Update: Everything checks out… Congratulations, oZmighty — the PSPgo is all yours. Email your shipping info if you haven’t already.

All right… First, thanks to everyone who participated in the Dashhacks “tagging” (and I use that term loosely) contest. Five fortunate folk, who will receive a PSPgo (PSP-N1001), were chosen based on creativity and pure awesomeness.

Tweeted were several entries — some super awesome, some awesome, some questionable… But whatever the case — you’re all winners. That’s right — just for sending something in you may claim a free Dashhacks T-shirt. Please email admin @ dashhacks (.com) with your twitter name, your address, desired size (L or XL only), and whether you want white on black or black on white.

Now for the PSPgo winners:

1. xctive [ 1 2 ]
2. roth77 [ 1 2 3 4 ]
3. vlad_drakul [ 1 2 3 ]
4. systom [ 1 2 3 4 ]

Congratulations guys, and girls.

You can view all entries by clicking here.

But wait… That’s only 4. Yeah, I know this… My colleagues and I are here deadlocked… So we’re entering sudden death. Let me give you a little background info:

Twitterer contestant, acessage, sent this in… At first glance it’s somewhat believable; however, upon further investigation this Atom Smasher’s Road Construction Sign Generator turned up. Declared a winner, but as we sit here and discuss, some believe the win should be retracted.

Tsk tsk…

With that said: we’ve compiled a small list of people who actually went out(side) and did something… Not that we don’t appreciate the photoshops — they’re cool too.

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The sudden death showdown will run for exactly 24 hours. Whoever takes in the most votes takes home the PSPgo. That simple.

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Thanks again.

And you may want to keep following us for future events.

– Dashhacks.

Maybe you don’t need to upgrade to Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-B2 after all… Read the title; follow the instructions (see screenshot). But before you dance; thank mc707 for EBOOT Patcher v1.0.

Thanks mc707!

Download:
EBOOT.BIN Patcher v1.0
5.55 & 6.00 Games Decrypter V2
PRXdecrypter v2.3

- source: pspx

Just for the hell of it; the always brain-boggling Rubik’s Cube… Exter has released v3.0 with a few additions/changes worth demonstrating.

Oooh, what?! You didn’t even see it coming… You wish you could solve a Rubik’s Cube that fast.

Rubik’s Cube v3.0 changes:

• Changed:
  • Remade the menu system.
  • View angle is now be changed from the menu.
• Added:
  • Custom Backgrounds.
  • Custom cube skins.
  • Void cube.
  • Large cube controls can now be used on small cubes (using Control Scheme ‘B’).

Download: Rubik’s Cube v3.0

- release thread -

You too can write homebrew like a champ… All it takes is a few zealous-like strokes of the keyboard to produce something like this:

Ooo-wee… It’s all about effective simplicity with LuaPlayer Euphoria. The video shown above is the bundled 3D Cube demo. That and other useful code examples are included too.

What’s the future hold?

• Add VLF library
• Fix WiFi
• Add AdHoc support
• Add Tilemap support with collision, and multi-platform map editor
• Add more 3D stuff
• Add Chipmunk physics library

On a side note: Zack is looking for developers to assist in the development of LuaPlayer Euphoria. More following the source…

LuaPlayer Euphoria V7 Changes:

• [+] Ported project from C++ to C.
• [+] Implemented AAlib sound engine (Mp3, At3 & Ogg Playback On Media Engine + Wav support) and wrote a new sound core. (note usage has changed, please see the samples included in the download for new usage)
• [+] Added Swizzle & UnSwizzle functions (note : Images are Swizzled by default)
• [+] Added move Image to Vram function.
• [+] Added optional Alpha parameter to screen:blit(). (ie screen:blit(x, y, image, alpha) – Makes for easy image fading in/out
• [+] Added VFPU math library.
• [+] Added Sony Message Dialog System.
• [+] Added Sony OSK System.[*] Reworked IntraFont support.
• [+] Added option to free/delete Images from memory.
• [*] Huge code cleanup.
• [*] Various fixes that I cannot remember.
• [+] Source code now available.

Download: LuaPlayer Euphoria V7.2

- source: retroemu | discussion thread

JoblessPunk, aka Tim Magoolaghan, gets up close and personal with super hottie Midori Longo… Showcased and detailed is a modded to the max PSP-2000 codenamed “JP Edition.” Dual nubs, 32GB flash memory, an internal camera — the list goes on… Who would’ve thought all this modding and geekery would excite the ladies… For real, watch:

Now you know what JoblessPunk Designs can do for you, your PSP, and perhaps your girlfriend. So holler at JoblessPunk via our forums, his website, AcidMods, wherever… And Midori, holler at me… ;)

What a lovely surprise to wake up to… No, not a stripper, I wish… I’m talking about FreePlay’s newest YouTube videos. YouTubers who are subscribed to FreePlay’s channel already know what they’re about to watch. Those who aren’t, well, have a gander at this:

And this one too… The PSP gets g0wned, accompanied by an awesome soundtrack.

FreePlay also mentions:

(Scratch some of that… You can read/write flash1)

No, it’s not going to lead to custom firmware, piracy, or a Pandora for the Go. It can’t write to flash0, and it even seems to be unable to overwrite the system settings, which was always unblocked before on the older systems. It’s user-mode only.

Regardless — it’s something all right. Perhaps we’ll see more GO ‘brew sooner rather than later. And as always, good lookin’ out FreePlay.

- source: FreePlay @ YouTube

I picked up my PSPgo the other day, it came shipped with firmware 5.70, and a mandatory update forced me to 6.10 as soon as I got it online… But what I didn’t know, behind all its elegance was a TA-091 motherboard, or wait… Maybe it’s a TA-094. Whatever the case – they’re new – they’re locked down. We go-getters might be waiting awhile… Keep your go close; keep your fat/slim closer.

More TA-091 / TA-094 pics can be viewed following the source link.

And on another note, the fine people who’ve participated in the Dashhacks contest; we’ll be shipping yours out this coming week.

- source: psp.duowan.com

Back to back… Yoshihiro with yet another reason to upgrade: the #1 multitasking shell — AhMan’s iR Shell — it’s now 5.50 GEN compatible. It’s simple… You must have iR Shell already installed. So download it if you don’t. Then copy this patch to PSP/GAME, run it, quit, the patch will self destruct (for real), and iR Shell will work from here on in.

Read more about iR Shell right here. It’s awesome — you’re likely to replace the XMB with it.

Download:
iR Shell 5.0
iR Shell 5.50 GEN Patch

- source: pspgen

Update: PRXdecrypter 2.3:

• “Analyze files” option added to menu – displays info about the files without changing them
• User module keys up to 6.00, not sure if they’re the ones used in the firmware though!
• Fixed decryption issue – extra data added to decrypted files
• Rewritten kernel modules for 2.XX+ allowing fewer external files and cleaner code
• Rewritten handling of compressions – 1.50 has RLZ with the correct file, 2.71 to 3.80 have RLZ, 3.80+ has KL3E, KL4E and may have RLZ depending on the exact firmware version

Only for the hardcores, the real hackers, or for those who have the hunger to broaden their horizons… Get in deep with jas0nuk’s PRXdecrypter. It can decrypt / decompress / extract all this:

• firmware modules from official firmwares (1.00-5.00+)
• updater modules from official updaters (1.00-5.00+), including obfuscated ones
• official updater DATA.PSP
• reboot.bin and reboot_02g.bin from all retail firmwares
• EBOOT.BIN and modules from all retail games (up to 6.00), and non-retail/testing EBOOT.BIN files
• M33 custom firmware modules
• RLZ files
• KL4E files
• meimg.img and me_sdimg.img
• demos and game sharing DATA.PSP files
• index.dat
• 1SEG.PBP

Download: PRXdecrypter 2.3

- source: maxconsole

PSP CheatUp users, I reckon you grab this update… Plenty of additions and bug fixes accompany raing3’s PSP CheatUp version 0.26.

Newcomers, whatever cheat engine, keep the power-ups and the 1-ups on the up ‘n up with this here PSP CheatUp. The screen shots explain all that, albeit they’re a bit dated.

PSP CheatUp 0.26 Changes:

• Added: Support for starPR and HackME.
• Added: Detection of bluePR.
• Fixed: Download errors which happened after a failed download attempt.
• Fixed: If no cheat engine was active no item would be selected by default in the cheat engine select lateral menu.
• Other: Increased message buffer sizes to 16KB so I can show you longer update messages and notices.

PSP CheatUp 0.25 Changes:

• Added: Support for DarkCheat, DayPR, FreeCheat and IcyPR (note most/all other nitePR clones including MKULTRA should use the nitePR option).
• Fixed: The CWCheat POPs database is no longer erased as there is currently no POPs database included in the download.
• Fixed: Improved the error handling of the Wifi download code.
• Other: Removed random background colours so the lateral menu colour matches the background colour.

Download: PSP CheatUp v0.26

- source: raing3.co.cc