After Frank Provo's decision to leave the GameSpot ship comes another quite saddening news: Alex Navarro, the GameSpot reviewer famous for his podcasts, also decided to hand in his resignation from the gaming site. Details in the full article.

We just love making our handhelds do all the stuff our PCs can do, and subscribing to RSS feeds using the PSP is only just one of them. For those looking for other RSS solutions for the PSP, here's another one, Alligator, from Japanese developer voice-bank. Alligator lets you sync your PSP to the PC and manage RSS subscriptions, media podcast playlists, and more.


Download the application at the full article!

The latest episode of the 1Up podcast has dropped the bomb on the rumor mill about two Square Enix franchises. Firstly, we could possibly expect more news and announcements about the fabled Kingdom Hearts prequels coming out. They've speculated about the rumor before, saying that the KH prequels would be acting like what Dirge of Cerberus and Crisis Core are for the FFVII universe. On a related note, Crisis Core gets a bit of mention in itself - and a hint of what to expect in the FFVII franchise's future.

Shane, editor of EGM, had said something rather specific toward the last fifth of the podcast. It took a while to catch it, as it is very brief. Especially since the whole podcast runs for almost two hours, trying to catch that 5-second mention of KH is pretty tough. Right after talking about the FFVII-remake rumors sparked by the Crisis Core ending cinematic, they went off at a tangent, somehow squeezing in something about the Kingdom Hearts prequel (1:25:50 mark):

The other big announcement that you should look forward to is Kingdom Hearts Zero... for PSP... among some other Kingdom Hearts Zero games for other platforms...

They exchanged a couple of "Hmm..."s and "Hrrrmmm..."s by the time Shane ends his KH stint, but that's pretty much it. The way the whole thing sounds, it's as if it's only a matter of time before it gets confirmed.

Meanwhile, for those keeping tabs on the FFVII-remake rumors, Shane mentions that, during the Square Enix party, they found out that Crisis Core is not the last game in the FFVII universe. So what's the next FF7 game? Could it be the remake of the original itself? Or something else entirely? Oh no, wait. Don't tell me. It's Kingdom Hearts: Crisis Core! Ha! We jest.

It's up to you how you want to read into this, but for now, we'll neatly pile all of these loose strands on top of the Rumor bin. You may click the Read link below to check out 1Up's podcast.

You've got to hand it to those indie developers, they always have something up their sleeve to give us more bang for our buck with the gadgets that we have. A free application called Dot.Tunes does that and more.

It basically extends the serviceability of your iTunes library so that you can stream it on the net and play it right off your PC. What the application actually does is turn your iTunes library into an SQL database and sends it from your PC to the web using an Ajax front-end and multi-layered security system.

While the basic service of the application is free, plug-ins to stream your iTunes through your Wii's, PS3's or PSP's browser are also available at US$ 10 a pop. Also, there's another plug-in available that gives you a custom interface for your iPhone which extends the amount of music you can fit in it for US$ 20.

DotTunes, an Australian-based company, encourages people to open up their iTunes library to friends through the use of their products. They had this to say regarding the matter:

Why pay to podcast or for internet radio streams, when you can publish your own radio shows, TV programs or music mixes directly to your loyal fans? Dot.Tunes is not some lightweight iTunes utility. It's a fully developed web server application that supports mp3, AAC, aiff, .wav, mpeg, mp4, and .mov files, allowing you to share your iTunes library contents with your friends in other cities, your classmates across the dorm or the coworkers scattered throughout the building.

A lot has been going on lately in the video gaming industry, and fortunately The PSP Show's  been keeping abreast of things.

This latest show podcast (#49) will be delving into some the week's more timely topics, specifically on the matter of Sony's insurance scheme for the PSP, as well as a review of the commercial release of Codemaster's Heatseeker game - the latter is a follow-up to the show's previously conducted interview.

Lastly, this podcast will also tackle the topic of Manhunt 2, focusing on the game's ongoing censorship and withdrawals woes, and how these incidents may impact the industry as a whole. That's the summary of what's to come in Ewan's latest podcast - just head on over to the Read link for the whole low down on it.

Here's The PSP Show #42. And  for this podcast episode, you'll hear the Codemasters team talk about more about Heatseeker. The game's already been out in North America since a couple of days back, but Europe would have to wait a few weeks more before Heatseeker careens itself over the blue European skies.

This podcast interview will hopefully whet your appetite in the meantime, while waiting for the game to land safely and fill your PSPs with much joy and action. Anyway, the interview takes up a full 14 minutes and 51 seconds of your time. So if you're really interested to know more about Heatseeker, you'd be glad to know that you can get the podcast interview right here.

Oh, and the guys at Codemasters admittedly love their explosions, too. Right, then. Enjoy!

Listen: The PSP Show #42: Heatseeker Interview

The latest episode of the Podcast Network's The PSP Show is now out and waiting to assault your ears with some PSP news. The podcast includes some news regarding software and hardware sales in Japan, with the top story being Monster Hunter Portable 2nd moving over 750,000 units.

Some guests also get airtime, with Brian Ibbot of TPN's Today in Music History giving a short review of his new Silver PSP (Ibbot says it's good as a backup unit, not as a main one). Mark Hunter, from TPN's The Mellow Monday Show, also introduces his new PS3-centric podcast appropriately called the Playstation 3 show. The podcast also touches a bit on the PSP-PS3 connectivity.

To download the 8-minute podcast, click on the link below.

Download: The PSP Show #35 - The Silver PSP and the PS3

And The PSP Show continues on with the show as it comes out with episode #34, this time featuring their review for Eidos' Chili Con Carnage. And that ain't all they've got to talk about. Also mentioned in the bit was the release of Monster Hunter Portable in Japan, and how well-received it was there on its first day.

Anyway, if you find entertainment in bad jokes, then number one, something must be wrong with you, and two, well, you'll get a pretty healthy dose of that right in this episode. But all that's supposedly in context with the review. Cos actually, that's the kind of humor you'd get in the game: "grown, cringe-worthy, inducing humor".

Also, they describe Chili Con to be an interesting toss-up of a Tarantino flick (b-movie, at that), GTA, and Double Dragon serving. Now, if you wanna hear more what they've got to say about it, hints, tricks, tips... then get the podcast right here.

Download: The PSP Show 34: Chili Con Carnage

MGS fans look like they still have a whole lot to look forward to, as revealed in a recent podcast by PlayStation Magazine (different from Official PlayStation Magazine or OPM)">PlayStation Magazine (their FIRST podcast, actually).

This newly-launched podcast series is hosted by Playstation Magazine's Executive director Randy Nelson and Kojima Production's Assistant Producer Ryan Payton. PSM decided to start this new endeavor with a bang by having Ryan clue everyone in on plans for an MGS: Portable Ops sequel as well as the future direction of the MGS series over the course of a 37-minute program.

Though Payton will be as close as we can get to the source for now (which is pretty darned close), we can't help but get giddy over this tasty promise that they're dangling in front of everyone. Now, all we have to wait for would be word from Hideo Kojima himself before we pop the champagne.

GTAudio's first public premier was last week, and since then has been downloaded by the majority of our forum members who had high hopes for this podcast/radio show, and they were not left disappointed. Their first episode included an exclusive interview with the scene's main man, Fanjita, and this second episode is no exception. They have gathered an exclusive interview with another PSP "giant", Freeplay.

With Episode 2, only the MP3 format will be available at first due to some technical difficulties, but you will be able to download the GTA version at a later date (beginning of this week). So, it'll be a few days before you are able to run wild on the streets of Liberty City (or Vice City) and listen to your favorite podcast. You'll hear all about ISO's (not how to install them, just discussion in general) and the interview with FreePlay. This is a podcast where you can add your thoughts, just pop a line to their e-mail.

Also, those complaining about the audio issues last week may be glad to hear that this version sounds "sexier" (as Serideth told me) than last weeks! After having listened to a few minutes myself here and there, I'm impressed at how well their concept works, and I strongly recommend this podcast to anyone who wants to hear all the latest PSP news and discussions!

Download: [GTAudio Episode 2 - MP3 Format]
Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]