The PSP homebrew scene kept chugging along in the background while E3 2009 took the spotlight, but right towards the end of the week the scene got an adrenaline shot right in the arm with the release of custom firmware 5.03GEN-A for HEN. With this release, PSP-3000 owners finally get a CFW made for their handhelds. The 2000 owners weren't left in the lurch, as the CFW also works on PSP-2000s.

That's just the tip of the homebrew iceberg, however. Read on for the rest of this week's PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior.

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Custom Firmware News:

• Attention brewers: Custom Firmware 5.03GEN-A for HEN incoming, compatible for all PSPs. Link
  
• GEN-A has landed: CFW 5.03GEN-A for HEN now available! Link
  

Homebrew Applications:

• PSP Power Saver v.0.0.8: bug fix release. Link
  
• Audio Mechanica kai v02. Link
  
• Custom Firmware Enabler:
• v2.50. Link
  
• v2.51 bug fix update. Link
  
• Flash Spacer
• Version 3.5. Link
  
• Final release. Link
  

Homebrew Gaming:

• Defense Station Portable v2. Link
  
• VICE PSP v2.1.2, now comes with PAL, NTSC, old NTSC selection. Link
  
• Mac 10: A Journey of Murders.Link
  
• 2DEarth Demo. Link
• PSP Mario: the new worlds demo released. Link
  

PSP Mods and Other Hardware News:

• Spotted in the wild: TA-090v3, new motherboard? Link
  
• PSP laptop .5: a PSP modded with an Xbox 360 chatpad. Link
  

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And that's it for this week, guys. Now that the 3000's been penetrated by CFW, all that's left to see is how the PSP Go will fare against the best attempts of the homebrew community. See you again next week!