I’ve received 4 or 5 emails today with regard to Socom: Fire Team Bravo Beta testing. Unfortunately it involves upgrading your PSP to 2.0.

Check this out, from Sony…

You have been hand selected for a very special mission. For the first time, we’re beta testing a title exclusively for the PSPT (PlayStation®Portable) system - SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo. We’d like you to apply to be one of our beta testers. Space is limited, so register today, using only your PSP browser. (You will not be able to register for this beta test any other way.)

Just follow these simple steps:

1) Upgrade your PSP Firmware to 2.0*

2) From your PSP Internet browser go to http://pspbeta.us.playstation.com/ (PSP Beta Site) (We will only accept
registrations that are completed on the PSP browser.)

3) Follow the onscreen instructions to complete your registration

You will not receive a confirmation email. We will not send out acceptance notifications until all applications are processed.

Please note that this beta is ONLY playable online on your PSP system via a wireless Internet connection. No offline version is available.

*Instructions on how to download and install the 2.0 Firmware Upgrade:
. Information and instructions about using your computer to install the Firmware are available here.
. If you have wireless Internet access, simply choose the “Network Update” option under the settings menu of your PSP system. More details.

BOOSTER has released Dev Hook v0.20. PSP Device Hook is an alternative ISO loader, different from FastLoader. It allows you to load ISO’s off the memory stick without a UMD being present in the drive.

Changes in v0.20:

• bugfix close function handling of “umd?:” RAW access.
  *SHUTOKOU BATTLE
• bugfix sceUmdActivate() and added sceUmdDeactivate() handling.
  **MAJONG FIGHT CLUB
• support target file path
  *work with hook_boot 0.94.(for analyze,FW hack,etc.)
• Added InGameReset
  L+R +HOME : return to vsh

Download Dev Hook ver0.20

Thanks to Nukewire for the news

Milhouse has released v1.0 Final of his PSPide development environment complete with the PSP SDK 1.0. You can write your code, compile it, and transfer your application to your PSP via KXploit. To discuss PSPide and how to use it visit this thread in our forums.

New features of PSPide:
- Help from PSPSDK
- Toolbar with shortcuts to usual functions
- It changes his colour each month
- Full integration of PSPSDK
- Language support with ini files
- Languages in the package: Spanish, English and Catal�n
- Projects windows can be hide

As usual this is availbe in our downloads section or by clicking here.

The FileAssistant Team (71M, Lin J.R and Shazz) has released a new updated version of File Assistant. Many new additions and fixes have been made.

Changes (from the included readme):

• Fixed music playback not stopping when selecting a new file.
• Added simple file information dialog box.
• Shazz fixed the executable loading.
• Config.xml contains all user options.
• Current folders are saved.
• Folders will automatically refresh.
• Option to hide corrupt files.
• USB can be turned off at startup using config.xml
• Progress bar now shows duration for copying files.
• Selecting multiple image files will trigger slideshow mode, use L/R Triggers.
• Images can be flipped and mirrorred, bugs out on large images.
• Start hides UI when viewing images.
• Skin.xml can now be used to edit the look of the skin.
• If background.png exists in your skin folder it will be displayed.
• PBP icons are displayed as background when selected (only v1.0 PBPs)
• Skin selector now works!
• OSX skin included, with traditional FA style view.

Included in the RAR archive are both 1.0 and 1.50 versions and the entire source code.

Download FileAssistant v0.7

MIB.42 has emailed us his PSP UAE v0.31 Kbd 0.1 (the Amiga 500 emulator) modification which adds keyboard support. Key entry is simple to use:

• Press AND HOLD the [] - Square button.
• Press the Up / Down button (on the left side of the PSP) to change the selected key.
• Press the Left / Right to jump to the beginning / end of the keylist.
• Press the () - Circle button to actually “Press” the selected key. (still holding the [] - square button!)

Please refer to the PSP UAE v0.31 readme for general usage.

Download PSP UAE v0.31 Kdb 0.1

Earlier a few related PSP sites have posted information regarding a possible downgrade to be released on September 1st. This downgrade is pure speculation at the moment; however, it’s supposed to downgrade 1.51 and/or 1.52 to 1.50. Yoshihiro is responsible for this downgrade but has yet to release it due to bugs and other issues - i.e.) the risk of bricking your PSP. No less, stay tuned for Sept. 1st to see what comes of this potential downgrade!

Thanks to TALL_GUY and Anthony for bringing this to my attention.

BOOSTER has released PSP Device Hook Launcher v0.10! This is the second decent .ISO loader to cross our paths and unlike it’s competition, no UMD is required and it works on both v1.0 and v1.5 firmwares. Don’t let the following “short list” fool you, with all these great features, Device Hook Launcher is heading in the direction we’ve all been waiting for. This is only the first release and as such even this list is a good start!

Current Compatibility List

Working:
Metel Gear Acid
Gretsky
Ridge Racers
NFL Street
Ape Academy
Fired up demo
Hot shots (confirmed on v1.00 PSP)
Mercury
Lumines
Dynasty Warriors USA
Atv off road
Dead to Rights
Intelligent License jap
NBA
Nfl street
Star Solider
Tenchu
Rengoku_USA

Not Working:
NBA Street Showdown
Namco Museum Battle Collection_USA
Bomberman Panic
Medieval
Spiderman2
World Tour Soccer
Fifa Soccer
Death jr
Need for speed underground rivals
SmartBomb

You can get this program in our downloads section or by clicking here. As always we are not responsible if you turn your PSP into a boat anchor while running this software.

Andy Fung has released DJSP v0.14a - this version supports use of LUA scripts. Basically, anyone can now develop and write plugins that can run within DJSP.

* LUA scripting support is now added. Loading Lua script option in the options window (press select).
- Allows easy plugin development of custom visuals, games, applications…
- Included a game (DJ Squarez), a new Visual and some sample Lua scripts to help you develop your own plugins.

You can develop Lua Plugins easily with the PSP USB options, so you don’t have to quit DJSP to edit the Lua files. Refer to the luascript.txt file for more information on developing lua script plugins.

Download DJSP v0.14a

WAB has released version 2 of their firmware changer. The homebrew software can only run on 1.0 & 1.50, it lets you change the firmware version that is reported to any UMD trying to force you to update and allows you to play your game. All you do is run the EBOOT.PBP as usual choose the firmware you want then play the game if you need to change the firmware back just run the EBOOT again. As always you can get it from our downloads section or by clicking here

source: psphacks

Apparently someone has gotten a portion (or maybe more?) of the DATA.PSP file decrypted from various firmware updates.

A small sample:

msgupdater_error_lowbattery
msgshare_error_content_corrupted_update
msgupdater_remove_umd
msgupdater_versions
msgupdater_dot
msgupdater_%d_%02d
updater_start_update
updater_license_ask
updater_function_list
updater_start_update
updater_license_consent
msgupdater_accept_eula
updater_license_consent_text
updater_license_consent_version_text
mlist_updater_license_ask
msgupdater_start_update_ms
msgupdater_start_update_umd
updater_start_update_text
updater_start_update_version_text
msgupdater_eula
updater_main
updater_updating
updater_main
Ignoring extra png_read_update_info() call; row buffer not reallocated
update_plugin
msgshare_error_content_corrupted_update
msgshare_updateprompt_updateunnecessary
msgupdater_list_add
msgupdater_updating_ms
msgupdater_updating_umd
msgupdater_updated
msgupdater_cancel_update_ask

We’re not entirely sure how realiable this information is - we’ll have to wait and find out. Stay tuned for updates.