Another Homebrew Idol blast from the past: The Underminer’s PReSS v0.4.1. PReSS is a full-fledged RSS reader that will change your whole perspective on the way PSP handles really simple syndication. I’ll let the video do the talking:

PReSS v0.4.1:

• fixed the crash when updating feeds

Download: PReSS 0.4.1

- source: press-psp.com

Let me take you back to Homebrew Idol 2 when Battlegrounds 3 scored Xfacter 3rd place… Now, 5 month later, Xfacter returns with Battlegrounds 3 v0.4x. And not only that, the source is now included so you can see exactly how Xfacter shook up the competition.

See the read me for more info: controls, game play, how to create your own maps, etc. And should you like Xfacter’s work, please consider donating via the release thread.

Battlegrounds 3 v0.4x:

• Configurable controls
• Save your play statistics
• More configurable games
• Some minor tweaks and fixes

Download: Battlegrounds 3 v0.4x

-release / discussion thread -

PSP-3000 and TA-088v3 owners — it’s your time to shine… Or at least I hope it is… Yoshihiro and Team GEN have released their highly anticipated PSP Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-B for all ChickHEN-enabled handhelds. It’s on you; I don’t have a PSP-3000 to test with… So whether your 5.03 GEN-B experience be a positive or negative one, I ask you leave it below.

Core features:

• Play games (UMD or backup) requiring firmware 5.50+, including 6.xx
• Play games that introduce their own cfw detection / protection
• Play PSOne games
• Access to the VSH and Recovery Console

Known bugs:

• MGS demo refuses to run
• The Recovery mode menu is “mixed”

Keep in mind: you need a PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with the TA-088v3 board. Your PSP also needs to be running [official] firmware 5.03; this is required for ChickHEN.

Download:
ChickHEN R2
PSP Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-A
PSP Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-B

- source: pspgen

Equip your USB cable — now connect it and install this round of emulators… PCE (or Turbo Grafx 16) for PSP has been upped to version 0.83a5 and s9xTYLmecm — the Super Nintendo emulator — remains cool like the fall breeze on 091101.

PCE for PSP 0.83a5:

• improved support of multiplayer game via Ad-Hoc.

s9xTYLmecm 091101:

• fixed display of missing line of the screen.

Download:
PCE for PSP 0.83a5
s9xTYLmecm 091101

- source: emu-russia

Take a break from that Kit Kat bar and upgrade to Game Categories v9. It adds this new categorization mode called “Content Browser” that is no doubt, in my opinion, the best mode. It’s so seamless, so fine — Bubbletune’s Game Categories v9.

Download: Game Categories Revised v9

- source: bubbletune

Come one, come all… We have a couple things going on you may wanna know about or be a part of…

First and foremost — you remember when Dashhacker stormed the PS3 scene and released Open Remote Play? Well like you, he’s a busy and powerful man. So with that in mind we’ve issued a bounty: be the first to port Open Remote Play to the iPhone (or iPod Touch) and earn some cash. Right now the pot is at $1,510 CAD. If you’re interested you can read more about this bounty right here.

Second up — a contest sponsored by GameYeeeah.com. This one is simple: follow instructions and enter by answering the question in this here forum thread. 5 winners will be chosen at random and may select their prize from the GameYeeeah.com prize pool.

Trick or Treat? PSPGEN decided on “trick” and made a ghost of 5.03 GEN-B for ChickHEN and PSP-3000 owners. Scheduled for release today; however, the GEN team encountered a last minute bug and is now working to correct this. The bug –

This is not a problem with the CFW but a recovery bug. If you remember, the recovery of 5.03GEN-A already had a problem: all option lines were shuffled. The correction of this problem comes with another bug in some options like the “use version.txt” which doesn’t work anymore and prevents the launch of the MGS.

Ah well… Ya win some; ya lose some. Check back tomorrow for a possible evening release. Happy Halloween!

- source: pspgen

…to your PSP! It’s this simple:

Now picture this: Sony’s PSPgo + Clizana’s Goear PSP + Bluetooth Tethered Internet Access…

Download: Goear PSP v1.1

- source: dev.cristianlizana.info

A quick one… If your volume controls are broken, or should you want to remap the vol + and – buttons for whatever reason, then download this simple PSP plugin: Arnold’s VSH Volume Remap.

Arnold quotes –

This plugin allows you to remap your VOLUME buttons to Digital UP and DOWN. This means that you can change the volume of your PSP by pressing UP or DOWN. After you have changed your volume, simply remap back and you can use your PSP like normal again.

See the read me for usage instructions.

Download: VSH Volume Remap

- source: qj

Get your geek on with Wololo’s (or WilLoW’s) Wagic the Homebrew version 0.9.1. As always the new version packs a hefty change log that is bound to please the heroic fantasy card collecting masses — new cards, graphics, deck statistics, improved AI, the list goes on…

The full change log and download follows… Documentation included.

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