According to the latest issue of Japanese mag Weekly Famitsu, the adorable Patapons are poised to make a return this Winter in the aptly titled follow-up Patapon 2. While this date is strictly for Japan, we can’t imagine that official word regarding a North American release date is too far off. E3, perhaps? Let’s hope so.

Online retail giant Amazon is currently listing a yet-to-be-announced third installment in LucasArts’ Star Wars Battlefront series. According to the site’s database, Battlefront III is slated to hit nearly every platform under the sun next year. Namely, the PlayStation 3, PS2, Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP, and Xbox 360. This isn’t the first time we’ve caught wind of Battlefront III’s existence. […]

This is probably the best deal we’ve seen on a SanDisk-branded 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo in a long time, if not ever. Complete with free shipping, online retailer Buy.com is currently offering the stick at a very attractive price of $30 dollars, $50 off the standard list price. There are no strings attached, aside from the fact that this […]

Feeling nostalgic for old-school Nazi-killing action? Homebrew developer Zack has released an updated version of Hardhat’s Wolfenstein 3D port for the PSP, adding cross-compatibility with Slim and Phat units as well as music support. Other notable additions include a full screen view mode and the ability to use the PSP’s analog stick for movement. Note that in order to play […]

French-based homebrew developer PSPflashsystem has released a new 4.01 M33 compatible custom firmware plugin dubbed PRXUtility++. Coupled with a simple text menu interface, it allows users to take screenshots from within the XMB and keep tabs on their PSP’s system information, such as motherboard type, temperature, and battery charge level.

Duo Louie and Billy Iturzaeta have returned with an update to the powerful handheld audio sequencer PSP Rhythm. The application allows users to express their musical creativity by mixing different sources of auditory material to create an arrangement — straight from the PSP. For additional details: RHYTHM is a single player game where the user organizes sounds into rhythmic and […]

Apart from a selection of Crüefest tracks for Rock Band and a Guitar Hero III freebie that’s none other than the Top Gun Anthem, the main highlight of this week’s PlayStation Store update is a new episode of Qore. Wait, that’s it? Yep. Rather weak update if you ask us, and it doesn’t help that firmware 2.4 has been taken […]

Developer Poisonhzkj has issued a minor maintenance update to CXMB. Version 3.2.1 fixes a bug that caused the plugin to crash at times when applying a new XMB theme. Additionally, the issue of theme settings reverting back to default after exiting from a UMD title has been solved. On a side note, the author mentioned that a 4.01 M33 compatible […]

Sakya’s lightweight yet feature-packed audio player LightMP3 is nearing closer to its final release, as the developer today released beta 2 of the application. The update features several noteworthy enhancements, including implementation of BenHur’s intraFont library for smoother text display, along with multi-language support and the ability to rate stored tracks on your memory stick. For the complete and rather […]

Following the initial, experimental release of PSPStates yesterday, homebrew developer Dark_AleX has issued an update to the 4.01 M33-compatible plugin, fixing numerous bugs along with adding support for UMD disc titles. Additionally, savestates can now be created on a per-game basis. Keep in mind that PSPStates is compatible only with Slim units currently, due to increased memory usage. Hit the […]

Following the release of an unofficial CXMB compatibility update earlier this week, homebrew developer Poisonhzkj has returned with an official update to the theme-changing plugin, adding full support for 4.01 M33 series custom firmware. And that’s not all, this version of CXMB is cross-compatible with earlier CFW revisions, including 3.71, 3.80, and 3.90 M33.

Homebrew developer Mediumgauge has released an maintenance update to PSP Filer, a powerful yet simplistic file management application designed for the PSP. By using PSP Filer, users can easily edit, copy, delete, and transfer files on the memory stick and flash memory. In addition to a couple bug fixes and tweaks, version 5.2 adds 4.01 M33 compatibility, allowing users to […]

Homebrew developer Dark_AleX has released a new custom firmware plugin that allows users to save/load savestates of their current progress on PSP titles. Dubbed PSPStates, the plugin is still in the experimental stage and currently is only compatible with Slim units, due to the increased memory usage. It is advised to disable any other plugins while using PSPStates, as well […]

With PSP title Phantasy Star Portable quickly approaching its scheduled July 31 release in Japan, publisher SEGA has revealed that it plans to release a downloadable demo of the game this month, according to a Gpara report. Notably, the demo will highlight the game’s single-player story mode and multiplayer aspect, which allows for four-player cooperative play via ad-hoc connection. A […]

Homebrew developer Uberjack has released a minor update to fMSX, an MSX series emulator for the PSP designed to run both MSX and MSX2 cartridge files. In addition to several game-specific bug fixes, version 3.5.35 adds the ability to map any button to the emulator’s fast forward function. Additionally, for developers, custom mapper types can now be directly embedded in […]

Homebrew developer Zx-81 has released a compatibility update to Danzel’s multi-protocol instant messaging client AFKIM, resolving graphical issues present under 4.01 M33 series custom firmware on PSP Slim units. If you have a regular (fat) PSP or are running a previous CFW release, then there is no need to apply this update, according to the author.

Publisher Atlus has sent over a new selection of screenshots from its upcoming card-based PSP strategy RPG Yggdra Union. Recently announced for a September 16 release, the title is an enhanced port of the original GBA release, featuring remastered audio and visuals, along with new playable characters and additional missions. Yggdra Union Screenshots

French-based homebrew developer Miriam has updated the popular CXMB plugin, originally written by Poisonhzkj, with full support for the recently released 4.01 M33 custom firmware. For the uninitiated, CXMB allows users to safely load non-PTF custom made XMB themes from memory stick, rather than by replacing files on the PSP’s flash memory.

M@x and Sleepper have released a maintenance-focused update to their popular Java virtual machine emulator for the PSP. Known as PSPKVM, it can run both games and applications compiled with Sun Microsystems’ Java 2 Platform Micro Edition toolkit (J2ME) on any PSP that has custom firmware installed. Alongside numerous bug fixes, version 0.4.1 notably features improved file system performance, as […]

Developer Dark_AleX has issued an update to yesterday’s release of PSP custom firmware 4.01 M33, fixing a couple minor bugs regarding the built-in NID resolver and recovery mode. The complete changelog for 4.01 M33-2 can be found below. * NID resolver: Fixed scePowerGetCpuClockFrequency issue. This is the same bug that happened in 3.80 M33-1, it won’t happen again ?? * […]