…Before the months end! That’s according to J416, who has successfully ported Half Byte Loader to official firmware 6.31 (and 6.30 too). J416 just needs a bit of time to polish her off and then HBL for 6.31 will be ready for its unveiling. Stay logged on for an exact release date, as well, the name of the exploitable game will be announced at the same time, within a week says J416.

We currently know this:

1. The game is available on UMD;
2. The game is available on PSN;
3. There are JP, US, and EU versions of the game;
4. Only the JP version has been tested with this hack The US version is exploitable too.

Anyway, to keep things exciting we’re going to create our own game out of this… Guess the exploitable game (via the comments) and if you’re right — we’ll send you a Dashhacks t-shirt.

Props, J416. Much respect.

Update: J416 has updated his blog clarifying that the game is available on PSN in Japan; the title still remains unknown at this time.

Update: Wololo has confirmed the US version is indeed exploitable as well.

Update: The game is available on PSN for all 3 regions.

Update: The release date has been set: 2010/8/24 22:00:00. The game title and Half Byte Loader for 6.31 will be available then.

- source: j416′s blog | wololo

No, wait! Don’t get excited — it’s a demo, meaning, you can’t actually read any comics yet… This particular release simply showcases the possibility of Digital Comics on your hacked PSP. It boots, it runs, it can even play mp3s right now — just no comics.

Liquidzigong is working hard at cracking the remaining piece wide open. So keep your browser bookmarked & locked at psp-hacks.com ‘cuz we got you covered.

Here’s what Liquidzigong had to say; translated of course, from Chinese to English:

理论上由于检验漫画许可证的mlnapp_proxy.prx没有被真正破解，所以这个破解版可能并不能看漫画，只能算个“演示版”。

mlnapp_proxy.prx is not fully decrypted, so we cannot actually read the comics, but this is only a demo.

这个东西的重要性在于揭示了6.XX和5.XX固件之间的系统接口其实是相似的。

this shows that the 6.XX and the 5.XX kernels are very similar.

Whataya think? Does Liquidzigong possess the necessary skills? My money says hells yeah. Download and check it out; maybe you can even lend a hand.

Download: Digital Comics (Demo) for CFW 5.XX

- source: a9vg

Hopefully you haven’t left for Japan just yet, because Batanen has returned with what is likely to be the final release of PSPedict, you know, that handy Japanese dictionary you downloaded last week. And not only that, the source code is now included.

PSPedict v0.5 Changes:

• New searchable dictionaries:
  • Tanaka Corpus (divided into 3 parts)
  • Kanjidic (for studying purposes)
  • Surname (divided into 3 parts)
  • Given female name (divided into 2 parts)
  • Given male name
  • Given name gender not specified
  • Place names (divided into 4 parts)
  • Railway Station
  • Company name
  • Organization name
  • Product name
  • Unclassified name (divided into 3 parts)
• Wrote the logic and added 300 kanji images. Help needed with completing the set!
• Fixed a bug. Now Edict icon is immediately seen in menu when used SKIP/Stroke count search.

Download: PSPedict v0.5

- source: qj

Do me a favour… Go to our forums, log in if you ain’t already, go to advanced search and search this on titles only: “Horror Show” — without the quotes. Now take a look at all those Homebrew Idol 3 entries. We’re 19 strong and still have a bit of time left; two weeks and one day to be precise.

Here is the full list of HBI3 entries (in no particular order):

1. Republic of Zombies by Oby1Chick
2. The Scent by incpdo
3. Undead Terror by leooomichel
4. LostSoul by [Kenny]
5. Lauren’s Fate by m0olatte
6. WTF! Zombies!!! by fllipperr
7. The Maze by wassgha
8. Spooky Maze by vandurol123
9. Zombie Search by Moxo
10. Damaged by Stinkee2 (and co.)
11. Silent Homebrew by TheRuler
12. Homunculus by soulless
13. 3.4.Lettres by highronn
14. Stay Alive by Dark_Star
15. Dark Super Mario Bros by psp_kevin17
16. Delta Force by dan369
17. Fight 4 Life by Pihas
18. Run!!! by spike_132000
19. Last Life by Dariusc

Contest deadline: August 31st, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST.

“Masochism” pretty much sums it up… Throw Mario in the mix and you’ll see what LiquidProQuo has in store for you. It’s incredibly difficult and frustratingly addictive — it’s Mario Masochism.

The above video is the level 4 walkthrough, which in my opinion is the coolest, and to be honest I haven’t even made it that far yet. The shark attack is awesome though. Check LiquidProQuo’s channel for other levels, because really, it’s hard.

Mario Masochism Controls:

• Arrow Buttons: Move Left/Right
• X: Jump/Double Jump
• O: Toggle Music
• Square: Hold to Run
• Up: Press and hold to use exit portals
• L: Reload Level
• Start: Pause
• Select: Back to main menu [while on pause screen]

An online point and ranking system to add a little competitiveness would be sweet. Whataya say LiquidProQuo? In any event, keep up the good work.

Download: Mario Masochism v0.15 BETA

- release thread -

As retro as VSH menus get — the NEO 2010 Retro Coding Competition presents Total_Noob’s Ultimate VSH Menu Final. If your PSP is hacked, then Ultimate VSH Menu is the VSH menu to be running… My word — check the screenshots and look at all them options.

 

Wait… Whaaat?! No direct means of enabling/disabling plugins? Well unlike VSH Menu + there is no plugin manager, instead just browse to the “Recovery Menu” option, second from the bottom, and that’ll bring you directly to the recovery console — without rebooting — where you can manage all your PSP plugins.

You know the drill — the rest follows… (more…)

I’m always game for an eye-candified PSP mod, and Flasheur’s latest is no exception. Check this bad boy out: transparent shell; camera mounted on the top-left backside; speaker mounted on the UMD door, mind you, this renders the UMD drive useless (it’s PSPgo-ish); LEDs all over the place that illuminate to the beat, and I believe they can be toggled on/off using the WiFi switch.

Don’t believe it? Watch these two videos — the making of and the final product — The Ocean PSP:

Awwwesome! That’s some slick shit right there. Nice work Flasheur.

Wanna see more? (more…)

Now I use the term “custom firmware” loosely — this is really 5.00 M33-6 with extras flashed in… Extras like PSNLover, Torky’s M33 6.20 plugin, which adds support for 6.00+ games & the Go!Cam, 6.XX XMB icons (note: there’s no digital comic reader), and the M33-7 recovery console.

The 5.00 TZS-6 easy installer comes from Sawaz and The Z, who released a similar installer for SensMe. TZS-6 is only compatible with PSP Slim models (non-TA088v3) and in order to successfully flash this you must already be running 5.00 M33-6.

Personally I recommend you stick with 5.00 M33-6 (or 5.50 GEN-D3) and manually install the plugins you need. Messing with flash can be dangerous, but you knew that. Should you want to proceed anyway, here’s how:

1. Ensure you’re running 5.00 M33-6 first. If not, skip this entirely.
2. Copy “5.00 TZS-6 Easy Installer” to PSP/GAME on your memory stick.
3. Create a “kd620″ directory in the root of your memory stick.
4. In the seplugins directory, remove psnlover.prx & m33_620.prx, and their entries in vsh.txt and game.txt.
5. Launch the easy installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
6. After a successful install, enter the recovery console and set:
   • Configuration -> Fake region -> Korea
   • Configuration -> Use version.txt -> Enabled
7. Boot back to the XMB and try it out.

I can confirm this working as advertised; TZS-6 flashed successfully on my PSP-2000 running 5.00 M33-6, but like I said above, I don’t recommend it.

Download: PSP CFW 5.00 TZS-6
(use at your own risk)

- source: blogspot

Say whaaat? Engadget said it via their “trusted source” — Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSPgo-like smartphone. No rumours, straight fact. It won’t look exactly like this, maybe not at all, but here’s the idea (Engadget’s mockup):

It’ll be sexy no doubt — the device is mostly black with silver highlights and the gamepad area is white/silver — and to accompany that, get this: it’s a landscape slider, but instead of a sliding QWERTY keyboard you get [PlayStation] game controls — X, O, ▲, ◻, shoulder triggers, d-pad and in lieu of an analog stick it has a “long touch pad;” it has a large display, between 3.7″ and 4.1″ with WVGA or better resolution; a 5 megapixel camera, which may not be final; and it’s likely they’ll squeeze a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU in there.

As far as software goes, the dopest gaming phone ever will run Gingerbread, aka Android 3.0. The Android Market is where you’ll download games. These games may be available to other Android phones if their spec and controls meet the requirements. With respect to graphics, games’ll look PSX and PSP like. Apparently these titles are being demoed somewhere, to someone: God of War, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and LittleBigPlanet.

The gaming platform and hardware may be introduced come October.

I want one.

- source: engadget

Ask, and ye shall receive — The Z delivers on this one… Launch SensMe from the SensMe XMB icon and not through Game -> Memory Stick. This mod differs slightly between custom firmware M33 and GEN. M33 users will launch SensMe channels from under the Music icon, while GEN users can find the SensMe icon under Extras.

 

Everything you need is packed into this archive, including Liquidzigong’s SensMe for CFW 5.xx. Copy “PSP/APP/NPIA00013″ to the same directory on your memory stick and copy “The Zs SensMe Mod” to PSP/GAME. Start it and you’ll be prompted with the above screenshot.

Not working? Using 5.50 GEN? Fake your region to “Korea” via the recovery console. It’s also recommended that you do not use this with a PSP-1000 (Fat) running 5.50 GEN. Not sure why, but if you have a Pandora battery you should be all right.

Use with extreme caution. The Z’s SensMe Mod installer writes to flash memory. Stay alert, stay safe.

Good lookin’ Z.

Download: SensMe XMB Mod w/ SensMe for CFW 5.XX

- source: pspking.de