The performance of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) back in the prime of springtime was a grand turnout for both the developers and publisher Take-Two Interactive. For all it's million selling feats though, it couldn't improve the sales of either Microsoft or Sony's next generation consoles. And as you can guess, the Nintendo Wii reigns supreme over all in hardware sales by as much as 3 to 1. Get the facts straight at the full story.

Konami Digital Entertainment, or rather its division in America, rocked San Francisco with their blow-by-blow game lineup revelation kicking off from 2008 onwards. Of course, there were the all-time favorites: Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, Dance Dance Revolution, and Silent Hill. However, these weren't all the games that the publisher highlighted at the event. Find out the rest that wouldn't fit in our title at the full story.

After GTA4, you'd think this hullabaloo would be over. But it isn't. Analyst Colin Sebastian of Lazard Capital says that new developments over the proposed buyout of Take-Two Interactive would come next week, and that Electronic Arts would likely have something new to add to their offer.

People say the third time's a charm, but what do they say about the fourth? Hopefully it's something good, because part four of our 25 bargain video game titles for your PlayStation Portable takes some interesting games from the East and West. Better yet, they're offered at a price point with as big a discount as the depth of your soon-to-be-floored jaw. But do these deserve some play time with you on Sony's portable console? Find out at the full story.

Okay, so Sony Computer Entertainment may have already delivered B-Boy to PlayStation Portables, but that was two years ago, and the initial release was targeted at PAL PSPs only. So when news from the New York Comic Con takes to the news waves and says that the rhythm-based break-dancing game will be coming to the U.S., it catches our attention. More at the full story.

Look out - it's a classic one-two! Interplay Entertainment has just wired in the news that it is finally pushing through with the development of a new Earthworm Jim title, and this one's got official support from the original creator himself. Douglas TenNapel, the mind behind the run-and-gun worm in a robotic suit, will be collaborating with Interplay to jump start the video game, TV, and toy legacy that was Earthworm Jim. Just a little bit more to reveal at the full story.

Weaving our way through the nether of the Interwebs, we've compiled a list of about two dozen games for the PlayStation Portable that came, saw, and conquered the hearts of PSP gamers worldwide. The best part is, their price tags are near-irresistible. A Greek historian once said, "Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny." Too bad ol' Plutarch isn't here to check these bargains for Sony's portable console, because he'd probably make an exception. Find out why after the jump.

Those who couldn't grab the special issue of Famitsu or bribe their lucky pals for a peek at what's in Capcom's 25th Anniversary Special DVD will be glad to know that some of that exclusive content has been made available over Capcom's official website. Count 'em: two raw video interviews. There's one to tide PSP fans of Monster Hunter Freedom 2nd G, and a Famitsu video interview for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gamers bleeding for Resident Evil 5. Full story. Now.

Now this isn't a homebrew application per se, but coder Yan2Yan's mini library could help other homebrew developers toy around with time functions on the Sony PSP. This would include getting time lapsed in the smaller units of chrono-measurement - all the way down to milliseconds - as well as attempt stopwatch functions with pause and resume functions. More at the full story.




Download: TimeManager v0.1 library
Download: TimeManager v0.1 sample EBOOT

Not more than a week after the merging of code from both pspME and PSPKVM, homebrew coders sleepper and M@x roll out a minor upgrade to the Java KVM for the Sony PlayStation Portable. And though PSPKVM version 0.3.1 sports just a few fixes, it does increase system stability, hike graphical performance upwards, and even add a new feature support. More at the full story.




Download: PSPKVM v0.3.1 AIO for PSP Fat (FW 1.50 or CFWs + 1.50 kern)
Download: PSPKVM v0.3.1 AIO for PSP Slim
Download: PSPKVM v0.3.1 full source code