Heads up GEN users, the folks at PSPGen have announced that a new update for Custom Firmware 5.50GEN will be released soon. The Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-B will feature new updates mostly in the VSH Recovery Menu.

After 12 years, Sony is about to pull the plug on its Yaroze program, which made console development available to aspiring non-professionals. Through this service, subscribers received access to an online community, development software, as well as a very rare black PlayStation One console that allowed devs to run their own code on the system.

French site PSP Gen has got some curious and interesting tidbit regarding certain games that can actually recognize a Custom Firmwared PSP, which in turn blocks you from being able to play it. On such game is Evangelion: Jo, currently available only to the Japanese market.

OK, so here it is guys. French site PSPGen together with their developer code named GENyUS has finally released the much awaited Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-A yesterday for PSP fat and slim users (with TA-088 v1 and v2) users. This new CFW supports all the functions of the official firmware 5.50 with Pops and ISO support. Today they have also released build 4 of CFW 5.50GEN-A to fix the PSN network bug issue. Read more.



Download: Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-A
Download: Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-A Build 4

The PSP community will have another treat before the weekend as the French website PSPGen announced that Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-A is coming soon. How soon, you ask? Find out after the jump.

Okay guys! This is it! Get those PSP 3000s of your fired up, cos Custom Firmware 5.03 HENA-A for HEN is now available, as promised. "Entirely compatible with the OFW 5.03" and fully workable for both the Slim and 3K - "without exception" - it's time to enjoy the joys of homebrew.


Download: CFW 5.03GEN-A for HEN
Download: ChickHEN Homebrew Enabler R2

Homebrew coders Xenogears and Becus25 have released a bug fix update for Custom Firmware Enabler, a program that activates the functions of the M33 custom firmware using ChickHEN.


Download: Custom Firmware Enabler v2.51

Homebrew coders Xenogears and Becus25 ha released a new update for Custom Firmware Enabler, a program that activates the functions of the M33 custom firmware using ChickHen. The latest update has improved the POPS support, patching system for ChickHEN and more bug fixes, sadly it still doesn't support the PSP 3000 yet. Read more to see the full changes.


Download: Custom Firmware Enabler v2.50

A lot of applications made for the ChickHEN homebrew enabler were released this week, and arguably the one that made the most noise was Xenogears and Becus25's Custom Firmware Enabler. We also saw quite a few homebrew games this week, but the emulators were the ones who hogged the spotlight in the homebrew gaming scene. Read on for the rest of the PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior.

It's been a while but now he's back! Homebrew coder Hellcat has released a new update for his Recovery Flasher. The new update has added detection of HEN mode, now supports CFW 5.00 M33-6, adds detection for PSP 3000 and PSP 2000 TA-088v3+ and more. Read more to see the list of changes.

Download: Recovery Flasher v1.60
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