Activision is publishing yet-another game based on the Spider-Man franchise, entitled Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. Set for release this fall, the game is currently in development by California-based Shaba Games and Treyarch for nearly every gaming platform under the sun, including the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Wii and PC. Said to feature free-roaming environments and […]

After a three-year hiatus, Sony has confirmed that the Clap Hanz-developed Hot Shots Golf series will be returning to PSP with the release of Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 on June 3. Boasting all-new courses and customizable characters, Open Tee 2 features a extensive array of multiplayer options, including support for 16-player online tournaments and ad-hoc functionality for one-on-one […]

Developer pspZorba has made his debut in the homebrew scene with the release of PSPlorer, an advanced file management utility for the PSP. Similar in functionality to PSP Filer, the application allows users to browse the directory tree of their memory stick or the PSP’s flash memory. Additional functions include the ability to directly hex-edit files and transfer files between […]

Publisher Empire Interactive today announced that its remake of 1989’s fast-paced puzzle classic Pipemania is scheduled for a summer release on the PSP, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Wii, and PC. In the game, players must lay down a set of pre-defined pipe tiles in an attempt to contain a fast moving substance known as “Flooze.” The remake will feature 70 […]

Developer weltall has released an update to his homebrew cheat hacking device CWCheat. Fully compatible with M33’s PSP custom firmware series, CWCheat allows users to use raw-relative cheat codes either in UMD disc based titles or in converted PSOne games for the PSP, similar to commercial products such as Action Replay and GameShark. In addition to a number of bug […]

Homebrew developer Zx-81 has released an update to PSP2600, a Atari 2600 emulator for the PSP. PSP2600 is heavily based on code from Aenea’s PSP port of Stella, a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator originally written by Bradford Mott. Version 1.1.3 features various performance-related optimizations and includes new EBOOT music courtesy of electro-industrial music band Observe & Control. Download PSP2600 […]

The folks over at Sony Computer Entertainment America have launched an all-new Patapon sweepstakes promotion. Prizes up for grabs include a collectible Be@rbrick figure, Patapon t-shirt and Patapon magnets. Twenty randomly selected individuals will take home all three items. To enter, simply visit the official PlayStation website and sign-in to your PS Underground account, then click the start button at […]

According to the latest sales figures from marketing outlet Media Create, Sony sold a total of 11,303 PlayStation 3 units for the week ending April 6 in Japan. Taking that number into account, plus this week’s estimated sales, puts the life-to-date sales of the console at 2 million units. During the same time period, PSP sales remaining strong at an […]

Homebrew developer KingSquitter has released a update to his widely-used GUI-frontend for Dark_AleX’s PopStation conversion utility. The application allows users to easily convert PSOne image files to a PSP-compatible format in one click. New to version 1.3 is the ability to convert multi-disc games into a single EBOOT, as well as support for icons that are 80×80 in size. The […]

Ten years from now, most folks will purchase new video game releases directly via online digital distribution services such as the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, rather than going through a third-party retailer. Or so says Sony Computer Entertainment Europe exec Ray Maguire: Ten years from now the ratio of games sales will have gone from 90 per cent in-store […]

Sony today announced that best-selling PSP titles Killzone Liberation and Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters have officially joined the handheld’s “Greatest Hits” library. That means you can now pick up either of these great games at the budget-minded price of $19.99. Both are more than worth the cash at this price, especially Killzone, which features support for infrastructure multiplayer and […]

According to a new survey being conducted by Sony Computer Entertainment, the company is apparently trying to figure out why PSP owners are hacking and running homebrew on their portable. Not shown in the above screen cap, were questions questions like “Do you know of anyone who has “hacked,” or modified, transferred and customized their PSP firmware and software.” Sony […]

Just last week, Capcom proudly announced that the third entry in its portable Monster Hunter series shipped a tad over 1 million copies in Japan. Fast-forward to a week later, and Capcom is still selling ridiculous quantities of the title. Total sales figures have now reached an impressive 1.5 million. Mark my words, it won’t be too long before Capcom […]

Sega Racing Studio, the development team behind last year’s Sega Rally Revo multiplatform release, has shut down. It’s not yet clear as to what will become of the current projects that the studio was working on, and if employees will be offered a chance to move to another studio within SEGA UK. Rather surprising to see them close so suddenly. […]

Does Sony have plans to extend the LittleBigPlanet franchise to PSP? According to UK-based CVG, the answer is yes. Citing unnamed industry sources, the site speculates that a handheld edition of LBP is already in development at Sony Studio Liverpool. No other details on the supposed PSP version were given, nor was a possible release date. Bringing the LittleBigPlanet universe […]

Update: PSP firmware 3.95 is now available on Network Update. We’ve added a direct link below in case you wish to download the update manually. PlayStation Network head Eric Lempel has revealed that a new PSP firmware is coming and will be “available shortly.” Firmware 3.95 will introduce two new features, the first of which is the ability to customize […]

Duo M@x and Sleepper have released an update to PSPKVM, a K virtual machine that can run applications and games compiled with Sun Microsystems’ Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME) on any PSP that has custom firmware installed. Notably, Version 0.3.1 features JSR75 support, which allows the VM to access the PSP’s native file system. In addition, optimizations have been […]

Continuing his tradition of timely updates, well-known homebrew developer Zx-81 has released an update to PSPMO5, a Thomson MO5 home computer emulator ported from Daniel Coulom’s DCMO5. Changes in version 1.0.3 include major improvements in regards to emulation speed and a bug fix in the file requester. Download PSPMO5 v1.0.3 for Custom Firmware / PSPMO5 v1.0.3 for Firmware 1.5 PSPMO5: […]

Homebrew developer Red Squirrel has released an update to M33xEver, a custom firmware plugin that allows PSP users to permanently activate the M33 anniversary Easter egg featured in 3.90 M33-3. With the release of version 3, users can now use the plugin to increase or decrease the speed of XMB waves, as well as change the firmware version and MAC […]

Homebrew developer Notaz has released an update to his PSP port of PicoDrive, a Sega CD and Genesis (Mega Drive) emulator. In addition to various bug fixes and improvements, several new features have been added to version 1.40 of the emulator, including preliminarily support for Sega Virtua Processor titles. The complete changelog is detailed below: * Fixed sprite masking code. […]