The week was a pretty good one for the PSP homebrew scene, punctuated by the release of a new iR Shell. It's not quite the uber cool "advanced multi-tasking" iR Shell just yet, but it does add a couple more features to an already awesome piece of 'brew. The release ratio was still skewed heavily towards the applications, but a couple of good homebrew games did get released as well. Let's get right on down to the rundown!

Remember that PSP dev kit that showed up on eBay in 2006? Nobody got that one since Sony managed to get it removed before a final deal was set, but now here's another guy selling yet another PSP dev kit. Let's see if someone manages to buy this before Sony gets it taken down as well.

Is 1GB of memory too small for you? What about that 4GB or 8GB memstick? Yeah, there's much left to be desired, what with all your homebrew, music files, movies, and other unmentionables, so why not try a 160GB HDD on for size instead? We spotted this over at our forums, a video showing an HDD memory drive connecting to a PSP Phat.

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The PSP homebrew community's working on overtime since the discovery of the exploit found in GripShift. The guys from PSPGEN already have a working Homebrew Enabler that was made using the exploit. Vid after the link.

Big thanks to Wiggunow for the tip!

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*UPDATE* Exploit was created using Team C+D leak. Link.

Following news of some "enterprising individuals" on eBay who want to make a quick buck, we now have this. Guess what I found on Amazon earlier while I was snooping around? A US$ 130 GripShift for sale! Like whoa, talk about losing your grip! Question is... you know GripShift should be somewhere around US$ 15 or less. But... are you desperate enough?

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If you want some cash, go on eBay and sell your copy of GripShift.

The PSP scene's getting stir-crazy over the exploit found in GripShift. eBay listings for the game are getting craaaazy bids. There's one listing that already received a bid for US$ 99.99.

One of the more heated issues in the video game industry right now is the thrust of some studios to fight video game rentals and second hand game sales. GameStop tosses in its two cents saying that this will only end up hurting gamers, and even sales of new games.

The iPLP for the PSP is an internet links page released by iorkara. The portal's goal is to eliminate the need for messy and lengthy URL typing by compiling most of what you need in one website. Read more in the full article.


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While the newer PSP Slim and PSP-3000 may have its own issues and, uh, "features," you can't deny that the Phat has remained tried and tested through the ages. Here's a chance of bagging a PSP-1000 unit - and it's not just your run-off-the-mill Phat either: it's the MGS: Portable Ops Camouflage Limited Edition PSP which was released in Japan some two years ago. Someone in eBay is selling one these rare gems - 100% brand new, never opened, and all that eBay fanfare.

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Earlier this month, comScore found that the Nintendo Wii was the most popular item in UK search engines, which is why it doesn't really come as all that surprising that the console has turned out to be the most popular item on UK's eBay. Read how the handhelds and other consoles fared in the full article.