The homebrew coders from the ScummVM Team have released a new update for the classic point-and-click adventure games emulator. The latest release candidate update has added support for more games, more improvements and other bug fixes.

Download: ScummVM 1.0.0 RC1 (PSP)
Download: ScummVM 1.0.0 RC1 (iPhone)
Download: ScummVM 1.0.0 RC1 (DS)
Download: ScummVM 1.0.0 RC1 (Wii)

PixelJunk Monsters fans-slash-PSP-owners rejoice! No less than Q Games founder Dylan Cuthbert confirmed himself that the highly addictive PS3 tower defense game is invading your handhelds next year.

We don't hear a lot of updates regarding the Metal Gear Solid movie (there's a movie?), so I figured fans would appreciate hearing this bit of news. Creator Hideo Kojima not only intends to be "very involved" with the movie, he is also considering the possibility of a video game tie-in.

QJ.NET stumbled upon YouTube the video clip below showcasing video game peripheral maker Team Xtender's product dubbed XCM 1080p VGA Box. This accessory is said to be compatible with the new PSP Slim & Lite, making an output resolution of 1080p possible on your computer and TV monitors.

We checked the manufacturer's official website and we believe that this product is the same as the original XCM 1080p VGA box that is being marketed for next-gen consoles PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii. Aside from that, the video clip below shows that the product supports 480p output.

The DosBox project lives, much like a phoenix rising from its very own ashes. A couple of weeks ago, the homebrew community in a collaborative effort came up with a pre-made EBOOT using the new components provided by the original developer Crazy C.

This time, the developer himself released a new build for the much-loved application. Those who are not quite familiar with this program, take note that DosBox is an emulator that allows PlayStation Portable owners to run Dos games on their unit.

The new build provides the following improvements:

• Fixed vga splitscreen problem
• Keyboard mode can be toggled with ltrig+rtrig+down+select

Prior to this, the last version of DosBox was already compatible with a lot of classic titles such as Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, Theme Park, and Prince of Persia 2 among others.

Download: DosBox Build 1.07.2007

Paul Steed, former artist for id Software's first in the Quake franchise, is now Chief Creative Officer at Exigent, an Indian game outsourcing firm. No longer drawing gorgeous pixels for your VGA screen, Steed is now educating Indians and encouraging them to make games for the western market.

We know you're probably asking, "What in the world is he doing there?" In an interview with "The Art of Gaming" haven Gamasutra, he revealed his revelation of the business of outsourcing and how he got interested in it.

After leaving Atari last September, he moved on to Exigent, and hoped to tap into the productivity potential in the Asians' love for games.

But more importantly, he sees that the future of the game industry rests on the mobile game and the PC. He said that there are more computers and cellphones in the world than consoles and "[that will] never change." In fact, he believes once his company goes from outsourcing only to part developer studio "Exigent Interactive," they will be only focused on games for the PC. He defended his position, saying, ""That’s what’s most accessible for audiences."

Steed also spoke about Sony and the PSP. And guess what, PSP folks: he says that "Sony just lost focus" on the PSP. In the defense of his opinion, he added, "They tried to do too much with it. And God, the price. You look at the PSP and you’re like, 'Hey, do you even realize your portable costs as much as Nintendo’s next-gen home system?'"

Piracy is commonly frowned upon by most members of the game industry - but not by Paul Steed. We'll let him explain his two cents worth on the (overrated?) issue of piracy:

My take on piracy is kind of weird. I know I can’t stop it, so I don’t try to stop it. I just try to create a whole fanbase. If you can buy it, buy it. I was in China and I saw a copy of my book ... my first book, translated in Chinese and it had my name on it, and I was like, 'Well, at least they put my name on it!' I don’t think people mean to steal when they pirate your stuff. I just don’t think they realize that it only increases the price.

He also said something about casual gaming, although it's a bit "nit-picky" on the fairer gender of gamers. We'll leave it to you, oh curious web surfers, to hop right to the interview and read it for yourself, via the "Read" link below.