Before we announce the winner, we'd first of all like to extend a hearty salute to everyone that entered into the contest, and to everyone who voted. Most of all, we'd like to thank the development community at large, you guys are big damn heroes.

And now for the moment you've all been waiting for. The winner of the PSPUpdates Summer Homebrew Contest '08 is...

Well, it's been a hectic run up to the competition deadline, we had a flurry of submissions in the final days and some dramatic last minute heroics to get some entries eligible.

After the jump is a complete list of the eligible entries, including links to our coverage. The amazing homebrew developers have done their part, now it's the community's turn. Read more after the jump.

PSP homebrew developer PirataNervo has released an update to NervOS, his official entry to the PSP Updates Summer Homebrew Contest. NervOS is a shell application similar to IR Shell. This update has several new features and bug fixes. If you're a fan of the previous releases, you should definitely update.

Download: NervOS 2.2
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forums

Wait no more cos Pirata Nervo has released version 2.1 of his famed NervOS homebrew. New themes and Unpackers are brought into the good mix, plus more. Details are after the jump, so go on ahead and have your homebrew fill for today.


Download: NervOS 2.1

Developer PirataNervo visited the QJ.NET Forums earlier to announce the release of NervOS v2.0.5. The latest build of this PSP Shell application carries a new Scripting System and more. Further details on the program are available in the full article.

Download: NervOS v2.0.5
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forum

PirataNervo's back, and he's got another update for his NervOS homebrew shell. Upping the build to version 2.0.1, he says he's done some fix on the installer. To find out what else is up, do head on over to full article.


Download: NervOS 2.0.1
Discuss: QJ.NET's PSP Development Forums

If you enjoyed NervOS v1.7 then here's some good news for you. PirataNervo has released NervOS v2.0, and it has a lot of improvements over the previous release. And by "a lot" we mean A LOT. To quote the dev, it's "the most improved version" ever. To find out more about this homebrew shell, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Download: NervOS 2.0
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forums

PlayStation Portable users who want a change from the same old PSP XMB may want to check out pirata nervo's NervOS, now in version 1.7 (previous version here). This particular release is packed with numerous improvements, including new file browser functions and customizable font, among other things. More details in the full article!

Download: NervOS 1.7
Visit: QJ.Net PSP Development Forums

Homebrew developer Pirata Nervo decided to pay us a visit and inform us that the latest version of the PlayStation Portable homebrew shell program NervOS is now available for download. Version 1.6 now allows users to use their very own themes to help spice up this already nifty application. More details in our full article.

Download: NervOS v1.6
Visit: QJ.NET's PSP Development forum

Sony PSP users who may want to get more choices in PSP shells may want to look into homebrew developer Pirata Nervo's NervOS shell for the PSP (previous version here). Now updated with meatier features such as task manager and the ability to multi-task, the shell is better than ever. More information awaits in the full article!

Download: NervOS v1.4
Visit: QJ PSP Development Forum