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.

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

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

A lot of applications made for the ChickHEN homebrew enabler were released this week, and arguably the one that made the most noise was Xenogears and Becus25's Custom Firmware Enabler. We also saw quite a few homebrew games this week, but the emulators were the ones who hogged the spotlight in the homebrew gaming scene. Read on for the rest of the PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior.

Japanese homebrew developer for the PSP, Takka, has released his latest brew, the UO gpsp kai 3.4 test 1 build 2. Whew, that sure was a mouthful. But just as jampacked is this neat little package. It sure's been a while since he last updated his kai build, and this is more than a welcomed comeback.


Download: UO gpsp kai 3.4 test 1 build 2

Another week, another edition of the PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior. Things were a bit quiet this week on the homebrew front compared to last week's big ChickHEN coup. Perhaps devs are still working on their apps, games, and other homebrew offerings for the newly-cracked PSP-3000. Maybe we'll see more next week. For now, here are the big homebrew releases for this week.

And there we have it, folks: your trusty GameBoy Advance emulator can now be run on the PSP-3000! With the Netfront Internet Browser getting ChickHEN compatibility support just the other day, we now have gpSP getting similar treatment!

Download: gpSP mod 5.03 HEN

While the PSP homebrew scene took a backseat to the sheer amount of new software announced for the PSP this week, Davee and Team Typhoon did manage to steal back the spotlight via their video of the 5.03 Homebrew Enabler in action. Another update in the form of a pic showing gpSP running on a PSP-3000 also made it in time to be included in this week's roundup of the hottest PSP homebrew news. Read on for the PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior!

First things first: No, Davee hasn't finished the HEN yet. Which means it isn't out yet. What we do have today is some visual confirmation that the HEN can indeed run emulators, in this case the GBA emulator gpSP. Yeah, it's just a pic, but it does show progress. Check it out after the jump.