Indie game developer Curve Studio has announced that they'll be releasing a downloadable PSP version of their upcoming PSN title Explodemon! once the PSP Go is in stores. Details in the full article.

Developer cobra77380 has just released a new update for IvEr, the shell alternative to XMB. This version now supports graphics inspired by the iPhone, as well as the addition of a number of emulators that run PS One games. It's got Facebook support too! Sweet.


Download: IvEr v3.00

Guinness World Records EIC Craig Glenday put together an unspecified group of industry experts to form a judging panel and rated the most influential games of all time. So who makes it to the top of their list? Keep your favorites in mind, then find out after the jump.

You've seen the debut trailer and the XMB themes, now you're getting some new screens for Brandish: The Dark Revenant. If you've been wondering about what Nihon Falcom did to this old franchise from the SNES days, now you can take a good look.

A big hello to the dungeon crawler crowd! Today we get some media content from Falcom for their upcoming Brandish title for the PSP: we got two custom XMB themes, two PSP wallpapers, and finally, a debut trailer! Ha! Free stuff! Always a good thing, ya? Check out the full article for more of the media.

Download: Brandish: The Dark Revenant Custom Theme 1
Download: Brandish: The Dark Revenant Custom Theme 2

Square Enix is doing another teaser countdown promotion, this time for a game centering on Bahamut. Another remake? A whole new game dedicated to one of Final Fantasy's iconic summons?

No idea. We'll know in 4 days though. Tick tock, tick tock.

Prolific PSP modder F00 f00 has dropped us a line to let us know about his latest modding triumph. You won't find any of the usual flashing LEDs in this one, though. Hit the full article for an eclectic mix of old school and new in one cool modded package.

Square Enix has announced the PAL release date for their PSP title Star Ocean: First Departure. The handheld remake of the original Star Ocean will hit Europe and other PAL territories on October 24.

Homebrew developer drkIIRaziel has released four videos of his nullDC project for the PSP. This one is a Sega Dreamcast emulator and it's looking pretty real to us. There's no download as of yet, but there should be some soon enough. Go to the full article and be amazed.

Thanks to Silenus for the tip!

 We've all been waiting for it and it's here on the dot. PSP Custom Firmware 3.95 GEN-2 has been released by its devs and we've got the download and the changelog just for you. Fixes to old issues and other improvements from the last release have been made, so hurry up and get it while it's hot!

Download: CFW 3.95 GEN-2
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