PokeSmot's Custom XMB Wave's for PSP

March 1st, 2007, 06:28 Posted By: 420tongboker420

New Custom XMB wave's I made first time ever doing anything like this. Hope you guys like them
Enjoy

Works on 3.03 OE-C and 3.10 OE-A
Read the Read ME!!!!!!

anybody got some ideas email me

420pokesmot420@gmail.com

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GTA IV episodic due in 2008

March 1st, 2007, 17:26 Posted By: wraggster

Rockstar's previously announced episodic content for Grand Theft Auto IV will begin in 2008, it's stated in a recent Take-Two financial report.

Take-Two's report reaffirms that GTA IV is due to release simultaneously on PS3 and Xbox 360 this October.

It's recently been speculated that the sequel will use the euphoria engine, technology that lends a dynamic and life-like element to in-game characters.

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Lara stuns with new in-game footage

March 1st, 2007, 17:31 Posted By: wraggster

Unlike the previous video Eidos released, this latest trailer shows off the shiny visuals in this modern reworking of the original - and debatably the best - Tomb Raider game on PSone.

Eidos is taking Lara back to her roots, reviving all the puzzles and classic scenes from her first adventure in this lush update, and after seeing an early version, we can't wait to get our hands on the full game.

TRA is due out on PS2, PSP and PC in May.

Trailer at CVG

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God of War PS3 won't be rushed

March 1st, 2007, 17:33 Posted By: wraggster

God of War is absolutely going to be given a PS3 debut at some point in the future, that's a given. But it looks like Sony's internal studio will be taking its time.

Speaking to GameDaily, GoW II's director Corey Barlog explained, "All the people who bought the first game were PS2 owners, so we wanted to stay with that especially because... I want to make the PS3 version of this game, absolutely, but I don't want to make it quickly. I don't want to quickly rush it out the door and be like, 'Oh my gosh, we need to get this out!' because we probably would have pushed ourselves to make it around the launch window and I think we would have sacrificed something by trying to take what we had and shoving it in there as quickly as possible."

Wise words we feel, as GoW II is looking like the last great PS2 game of its generation. We all know GDC is just around the corner, and Sony is quietly talking up PS3 ahead of the event. It's wishful thinking, but wouldn't it be awesome if GoW III made a surprise appearance...?

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Best game trailer ever? Battlefield: Bad Company

March 1st, 2007, 17:42 Posted By: wraggster

We fired up EA's new Battlefield: Bad Company trailer expecting the typical frantic gun fights, cinematic camera angles and dramatic lines.

And that's how it is to start with but then it changes, and becomes one of the most innovative trailers we've seen in a while - maybe ever. Funny too.

The way it demonstrates the intense atmosphere and new, fully destructible scenery is brilliant.

Battlefield: Bad Company, a single-player iteration of EA's brilliant online multiplayer war sim, is due to release on PS3 and Xbox 360 later this year.

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PSP: Easy PSP Calculator v1.0

March 1st, 2007, 17:44 Posted By: pucelano

Looking for a simple operation, I have created this complete calculator that realizes the most habitual operations, without arriving at the complexity of a scientific calculator.

It has memory functions, and realizes operations with angles, as much in degrees as in radians.
It admits in addition the introduction of exponential numbers.

Controls:
• Arrows: Move acrross buttons.
• X: Press button.
• O: Select DEG(degrees) or RAD(radians).
• Triangle: Shift button.

Although the application has been developed with LUA, you can open it directly from Memory Stick.

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Dark_Alex and Fanjita in swedish magazine!

March 1st, 2007, 18:30 Posted By: stimo

The newspaper wrote:

Hackers crackt PSP
Its war between sony and a group
of hackes. The hackers is trying to hack psp fw
to play homebrews and downloaded data.
And now the did it. Despite big resistance from
Sony

Fanjita
Fanjita the member in "Noobz Team" have work
hard to beat sony
-my target is to run home made games and apps.
All have ther own right to do what they
whant to do. Said he from BBC

Dark Alex:
A other hacker is Dark Alex who did hack the psp total with Gta LCS

So fast the news was out did sony reply that a new
fw shall be release, and it will shut the hole the hackers find.

grip from a swedish magazine "XTRA"

and sry for my bad eng :S

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1000 PS2 games playable at PAL PS3 launch

March 1st, 2007, 19:22 Posted By: wraggster

Sony's Phil Harrison has told European gamers that they can expect over 1000 PS2 titles to be backwards compatible from March 23.

Speaking to semi-official blog Three Speech, Harrison said, "The situation is changing every day, but on March 23, we expect the list to include over 1,000 PS2 titles." Not bad, eh? "We can't give any information about specific titles but, clearly, that would be our policy."

Losing a chip from PS3 will obviously save Sony some cash in making the machine but when will that affect the RRP of PS3? "Price reductions are something that we wouldn't comment on specifically. But you know the business model very well - we strive to get the cost of manufacturing down as soon as possible, and as soon as we can pass cost savings onto the consumers, we will."

And how important is this whole backwards compatibility issue anyway? "I think the reasons why people buy PS3s are the new games that it offers, and the HD content experiences provided by games and movies, the opportunity to access the PlayStation Network, and titles like MotorStorm and Resistance: Fall of Man - leading-edge examples of what next-generation games are all about."

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"Big" GDC announcement for Harrison

March 1st, 2007, 19:27 Posted By: wraggster

Phil Harrison's got a big announcement up his giant sleeve for next week's Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, according to Sony, which will be outlined in his keynote speech on Wednesday, 7th March, at 18:30 GMT.

"All I can say is we've said there's going to be a big announcement at GDC, and Phil's Keynote speech will form the basis of that," a spokesperson for Sony told Eurogamer this afternoon.

His talk will revolve around developing and creating games for the third age of videogames, delving into the meaning of "always on", and the opportunities presented by connected communities of players and developers.

Given that, we'd expect the "big announcement" will have something to do with the company's online strategy. However, we're open to suggestions; maybe the PSP will stick onto the PS3 and create a unique media-hub window, or perhaps there's a giraffe in the blu-ray disc drive. We're just not sure.

via eurogamer

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"Big" GDC announcement for Harrison

March 1st, 2007, 19:27 Posted By: wraggster

Phil Harrison's got a big announcement up his giant sleeve for next week's Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, according to Sony, which will be outlined in his keynote speech on Wednesday, 7th March, at 18:30 GMT.

"All I can say is we've said there's going to be a big announcement at GDC, and Phil's Keynote speech will form the basis of that," a spokesperson for Sony told Eurogamer this afternoon.

His talk will revolve around developing and creating games for the third age of videogames, delving into the meaning of "always on", and the opportunities presented by connected communities of players and developers.

Given that, we'd expect the "big announcement" will have something to do with the company's online strategy. However, we're open to suggestions; maybe the PSP will stick onto the PS3 and create a unique media-hub window, or perhaps there's a giraffe in the blu-ray disc drive. We're just not sure.

via eurogamer

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Grand Theft Auto publisher tries to cool 'hot coffee' lawsuit

March 1st, 2007, 19:49 Posted By: wraggster

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Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the controversial Grand Theft Auto series of games may be close to settling a long running legal battle with a New York granny who attempted to sue the company after it emerged one of those games contained adult content.

This week, a Manhattan District Court judge order the case to be suspended pending the outcome of settlement negotiations between plaintiff and defendant, Reuters reports. The judge may review the stay after lawyers report on their progress on 12 March.

The action centres on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' infamous 'hot coffee' sex scenes, originally hidden from players but exposed on July 2005 by a hack posted on the net. The game had been given a US Entertainment Software Rating Board 'Mature' classification, for its violent content. Once the blue material was revealed, the ESRB quickly re-rated the title 'Adults Only', causing some major US retailers to yank the game from their shelves.

Take-Two duly withdrew GTA: SA and reissued it with the offending eye-full excised, but not before an 81-year-old grandmother from New York, Florence Cohen, took the company to court, claiming she'd been misled into buying the game for her 14-year-old grandson.

As we noted at the time, the game's portrayal of murder, robbery, drug dealing, foul language and bad driving doesn't appear to have bothered her one jot...

In June 2006, Take-Two settled a similar case brought about by a Federal Trade Commission probe into the 'hot coffee' content.

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My Customization of Vibestars Mario theme (subs)

March 1st, 2007, 20:28 Posted By: Triv1um

This is runs on my 3.03 oe-c psp.

Topmenus DON'T work on 3.10 oe-a.

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CREDITS GO TO VIBESTAR, AS HE MADE THE MAIN THEME.

I JUST COMPILED IMAGES + MADE A FEW MYSELF FOR SUB-ICONS.

This pack includes -

- Icons + sub-icons
- Battery, volume bar
- Custom wave (no real need for this, i just like it)
- Spinning loading mario coin
- Super mario font

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Here is a screenshot.

Click to view bigger

There is a video image inside this download if you wish to see.
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I know this isn't to everyones taste as the some of the sub icons are sort of random in places.

Feel free to change things.

But ALL credits go to Vibestar for making a great theme.
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Rumor: Sony's PlayStation Home to be Achievements + Miis

March 1st, 2007, 22:16 Posted By: wraggster

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Hoping to take great ideas from the both the Xbox 360 and the Wii, Sony's planning to introduce a new PS3 feature called PlayStation Home. This new app/feature is rumored to be a blend of Microsoft's achievements and Nintendo's Miis. How does it work?

Well, the PlayStation Home is a little virtual home in which the avatar you make (your Pii?) will live. When you complete a game, it'll award you with a little trophy or toy to place in your home that your avatar can interact with. Not only that, they're planning to make your avatar social—like MySpace—and have it interact with other people's avatars.

All of this is rumored still, but Sony seems to be doing something big next week at GDC. We're willing to bet that this is it.

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Sony: 20GB PS3 Not Dead Yet

March 1st, 2007, 23:37 Posted By: wraggster

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Anecdotal evidence from US brick-and-mortar retail outlets suggests that the 20GB version of the PlayStation 3 is heading for extinction, but Sony tells Next-Gen that's not the case--at least for the time being.

"The type of model found in stores is completely up to what the retailer orders, so if they don't see a big demand for a particular SKU, they simply don't order it from us," explained Sony Computer Entertainment America PR head David Karraker. "We continue to manufacture both."
"At this time there are no plans to change our US model offerings," Karraker stated.

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RUMOR: Sony releasing upscaling emulator for PS2 and PS-One games

March 1st, 2007, 23:39 Posted By: wraggster

via ps3fanboy

This is classified as a rumor, but we really hope it's as RumorReporter says and consider it more of on the Report end, rather than the Rumor. We've kicked the whole "replacing hardware backwards compatibility with software" story to death (and we've got one more post to go on it, actually), so you know all about that. But now, an "anonymous industry insider" (who else gives us these rumors?) tells us that Sony is toying around with something else, beyond the 1.60 firmware update coming up soon.

HD upscaling of specific PS2 and PS-One titles is rumored to be in the works for, possibly, summer. We're not talking about 480p support -- the internal PS3 upscaler will move these games into 1080i/720p! Just think how some of your favorite games would look if they're supported by the PlayStation 3 into 1080i/720p... it's almost legendary in awesomeness. Let's hope we get more official word on this closer to summer.

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Sony launches new dev tech -- dubbed Edge

March 1st, 2007, 23:40 Posted By: wraggster

via ps3fanboy

That's right -- the complaints about the PS3 dev-kits and all being really limited and tough to work with must have been grounded in some kind of fact, or else Sony wouldn't have released an all new set of tools for developers working on PS3 titles. This new kid, called PlayStation 3 Edge has "been put together by three first-party technology teams within Sony, the WWS Europe Advanced Technology Group, WWS America ICE team (a technology group based at Naughty Dog that specialises in graphics systems and tools for the PlayStation 3), and WWS America Tools and Technology group."

This new thingie is described by Sony: "rather than an overarching engine, these teams have chosen to create specialized systems that demonstrate best practices of SPU and RSX utilization." So, is this a step in the right direction for PS3 software development? We submit that it certainly is. With better technology and tools made available to developers, not only will their game development costs decrease, but games will begin to look better and better, do more and more at once. Maybe next-gen titles will drop to $50 as a standard in a year or so. Oh, wait... the Wii already has them at that price. Well, those'll drop to $40 and below at that point. Pricing wars are fun.

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Burnout Dominator Preview

March 1st, 2007, 23:50 Posted By: wraggster

Heres an excerpt

Here are some words we won't be using in this preview: "hi-octane", "adrenaline-fuelled", "Penguin". That's because, unlike the flagrantly unimaginative language we tend to haul out when a new arcade racer rears its ugly head, EA's Burnout series has just about managed stay the right side of hackneyed. Despite annual updates, Burnout has successfully tweaked and reinvented its formula with each new iteration, constantly surpassing itself to keep its rightful place as king of the speed-obsessed pack.

So then, it seems only fair that Burnout Dominator should take a congratulatory look at its heritage and reinterpret one of its most popular past features to form the heart of the new game. Of course, we're talking about Burnouts, last seen in Burnout 2. As Nick Channon, senior producer on Burnout Dominator explains, "With Dominator, we felt there was the opportunity to go back a little to the essence of the Burnout experience: driving as dangerously as you can, avoiding the crash. We wanted to return to that sense of weaving in and out of traffic, doing near-misses, really controlling with long drifts. The one thing we've been itching to do for a while is bring back Burnouts. Not just bring them back though, but build the game around it".

Full article at IGN

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Tekken and MotorStorm Video Coming to PSN

March 1st, 2007, 23:51 Posted By: wraggster

Sony Computer Entertainment announced that it will update the PlayStation Store today with Namco's Tekken: Dark Resurrection for download. The game is a PlayStation 3 translation of the PSP title and features full 1080p support. Tekken: Dark Resurrection will retail for $19.99. We'll have our full review of the game soon, so keep an eye open for that.

SCEA also announced that it will post a new MotorStorm video featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the game's development. The video features footage from Evolution Studios' shoot in Utah's Monument Valley and includes interviews will the designer and producers. MotorStorm is set to launch on March 6th in stores nationwide.

A new trailer for a Warner Bros. film will also make its way to the store, though Sony didn't mention which movie it will be for.

via ign

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Smash Court Tennis 3 goes PSP; includes Game Sharing

March 1st, 2007, 23:55 Posted By: wraggster

via pspfanboy

Namco Bandai just announced Smash Court Tennis 3 for the PSP. It'll feature 16 tennis stars, including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin. "We are thrilled to announce that the next iteration of our popular Smash Court Tennis series is set to appear on the PSP system," said Makoto Iwai, Executive Vice President and COO of Namco Bandai Games. "With the franchise's signature gameplay and new enhancements, Smash Court Tennis 3 is the perfect on-the-go package that's made for a jet-setting tennis pro."

Virtua Tennis will be the game to beat for Namco's next. However, there's one feature that I'm particularly psyched about: the ability to compete against other PSP owners with a single UMD through Game Sharing. It's a horribly under-utilized system: being able to play tennis against any other PSP owner should offer a great deal of potential.

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X-Flash Source Code Released

March 2nd, 2007, 00:00 Posted By: wraggster

Art has released the source code to his X-Flash app for the PSP, heres the details:

Hi Guys,
Regrettably, I won't be able to update X-Flash in the near future, due to work
commitments.

I was only planning to add support for one later DAX firmware, since the topmenu_plugin
mods don't work after that.

The release if X-Flash source code does not mean that I won't update it someday.
It is quite likely that one day, out of nowhere, an official V19 will appear unexpectedly

I must warn PSP owners against using any derivative.. how do I put it...
attempted updated produced by lamers.
I would find it offensive to see X-Flash updates
with no real merrit appearing on forums, although I expect it to happen.
X-Flash has become diffucult program to keep up with myself, let alone somone
else coming allong and trying to understand it.
The released source is not obfuscated in any way. The three letter variable
names are left as original, and many of them did mean something to me.

Please do not ask for support. You will not recieve any from me for the same
reason that I cannot produce updates.

X-Flash source is released for educational purposes for all the people who
wanted to know how I did various things.., not to encourage offspring.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E3X64XN7

Cheers, Art.

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PSP Hacks Homebrew Comp

March 2nd, 2007, 07:31 Posted By: wraggster

The PSP Hacks website is having their first Homebrew coding comp, heres the rules/info:

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johny5_flash BETA V0.2

March 2nd, 2007, 07:33 Posted By: wraggster

johny5 has messaged me to let me know of a new version of his app for the PSP:

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Major League Baseball 2K7

March 2nd, 2007, 07:45 Posted By: wraggster

New PS3 Game released:



It's a whole new ballgame! Major League Baseball 2K7 redefines the pure baseball video game experience with true, Next-Gen details, all-new throwing mechanics and a revolutionary presentation system. Featuring stunning, lifelike player models, Signature Style animations, Inside Edge data and more, Major League Baseball 2K7 delivers the most authentic baseball action to date.

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Major League Baseball 2K7

March 2nd, 2007, 07:48 Posted By: wraggster

New PSP Game released:



It's a whole new ballgame! Major League Baseball 2K7 redefines the pure baseball video game experience with true, Next-Gen details, all-new throwing mechanics and a revolutionary presentation system. Featuring stunning, lifelike player models, Signature Style animations, Inside Edge data and more, Major League Baseball 2K7 delivers the most authentic baseball action to date.

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Sony and Immersion settle suit, rumble coming to the PS3?

March 2nd, 2007, 16:47 Posted By: wraggster

Alright, so just days after trashing rumble as a "last generation feature," it appears that Sony cut a deal with Immersion (AKA the company which owns the patents on force-feed back stuff for controllers) paving the way for them to potentially add this "last generation feature" to their next generation console. Looks like Sony more or less caved here. They're paying Immersion the full sum awarded to them by a Federal District Cour, plus interest, and the two companies have agreed to enter into a "a new business agreement to explore the inclusion of Immersion technology in PlayStation® format products." So when do we finally see rumble in the PS3?

via engadget

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PS2 burgled, held ransom for gas money

March 2nd, 2007, 16:50 Posted By: wraggster

via engadget

While stealing gaming consoles from cancer patients is just wrong, you can't blame someone for holding stuff ransom when owed a bunch of cash. Des Moines, Iowa resident James Kloppenburg awoke Monday morning to find a glass panel removed from the front storm door, and more disturbingly, his PS2 nowhere in sight. He reported the theft, stating he already knew the equipment would be returned if he payed the disgruntled burglar an undisclosed amount of owed gas money. However, it was written in the police report that "James changed his mind and told me he didn't want charges filed against (the suspect.)" The offender was obviously close to the victim, aware that Kloppenburg's despair would not stem from the missing console, but more so from a memory card full of hundreds of hours of gameplay, and very likely, a neglected social life. So let this be a lesson to all you deadbeat ride-mooching gamers: you better pay up if you wanna play up.

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Lucasarts' Clone Wars heads to handhelds

March 2nd, 2007, 16:56 Posted By: wraggster

via cvg

LucasArts has started work on a handheld title based on its CG Clone Wars TV show, according to Develop magazine.

Clone Wars will be the first internally developed handheld title for LucasArts, handled by its newly-expanded sister studio LucasArts Shanghai, which was originally setup in 2005 to produce digital film content.

Ex-Psygnosis and EA veteran Feargus Carroll takes the role of project lead, bringing with him 12 years of experience working on titles such as Freedom Fighters, Black & White 2 and Battlefield: Modern Combat.

From the look of Carroll's previous titles you can probably imagine what sort of vibe the Star Wars title will adopt. We're guessing it's going to have lots of clone troopers to order around and the occasional lightsaber fight with a big bad Sith. In fact, we'd bet a tenner on it.

We'll let you know if we're right when we get our first look at the game, probably at some point this year.

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Massive Frisbee damage in Dark Sector trailer

March 2nd, 2007, 17:00 Posted By: wraggster

Bloody violence and torso-slicing is rife in a new gameplay trailer from Dark Sector, Digital Extremes' stealth-action game that flings you into a near future where bio-weapons have unleashed hell and havoc.

In the game, you play Hayden Tenno, a character with the ability to morph into different combat forms whose signature weapon is a massive damage Frisbee. Can it slice opponents in half? Yep. And dispatch enemies in other gruesome and imaginative ways? Oh yes. Nice. View the trailer for the full-on gore.

It looks a bit Splinter Cell mixed with Resident Evil, in our mind. We'll be bringing you more details on the game in the not-too-distant future. In the meantime, enjoy the footage.

We're currently expecting Dark Sector to release at the end of the year.

Trailer Here

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First GTA IV trailer! Details inside

March 2nd, 2007, 17:02 Posted By: wraggster

Rockstar will release the very first trailer from Grand Theft Auto IV on March 29.

A little teaser page with a countdown timer has been set up on the company's website. Go ahead and watch those seconds, minutes, hours and days tick down.

What will the trailer reveal? We're on tenterhooks...

Earlier in the week speculation broke out that the sequel is to use the euphoria engine featuring in LucasArts' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and it's also been revealed that Rockstar will begin releasing episodic content for GTA IV in 2008.

So, the first glimpse of all that GTA IV goodness on March 29, with the full game releasing on PS3 and Xbox 360 simultaneously around October 17 this year.

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Sony Announces 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo

March 2nd, 2007, 17:12 Posted By: wraggster

Im sure we posted about this before but gizmodo have new details on the 8GB Mem Stick heading to PSP.

Sony announced it's raising the capacity of its Memory Stick Pro Duo to 8GB. Going on sale in Japan on March 9 for $325, the eight-gig flash memory cards won't work with all Sony VAIO laptops or Cybershot cameras—only with those sold in 2007. The good news is that your PlayStation Portable (PSP) will accept the new flash cards, but you'll need to be running firmware version 2.81.

Of course, Sony has such a proprietary mindset that some of its products aren't compatible with its own proprietary memory sticks. You might want to check the compatibility page (which doesn't include the 8GB Memory Stick yet, but promises to do so soon), listing the dozens of Sony products and telling you which one of the company's Memory Sticks will work with each. It's like navigating through a maze. Not amazing at all.

Lets hope Dark ALex Firmware will support these

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Sony get Pissy With Kotaku

March 2nd, 2007, 17:19 Posted By: wraggster

via joystiq

Earlier today, gaming blog Kotaku reported on a rumored PlayStation 3 feature, set to be unveiled during next week's Game Developer's Conference. The key word, of course, is "rumored," a word which has since gotten the blog into hot water with Sony. The original article, which boasted one anonymous source, a smattering of founded speculation and repeated use of the aforementioned keyword, detailed "PlayStation Home," a visual mixture of the Xbox 360's achievement system and the Wii's customizable avatars.

Though most rumors come and go with little input from publishers ("no comment" has become de rigueur), this one became notable as soon as Kotaku was asked to take it down. In a calm and straightforward follow-up article, Kotaku's Brian Crecente reveals that the blog's failure to comply has led to a complete dismissal and excommunication from Sony. It seems clear that such a response lends the rumor more veracity, but the response itself is far more interesting in what it means for the rest of the blogosphere.

What did Kotaku do wrong? In contacting Sony for comment on the initial story, Crecente was informed that publishing the report could harm the business relationship between the two entities. Unresponsive to thinly-veiled threats, Crecente published the story, citing concern with informing readers and not with maintaining a corporation's announcement schedule. In an e-mail to Crecente, David Karakker, senior director of Sony's corporate communications, stated that, "I am very disappointed that after trying to work with you as closely as possible and provide you and your team with access and information, you chose to report on this rumor.... I can't defend outlets that can't work cooperatively with us."

This doesn't appear to be an issue of cooperation at all. It's an issue of control. A major corporation is lashing out at a news platform where it is unable to pull all the strings and directly exert influence. In the ideal world of public relations, journalists would regurgitate press releases verbatim with nary a thought spared to truth or timing. All this comes just a week before GDC and Sony's promised meeting with bloggers -- the opening of a dialogue between "us" and "them."

By doing our job and informing readers, have we become the enemy?

[Update: Sony and Kotaku have settled their differences and reopened communications. As Brian Crecente puts it, "We were doing our job and Sony was doing theirs and now we can both continue to do so." Thanks AssemblyLineHuman.]

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Virtua Fighter 5

March 2nd, 2007, 17:21 Posted By: wraggster

New from Play Asia



features
Two New Characters, El Blaze and Eileen, round out the cast of 17 dynamic characters. El Blaze is a Mexican wrestling champion that uses the Lucha Libre fighting style, and Eileen, originally from China, uses a “Kou Ken� (Monkey style Kung Fu fighting style).
Stunning, Highly-Detailed 3-D Fighting Environments inspired by locales around the world where players can challenge their opponents in unique types of arenas.
Offensive Move lets players to easily move around their opponent from the side and back allowing players to be more strategic with their battles.
Customize your character with the enhanced attachment system and customization engine giving players more flexibility than ever before when creating their characters.
Next Gen Presentation includes HD resolution widescreen and 5.1-channel Dolby Digital surround.

description
This new installment in the critically-acclaimed Virtua Fighter series packs a serious punch fueled by the power of the PLAYSTATION®3. Virtua Fighter 5 will have an all-star cast of 17 fighters, including characters from the previous iterations along with two new characters named El Blaze and Eileen. El Blaze is a Mexican fighting champion that defeats unsuspecting opponents with his lightning-quick Lucha Libre fighting style and Eileen uses a Monkey Kung Fu fighting style which she learned from her grandfather, a former Kung Fu master. Choose from an array of costumes and attachable items and then step into the ring and prove that you're the best.

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M.A.C.H. Modified Air Combat Heroes

March 2nd, 2007, 17:23 Posted By: wraggster

Newly released for PSP



In the year 2049, the governments of the world switched to unmanned aircraft for combat in an attempt to save lives. By doing so, they decommissioned thousands of jets and their fighter pilots, ironically destroying the livelihood of those they were trying to save. Years later, these planes appeared on the black market and were sold to the highest bidders. It wasn't long before an underground emerged, featuring ex-fighter pilots, smugglers and wealthy hobbyists piloting the decommissioned aircraft. In a competition of fight and flight, these pilots heavily modify their jet fighters to outrace and outduel the competition to win fame, glory and fortune. Welcome to the world of M.A.C.H.

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Metal Slug Anthology

March 2nd, 2007, 17:24 Posted By: wraggster

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Features Wi-Fi (ad hoc) support for intense 2-player action
Arcade perfect port of each title
Pick-up-and-play, non-stop action

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Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Metal Slug by joining the Metal Slug team on 7 separate adventures that span across the life of the franchise in this definitive collection. Seven incredible Metal Slug games on one UMD - Metal Slug 1, Metal Slug 2, Metal Slug X, Metal Slug 3, Metal Slug 4, Metal Slug 5 and Metal Slug 6.

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MLB 07: The Show

March 2nd, 2007, 17:26 Posted By: wraggster

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The #1-Selling baseball franchise for PSP® in ‘06 is bigger, better and back for the ‘07 season.
Adaptive Pitching Intelligence delivers a revolutionary enhancement to artificial intelligence that considers strengths, weaknesses and trends.
All-New Road To The Show career mode literally puts you on the field to play from player-based cameras and allows you to fast-forward between every at-bat and defensive play.
Pitch Command System challenges you to utilize the full repertoire of every pitcher in the Major Leagues.
Online Suite features: online leagues, MLB.com Headline News2Go, My Sliders, real-time MLB tickers and much more.

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Already widely considered the most authentic baseball simulation available, the franchise now introduces the all-new Road to The Show mode, enabling gamers to play both offense and defense from the created player’s perspective. Providing an even more realistic experience from the mound, the all-new New Pitch Command System (PCS) delivers unsurpassed strategy to pitch selection, as a pitcher’s “pitch comfort� will be predetermined based on a best to worst pitch scenario. It is up the gamer to decide if he/she should try to “work on a pitch� or just go with what is working. Additionally, with the Adaptive Pitching Intelligence (API) feature, catchers will call the game based on the individual strengths and weaknesses of each pitcher as well as analyze tendencies of batters. Gamers will now have the ability to either trust the pitches called by the catcher or shake them off.

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Virtua Fighter 5 Official Strategy Guide

March 2nd, 2007, 17:31 Posted By: wraggster

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Pages: 192
BradyGames' Virtua Fighter 5 Official Strategy Guide features complete coverage on all 17 fighters, including the two new characters to the series.
Detailed information on character customization.
Expert tips on character match-ups, strengths and weaknesses.
Strategies for each mode of gameplay.

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System 3 Brings Back Impossible Mission

March 2nd, 2007, 17:41 Posted By: wraggster

Press release:

System 3 again delighted video game historians when it today announced the re-launch of the classic Epyx Commodore 64 title, Impossible Mission, with some special enhancements for the Nintendo DS™, PlayStation®Portable, PlayStation®2 and Nintendo Wii™.

It's hard to believe that it was twenty-five years since the original release. Impossible Mission was the first game to use real synthesized speech, an incredible development when first unleashed on the 8-bit formats. The original game included a random game-map system which ensured that no two games were the same. Although the original still stands the test of time today, inclusion of brand new graphics and sound ensures that Impossible Mission is primed to thrill a brand new audience.

The gamer takes the role of a secret agent attempting to stop evil genius Professor Elvin Atombender who has been tampering with National Security Computers. Players must penetrate Atombender's base, attempting to recover parts of the system password whilst avoiding deadly robots in a race against time.

Whilst the game has been re-written from the ground up and features new graphics, 3D objects, new Sound Effects and Music the gameplay remains impressively loyal with the game layout changing for every new game. There are now three main characters to choose from plus a brand new tutorial mode. The player can now chose from three game modes, new, original and for the purist; a hybrid mode with the original gameplay using the updated graphics.

The PSP versions offer an unusual feature which allows players to send a full copy of their game to a friend by Wireless so they can try it for themselves.

"We've worked hard to bring Impossible Mission up-to-date whilst keeping the original gameplay that made the game such a hit in the eighties", commented CEO, Mark Cale, "We're particularly pleased with the handheld versions which will ensure this historic game can be enjoyed by a completely new generation of gamers".

Impossible Mission is part of the Epyx back catalogue and will be available Quarter Two.

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Rockstar breaks out PS2 Vice City Stories trailer

March 2nd, 2007, 21:42 Posted By: wraggster

GTA fans casts your eyes right for a brand new trailer from Rockstar's PS2 version of Vice City Stories - which can now be viewed in our video player.

Vice City Stories acts as a prequel to GTA: Vice City. It's 1984 and you're filling the shoes of US Marine Victor Vance, brother of Vice City's Lance Vance.

It's out on PS2 next Friday. Enjoy the trailer.

News/trailer at CVG

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PS3 will eventually upscale your awful DVDs

March 2nd, 2007, 21:58 Posted By: wraggster

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In the fourth and final part of N'Gai Croal's epic and quite informative interview with Phil Harrison, the Sony head of worldwide studios discusses his company's cultural approach to marketing in Japan. Mr. Harrison explains that in order to engender trust in Japanese consumers, Sony should start divulging more information and features earlier, even if they aren't quite "perfect" yet. His example? "You know, we're not sure when it's coming, but we're going to have DVD upscaling on Playstation 3." He follows up with, "There you go. There's a scoop for you."

Though it's up in the air as to when a PS3 firmware update will enable a feature found in standalone Blu-ray players, it should work as a sufficient stop-gap to those still waiting for Blu-ray versions of Bloodrayne and American Ninja 4: The Annihilation. DVD upscaling might not boast the "wow" factor of pure HD content, but the Algebra of Wows dictates that it should be worth several thousand anti-mehs. At least!

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Sony Boss Respects PSP Homebrew

March 2nd, 2007, 22:27 Posted By: wraggster

Nice to know that the boss of Sony respects the PSP homebrew scene, heres a tidbit from a recent interview:

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PS3's European marketing drive begins

March 2nd, 2007, 23:58 Posted By: wraggster

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Sony today kicks off its GBP6m campaign ahead of PS3's UK launch on March 23rd.
With pre-orders at a record high, Sony Computer Entertainment rolls out its ‘This is Living’ creatives in cinemas today, with TV commercials to follow from Friday March 16th and a pivotal online push all part of the marketing blitz.

The team behind the launch are looking to evolve the PlayStation brand from its gaming roots to more of an ‘entertainment supercomputer’, according to SCE UK marketing director Alan Duncan. “We want to review the emotional relationship between consumers and the PlayStation brand,� he told MCV. “The ‘This is Living’ campaign is designed to promote a rational role for the PS3 in people’s lives.�

Alongside ambitious in-store plans for retail, Sony’s marketing ethos revolves around getting consumers to form their own view of the much-hyped next-gen machine.

“My role in life is to make consumers re-appraise what PlayStation means and what role it has in their lives,� said Duncan. “It’s an entertainment supercomputer for the home. Until you spend time with PS3 you won’t have that ‘penny drop’ moment.�

And the platform holder is looking for success in the long term, not just within the initial launch window. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint. We will of course have a big splash at launch but the way in which we have bought our media allows us to sustain that momentum and the ‘This is Living’ proposition well into the months after launch.

Hinting at the provocative nature of the campaign, he added: “Our ads will never, ever be passive. We want to get people involved.�

Campaign highlights include:

* A total cross-media spend of £6m
* TV ads to hit 44m individuals by the end of May. First ad set for March 16th
* Cinema campaign to target 12m admissions. First ads hit today
* Online promotions to total 40m impacts

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Xecuter PS3 HDXT (Hard Drive Xtender)

March 3rd, 2007, 00:01 Posted By: wraggster

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Conan the Barbarian Eyes-on

March 3rd, 2007, 00:06 Posted By: wraggster

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By Crom! For years now, companies have tried to capture the spirit and the essence of the classic Robert E. Howard 1932 fiction novel that presented the Cimmerian warrior in Hyborian times. Regardless of the various comic books or films of the legendary barbarian, very few representations have accurately presented the fighter in his natural surroundings. Throwing over the stylized film versions in favor of the novels, THQ and Nihilistic are now taking up the mantle of the anti-hero character in Conan the Barbarian. We managed to get a look at a pre-alpha build of the game, which is expected to hit shelves in early winter of 2008.

The team over at Nihilistic really wanted to make the player feel like they were stepping into the boots of Conan. That means capturing the gore of the battle sequences. As a result, they established a basic guideline of trying to stay true to the initial Howard fiction while incorporating new elements of the interpreted game world. For example, Conan will wind up facing off against twenty or more enemies at a time, slicing and dicing his way through opponents that dare to get in his path. Influenced by elements of Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry, Conan the Barbarian allows players to exploit more than twenty weapons and over 100 unique combat moves, including finishing strikes, to eliminate enemies. Many of these include slicing enemies in half, stealing weapons out of opponent's hands, and kneeing an opponent in, well, sensitive areas.

Most of these moves will be discovered across the six different locations of Hyboria that Conan will explore. Initially, he'll start off with 25 to 30 separate attacks, including finishing moves, that he'll be able to trigger at any point in time. However, he'll need to vary his attacks, utilizing parries, blocks and disarming strikes to effectively dispatch his foes because the enemy A.I. will quickly notice if players are using the same attacks and devise ways around these maneuvers. After every successful attack, Conan will potentially gain health, experience boosts, special ability charges (which power up his most important strikes) or momentum gains, which strengthen the power and speed of his attacks.

In fact, players will need to constantly weigh their moves when it comes to unleashing special attacks, such as Conan's Song of Death, which slows down time and allows the barbarian to target and eviscerate his foes. However, just because Conan uses these special moves doesn't make him invincible to his opponents. We noticed during our demo that players will literally have to pluck arrows from Conan's body before he loses significant amounts of health and bleeds to death. Conan will also have the flexibility to utilize the environment in numerous ways, tossing enemies onto spikes and other hazards around levels to quickly lessen the odds against him. Similarly, the Cimmerian will need to break down objects in the environment to solve various platforming puzzles that are arranged in his way. Since just about every item in the environment can be used as a weapon, expect to use barrels, enemies and other objects as a tool to bludgeon opponents.

It's not confirmed, but it's more than likely that we'll see Red Sonja, Valeria and other classic Conan characters cross the Cimmerian's path during the massive adventure, which should pit him against human and monster mini-bosses and bosses alike. We noticed everything from two handed sword wielding captains to massive squids that turned shipmates into ink zombies. Knowing that Conan was packing a massive sword however, we knew there was nothing to fear, and found that it was easy to slice our way through jungle levels, areas infested with snake cultists, and even stages inspired by Kush, or the lands of Northern Africa.

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Juiced 2 First Look

March 3rd, 2007, 00:07 Posted By: wraggster

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THQ showed off a bevy of titles at their Gamer's Day event last night, one of which was Juiced 2. Those unfamiliar with Juiced only really need to know that it was a underground street racing game where players could customize their cars and bet both the cars and their earned cash against computer AI in a career mode that had players climbing up the ranks of bad ass racers. Juiced 2 basically follows the same frame or existence. The game will begin with you creating a character, purchasing a car, and begin racing up through various levels of circuits. Along the way you can bet against other racers, for other racers, for themselves, and on AI races.

One of the biggest differences between Juiced 1 and 2 is that THQ has secured the Hot Imports Nights license, which will allow for a bigger and better style to the game that hints at much more professional racing than just underground for pink slips. The tracks we saw in this version of Juiced were both set-up to look like very professional races. Both of the tracks, one a full race, and the other a drift course, were in London and looked pretty damn nice. There will also be tracks racing through other fun cities around the globe such as San Francisco and Rome where players will drive right through the coliseum.

The level of customization for characters and cars alike is pretty extensive. While the player avatar probably won't matter quite as much to most racers, the options are still there for gender, looks, and clothing. The fact that the avatar will show up online when racing in multiplayer adds a bit more weight behind the creation. Either way, it's really the car customization that will grab most players and Juice Games is placing a lot of energy into making sure players have a ton of options for parts and decals. With around 90 cars to choose from and 600 body kits, it should be hard to complain. These tweaks also include items that aren't immediately apparent such as the interiors (seats, steering wheels, etc..). Painting and sticking decals on the car also looks to have a great level of customization. Decals can be slected and moved anywhere on the car and can be rotated, tilted, increased in size, and more. Along with a nice array of base colors and pearlescent tones, there should be a wide variety of cars for the multiplayer portion of the game.

Considering Juice Games has removed the need to repair cars in between races (there is still a damage model in the races), which put a serious damper on making any real money, you should have a good amount of cash to spend on improving cars both in their looks and their tuning. Eventually you will want to take these cars online and race against other players for game cash or pink slips. Betting was one of the cool things about the original Juiced that made races that much more important. Bringing that to multiplayer is a pretty good idea. One of the interesting things is that other players that aren't involved in the race will also be able to jump in and bet. So if you get a couple of well known drivers battling in a race, you could get a pretty good sum of folks wagering on the match. Odds will change as the race progresses so there's also a chance that you could make several bets on one race.

Juice Games is also making sure that those who do participate online in pink slip races won't ruin the fun by "accidentally" dumping out in the middle of a race that's going badly. Once a pink slip race has been initiated, the server will automatically remove the cars from the players inventory and save the game. That means any player who loses connection in the middle of a high stakes race like this will also lose their car. It's a real incentive not to cheat. It also means that anyone who really does accidentally disconnect will also lose their car. That is, of course, sad, but probably worth the risk when dealing with a bunch of online idiots that like to ruin games for the rest of us.

We would have loved to have a chance to play the game ourselves, but this was a first-look only opportunity. It's hard to comment on how well the game's controls perform without the hands-on time, but what we saw looked pretty smooth. Both the race and the drifting seemed to control pretty well for the developers playing the game. There were none of the usual spin-outs in the short demonstration at least though one AI did go careening into the wall after the demo driver followed for long enough to drive the spook meter up far enough that the AI driver freaked out and crashed.

Juiced 2 is due out for basically every system aside from the original Xbox and GameCube. The 360 version was shown at the event and looked very decent. We'll have to wait for another time to see each of the other versions, but both PC and PS3 should be identical to the 360 version and others will only suffer from a lower graphics level without losing too many of the features.

Look for more info on Juiced 2 as Juiced Games and THQ continue development.

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NCAA Football 08 First Down

March 3rd, 2007, 00:08 Posted By: wraggster

Troy Smith. Chris Leak. Brady Quinn.

A Heisman Trophy winner, a national champion and a household name.

These would have been the easy picks to front NCAA Football 08, the next installment in Electronic Arts' vaunted franchise, slated to hit the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 this summer. Look back at past covers and that's what you see: Heisman winners, national champs and marketable household names. That's what college football fans expect.

But doing what everyone expects has gotten EA Sports into trouble as of late. Its library of next-generation sports titles have received lukewarm reception from fans for being feature-light and a tad, well, boring. At the same time, interest in current-generation games is waning as they seem to have reached an innovation plateau. So, EA decided it's time to do the unexpected.

Full article at IGN

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D2C unofficially announces D2 Comics for PSP

March 3rd, 2007, 00:16 Posted By: wraggster

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Speaking to Gamasutra, Scott Orr from the new video game publisher, D2C Games, has mentioned an ambitious new project for the PSP: "For us, the PSP offers a platform that users look at as more than just a game machine. At GDC we will officially announce D² Comics, which will offer interactive comics for PSP users. These comics give writers and artists the opportunity to play at being movie directors, panning a scene to create a sense of motion, and letting the user dictate the pacing or let it run on its own."

This isn't the first time the PSP has been home to digital comics: Konami successfully transformed the Metal Gear Solid franchise into a digital graphic novel. This kind of innovation is what D2C plans to bring to PSP owners everywhere: "We plan to initially support the PSP. So far the PSP has had nice ports of PS2 games, but our sense is that publishers are shifting gears and putting limited resources toward next-gen development at the expense of the PSP. We will fill that gap. There is a real opportunity here to bring gamers content to that platform which is different."

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Windows Vista PSP

March 3rd, 2007, 00:17 Posted By: pspgamer15

Here it is my first build of Windows Vista for the PSP. You can change the wallpaper in the game and if you quit and play the game again it will remember the wallpaper you chose. This is a shell. All you can do is use usb mode, browse your memory stick. Delete stuff off your stick while in game. and change your wallpaper.



Don't worry I am pspman16

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Hold your horses in Derby Time 2006

March 3rd, 2007, 00:17 Posted By: wraggster

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Horse racing games are popular in some countries, but not the US. Because of this, you may want to consider importing Derby Time 2006. In the game you raise and care for a horse and then have it compete against other racers and horses. Derby Time 2006 also supports infrastructure mode to allow you to race against a friend's horse. Last year's Derby Time got a 7/10 from Famitsu, so it sounds like it's a decent title for horse racing fans assuming you know Japanese or are adventurous.

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PSP WiFile Transfer v1.0 alpha

March 3rd, 2007, 00:23 Posted By: wraggster

Luiz Pestana has released a new version of his Wifi File trasferring app:

Change Log:
2007/03/02 = 1.0A = Great Changes Release
- Exiting without close FTP connections freeze, bug solved;
- Created a intuitive graphic interface;
- MD5 Checksum added;

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Auto PRX Manager version 1.0

March 3rd, 2007, 00:46 Posted By: wraggster

Weejewel has released a new app for the PSP called Automatic PRX Manager:

PRX Manager is an application that automaticly copies the PRX files you open. Just after you opened the PRX it will popup a message where you want to install it and on what drive. That's all, you won't need more.

It will automaticly install itself, so no need for windows extention shit

Enjoy, it's freeware!

~Weejewel

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Foobar2000 Remote Interface 1.0

March 3rd, 2007, 00:53 Posted By: wraggster

Trex6662k5 has released a new remote app that lets your PSP control the Windows Foobar audio player:

Heres some info

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Lil' Fighter 1.00 Beta

March 3rd, 2007, 01:00 Posted By: wraggster

New release from Yongobongo

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RCO Editor v1.10

March 3rd, 2007, 01:04 Posted By: wraggster

ZiNgABuRgA has released a new version of his RCO Editor for the PSP.

Heres whats new:

Fixed a few bugs
Other slight changes
Support for editing text - note that you can also use _longer_ text than the original!
Name change
Padding is now disabled as it seems to have no effect any more

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DreamChip V2.0 - Chip8 Emulator For PSP

March 3rd, 2007, 03:17 Posted By: Zion

Hi all.

This is the second release of Dreamchip - chip8 emulator for psp.

I have worked real hard over the last week with the emulator.

The controls now work great with every game that was tried.

There have been various other bugfixes too.

More roms now work, tetris being one.

Source code is released under the gpl licence (i think) and is included in the zip file.

Next release will see a filebrowser and a speed up and some games are running a bit slow.

Thanks

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Silk Glow (XMB icon theme)

March 3rd, 2007, 23:46 Posted By: wraggster

Madoul has released a new "Silk Glow" Theme for the PSP, heres the details:

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PSP with PSP2 Controller Mod

March 4th, 2007, 00:08 Posted By: F00 f00

This is the most complex mod I've done so far, A PSP with LED`s and a Working PS2 Controller. Check out the mini work log for the details http://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=2321.0

and the video here



Hope you like it there's plenty more coming in the next few weeks.

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Zoozen Access Pro Tool Kit v2 with tools for PS3 and Wii

March 4th, 2007, 00:27 Posted By: wraggster

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What's new in the PS-Store? Lots.

March 4th, 2007, 00:29 Posted By: wraggster

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After peeling myself away from reading Homer's The Odyssey and completing a research paper in a Marketing course (the subject was Electronic Gaming Monthly, actually), I recalled that I had yet to announce all the new goodies available on the PlayStation Network. Many of you may know this by now, but we're going to tell you nonetheless.

First up, that long-awaited PSP-gone-PS3 title, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection is up and waiting for your $19.99... and you know what? It's games like these that really show the power of the PlayStation Network -- downloading a full game, with tons of little extras, and load times that make the PSP cry. Seriously, battles are nigh instantaneous. Also available now is a behind the scenes look at MotorStorm. Not really sure why you'd go for that, but if you just can't get enough of motors or of storms, it's probably extremely interesting to see how it all came together. Personally, I'll have to pass. Excited for MotorStorm, but not that excited. There's also a Ridge Racer 7 demo and a trailer for the Nancy Drew movie. Well, hope you guys are enjoying your PS3's! I've noticed a lot more people online a lot more often the past week. Glad to see it!

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More Square Enix news coming in May

March 4th, 2007, 00:35 Posted By: wraggster

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Square Enix has shown a lot of love to the PSP lately and that's why PSP owners should keep special interest in one of their upcoming events. Square Enix has announced that they'll be having the Square Enix Party 2007 on May 12-13 in Tokyo, Japan. They'll host the event at the Makuharai Fair and will show off current and upcoming games in trailer and playable forms. Since there are several Square Enix PSP projects it should be an interesting event.

Maybe Final Fantasy: Crisis Core will be playable at the event and better yet, maybe more new titles will be announced.

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Oblivion gets a huge delay

March 4th, 2007, 00:36 Posted By: wraggster

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Supposedly, the PSP version of Oblivion was supposed to come out next month. But, considering the complete lack of updates on this highly anticipated game, we were skeptical, to say the least. Looks like the game's been pushed back ... all the way to September. GameStop is reporting the ship date as 9/3, a delay as massive as the game itself. Hopefully, this will go a long way in improving its quality.

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PSP Fanboy Theatre: Volume 9

March 4th, 2007, 00:38 Posted By: wraggster

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PSP Fanboy offers the latest and greatest movie and game trailers, formatted for the PSP in this new weekly feature. Check it out every Saturday. PSP owners can download files wirelessly via m.pspfanboy.com.

Instructions: Save all movie and thumbnail files to MP_ROOT/101ANV01/. Requires firmware 2.00 or above. Do NOT place in "VIDEO" folder. Firmware 2.80 or above do not need to download thumbnails.

This is Living (PS3 Blu-Ray advertisement)
Black Sheep
Paprika
Calling All Cars [PS3]
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai: Another Road [PSP]

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Devhook Firmware Installer (Crucial Fixes)

March 4th, 2007, 00:43 Posted By: wraggster

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Gears Of War Xmb!!!

March 4th, 2007, 00:47 Posted By: wraggster

wraithalchemist has posted a Gears of War Themed XMB for the PSP:

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black32 XMB Theme Encore 3

March 4th, 2007, 00:50 Posted By: wraggster

A new theme for PSP from exploren:

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GTA LCS Cheat Device for FW2.00-3.03

March 4th, 2007, 00:55 Posted By: wraggster

Freeplay has released an unofficial upgrade for the Liberty City Stories Cheat Device.

This version should allow you to use the cheat device on firmwares, from 2.00 to 3.03.

Heres whats new:

I hacked version 1.0d of the LCS cheat device so that it uses save slot #9, which makes the exploit work on firmwares 2.71 through 3.03. This should make it possible to run the cheat device on all firmwares from 2.00 through 3.03. I've tested it on 2.00, 2.71, and 3.03, and it works on all of those. For some reason, 2.70 didn't work.

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DCEmu Are Partners of the Neoflash Spring Coding Contest 2007

March 4th, 2007, 01:03 Posted By: wraggster

Last years Neoflash Coding contest was a great success with excellent PSP and Nintendo DS/GBA Games and Applications being entered and this year DCEmu is to be a partner and member of the Judging Team for this years Coding Contest. The top prize in the contest is a Nintendo Wii.

As well as helping to judge the contest there will be a poll here at DCEmu so you the community can have some say.

Now theres only 3 weeks till the contest end and some of our DCEmu Coders did very well in the last contest (if memory serves me right Deniska won ).

Full Details on the contest at the Neoflash Forums Here

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PSP:Windows XP theme

March 4th, 2007, 04:51 Posted By: dark heart

this is my windows theme, having a little trouble with the rco editor so i will update this as soon as i fix a bug with some of the icons.

Ive tested it and everything (apart from some icons just being white blocks) seems to be in order.

i'm pretty sure the only thing to get these themes running is theme psp,

also, the background is the defualt background for windows, so the clouds kinda hide some of the writing, so far it's coming along, sort of...

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Keepin' it real fake, part XLVIII: Slim PS2 plays NES games? Sign us up!

March 4th, 2007, 19:53 Posted By: wraggster



via engadget

Forget that Virtual Console hullabaloo over in Wii land, here's a slim PS2 that comes prepped with a nice little collection of NES games right out of the box -- zero Wii Points required! That's right, the New Slim 2 does it up 14-in-1 style, with classics like Super Mario, Galaxian and Duck Hunt. Unfortunately, it looks like somebody plum forgot PS2 compatibility while they were in the throes of a complete and utter disregard for copyright law, so perhaps our $32 wouldn't be so well spent after all.

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God of War II...Coming to PSP ?

March 4th, 2007, 20:14 Posted By: wraggster

Via Kotaku

A 1Upper landed an early copy of the retail version of God of War II. As a source told us last week, the instruction manual has an advertisement for God of War for the Playstation Portable on back cover.

The ad shows the familiar God of War symbol with PSP written in the middle of it and Coming 2007 underneath.

Unless someone happened to photoshop what a different tipster told us a week ago, this rumor sounds like it is confirmed. If it's true you can bet on the official unveiling coming at GDC next week. It sounds like Sony is going to be belting out a lot of interesting and exciting news at this year's event.

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PSP: CS Combined Assault 0.4

March 4th, 2007, 20:43 Posted By: BrooksyX

Stealth Kill released the latest version of his Counter Strike clone for PSP, CS Combined Assault 0.4.

Changelog:

CS_italy map
Dust2 map
added M60E3
added MP5 SD
Pumpgun new SKin
New Sounds
New Menu
New HUD
Player is slower
footsteps

Spawn Bots:

SELECT, SELECT, O,X

Rapidshare link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/19380187...ssault-0.4.rar

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New Resistance Maps and Modes

March 4th, 2007, 20:58 Posted By: wraggster

via ps3fanboy

In March, there will come a few new multiplayer modes of play for the PS3 launch title Resistance: Fall of Man. Soon after, in May, there will come a few new maps. This is exciting news for anyone who has learned the layout of every map and is pretty much bored of the same running route or always playing capture the flag... or whatever. Anyway, the two new gameplay modes are "Team Conversion" and "Assault".


Team Conversion: like Conversion, but with a team. Neat?
Assault: essentially, both teams have a base they need to defend and they also have a set of defense nodes and satellite nodes that, if destroyed, weaken the "defenses" of their main base. We guess that means the "health bar" for the main base would decrease. Overtaken satellite nodes become neutral -- a spawning point for both teams. Dangerous!

Other fixes have been made for the March patch. Spectators can join custom games and use a player's eyes as his own, along with a free-roaming camera so you can see that sniper in the bushes even if the player doesn't. All glitches and collision holes have been fixed. Matchmaking is quicker and more reliable. Weapons tweaked; the old radar has been added as an option if you want it.

What's in store for May? Well, how does worldwide play sound to you? A nice addition, indeed. Also, the map pack will be made available for purchase and download within the game. Both maps are set in England: one in Westmorland, one in Camborn. The former is snowy and very open, the latter has both above ground and subterranean combat. These aren't rehashed maps, either -- they've brand new and specifically designed for multiplayer.

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Phil Harrisons GDC Keynote details

March 4th, 2007, 21:12 Posted By: wraggster

Via Neoseeker comes leaked details of Phil Harrisons GDC Speech:

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Phil Harrisons GDC Keynote details

March 4th, 2007, 21:12 Posted By: wraggster

Via Neoseeker comes leaked details of Phil Harrisons GDC Speech:

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THQ cooking up Ratatouille game

March 4th, 2007, 21:27 Posted By: wraggster

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Not a lot of info is out yet on Pixar's summer release Ratatouille, but THQ has let out word that before the movie hits theaters in June, you'll be able to play the game adaptation on your PSP. There aren't much details about any version of the game besides the next-gen one, but if the PSP version is similar, it'll be an action platformer. Will the collective Ratatouille games be the best selling game of this year like Cars was last year? Either way, I'm looking forward to the movie and hoping the game is a worthwhile experience as well.

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Perfect Hatred - Doom Mod

March 4th, 2007, 21:37 Posted By: wraggster

Blackshark has released a new Doom Mod for the PSP, heres the release details:

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Flash Agent F5 with public wifi beta

March 4th, 2007, 21:50 Posted By: wraggster

New release from Hallo007:

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VSH PONG Delta

March 4th, 2007, 22:08 Posted By: wraggster

New release from a noob:

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RCO Editor v1.1 - Edit XMB Icons and Text

March 4th, 2007, 22:15 Posted By: wraggster

Updated release from ZiNgABuRgA:

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SCEP v1.0 beta2 (custom firmware plugin)

March 4th, 2007, 22:24 Posted By: wraggster

poisonhzkj has released a new version of his Custom Firmware plugin for the PSP:

The R.P.G group have release a new plugin for OE system, and I am lucky to have a access for the test, although currently this release is not perfect yet, but it is almost 90% done I think.... it certain cases the system will crash after screen capture, but according to R.P.G group, bug will be fixed soon.

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StrmnNrmn's Blog Update

March 4th, 2007, 22:40 Posted By: Malksta

Via StrmnNrmn's Blog

Back!

Just a quick post to say that I'm back safe and well from skiing. It was awesome! As an added bonus I made it through the week without breaking any bones

Lots of people posted with their thoughts on what I should work on for R10 - many thanks for all your feedback. I'll post an update with my plans shortly (probably sometime tomorrow, after I've recovered from the travelling.)

-StrmnNrmn

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PSP: {RELEASE} Coopmaster, Harry1, Allords Ultimate Wave Pack

March 4th, 2007, 23:30 Posted By: bearsbowl37

Coopmaster, Allord and I have composed our best waves for Firmware 3.03 OE-C and 3.10 OE-A

Here are some samples of my waves (Harry1 @ PSP-Spot) :



-- Blue yellow and green

Here are a sample of Coopmasters waves:



Enjoy our waves and please give thanks and such

Harry1, Coopmaster and Allord

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PSP: Popstation 100% Complete Game Save Tutorial

March 5th, 2007, 03:35 Posted By: Sp3ct0r

Here is a tutorial on how to get 100% complete game saves for popstation.

Things you need:

Popstation Game
cwcheatpops.prx
PSXeven


Psxeven is found herehttp://batard.psxfanatics.com/

Alright, first off get the 100% complete game saves here http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/ Just click on the game you want, go to Gamesaves and then download the one you want. (it should be a .GME format)

Now Launch PSXeven.

Go to Memcard

Then Press Import, and add your Gamesave.gme

You can now close PSXeven

Now you have to find your game id. So launch your game from your psp. (make sure cwcheatpops.prx is activated)

Now hold select until cwcheat comes up.

Now go to "Manage Memory Cards" then "Load memory card 1 from memory stick"

For Crash Bandicoot 3, It should say "Currently selected memory card file: SCUS_94244-0.mcr
Last Operation: Open error

Now take what ever the game id was. And rename the memory card that PSXeven saved.

So for crash it would be: SCUS_94244-0.mcr

Now place the memory card in msroot\seplugins\cwcheat\mc

And the next time you load memory card 1 from cwcheat, it should say "Last Operation : OK!!"

Now in the game itself, press Load in the title screen, and you will see you 100% complete game save. Yay!!

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PSP Browser Sound Hack

March 5th, 2007, 08:54 Posted By: froggie22

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Pj1115 has found a way to change the sounds you hear when you navigate around your PSP's official web browser. These utilities that he's created are the first ever with the ability to fabricate and flash custom sounds that are heard in the browser.

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PSP: Red and Blue Vista Orbs

March 5th, 2007, 13:38 Posted By: froggie22

SaiZn has just released these 2 customizing sets. These sets feature icons based on the Windows Vista start orb and are available in both blue and red. Here's a look at what's included in each icon set:

* 32bit Red/Blue Vista Orb Icons
* Volume Bar
* Hold/Mute Icons
* Busy Icon
* Cross/Circle/Triangle Icons
* Game/Music Load Icons
* Corrupt Data Icons
* Red/Blue Vista Orb Coldboot
* Network Update renamed to Reboot PSP (Can be changed by hex editing or using RCO Swapper)

Installation instrctions can be found in the included readme file. Remember, always read the readme files before you install any piece of homebrew.

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VSHInform ALPHA

March 5th, 2007, 16:48 Posted By: wraggster

New release from SG57

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PSP re-map ALPHA

March 5th, 2007, 16:52 Posted By: wraggster

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Blocki Full XMB theme (spinoff iPhone skin)

March 5th, 2007, 16:59 Posted By: wraggster

News/release from vibestar:



This theme is a spinoff of the iPhone skin I made. Because I wanted to make a clean look without any commercial logo's or brands I made Blocki.
Blocki is also the first theme were the PSP logo's and tekst is fully tweaked in the XMB (as far as I know). It's called a console

The package includes the following:

32 bits high-res XMB icons (all icons)
32 bits high-res Battery Icon
32 bits High-res Volume bar
32 Bits high-res background
32 bits high-res Load Circle
32 bits high-res Custom USB loadingbar
32 Bits high-res bootlogo and gamebootlogo
My own made font
Bootwave and XMB wave
Clear white gameboot
Full audio effect change

Lot's of other small changes

Small about(important):

The sysconf_plugin.rco is changed as well but is a older file. Because of this there are some icons missing
in the settings menu's. Some of these icons will crash the PSP when clicked. Most of these aren't used tho. Flashing the sysconf_plugin.rco is free of choice. Be sure to backup first. Also when you don't have much space left on the flash0 (because of a gameboot or something) don't flash the sysconf_plugin.rco

Tested on a FW 3.03 OE console

The files need to be flashed to the flash0.
I'm not responsable of any damage of what happens, since this theme is provided free and WITHOUT WARRANTY. Make sure you BACKUP the files that are written to the flash0

Have fun and enjoy,

Vibe Star

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PS3 Warhawk goes download only

March 5th, 2007, 17:06 Posted By: wraggster

The PlayStation 3 flight combat game Warhawk has been cut in size and will be released as a download through PlayStation Network.

Rumours hit the web in January saying that the game had hit troubled times but speaking to CVG, Sony said that they were "not aware of any problems" with Warhawk's development. We said that, "we'll report back once we get any futher updates", and here it is.

Developer Incognito Entertainment has confirmed reports via an IGN video. The game has had its single-player game cut, due to it not being as good as multiplayer apparently. Incognito has spent the last few months concentrating on the online experience. "Single-player just really wasn't up to par," said Warhawk director Dylan Jobe.

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PS3 to last 10 years, says Sony

March 5th, 2007, 17:10 Posted By: wraggster

The production problems which lead to the delay of the PS3's European release, and much of the console's huge price tag, has been greatly put down to the inclusion of the Blu-Ray drive. However, Sony big cheese Phil Harrison deems it a feature that will allow PS3 to last 10 years.

"The blue laser diode, as you well know, had a blip short-term ramp up issue, which is now past; that's now behind us. That did cause us some challenges in being able to supply the launch worldwide, but that's all resolved," assures Harrison in an interview with Game Daily.

"We needed to have Blu-ray disc from a game design point of view, the chipsets in PS3 chew through data at such a rate that in order to build variety and detail and quality into the games, we need more than nine gigabytes."

Harrison goes on to back up the PS3's price, saying: "The fact that we could also adopt the pre-eminent next-generation movie format into PS3 was an added bonus, not an added cost," later adding, "Those are the decisions that are going to propel PlayStation 3 to be a platform that lasts for ten years, like we've seen with PS1 and PS2."

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Sony UK tight-lipped on Resistance's new online modes

March 5th, 2007, 17:11 Posted By: wraggster

PS3 first-person shooter Resistance: Fall of Man is to see its multiplayer component beefed up later this month.

An update - which is only confirmed for North America so far - releasing on March 23 includes new online multiplayer modes Team Conversion and Assault mode and a spectator camera that obviously allows you to observe battles.

"Team Conversion mode is the same gameplay mechanic as the existing Conversion mode except that gamers will play a team and both teams will start off as human and have one life on each side. The Assault mode is based around the concept of attrition where the objective is to wear down an opponent's defenses before destroying their base", SCEA has explained.

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Seeing as the update is out on PS3 European launch day, we thought that would mean the new content features in PAL versions of Resistance out-the-box. However, that's not the case Sony's UK arm informed us earlier, adding a PAL-specific announcement about this update is due shortly.

Update: Sony UK has confirmed with us that this content will be released on these shores. Details on release date and pricing will be announced shortly.

The March update will be followed in May by a map pack update "that will enable worldwide gameplay and allow players to purchase and download new multiplayer maps in-game." In addition, players will be able to get hands on two new maps Resistance developer Insomniac has created - it sounds as though these are single-player offerings.

Expanding on the worldwide gameplay aspect of the update, Sony's said it'll allow "players globally the choice to challenge one another. Players from around the world now will be able to hop online with one another and establish new friends and potential opponents.

"Leaderboards on www.myresistance.net will be filterable by region, and each territory will retain the ability to make announcements and hold events that are targeted to their players."

Due to this update enabling "worldwide gameplay" we imagine it'll be released for North America and the UK and Europe simultaneously.

We'll bring you confirmed word on UK and European update happenings as soon as we get it.

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Resident Evil Outbreak server terminated

March 5th, 2007, 17:15 Posted By: wraggster

Capcom will shut down the online servers for PS2 game Resident Evil Outbreak: File#2 at the end of March. The closure affects both the original and the sequel of Capcom's online zombie fest.

A statement from the company reads: "Capcom regretfully announces that the server for our PlayStation 2 online game Resident Evil Outbreak: File#2 will be closing at the end of March 2007.

"Since Resident Evil Outbreak File#2 was released in August 2005 , Capcom has provided a server enabling consumers to experience the online element of this game free of charge.

"Regretfully, conditions now dictate that we must close down this server effective from March 31, 2007. Naturally it will still be possible to play the game offline, but the online component will no longer be available.

"We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have been loyal members of the RE Outbreak community for the past months."

Since the game was released in 2005, we doubt many of you will care. But if you're a hardcore Resi fan, voice your outrage below.

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Motion control "messy" says EA

March 5th, 2007, 17:16 Posted By: wraggster

Concerns regarding accuracy issues with motion control continue as an EA producer told CVG they're "messy".

Jay Balmer, associate producer for EA's new skateboarding sim entitled Skate, told CVG: "If you're well-behaved with the controller, the motion control will be super cool. It won't just be steering [in Skate]; we're going to put a lot more into the motion controls than just steering," speaking of the inclusion of motion control in the PS3 version of Skate.

"But it's very messy," he goes on to say, referring to motion control as an interface. "All of the sensors are active and all reporting information at the time, so we really have to find a way to filter what comes through on the motion controls so that everyone can have fun with them.

"Like I said if you're well behaved with the controls they work great but if you're jerky or jumping around the signal becomes very messy," as Wii owners will probably have frustratingly found when toying with their new console. We know we have.

"It's the reality for the Wii, as it is for the PS3," says Balmer.

Does that mean motion control is a rubbish idea? Balmer doesn't think so: "I think they still pay off. I think it's a great feeling to be using motion controls. It's just difficult because you don't always get what you expect."

Getting motion controllers to function properly is a challenge for developers, and as we delve deeper into the Wii/PS3 generation, we're bound to see some developers get it right while others get it disastrously wrong.

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Take-Two signs The Red Star for Europe

March 5th, 2007, 19:23 Posted By: wraggster

The Red Star, the combat-shooter which was previously an Acclaim title, has been picked up by Take-Two for European release and is due out on PS2 on April 6.

The game is based on a comic book written by Christian Gossett and throws players into a parallel universe of industrial technology and arcane magic that's been ripped apart by warfare. Soldiers of a Soviet-inspired superpower - United Republics of the Red Star (U.R.R.S.) - are battling Dark Lord Imbohl and his chief assassin, Troika, the Harvester of Souls.

You get to fill the combat boots of three of the U.R.R.S.'s greatest warriors, each boasting unique fighting skills and styles and weapons, and attempt to unite the scattered Republics of the Red Star and liberate them from Troika's rule.

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Harrison talks Game 3.0 at GDC

March 5th, 2007, 19:24 Posted By: wraggster

Sony has released a few details on what Phil Harrison's GDC keynote speech will touch on.

Phil Harrison's keynote speech will focus on Game 3.0, which the company describes as community, user-generated content,
collaboration and commerce. Harrison will showcase these through live demonstrations of previously un-announced PS3 services and games.

"This is a very exciting time to be part of the game development
community. Advancements in technology combined with new consumer trends mean the industry has a great opportunity to create engaging new entertainment experiences for the world," Phil Harrison said. "I believe we're at the threshold of a new era in creative game development that's destined to drive our industry growth through the next decade or more."

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GDC: PlayStation Home hints?

March 5th, 2007, 19:27 Posted By: wraggster

You'd have to be a drunken blind man to miss SCE's dominating presence at this year's GDC, with PlayStation ads and banners adorning almost every surface of the San Francisco Moscone Center.

One ad slogan in particular though has caught our attention: "Live in your world. Create new ones in ours", which could be an early hint from Sony at the soon-to-be-announced PlayStation Home (the PS3's own blend of achievements and Miis).

I might well turn out to be wishful thinking over an advert aimed at developers, but thankfully we haven't got long until the answer is revealed. Sony Worldwide Studios boss Phil Harrison will be taking the podium this Wednesday, when he is expected to make a number of service and game announcements for the PlayStation 3.

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Gundam Musou Sets PS3 Sales Record

March 5th, 2007, 22:29 Posted By: wraggster

Take a culture institution like Gundam and sprinkle the hugely popular Dynasty Warriors. What do you get? Over a 100,000 copies of Gundam Musou sold. That makes the game the first PS3 title to sell over 100k on its first day according to the Game Tsutaya Blog. What's more, Japanese blog Shinobi no Enmachou reports that the game sold about 70 percent of its 170,000-180,000 launch day shipments, making it the 3rd ranked PS3 in overall sales — Ridge Racer 7 is number one at 130,000 total sales and Gundam: Target In Sight is close behind at 120,000. Word has it that this title was not enough to create a significant bump in PS3 sales as most copies were sold individually and not with consoles.

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PSP Wallpaper package

March 5th, 2007, 22:30 Posted By: BrokenHaiku

There's so many wallpapers for the PSP out there, yet I thought that a lot of them were either too busy or boring, featuring just naked girls, fake OS pictures or game related pictures, so I did a small compilation based on my own photos and voilá, here are 16 PNG images, that I hope will be to your liking. All images are submitted under the Creative Commons license.

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The weirdest PS3 commercial you will ever see

March 5th, 2007, 22:33 Posted By: wraggster

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Mmmm. Where to begin. What you are about to see (if you haven't already) is one of the weirdest PS3 trailers commercials you will ever see. It features no screenshots, no image of the product its trying to sell, and ends up looking more like a promo for a new Quentin Tarantino film than anything else. It has it all: hookers, jock straps, a Baxter-like little dog, and exploding cash. Don't get us wrong; the creative side of our brains like the result (especially the music and mini suspense act), but there is no way in Hades this thing could help move PS3s in Europe (where the ad was made for).

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Wall Street Journal calls Kutaragi a Sony 'stumbling block'

March 5th, 2007, 22:34 Posted By: wraggster

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A weekend Wall Street Journal article claims Ken Kutaragi -- the father of the PlayStation -- went over budget on the PS3 without informing Sony knighted CEO Sir Howard Stringer until it was too late, forcing the company to reduce the launch price of the 20GB PS3 in Japan by 20%.

The Journal examines Stringer's controversial and tricky two year run as global CEO while balancing the differing Western and Japanese business cultures and calls Kutaragi a rogue executive "notorious" for being at odds with Sony corp and its various divisions. But it's not just Sony management at odds with Kutaragi. The father of "stupid things said by executives" has been offending gamers for the past year, i.e. you must be affluent (like fine-wine) or work two jobs to buy a PS3

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300: March To Glory US Version

March 5th, 2007, 23:01 Posted By: wraggster

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Lead the glorious army of 300 Spartans in an action game base on Frank Miller's graphic novel series and the major motion picture by Zack Snyder. Players take on the role of King Leonidas, who leads the brave 300 Spartans against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. As Leonidas, uses sword, spear and shield and the power of the soldiers in a battle to determine the very fate of Western civilization. 300: March to Glory is a visceral experience focused on action and combat, allowing the player to fight both solo and in a phalanx alongside his fellow Spartans. The game follows the film's highly stylized production design for a unique look and an intense visual experience to charge along with the frantic action.

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Chili Con Carnage US Version

March 5th, 2007, 23:03 Posted By: wraggster

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Out to avenge the assassination of his father, Chili Con Carnage hurls Ramiro Cruz deep into the seedy underworld of Los Toros, Mexico, where he must single handedly create maximum carnage throughout the inner circles of local kingpin, Cesar Morales' drug cartel. This spin-off of the wild action game Total Overdose reinvents the series for PSP with a spicy mix of fast-action game sequences for single- or multi-player sessions where Ramiro uses his flashiest moves to dispatch thugs and fiends.

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M.A.C.H. Modified Air Combat Heroes US Version

March 5th, 2007, 23:05 Posted By: wraggster

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In the year 2049, the governments of the world switched to unmanned aircraft for combat in an attempt to save lives. By doing so, they decommissioned thousands of jets and their fighter pilots, ironically destroying the livelihood of those they were trying to save. Years later, these planes appeared on the black market and were sold to the highest bidders. It wasn’t long before an underground emerged, featuring ex-fighter pilots, smugglers and wealthy hobbyists piloting the decommissioned aircraft. In a competition of fight and flight, these pilots heavily modify their jet fighters to outrace and out duel the competition to win fame, glory and fortune. Welcome to the world of M.A.C.H.

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Marvel Trading Card Game US Version

March 5th, 2007, 23:07 Posted By: wraggster

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A game based on Upper Deck Entertainment's best-selling Marvel Trading Card Game. Marvel Trading Card Game features Marvel's complete roster of characters and lets players take their game online like never before with massive sanctioned tournaments and a virtual card shop. Utilizing the popular Vs. System Trading Card Game from Upper Deck Entertainment, players can learn the basics of the game as a super hero or super villain in the game's single player campaign mode.

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MLB'07 The Show US Version

March 5th, 2007, 23:09 Posted By: wraggster

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The MLB baseball series continues with MLB 07: The Show, which features new gameplay modes. These new modes include the Road to The Show, which will will enable fans to play solely as a custom-created rookie on both offense and defense while attempting to rise through the ranks and make a starting line-up in the Big Leagues, career and season modes, and exhibition mode.

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Power Smash 3 (Virtua Tennis 3)

March 5th, 2007, 23:15 Posted By: wraggster

New Game released for PS3:



features
Court Games: 10 all-new mini games!
Easy to play, difficult to master: Anyone can pick up Virtua Tennis 3 for instant enjoyment, but honing your skills will be a challenge.
Fast, fun and thoroughly addictive: Mini-games and online modes keep gameplay fresh and challenging.
New World Tour mode: Create your own superstar and enjoy a host of new mini-games, tournaments and challenges.
Tennis Stars: Features 20 of the world's biggest tennis stars playing on a variety of stadium and surfaces from across the world.
PLAYSTATION®3 system exclusives: Unique new tilt functionality allows players to spin, lob and slice the ball with a flick of the pad. Play tennis in spectacular 1080p resolution - the highest video standard available.
A true High Definition experience: The most accurate and rich tennis experience to date!

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The fun, addicting, award-winning series continues with Virtua Tennis 3, built specifically for next-gen consoles. With ultra-realistic graphics and precise player control, gamers will hit the court and play as or against today's tennis elite including Federer, Sharapova, Roddick, Nadal, and Williams. A new multiplayer mode allows up to four friends to battle it out on 23 courts around the world. As they serve up their best in a mix of exhibitions, tournaments and competitions, players will rise through the ranks and battle for the top spot!

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Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection

March 5th, 2007, 23:17 Posted By: wraggster

New PS2 game released:



Sega's popular action RPG series "Monster World", which has reached high popularity in the arcade, on Mega Drive, Game Gear and other system returns as Monster World Complete Collection, published under the Sega Ages label.

Included in this compilation are the titles "Wonder Boy", "Wonder Boy in Monster Land", "Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair", "Monster World II", "Monster World III" and "Monster World IV".

Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection for PlayStation2â„¢ is in stock today, available at US$ 28.90 only.

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Formula One Championship Edition

March 5th, 2007, 23:25 Posted By: wraggster

New PS3 game released:



features
The 2006 Season – Featuring all the official cars, circuits, drivers and teams of the 2006 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, including SCUDERIA TORRO ROSSO, SUPER AGURI F1 TEAM and MIDLAND F1 RACING.
Next Generation Experience – Greater processing power on the PS3™ system and Blu-ray™ technology enables high definition visuals, full surround sound, extensive circuit details and lighting effects, and car damage make for the most realistic racing experience to date.
Wireless Motion Sensing Technology - The PLAYSTATION®3’s SIXAXIS™ controller utilizes Bluetooth™ technology to detect natural and intuitive movements for real-time and high precision interactive play. Gamers can opt to drive the vehicles in Formula One Championship Edition by simply moving the SIXAXIS controller.
Race Online – bring your racing skills online and race your friends at speeds over 200 mph. Complete online feature set includes stat tracking and leaderboards.
True Realism – Warm up your tires and get ready for the race with the parade lap.
Live Action Racing – Experience the real pressure of a GRAND PRIX race thanks to unexpected collisions and race incidents.

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As the only official interactive game of the FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™, this is the chance for gamers to rewrite the 2006 season with all the official drivers, teams, cars, circuits and racing rules. Enhanced driving aids allow FORMULA ONE newcomers to enjoy the exhilaration and thrill of the sport while online play will demonstrate whom the real world champion is with a full 22-car grid. Adding to the fun, PLAYSTATION 3’s SIXAXIS Wireless Controller will enable gamers to discover a new way of racing with its motion sensing technology.

Loaded with High Definition visuals, full surround sound audio, extensive circuit details and lighting effects, progressive car damage and changing weather conditions, FORMULA ONE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION is the only way to fully interact with the sport. Gamers will experience the real pressure of a GRAND PRIX race thanks to interactive pit stops, formations laps, unexpected collisions and race incidents. FORMULA ONE has evolved, welcome to the next level in racing.

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Samurai Warriors 2 Empires

March 5th, 2007, 23:35 Posted By: wraggster

New for PS2:



Japan is divided into 25 warring states and it is up to you to resurrect a nation. A tantalizing blend of strategy and true warrior action. Unleash multi-Musou attacks with up to four officers. Choose from over 400 playable characters to choose, or create your own.

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GDC: Eidos turns PSP into virtual music studio

March 6th, 2007, 00:03 Posted By: wraggster

New software will allow owners of Sony's handheld to mix and sample beats on the move.
A new piece of software developed by Definitive Software and published by Eidos will position Sony's PSP as a piece of professional music equipment.

Called Traxxpad, the software attempts to offer virtual sequencers, drum machines and keyboards that can be both used by professionals and consumers. A mixing and sampling element means users can record samples straight to the handheld and remix them on the go, and export their creations as MP3s or WAVs.

"It's one thing to make a powerful music device, but it is truly impressive to make an application that allows someone unfamiliar with music to make something that sounds professional," said Eidos' marketing manager Kevin Gill.

"That is where Traxxpad excels. This is a piece of software that appeals equally to both aspiring musicians as well as professional music producers."

Exec VP of sales and marketing at Eidos Robert Lindsey described the software as "It produces professional music, and makes it easy to do, providing an end result that is more fun and satisfying than completing a pre-defined task in a game."

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JOYTECH Announces Accessory Line for PS3

March 6th, 2007, 01:43 Posted By: wraggster

press release:

JOYTECH Europe Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and leading designer and manufacturer of third party video game accessories, announced today a new line of peripherals designed for use with the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

Releasing to coincide within the European launch of the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, the initial JOYTECH line of PLAYSTATION 3 compatible accessories aims to enhance the game playing and multimedia capabilities of the console, delivering console owners a rich and complete entertainment experience. JOYTECH plans to release a steady stream of new PLAYSTATION 3 compatible products throughout 2007 and beyond, including:

JOYTECH PLAYSTATION 3 Trilink Switcher:
Designed to ease connectivity problems for owners of ‘HD Ready' televisions and displays, the Trilink Switcher allows users to connect the PLAYSTATION 3 and two additional HDMI devices to a single HDMI input. Ideal for owners of multiple HDMI equipped AV sources; the Trilink Switcher features a remote control or Manual Selector Switch for easy navigation of chosen HDMI source at a touch of a button. Full support for HDCP content (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection), and HDMI 1.3 specification is provided in an innovative and effective product.

JOYTECH PLAYSTATION 3 Fusion Charging Station:
Designed for use with the PLAYSTATION 3 Sixaxisâ„¢ controller, the Fusion Charging Station stores and protects the controller when not in use whilst discretely charging the internal Lithium-ion battery. Esthetically striking yet remarkably easy to use, there's no safer or easier way to ensure your controller remains protected and fully charged.

JOYTECH PLAYSTATION 3 Fusion Cooling Fan:
Designed to protect the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system during sustained play, the Fusion Cooling Fan attaches safely and seamlessly to the console and through three USB powered fans, keeps the console cool when in operation. Whisper quiet and no need for batteries or an external power supply, the Fusion Cooling Fan brings peace of mind to gamers everywhere.

JOYTECH PLAYSTATION 3 XT1080 HDMI Cable:
Engineered for ultimate performance and reliability, the XT1080 HDMI Cable™ brings high definition gaming and Blu-ray™ movies to life. Triple shielded, oxygen free copper conductors deliver digital video and audio in unsurpassed quality and breathtaking clarity. Designed for those who wish to experience the last word in vision and sound, the XT1080 delivers ‘True HD' high definition resolutions up to and including 1080p as well as offering full support for HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) and being compatible with the HDMI 1.3 specification.

JOYTECH PLAYSTATION 3 Fusion Cable Pack:
Perfect for owners of high definition compatible televisions or displays, the PLAYSTATION 3 Fusion Cable Pack features all the essential PLAYSTATION 3 cables you need for the best in next generation entertainment. Gold plated component video cable delivers true high definition resolutions up to and including 1080i, whilst featuring additional Stereo Sound Connections. The PLAYSTATION 3 Digital Optical Cable reproduces multi channel digital sound at its best and the PLAYSTATION 3 Ethernet Cable provides a speedy and reliable link to the PLAYSTATION®Network. Expertly designed to offer premium sound and vision, the Fusion Cable Pack is an essential purchase for all PLAYSTATION 3 gamers.

JOYTECH PLAYSTATION 3 Fusion RGB SCART Cable:
Ideal for owners of standard definition televisions, the Fusion RGB SCART Cable provides pin sharp images in true RGB definition. Complete with additional stereo sound connections, the Fusion RGB SCART Cable provides the very best possible picture when connecting the PLAYSTATION 3 through a SCART socket.

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Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction scans emerge

March 6th, 2007, 01:45 Posted By: wraggster

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Let's have a little bit of a discussion to open this post. Graphics. Specifically, games like Ratchet & Clank... they look great for what they are -- is this a style of game (cartoonish, for lack of a better word) where the graphics have reached their zenith? Sure, you can add more crap on screen at once, individual blades of grass or fur or whatever... but you wouldn't want these to take on a "realistic" look, would you? What do you think? Is this the best you would want to see out of this style of... art?

Anyway, some scans have popped up on JeuxFrance depicting our two heroes utilizing some crazy weaponry, as usual. One of the pictures (not the one we're using) has what's called the Groovitron, which when fired, causes the enemy to begin dancing uncontrollably, lowering its guard. Nice. We all know that when people are dancing, their self-esteem is the most vulnerable. So, in essence, dancing does indeed cause people to have a lowered guard. Well played. Anyway, this game will probably have a few new bits of info released after the GDC.

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Oblivion Descends March 20th

March 6th, 2007, 01:53 Posted By: wraggster

For weeks, PS3 owners have been anticipating their shot at closing shut the gates of Oblivion. Well, start clearing off your schedules, bidding your family members farewell and preparing your sick leave excuses. We've officially confirmed with Bethesda Game Works today that on March 20th, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will descend upon Sony's console. Previous dates for the epic role-playing game, which spans the lands of Tamriel, had the title listed as coming out on March 13.

The massive RPG, known on the 360 and PC for its downloadable content, such as Horse Armor and The Orrery, will not be a Director's Edition with all of the additional features included. It will, however, come with the Knights of the Nine side quest already included in the game.

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Top 5 on PSP: Action

March 6th, 2007, 01:57 Posted By: wraggster

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PSP sales have been quite good the last few months and I figured there's probably a lot of new PSP owners that may not be up to speed on what great games the system has to offer. With that in mind, every day this week we'll feature a new genre and list the top 5 games (according to metareviews), so no matter what you're into, you'll have some idea of what games you should own. We start off the week with one of the most popular genres around: Action.

Top 5 Action games on PSP

(tie) Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories/Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Daxter
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

I'm lucky enough to own and have played all of the games in this particular list and trust me, they are all incredible gaming experiences and it's all the more impressive that they're on a portable. I do have to say that I think Ratchet & Clank is better than Daxter and GTA: VCS is better than GTA:LCS, but you really can't go wrong with any of these games. What did you think about these 5 games? What action games aren't on this list that you think every PSP owner should have?

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1Ups Top 10 Most Wanted PSP Games

March 6th, 2007, 02:00 Posted By: wraggster

1Up have posted thier top 10 most wanted games for the PSP.

Heres the list:

Burnout Dominator
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Crush
Dungeons & Dragons Tactics
Elder Scroll's Travels: Oblivion
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion's War
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Silent Hill Origins
Valhalla Knights

Whats yours ?

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New PSP and UMD Releases for the Week

March 6th, 2007, 02:02 Posted By: wraggster

Heres the list of new releases for the PSP:

PSP Game Releases

Burnout Dominator
Carol Vorderman's Sudoku
Pimp My Ride

PSP UMD Releases

Best of King of the Road '03-04
Borat
Destroying America
King of the Road 2005
S.O.T.Y.
Yellow Dragon

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Top 5 on PSP: Racing

March 6th, 2007, 02:03 Posted By: wraggster

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There are plenty of new PSPs in gamer's houses since the holidays and I figured some new PSP owners may not be up to speed on what great games the system has to offer. With that in mind, every day this week we'll feature a new genre and list the top 5 games (according to metareviews), so no matter what you're into, you'll have some idea of what games you should own. Day 2 kicks off with a very competitive genre on PSP: Racing.

Top 5 Racing games on PSP

(tie) Ridge Racer/WipEout Pure
Burnout Legends
TOCA Race Driver 2
Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Twisted Metal: Head-On

I'm not a giant racing fan, so I only own Burnout Legends and Twisted Metal: Head-On (I dig the carnage factor). I did enjoy them both quite a bit though. But what I think doesn't really matter. What do you think about these 5 games? What racing games aren't on this list that you think every PSP owner should have?

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Breakthrough: An Inventors Tale

March 6th, 2007, 02:08 Posted By: wraggster

New release from KleptoOne:

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PSP: Windows XP theme UPDATE

March 6th, 2007, 06:36 Posted By: dark heart

ok here it is, i had to make the background smaller because it somehow effected the icons...?
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i left a few minor details out, but it looks a lot slicker.

enjoy!

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Zelda XMB Theme

March 6th, 2007, 07:30 Posted By: wraggster

New from unknownwarrior33

I don't have a picture yet, but this is my Legend of Zelda XMB theme. It includes icons, a gameboot, a bootsound, a font, and battery icons. I can only take credit for the battery icons and the bootsound; the rest I found elsewhere. Remember: don't use the topmenu_plugin file with 3.10 OE.

Download -->http://www.filefactory.com/file/279659/

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Kungfro v0.1

March 6th, 2007, 07:34 Posted By: wraggster

New release from CalusCorps:

I am very proud to present to you guys my very first Lua game named Kungfro. This game is like a old school side view fighter but for the PSP and ONLINE. As of right now you only can punch but in future updates you will be able to do a lot more, I will also add some sound in.

The main feature in this games release is Online, thanks to Youresam you can battle players from across the world. I have not tested online due to my brothers both having 3.11 PSPs. So if you guys can connect and it works please post it here. I will be away for a while but when I get a chance I will try and play some rounds. As of right now the a.i. is very dumb and bugs with many graphical glitches that I hope to fix in the next update.

Please read the readme as it is very helpful and report and bugs back here. I worked hard on this game for countless hours and I hope some of it shows.

Controls:
x is to jump
square is to punch
start is to exit

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GDC: Sony to reveal episodic PS3 games

March 6th, 2007, 17:09 Posted By: wraggster

Sony Computer Entertainment is working on a number of episodic PlayStation 3 games to be revealed this year, says SCEA director of production John Hight.

"Mid-summer this year we'll be talking about some games that are episodic in nature," Hight said, speaking at the Independent Games Summit at GDC. "Some by design, more like interactive TV broadcasts and some to take content and spread it out"

Hight is responsible for the Santa Monica Sony team that produced the first PlayStation Nework title BlastFactor, and he also signed flOw developer thatgamecompany to a multi-project PSN deal.

Hight also said that thanks to procedurally generated content "some fairly small games may have hundreds of hours of play".

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PS3 won't emulate PS2's success

March 6th, 2007, 17:17 Posted By: wraggster

Electronic Arts' chief executive Larry Probst has predicted that Sony will see a decline in its market share in the current console generation - but he still expects the PS3 to come out on top.

"We expect that there will be a more level playing field this time around than last time," Probst told an investor conference in the United States this week, according to the Reuters news agency.

Probst, who recently announced that he'll be stepping back from the CEO role at EA on April 2nd to allow former chief operating officer John Riccitiello to return to the company as its new chief executive, highlighted the "expensive" price of the PS3 as a key problem facing the console. He pointed out that the audience at Sony's E3 conference gasped when the US$ 600 price point was revealed.

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Harrison to showcase new PS3 services, games in keynote

March 6th, 2007, 17:24 Posted By: wraggster

New games and services for the PlayStation 3 will be making their global debut in the keynote address by Sony's worldwide studios boss Phil Harrison at the Game Developers Conference, Sony has confirmed.

In a statement issued today, the firm revealed that Harrison's speech, titled "Game 3.0: Developing and Creating for the 3rd Age of Videogames", will include "live demonstrations of previously un-announced services and games for the PS3".

While the unveiling of new game software for the console will obviously be welcomed, the key phrase in that statement may well be "services" - since speculation has been rife in the past week that the company will unveil a major new expansion of its online services in the keynote.

Sony's definition of "Game 3.0" encompasses a wide variety of concepts including user-generated content, community, collaboration and commerce, all of which the firm claims will be demonstrated in the products which Harrison will introduce.

Harrison's keynote, which takes place tomorrow at 10.30am PST (6.30pm GMT), is the centrepiece of Sony's presence at the Game Developers Conference, which is taking place in San Francisco throughout this week.

The company is also using the event as an opportunity to showcase its new development tools, with the firm's booth showing off techology including the Tuner For PS3 profiling tool, Unreal Engine 3, the PSSG high-level graphics package, and other tools including analysis and physics packages for the console.

"This is a very exciting time to be part of the game development community," Harrison commented in today's statement. "Advancements in technology combined with new consumer trends mean the industry has a great opportunity to create engaging new entertainment experiences for the world."

"I believe we're at the threshold of a new era in creative game development that's destined to drive our industry growth through the next decade or more," he concluded.

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The Simpsons Attempt GTA Funny

March 6th, 2007, 17:31 Posted By: wraggster

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Aeropause posts that a recent episode of the show features a Grand Theft Auto parody. From the original post:

Last night's episode of The Simpsons had Bart seeing a psychologist to try and figure out what motivated him to tell a ghost story about a school lunchroom cook that beheaded and made soup from kids many years ago...
Bart initially resists the psychologist, so she feigns disinterest, saying that since she gets paid by the school either way, they might as well play videogames instead. What's the videogame? Why it's Death Kill City II: Death Kill Stories. The box art even mimics the style of Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories.

Bart proceeds to gleefully eradicate all of humanity in the videogame and the psychologist takes notes.

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Monster Hunter Portable 2nd: First PSP Million Shipper (Seller Next?)

March 6th, 2007, 17:36 Posted By: wraggster

On launch day, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd moved over a half a million copies. The game, a smash! Capcom announced that it has shipped a million copies by March 6. It's expected to be the first million seller domestically. And like that, MH2nd breathes new life into the PSP. Wonder if future A-list titles for the PSP will follow?

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Weekly Special: Namco's Ridge Racers 2 for PSPâ„¢ at discounted US$ 16.90 only

March 6th, 2007, 17:40 Posted By: wraggster

Special offer time from Play Asia:



Ridge Racer is back with an adrenaline fuelled racing experience featuring many new courses and vehicles. Put your foot down, kick in the nitrous and roar through 42 intense, challenging courses. Master the drift handling and take corners at exhilarating speeds to leave opponents trailing in your wake.

Namco's Ridge Racers 2 for PSPâ„¢ is now available as English language Asia release version at discounted US$ 16.90 only.

Game features:

New Arcade, Duel and Survival modes in addition to the original Time Attack mode and rearranged World Tours mode
62 high-speed vehicles available with eight brand new cars
Compete against up to eight players via Ad Hoc Mode
As usually, this weekly special is valid for exactly 1 week (if not sold out earlier) and this time limited to a maximum purchase of 5 units per customer. As a small restriction, please also notice that you cannot use any further discount coupons along with this special offer.

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[Release]ThemeMagic released!

March 6th, 2007, 20:11 Posted By: theaceoffire

Just wanted to keep you guys in the loop...

^_^ Ladies and gents, I give you:
ThemeMagic!

I am sure you have been hearing about all these new themes coming out, and I am sure that after a while you get annoyed swapping back and forth (Especially if one theme has an rco another one didn't)

So to help people out, ThemeMagic will make a backup of your current theme (And allow you to save yours in a format that ThemeMagic can understand), and will let you quickly swap between them!

You can also stick things in the "Themes\AddNew" folder to just add something to your current theme instead of reseting to your original before hand.

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To Install ThemeMagic
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Unzip my program somewhere.
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To Install new Themes
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Just make a new folder in the "Themes" one (it gets created after first run)
and put all files in it. My program will auto install to the correct folders...

Example:
Say I have a theme called MyNewTheme.
MyNewTheme is a zip file containing several RCO files and a font.
I just unzip it to ThemeMagic\Themes\MyNewTheme
Now when I run my program, `MyNewTheme` is an option.

If you have 3.10 OEA, please leave topmenu_plugin.rco out.
If you accidentally flash it, just rerun my program and choose the !OriginalBackup! to get your original theme back.

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To Run
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1. Go to your PSP's recovery menu, then to `Advanced`, then select `Toggle usb (flash0)`.
2. Run ThemeMagic.bat.
Follow on screen instructions.
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To Add to Current Theme
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1. Put the new items to add inside the `Themes\AddNew` folder.
2. Go to your PSP's recovery menu, then to `Advanced`, then select `Toggle usb (flash0)`.
3. Run ThemeMagic.bat.
4. Select the theme `AddNew`. All items will be added to the current theme.
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To Save Current Theme
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1. Go to your PSP's recovery menu, then to `Advanced`, then select `Toggle usb (flash0)`.
2. Run ThemeMagic.bat.
3. Select the theme `S` or `s`.
4. Name your theme (Try to avoid spaces).
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To Restore Original Theme
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1. Go to your PSP's recovery menu, then to `Advanced`, then select `Toggle usb (flash0)`.
2. Run ThemeMagic.bat.
3. When it asks for what theme to use, choose !OriginalBackup! or R.

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To Change Themes Using a Custom Batch File
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1. Go to the folder that contains ThemeMagic.bat
2. create a new text file, and save it as `UseTheme.bat`, where Theme is the name of your theme.
3. Right click the batch file (If it looks like a notepad, then you actually named it `UseTheme.bat.txt`), and select edit.
4. Input the following into the field and save it:
ThemeMagic.bat G: MyTheme
Where G: is the drive the psp is on, and MyTheme is the theme you want to use. It will look for MyTheme in the Themes folder.

<for those who like making their own batch files, my program supports the /? standard, and you can run it entirely automatically or partially automatically from command line>

I have made two versions of this program:
Version 1 (Nothing but my program, no Themes included): 5.07 KB:ThemeMagic!

Version 2 (Included themes : 5.87 MB:ThemeMagic! themes included.

The readme for each theme is included, so read them.
If you don't have enough room, just restore your PSP to original, and free some up.

Themes I added in:
Black32 XMB Theme Encore 4
PSP3d (Mine, works on 3.10 OEA)
Zelda (This has a nonflash background, and coldboot.vag which is not flashable by itself)
Duranium
Blocki
Gears Of War
SaiZn's Orange and White
SaiZn's Red and Silver
theICE_Man

These are the files my program can flash, and what they do:
01-12.bmp ~Change the wallpapers (behind wave)
gameboot.pmf ~Change the gameboot (Video/sound for homebrew)
game_plugin.rco ~Change the game Loading icon
htmlviewer.res ~Change the sounds of the browser
impose_plugin.rco ~Change the Volume Bar
opening_plugin.rco ~Change the cold boot sound (I think)
photo_plugin.rco ~Change the photo loading icons.
premo_plugin.rco ~I have no clue, but it was in a theme package.
system_plugin.rco ~Change XMB Sound Effects (I think)
system_plugin_bg.rco ~Change the XMB Wave
system_plugin_fg.rco ~Change the Clock
topmenu_plugin.rco ~Change the Menu
ltn0.pgf ~Change the font.

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WSJ: Sony CEO wrangled with "uncommunicative" Kutaragi

March 6th, 2007, 21:20 Posted By: wraggster

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Sony Computer Entertainment chairman and chief executive Ken Kutaragi was slammed with more criticism today, this time from Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer himself. This comes just three months after an article in Newsweek berated the executive for his "slowness" in securing PS3 exclusives, which it claims cost Sony PS3-only games including GTA IV, and the highly anticipated Assassin's Creed.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, it states that the "uncommunicative" Kutaragi was moved in a recent Sony reshuffle because Stringer found him difficult to work with.

Kutaragi touts the PS3 in 2005.
The article also states that Kutaragi would frequently make decisions without informing chief exec Stringer, and not tell him about problems in the production process. One example alleged that Kutaragi had allowed the PS3 to go over budget on development costs without clearing it with upper management first.

He also advised for cutting the price of the 20GB console by 20 percent in Japan, a decision which Stringer said he agreed to in a hope it would ensure the console's success, but now admits, "Financially it wasn't one of my best moments."

Stringer told the newspaper that in an attempt to patch up relations between the two, he has tried hard to win Kutaragi's trust, to no avail: "I've had dinner with [Mr. Kutaragi] more times than I've had dinner with my wife, and that's not really healthy," he said.

In December, Stringer moved Kutaragi's role away from the day-to-day control of the games division, and instead he is now focused on the next-gen games side of the business, the article concluded. SCE day-to-day operations are overseen by president Kaz Hirai, former head of Sony Computer Entertainment America.

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Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

March 6th, 2007, 21:36 Posted By: wraggster

Asian release of the game Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters :



features
Ratchet and Clank make their PSP® system debut, going back to the franchise's roots with classic Ratchet & Clank gameplay as playable Clank returns with all-new gameplay.
Featuring new and returning weapons and gadgets, including the Shocker, Agents of Doom and Shrink Ray, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters packs all of the combat and destruction fans have come to expect from the series.
Players can utilize the all-new customizable armor system themed for various gameplay to gain upgrades and advance through challenging action-packed areas.
Gain access to different vehicles to compete in races and combat enemies in intense battlefield missions.
With wireless multiplayer gaming, up to four players can connect for intense combat and head-to-head action.

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While on a much needed vacation, Ratchet and Clank’s rest and relaxation time is suddenly cut short as they soon find themselves lured into a mysterious quest. Following the trail of a kidnapped girl, Ratchet and Clank rediscover a forgotten race of genius inventors known as the Technomites. They soon uncover a plot more dangerous than they could have imagined.

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The Ultimate In Sound Quality For Your PSP!

March 6th, 2007, 21:56 Posted By: wraggster

New press release:

Incredible graphics. Captivating and absorbing gameplay. Portable and convenient. All the attributes that make your Sony PSP an integral part of your life. But we all know that playing games is just one of the pleasures of owning a PSP. Watching movies and listening to music also come high on the agenda.

So what about sound quality?

If clarity, depth and a surround-sound experience are not something you'd associate with PSP docking systems currently available then it's time to think again.

Tannoy, the Internationally renowned manufacturer of superb professional and residential speaker systems, and A4T have joined forces to bring you the perfect PSP speaker system.

Tannoy can rightfully claim to have undisputed expertise in the reproduction of sound - in fact, they've been manufacturing loudspeakers for the audio and film industry for over 75 years - and by drawing upon the technology and reliability of their high end professional studio monitors, they've created the Tannoy PSP Speaker System specifically for the PSP, resulting in optimum sound performance combined with unparalleled power output.

With a reputation for delivering great looking, high performance audio systems around the globe, the build quality and smooth operation are what you'd expect and the sleek designer looks and high quality finish means The Tannoy PSP Speaker System will not look out of place in any home environment.

To further enhance the incredible sound quality produced by The Tannoy PSP Speaker System, SRS TruSurround XT® is incorporated. This incredible Patented sound technology improves dialogue clarity and lowers and accentuates the Bass response with its Tru Bass enhancement feature, whilst also providing a full surround sound experience from this 2 speaker system. What's more, not only can you experience this whilst watching movies, but by connecting the PSP to the 1.5m long cable provided, you can sit back and experience the full potential of your video game soundtrack in fantastic surround sound. Now you really can be inside the game!!

Bill Stirling, Sales & Marketing Director of A4T commented: "We have worked closely with Tannoy to ensure we are bringing to market the best possible sound system to complement the PSP. Utilising Tannoy's expertise and studio-based technology, we are confident that you can now fully enjoy the audio experience whether in association with Gameplay, Movies or Music."

The Tannoy PSP Speaker System will launch in the UK - MAY 2007.

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Daedalus R10 Plan of Action - Nintendo 64 Emulator for PSP

March 6th, 2007, 22:13 Posted By: wraggster

StrmnNrmn posted some more news on his Nintendo 64 Emulator for the PSP: