An update just went up on PSPGen's site, and in it came the announcement that the much anticipated Custom Firmware 5.03GEN for HEN-B is in the process of being finalized. Said their teaser, "You have a PSP-3000 (or PSP-2000 v3) and official firmware higher than the 5.03? This announcement will make you happy..." Then what are you waiting for!? Check out the full article for this happy news.

Thanks to JSanity63 for the tip!

The much-awaited 5.50GEN-C custom firmware had its share of problems upon launch. There were reports of freezes, although they seemed to be dependent on the PSP model. PSPGEN's MaGiXieN has moved to address these issues as well as announce that work is proceeding on CFW 5.50GEN-D.

Thanks to jfscorreia for the tip!

French PSP modder Flasher gave us something flashy today with his new PSP DualShock 2 hardware mod. It's not finished, but so far, it's already looking hella good. Details and pictures after the jump.

When Dissidia: Final Fantasy comes to the US and Europe, it'll be a somewhat different beast than what was unleashed in Japan late last year. According to producer Takeshi Arakawa, some of these changes were implemented in consideration for the different sensibilities of non-Japanese gamers. More in the full article.

French PSP site PSPGen has supposedly managed to acquire a European release schedule for upcoming PS3 and PSP titles. The report also includes scans of what seem to be brochures for PSP and PS3 console bundles.

Homebrew coder return0000 has released a new shell for the PSP called Android. This shell, written in LUA, was inspired by Google's Android software for mobile devices. Read more to see the full list of features for this great looking shell.


Download: Android 1.0
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xDownloader v1.0 is a Cydia-like homebrew application specially made for the PSP, and created by French developer J3r3mie. Looks like he's already beat all the  other drafters of Cydia on the PSP.


Download: xDownloader v1.0

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Last month's school shooting incident in Winnenden, Germany, opened the floodgates for German government officials to fire criticisms aimed at violent video games. Some have called for tighter restrictions, while others have even demanded for outright bans. Bavarian Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann, a frequent critic of violent games, falls in the latter category. In fact, according to GamePolitics, he think that violent video games are pretty much the same as drugs and child porn.

And JK108's Ultimate PSPTube has finally reached the big 2.0 mark! Lots of bugfixes in this one, and there are also two new sites added to the list of supported sites. Hit the full article for a complete changelog and site list.


Download: Ultimate PSPTube v2.0