Take a moment, pause Kill Zone 2 — it’s time to update your memory stick with Mediumgauge’s latest version of PSP Filer. Like I’ve said before, PSP Filer does everything you’d expect from a file manager: move/copy files around, dump UMDs, preview text and other binary files… All that and more direct on your handheld.

PSP Filer v6.0 changes:

• fixed a bug wrong free area was shown when using large (>4G) MS Duo.
• added a feature to show GB mode. And, even in larger scale mode, small files are shown on smaller scale.
• fixed a bug USB connection was failed on kernel3 using under FW 5.00.
• fixed a bug at ripping UMD, to be frozen, when MS Duo was full (that happened depending on CFW version).
• fixed a bug to be frozen when finishing built-inn OSK at 333MHz.

Download: PSP Filer v6.0

- source: geocities

Emulate Java ME on your PSP… M@x and Sleepper one up their J2ME virtual machine from 0.5.0 to 0.5.1.

Get PSPKVM and keep yourself entertained with a lasting collection of cellphone/mobile java games.

PSPKVM 0.5.1 changes:

• Enable input symbol in password text field
• Fixed OSK bug
• Fixed drawRGB alpha blending bug
• Fixed a couple of bugs inside VM interpreter

Download:
PSPKVM 0.5.1 (fw 1.50)
PSPKVM 0.5.1 (cfw)

- source: pspkvm

From the author who brought you PSPBTCNF, an app for manipulating PSPBTCNF bin files, has released a far more user friendly method for installing / uninstalling plug-ins to / from flash0. This is manatails007’s Plugin2Flash.

Installing plugins:

1. Put your plugins to ms0:/seplugins/.
2. Load This app.
3. Press X to start.
4. Select the prx you want to install.
5. Toggle mode (V,G,U,P,A).
6. Watch progress…
7. Enjoy.

Uninstalling plugins:

1. Load this app.
2. Press TRIANGLE.
3. Select plugins you want to remove.
4. Watch progress…
5. Done.

Download: Plugin2Flash

- source: qj

Magically beam messages from one PSP to another through the wonders of wireless Ad Hoc. Mickael2054’s PSPAdhocMessenger, English translation courtesy of Flav1994, allows you and your nearby friends to send/receive messages with ease. Talk trash behind your classmates back, the stinky weird dude on the subway, wherever — you know what’s up…

PSPAdhocMessenger v0.5:

• Graphical interface remade
• Add sounds when you receive a new message
• Add list of conversation (with time)
• Change keyboard (thanks Flav1994)
• Add message when when somebody connects or disconnects
• Add a “TopBar” with battery and time
• Modify the name of the functions
• Correction spacing’s bug
• Correction other bugs
• Remade code

Download: PSPAdhocMessenger v0.5

- source: pspgen

DaedalusX64 (see below) isn’t the only thing to look forward too… Get a load of AhMan’s latest work-in-progress; it’s iR Shell with advanced multi-tasking capabilities — for the PSP Slim only…

That’s right… In due time you’ll be multitasking like a motherfucker.

- source: irshell.org

Nintendo 64 emulation has never looked so fresh, so smooth… That’s DaedalusX64 Beta 2 baby, and it’s near… Or so we hope.

Well, really, this is a video of revision 306, a debug build from the team’s subversion repository. Wally does mention Beta 2 is coming soon though, and when it’s fully primed for release, you know where she’ll be.

- source: dcemu

More PSP2 rumours continue circulating the scene… This time ’round we have David Perry, founder of Shiny Entertainment and respected industry veteran, who has chirped the following via Twitter:

“I hear Sony FINALLY has the PSP 2. And thank goodness, they’ve removed the stupid battery-sucking UMD disc drive. I’m excited!”

And just because, another PSP2 concept design to go with it…

Whatever the case — the PSP2 and/or PSP-4000 — we’ll likely have something solid at GDC (in March) or E3 (in June) this year. Stay tuned.

- source: vgtribune

It’s still alpha, but it’s getting there… Bound to inspire the likes is Lokaire’s 3D engineered homebrew game: Merc Roid. And we have this update straight from the source –

In this update I mainly took care of bug fixes. The missile count is now good. The monsters move now (but gravity doesn’t apply to them for some weird reason). I added some pictures and sounds for when in the PSP’s vsh menu. There were some more behind the scenes updates to the LTE engine. Mainly the collision response animator was updated to the Irrlicht-1.5 code. It behaves exactly the same as before though. I changed up a few of the images to make things look better.

Earlier in the week we covered Merc Roid and posted a pre-0.3.5 video, which can be viewed here.

Download: Merc Roid v0.3.5 (Alpha)

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The all-purpose homebrew app known as PSP Tool just hit version 0.9. Raing3 has fixed up a few things, namely ridding bugs and adding sanity checks to ensure a smooth operation; as well, PSP Tool now uses the latest VLF library from moonlight. That and more detailed below.

PSP Tool v0.9 changes…

• Added: Support for 2.71 SE and 1.50 running under Time Machine and check to disable running on 3.71.
• Fixed: RSOD when choosing ‘Test M33’ feature on a DC7 MMS created with this application (only occurred on Fat).
• Fixed: Issue using SQUARE as part of the boot key when creating a Magic Memory Stick.
• Fixed: Issue which could arise when creating more than one Magic Memory Stick in a single session.
• Other: Other Memory Sticks can now be formatted by first clicking on the format item in the menu and before answering yes to the questions insert the second Memory Stick.
• Other: To reduce the risk of a BSOD when installing or running a firmware from a Magic Memory Stick the registry of a 1.50 system is now copied instead of the registry of the current system (to use the current systems registry files hold the L trigger while the Magic Memory Stick is being created.)
• Other: Implemented a check for modules which are known to cause issues with PSP Tool. If any of these modules are found a message is first shown with the modules which need to be disabled and then the PSP performs a reboot. To disable this check hold the R trigger while loading the game.
• Updated: Now uses VLF library 1.0 by moonlight.
• Updated: Updated the information shown in the System Information panels.

Download: PSP Tool v0.9

- source: qj

A straight blast from the past — from the ’70s board game, to kennethdm’s ‘06 release, to our present day in ‘09 — it’s chicky95’s re-crafted version of Mastermind for the PSP.

Not sure how to code make and code break? See here.

Download: pspMastermind

- source: xtreamlua