5-00-PS3-FW-2-50-features-surface-PSP-TV-out-feature-expanded-PS3-gets-Flash-9/pg/49/aid/124878).
Thanks to tipster Fadil for the heads up!
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* More PSP FW 5.00, PS3 FW 2.50 features surface: PSP TV-out feature expanded, PS3 gets Flash 9 (http://www.qj.net/More-PSP-FW-5-00-PS3-FW-2-50-features-surface-PSP-TV-out-feature-expanded-PS3-gets-Flash-9/pg/49/aid/124878)
* PSN downtime tomorrow, may herald FW updates by Oct 15 (http://www.qj.net/PSN-downtime-tomorrow-may-herald-FW-updates-by-Oct-15/pg/49/aid/124844)
* Sony confirms features for PSP FW 5.00, PS3 FW 2.50 (http://www.psphome.com/forum/Sony-confirms-features-for-PSP-FW-5-00-PS3-FW-2-50/pg/49/aid/124827)
* Confirmed: PSP FW 5.00 required for PSP Store, may go live next week (http://pspupdates.qj.net/Confirmed-PSP-FW-5-00-required-for-PSP-Store-may-go-live-next-week/pg/49/aid/124783)
* Rumor: PSP FW 5.0, PS3 FW 2.5 go live next week? (http://www.psphome.com/forum/Rumor-PSP-FW-5-0-PS3-FW-2-5-go-live-next-week-/pg/49/aid/124739)
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They're quick, they're simple, and they're straight to the point. "Check me out - don't I look gorgeous? Yeah? Ok, buy me!" The two videos below show TV spots aired in Japan (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/japan/109) for the PSP-3000 (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/psp-3000/15703). Respectively, the ads are for the Piano Black and Pearl White units. (I wonder where the Mysterious Silver TV spot got to?)
The new PSP models roll into Japanese retail on the 16th - just two days away!
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This release, version 1.1, has been expanded to use the following currently available IPLs for the PSP:
* Time Machine IPL
* Boosters Multi IPL
* z3ros0ul Single IPL (Sleep Fix)
* z3ros0ul Multi IPL (Sleep Fix)
* Classic Pandora IPL
According to the dev, it also uses the three normal format methods: FAT32, FAT16, and MSPformat.
To run this app, you'll need a PC running either Windows 2000, XP, or Vista, a Memory Stick (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/memory-stick/287) Pro Duo, and a PSP or a card reader that supports your memory stick. There's no readme file included in the download, so if you have any questions we suggest clicking on the source link.
Download: *Rain's IPL Injection Test v1.1* (http://dl.qj.net/Rain-s-IPL-Injection-Test-v1.1-PSP-Tools-Utilities- 28on-PC 29/pg/12/fid/24279/catid/193)
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* PSP Pandora Deluxe v2.3: 1.50 kernel addon selection fix, more support tools (http://www.qj.net/PSP-Pandora-Deluxe-v2-3-1-50-kernel-addon-selection-fix-more-support-tools/pg/49/aid/124811)
* PSP Homebrew - UltraPandora Installer v.4.B (http://www.qj.net/PSP-Homebrew-UltraPandora-Installer-v-4-B/pg/49/aid/124297)
* Rain's Simple MMS Maker v1.0: mem stick prepper for Pandora, .NET Framework not required (http://www.qj.net/Rain-s-Simple-MMS-Maker-v1-0-mem-stick-prepper-for-Pandora-NET-Framework-not-required/pg/49/aid/123484)
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Ever since it was announced that The 3rd Birthday (http://pspupdates.qj.net/category/The-3rd-Birthday/cid/5238) from Square Enix (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/square-enix/281) will go beyond the little pond of mobile gaming into the big lake of PlayStation Portable, we've heard so little about its development.
Sure, there were a few details, some screenshots here and there, but really, we're craving for more of that party, if you will. At the TGS 2008 (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/tgs-2008/15759), the teasing continues. They don't have any video trailers for us or whatnot, but they do have this kickass teaser ad.
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Aya Brea sure is one fashionable chick, pulling off bridal gowns just as well as rockin' leather getups. We're waiting for more details just as you guys are so keep it posted here for more.
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* Hajime Tabata reveals some details for The 3rd Birthday (http://pspupdates.qj.net/Hajime-Tabata-reveals-some-details-for-The-3rd-Birthday/pg/49/aid/123289)
* New screenshots from The 3rd Birthday (http://pspupdates.qj.net/New-screenshots-from-The-3rd-birthday/pg/49/aid/123104)
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Homebrew developer Winnydows (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/winnydows/3332) has released the latest version of XviD4PSP (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/xvid4psp/5346), the PC-based video converter for the PSP (http://pspupdates.qj.net/XviD4PSP-v5-032-full-public-version-released-Update-/pg/49/aid/118381). This release came with the first public release of Winnydows Commander.
This release has several new features. Here's the changelog from Winnydows:
* Updated components: x264, ffmpeg, tsMuxeR.
* Fixed installation errors on Windows Vista (http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/windows-vista/1787) with UAC on.
* Fixed errors with audio tracks.
* Small fixes.
* Interface and overall programm must work a little bit faster.
* Changed PayPal account.
* If encode to BluRay with target size, must be more correct output size now.
Download: XviD4PSP v5.035 (http://dl.qj.net/XviD4PSP-5.035-PSP-Tools-Utilities- 28on-PC 29/pg/12/fid/24255/catid/193)
*Related homebrew:*
* PSP, iPhone media manager: Winnydows Commander 1.001 (http://p
