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Blue PSP Close-up Pictures

Freestyle-psphacker sent me an email about some close up pictures of the new blue PSP and its packaging on the Playstation Forums. Check them out below. Thanks for the heads up! :)

Make quick installers: Homebrew Installer Maker

The folks at KlmSoftware Network informed us of a new app they've got for homebrewers to check out. If you're a homebrew maker who wants to make his games and apps more accessible to new members of the homebrew community, then you might want to see how well this works with you.

The app is called Homebrew Installer Maker and it's supposed to do just that: turn the assorted files of your homebrew application into an installer that anyone can use. The instructions seem simple enough for a coder to do as well:

• Place all files in the root folder.
• Treat that folder as the root of the memory stick.
• Create/Modify the following files:
• installerappname.bin ---Edit with notepad and enter your application's name
• installerbgimage.jpg ---small 320x170 image of anything you want
• installerreadme.txt ---your readme file
• Zip the "install.exe" along with the "installer" and "root" folders and that is it!

Some things to note, however. First, this isn't the PSP Installer app made by ADePSP, though the two are probably very similar in form and function. Second, you'll need to have a .NET Framework that is up to v2.0.50727, or it won't work. We found that out the hard way, so make sure you don't make the same mistake. Lastly, we really hope people don't start a flame war comparing the two applications here. That'd just be a lot of extra work into replacing expletives with words like "chocolate chip cookies" and "shiny rainbows."

Download Hombrew Installer Maker

Source: PSPUpdates

EA invites you to grill its creative boss (UK)

Electronic Arts is offering the industry the chance to question its charismatic chief creative officer Bing Gordon face-to-face – and it won’t cost you a penny.

The Q&A session has been set up as part of the Game On exhibition at the Science Museum, and anyone with an interest in video games is welcome – particularly graduates looking to break into the industry.

The event opens at 6.30pm next Wednesday, January 24th, at the Science Museum in South Kensington, London, and EA has promised to provide beers and soft drinks.

Gordon joined EA in 1982, and has been instrumental in the development of hugely successful global franchises including The Sims, Command & Conquer: Red Alert and Knockout Kings.

To guarantee entrance, email events@ea.com by next Tuesday. But be warned – spaces are limited and are going fast.

The usual entrance price for the Game On exhibit is £8.50.

MCV Editors
January 18, 2007

Source: MCV

8 GB Memory Stick Available for Pre-Order - $299

Well, not a day after I posted about the 8 gig Memory Stick Pro Duo being available in February, my intern Chris found the pre-order link on Sony's web site... For a hefty $299 (well, not *too* bad), you can pre-order it from Sony at the following link:

http://sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=MSXM8GS

Of course, just wait and it will likely be cheaper everywhere else, since Sony practically never has sales <grin>

Enjoy!

Best,

-Auri