Posted Jul 15, 2006 at 07:10AM by Remi M. Listed in: Homebrew Games Tags: DreaDNought, Sony, MPH, Hackers, Dark AleX, Yoshihiro
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A very interesting homebrew game came our way recently. DreaDNoughT wrote to us (thanks for that!) about this game that he has worked on called "Hackers Vs Sony". The good developer together with virons (who was responsible for the gfx) slaved on this one for a week and the game is well, you guessed it - hackers going up against the Sony people.

The story revolves around how Sony, who was once considered as an ally of the gaming community, betrayed the very people who supported them. When the PSPs came out, everybody wanted them because of its beautiful features and the fact that you can hack them. And here's where the betrayal started: Sony released the 'demonic' firmware -- fw 2.0, which forced gamers to leave their PSPs for the DS...until they were saved by the devs -- such as Dark Alex, MPH, and Yoshihiro to name a few.

This one is a megaman style game and you must fight the evil Sony minions so as you can go deeper and deeper within the recesses of the Sony HQ and destroy the ultimate boss that blocks beloved homebrews. The Sony coders take the form of bluish, alien like creatures heavily armed with their weapon -- the Sonylight. You, as the hacker, take the form of a bird and you must defeat them with your own weapon -- the butterball.

And speaking of weapons, the developers mentioned to us that when they update the game to another version, he plans on enabling the 'hackers' upgrade their weapons to weapons such as "mph 2.0 downgrader" and "the dark_alex 2.5 and 2.6 downgrader". Now, if only this applies to real life...

Hackers Vs Sony - Image 1 Hackers Vs Sony - Image 2  Hackers Vs. Sony

UPDATE: DreaDNoughT just wrote to us (thanks again!) about some important details. Aside from the fact that he and homebrew developer, virons, concocted this game, he would also like to say that "he has made an update where the gunfire is a bit faster and the ability to take screenshots by holding the left trigger down in-game, I (he) also included an in-game screenshot" That's was fast! So go ahead and download the slightly-updated Hackers Vs. Sony!



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   by Sevenz - 2006-07-15
 » .

lol I gotta try this 1 xD

   by wipey - 2006-07-15
 » .

this is... kinda cool but lame at the same time lol

good concept though

   by ___ (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » oh wow

This is INCREDIBLY ghey. It's so sad how these kiddies talk about the hackers as though they are their heros.

   by JollyRoger (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » Woot

Lol, First Jump!

   by insa8ne2k4 - 2006-07-15
 » Why not send them a postcard!

This is almost like a postcard to sony

That basically says:

"$ony, We ARE going to defeat you and win our psp freedom back"

i love it.

   by lolz (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » crap

this idiot cant even put a sentance together or even spell "gamin console" WTF

   by police (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » Retard

"$ony, We ARE going to defeat you and win our psp freedom back

Oh yeah, like you are being so tough by BUYING their console and thus created the problem! If you were really a holder of such ideals you'd have a GP2X. Too many clueless noobz in here these days, someone needs to cage them up until they know enough about the world to be allowed their freedom to roam the planet.

   by ffs (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » hah

and you cant spell sentence either ;)

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   by joe (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » stop complaining

stop complaining b*tches

   by Virons (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » Iam on of the makerts of the game

nocomment

   by PSPv1.00 (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » Brill Game

Nice game, Like the name and the Intro screen.
Will be looking forward to the improvements..
Like the speed of fire
And
Ability to take screenshots.

Keep up the good work.

P.S. For those of you who want to complain shut up, I havnt seen you release a game yet....

Regards
PSPv1.00

   by DreaDNoughT (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » cool

well i'm happy this got to the main news.. but they forgot to mention that virons did the gfx

   by Muscrat (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » Taking it too far / exaggerating

Seriously Sony makes updated firmware to counter ISO loaders being used... Only 10% - 15% of PSP users use homebrew and ISO's..... no.7 is right aswell!

No offense but Sony is doing the logical thing, they dont like piracy, no dev does... Im all for Dev Hook, 1.5 firware and these great homebrew, hacks, dev's, but seriously this game has the most stupid storyline ive read...

   by Virons (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » hi guyz

Yo dudes iam happy u like my concept about the story i re-wrote it.
sorry about the mistakes it was like 4 am and i well not really connected to the world.
+ my main languge is not english so expect some mistakes not that it matters.

btw (if u didnt get it so far iam one of the 2 developers)

   by Police (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » @Muscrat

"Only 10% - 15% of PSP users use homebrew and ISO's"

It's retarded comments like this that will forever have the PSP scene festering in the toilet of console scenes. You sir, are clueless and I would like to know where you got those figures from? Industry surveys or just YOUR ARSE??

   by virons (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » plz enter the development post

http://forums.qj.net/showthread.php?t=59667

   by Remi M. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2006-07-15
 » To virons..

Thanks for the heads up! =)

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   by Bill Doors (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » fy

How lame, please pspupdates when will you stop posting on such *****ty stuff

   by Lame (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » WORST PSP GAME EVAR

Ok first of all, Sony has good reason to update, to protect themsevles, if you don't like what sonys doing go buy a ds or something, i don't think anyone cares, this game sucks and it's useless that team is a 1 person team who does nothing and can't code very well and Who are just another noob team trying to be a team, they are
LAMERS!

   by copna1231 - 2006-07-15
 » to 19

I don't see you making anything, and I doubt you even played it yet you retard. You just don't like the story because you either are mad because you have a 2.7+ Or your just a complete ***** that ruins people even making homebrew. People like you are the ones that have made fanjita leave.

   by police (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » @20

"I don't see you making anything"

What a retarded thing to say? This is a forum, and you can't see any real people here, numbnuts.

   by Alux (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » @21

''What a retarded thing to say? This is a forum, and you can't see any real people here, numbnuts.''

Its a news comment system, not a forum. The forms are located at http://forums.qj.net :)

   by jester (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » @22

WRONG

Forum: A public meeting place for open discussion.

   by Muscrat (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » @POLICE >15

Seriously ive been on a ***** load of forums, spoken to a helluva lot of people and the vast majority of PSP users are on 2.7. Dont take my word for it go start a what firmware do you have thread on an IGN, gamespot ect. etc. Forum..

The frequent vistors QJ PSPupdates, PSP hacks, PS2nfo ect. ect. are obviusly using homebrew. Seriously there are *****loads of PSP's in the world 3/4 of people who own those wouldent even know you can run homebrew and ISO's...

Jackass..

   by nerfturd (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » @24

VAST MAJORITY on 2.7? That is UTTER AND COMPLETE NONSENSE. You have no idea. So that statistic did really come from your rectum methinks. Everyone I speak to knows about homebrew and ISO's, and these people aren't on any forums.

Retard.

I repeat.

Retard.

   by Lambda - 2006-07-15
 » Gay...

OMG this game is so awesome!!! You can use powerups like '2.0 downgrader' and '2.6 exploit' SOO COOOOOLL!L!!!!
/sarcasm

Who actually likes this?

   by ya (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » ya

hope this is as good as it sounds

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   by wtf (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » excuse me?

"hope this is as good as it sounds"

Sounds like a toilet flush to me!

   by copna1231 - 2006-07-15
 » To 21

Well, considering he is unregistered and he hasn't come out with a game I would say that he isn't doing any better so it was not a retarded thing to say.

   by homo (Unregistered) - 2006-07-15
 » some gay *****

this is really gay. obviously this was put together by someone who doesn't know much about the scene. the credit given in the text is to the wrong people. people didn't leave and buy a ds after the 2.0 update. this guy is a *****al and doesn't know ***** about this scene. don't post ***** like this as news again. pathetic.



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