After David Jaffe posted a shot of an internal email he sent, details leaked about a new car game he's working on. He may have blurred the pertinent details, but there's always someone with mad photoshop skills out there who could work around it - to some extent at least. What they managed to unfog leads to a car game, now speculated to be a new Twisted Metal game.

I think most gamers know that screenshots are often doctored to make them snazzier, even if they don't readily admit it to themselves. It was always just a kind of open secret, but that was until Activision posted this particular job listing on Gamasutra.

I'm sure more than a handful of you have been wondering whatever happened to the Daedalusx64 project. We were expecting something for everyone's Nintendo 64 emulator of choice for the PSP sometime towards the end of last year, and now, Kreationz has finally announced that Beta 2 may be getting a release shortly, and while we're waiting on that, they're also holding a design contest for all you guys to join in!

Enthusiasts utilizing Adobe Photoshop CS may soon be able to do their image editing work on the go, as homebrew developer DGGC92 is working on an almost identical application for the Sony PlayStation Portable. Adobe Poloshop CS version 1.0 is a promising Lua app, though it has limited features for now. Read the full article to find out what homebrew app does.

Download: Adobe Poloshop CS v1.0
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Homebrew Development Forum

German homebrew developer Fujah has come up with a new build for LuaTileArranger, bumping it up to version 0.4. For those who missed our earlier coverage on this, LuaTileArranger allows PSP owners to create custom maps for certain games.

To make this easier to understand, Fujah likened LuaTileArranger to Photoshop which can deal with almost any programming language. More details and the changelog after the jump!

Download: LuaTileArranger v0.4

 

Bumuckl from QJ's PSP Development Forums has been hard at work since the release of Bermuda CS 7 'patched' to bring us an update to his portable image editing studio for the PSP. Today that hard work has paid off with the hopefully bug-free release of Bermuda CS 8. Many new features have been added, including the option to add your own fonts and brushes in order to customize Bermuda CS.

However, bug fixes was the name of the game and along with the 'thousands' of bugs that bumuckl has fixed for this release comes a lot of code optimizations to make Bermuda CS run faster and more smoothly on the PSP. Let's just say it runs a lot faster than Photoshop does on QJ Office computers! Anyway, back on topic, here's the giant changelog:

• New interface GIMP-style Interface with new menu navigation
  
• Fixed bug that made the app crash during creating a new picture
• Improved menu-handling and code optimizations
  
• Grafitti-tool added
  
• Line-tool has been improved
• CPU speed an be changed to 333 mhz, 222 mhz and 100 mhz
• Fuzzieborad has been improved, now capital letters can be used as well
• New fonts and brushes added, as well as the option to add your own
  
• Added option to save your picture as a brush
• Small canvas preview with cursor positions
• Option to change default settings using the CONFIG.CFG file

If you are a graphic geek and enjoy manipulating or creating images on the move, then this app is for you. Catch the download below.

Download: Bermuda CS 8
Visit: PSP Development Forums

  

The last time we updated you on the highly-anticipated game that promises to tie up all the loose ends about Cloud, Sephiroth and Zack of Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII on the PlayStation Portable, we gave you a few nifty-yet-blurry scans to chew on. Now, thanks to zak234 and tipster Mehso, we can finally see in high-resolution glory just what's in store for PSP users all over the world when the game finally gets released, through these improved scans.

One thing to note with these scans - now that we can really see the actual images without squinting or resorting to Photoshop trickery - is that the visual quality of the characters are absolutely stunning. In all honesty, Sephiroth, Tifa, Zack and Cloud never looked so good and similar to their Advent Children selves - and that's with their in-game counterparts, mind.

Square Enix definitely has a classic on their hands, with a massive fanbase eagerly anticipating their next trip into Midgar. It doesn't hurt that they kept most of the game's roots intact, as evidenced by Odin's Zantetsuken attack. It's good to have the the sword-wielding guy back on your side and slashing things in half, isn't it?

Updates as we get them. Enjoy the scans!

Thanks to tipster Mehso!

  

A couple of days ago, QJ tipster bruce33 sent us a note regarding a homebrew application named Recovery mode 3.40 from Playstation Portable (PSP) online site TeknoPSP. Now he's buzzing the QJ doorbell again informing us about another application from the same site (Thanks bruce33!) - Reboot for CIntro.

Before we proceed though, we have to tell you that although we managed to get the application, the program was curiously removed from the above mentioned site so we couldn't pinpoint the author if this application. We also don't have any idea why it was removed so take a little care when you try this one.

Basically, Reboot for CIntro is for those who are using 3.40 and fond of Crack Intro (CIntro). As you know, this is a small introduction sequence added to the cracked software to inform everyone the people responsible behind the exploit.

The developer of this program that added animation has been added in the Eboot because he has gone quite tired of using MS Paint/Photoshop-created backgrounds. Also, music has been added in the Eboot to make the reboot process more interesting.

Reboot for CIntro has an accompanying Readme file that contains other useful information and an installation guide.

Download: Reboot for CIntro

 

Yongobongo is back with another iteration of his yPaint image editing application for PSP, which is now on version 5.00 Beta. He's added a lot of things to this one, so people using the previous version may want to try it out:

• Added Fuzzie 360's Keyboard Library
• Added Text Tool
• Added USB Connection
• GUI Revamp
• Added Scrolling Feature
• Added Ability to save and load images of PNG or JPG format with dimensions of 512x512 or less
• Added ability to change which folder to save/load from
• Added Ability to change opacity level
• Added Ability to choose canvas size
• Added Ability to use your own custom made brushes
• Added Circle (Ellipse) Tool
• Added New Load screen
• Minor Bug fixes that caused program to crash
• Added USB Support
• Added Font Support
• Added Font Size Support
• Added Fill Bucket
• Added 'Photoshare' IR based Image-Sharing Application
• Added cursor x,y positions on screen

He does remind users to make sure that they don't load pictures above 512x512 pixels, else you could end up crashing the program with your file. In addition, he also notes that "Custom firmware users may have to patch the Eboot if it is not launching as it is in K-Xploit format."

Lastly, he's also put up a contest for people to win more QJ Points on our forums. His call for excellent photoshoppery writes, "Also, i am offering 200,000 QJ forum points for the best yPaint theme! It can be anything, even based off Paint or Photoshop or something." All you have to do is visit the forum link below and post a screenshot of your theme to join. Enjoy the app, and don't forget to check the readme, alright?!

Download: yPaint v5.00 Beta
Visit: PSP Development Forums

Homebrew developer for the PSP, ultimax, has updated his application PSP Backdrop Finaliser to version 2.6. The application formerly known as PSP Background Creator, lets you create wallpapers for your PSP via Windows. As my fellow QJ blogger Victor B. puts it, "this app feels like some sort of Photoshop Lite".

Anyhow, if this is the first time you'll be using this, don't worry. A manual can be found when you access the app itself (it's under the help menu on the toolbar). Having said that, here's the changelog for PSP Backdrop Finaliser version 2.6:

• Minor bug fixes and alterations
• Can now load PNG's and JPEG's
• Has a new "Transparency" option
• Text no longer overlaps the toolbar
• Help icon on toolbar
• New icon
• Splash Screen
• User manual now launches in seperate window
• New Save and Load features for saving unfinished backdrops
• Image set containing 24 default images now included
• New Vista taskbar added
• Includes link to QJ.net under help

Download: PSPBackdrop Finaliser v2.6
View: QJ PSP Development Forum