The Japan-only PSP title Evangelion: Jo made waves this week not because of its gameplay or anything, but because of a new anti-CFW feature built into it. It's not exactly new since there have been other PSP games that implemented CFW checks before, but it does drive home the point that developers are taking it into their own hands to keep PSP piracy at bay. Not sure how long the protection on the game will last though. The homebrew scene generally gets fired up even more when stuff like this comes out. Read on for a recap of the week in homebrew.

The JPCSP Team has released a new update for their Java emulator for the PSP. The latest revision adds basic GE capture support and fixes some more bugs.


Download: JPCSP v0.02 revision 1078

Japanese homebrew coder Takka has released a new update for the unofficial game Boy Advance emulator for the PSP. The latest version of UO gpsp kai now adds a zoom feature and some more fixes.


Download: UO gpsp kai 3.4 test 3

An unknown Japanese coder updated the PCE for PSP, the PC engine emulator for the Sony PSP, and we now have the file thanks to PSP-ITA. The archive includes two versions of the program - v0.80 and v0.81 alpha and comes with a changelog - which is unfortunately in Japanese.

Download: PCE for PSP v0.80, v0.81alpha

This week's crop of PSP homebrew was headlined by the release of GENyUS's custom firmware 5.50GEN-A. This new CFW supports all the functions of the official firmware 5.50 along with a couple of not-so-official features. We also saw some updates for great homebrew games like Apollonia and Wagic as well as for homebrew apps like the Custom Firmware Enabler. Read on for the rest of the PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior and catch up with the past week's homebrew releases.

The unofficial Game Boy Advance emulator for the PSP has recently received an update courtesy of  Japanese homebrew coder Takka. The latest release, UO gpSP kai 3.4 test 2 build 69, has added a new feature and some more tweaks.


Download: UO gpsp kai 3.4 test 2 build 69

Homebrew coder Akop Karapetyan (A.K.A. uberjack) has released a quick update for VICE PSP to fix some major bugs caused by the previous release. VICE PSP is a Commodore 64 emulator for PlayStation Portable. Read more to see the changes.


Download: VICE PSP v2.1.21

Akop Karapetyan, better known as uberjack, has whipped up the latest update for the VICE PSP, the Commodore 64 emulator for the PSP. The latest release features an option to select between PAL, NTSC, or the old NTSC, as well as a few other additions and fixes. Hit the link for the changelog.


Download: VICE PSP v2.1.2

A new update for PSPHUGO has been released by homebrew coder Zx-81. PSPHUGO is a port of the NEC PC Engine console emulator Hu-Go. The new update adds Audio Track support for CD-ROM, can now directly rip CDs using TurboRip and more.

Download: PSPHUGO v1.3.0 (fw 5x)
Download: PSPHUGO v1.3.0 (fw 15)
Download: PSPHUGO v1.3.0 (source)
Visit: QJ.NET PSP development forums

The PSPKVM team -- composed of Sleepper, M@x and Anweifeng -- has released a new update for their Java mobile games emulator for PSP. The new version of PSPKVM has added new features and some bug fixes.

Download: PSPKVM v0.5.2 (150-allinone)
Download: PSPKVM v0.5.2 (150-upgrade)
Download: PSPKVM v0.5.2 (oe-allinone)
Download: PSPKVM v0.5.2 (oe-upgrade)