For those of us who want to try their hand at a card game that isn't Blackjack or Poker, then Sony PlayStation Portable homebrew developer's project, Go Fish, should be one to look at. Featuring a neat, simple design and clean aesthetics all around, this one is a no-nonsense game that anyone can enjoy. All the details in the full article.

Download: Go Fish v1.1
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Homebrew developer NameTaken33 has come up with uPSP that promises users to provide remote access and control to PC download via the PlayStation Portable. The program is currently in beta phase.

To know how to fully utilize this program, click the "read more" link below. It should take you to the full article for other details.


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Developer Art dropped by the QJ.NET PSP Development Forums earlier to announce that a new build for Time Baby is now available for download.

Among other changes, this new version carries a bug fix for the recently added Moonrise/Moonset feature. Details follow in the full article.

Download: Time Baby v10c
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Nicodemus82 dropped by our forums and shared news of the "PSP Magic Memory Stick Files - SONY Unbricker". Apparently, a person sent a bricked PSP to Sony. The PSP was returned with a memory stick inside with the following files:

• Binary encrypted full NAND image.
• Required modules for system control for use by IPL of debug hardware.
• Logging module for debug log review (log is saved after full write).
• A file used for testing that the system plays well (usually a demo of a PSP game).

According to nicodemus82, the said memory stick is useless without a special battery that internet hamsters dubbed the "Sony JigKick" (After researching a bit, we found that the jigkick is actually a "special" move that targets a certain place). Reportedly, the battery accesses the third battery pin that "enables writing to the IPL from the memory stick". Here are the JigKick's specs:

• 1.1v-3.5v debug unit for connecting through the serial port in 3rd. battery pin.
• Transmission of data is UNENCRYPTED but uses a XOR algorithm for transmission (easily parsed and analyzed).
• Contains any number of IPLs (different ones for each motherboard revision (TA-XXX))
• IPL is loaded into the Kernel Memory. ME area seems most likely (IPL of the PSP is the same but missing 2 essential modules that the debug unit has).
• Contains ipl_mg_modules.bin and ipl_mg_nanddriver.bin
• IPL is encrypted in 3 stages. Easily decrypted to show stages, but not for decrypt each individual stage.
• Contains a 40x120 column TFT screen for display.
• Has a SERIAL port for PC connectivity.
• Seems to have a 32MB ROM IMAGE on Flash.
• 8MB of RAM.
• Nickel-Cadmium Battery Cell (possibly 76 hour battery life).
• AC/DC adapter port 15V.
• Contains 4 buttons (on/off, reset, connect/disconnect, menu).
• Arrow keys UP and DOWN for menu.

Anyway, we've been hearing about PSP unbrickers since the word "brick" was coined to indicate a damaged PSP so we're taking this bit of news with more than a pinch of salt.

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Freshly served with a dash of the dark side, nicodemus82 has compiled various elements from the themes which other people of the homebrew community released and came up with his own DaRk ThEmE package. It's a sleek looking theme that was put together. All the elements from the various homebrew authors seem to jive in this custom. So, what does the package include?

• icons (+ battery and busy icon)
• volume bar
• XMB line
• custom sounds, font, and background in wallpaper and 1-12bmp versions

Credits go to himself for the volume bar, innercy (again!) for the icons, Saizn for the battery icon, and 4bs3nt for the background.

Download: nicodemus82's DaRk ThEmE
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