Friday, March 10, 2006 - Posts

Crackdown on PSP hacks is Microsoft's gain

Microsoft's new Origami device may be a big hit with the gadget fans who were shut down by Sony. "When Sony released the PSP, a community of users deciphered and altered the device's firmware, not out of a desire to hack maliciously but to increase the PSP's functionality," says Paul DeMartino of Reuters Investment. "Sony clamped down on them, and current versions of the PSP can’t be modified — or more accurately, the do-it-yourselfers haven't yet figured out how... It seems like the company made the PSP less functional just to maintain control of products that had already been sold."

Read the full article at PSPWorld here.
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New Screenshots: TOCA Race Driver 2006




See all the images at GameSpot here.
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Review: Fight Night Round 3 for PSP

Not since the NES and SNES have boxing fans had so much fun playing video games. With Rocky Legends that was released last year, and the popular Fight Night series going hi-def on the Xbox 360, fans are in squared-circle euphoria. And to top it off, EA Sports just recently released Fight Night Round 3 for the PSP – now you can take your boxing action with you on the go!

Round 3 isn’t just another one of the run-of-the-mill PS2 ports for the PSP. EA Sports decided to up the ante a little bit by combining the best of the PS2’s Round 2, and Round 3 games into this version for the powerful little handheld. They also added in some new options to keep the game fresh and give some variety to the regular career modes.

Read the full review at Mobile Mag here.
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Homebrew Releases for March 10, 2006 (including a Nintendo 64 emulator!!!)

A NINTENDO64 EMULATOR and lots of games complete today's lineup. Check 'em out!

Games
Breakout PSP v0.1
KETM (Kill Everything That Moves) v0.9
Vexed v1.0

Emulators
Monkey64 v1.0 - Nintendo64 Emulator

Applications
PSP Rhythm 4.0
XviD4PSP v3.002a Update

PSP Magazines
Footy in a Week Issue #5 - Football (a.k.a. soccer) enthusiast mag.

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