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Sony issues announcement regarding hacked PlayStation 3’s and PSN

In light of the release of the Lv0 keys and the inevitable development of custom firmwares for the PlayStation 3, Sony has issues a succinct and stern warning to it’s userbase.  Sony will be


Steam for Linux Beta Now Available

The Beta trial for the Linux-client of Steam has officially begun. “This is a huge milestone in the development of PC gaming,”  says Gabe Newell, Valve President and co-founder. “Steam users have been asking us


Blizzard announces Diablo III Open Beta Weekend

The release of Diablo III is just around the corner and if you’re saddened by the fact that Blizzard didn’t send you an invite to the closed beta well here’s your chance to play


Vita Homebrew Loader (HBL) now released

Wololo has officially released the Half-Byte Loader for the PlayStation Vita, calling the project: VHBL. The VHBL is a port of the PSP homebrew loader that will allow users run any fan made PSP game


[Head to Head] PlayStation Vita vs Nintendo 3DS

The next generation of portable consoles is finally here  and we’re going to pit them against each other so you can decide for yourself which system you’ll be investing in or at least upgrading


[Fix] Steam: stuck on preparing to launch

Gadzooks, seems like Steam isn’t all that cheery and bug free after all. If you’re like me then you’ve seen the message above more times than you’d like to. Especially since Steam should launch


HowTo: Fix Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Crash to Desktop and Performance issues

The sequel to the Witcher has arrived and with it comes the all too common issues of Witcher 2 crashes, Witcher Crash to Desktop and even Performance issues resulting from DRM (for non-GoG


Nintendo 3DS rumored to be equipped with anti-piracy killswitch

Looks like Nintendo is keeping true to it’s promise of keeping the 3DS pirate free. How? By remote bricking your 3DS console. At least that’s how the current spiel of rumor goes. If the


Sony starts banning modded PS3s

Quite a turn around, Sony issued warnings to jailbreakers one day and starts banning consoles in the next.  Do note that Sony’s ban-wave only involves consoles that have Custom Firmware installed AND went online


Install Signed 6.31 Hen PRO + Prometheus ISO loader on your PSP

Oh look, 6.31 Hen now also has a signed installer allowing you to install 6.31 Hen without running the Minna no Sukkuri demo exploit as instructed in the original post. With Liquidzigong’s release


Install Signed 6.20 TN-C Hen + Prometheus ISO loader on your PSP

Total_Noob has released an update to 6.20 TN-A (and TN-B) fixing bugs and pushing quite a few features that merit an update.  What’s more interesting is that 6.20 TN-C is now signed, meaning it


Install Signed 6.35 Hen PRO + Prometheus ISO loader on your PSP

Great news for PSP users running 6.35, you can now install 6.35 Hen without running the Minna no Sukkuri demo exploit as instructed in the original post.  With Liquidzigong’s release of a signed 6.35


HowTo: Fix Fallout New Vegas crashes, audio issues

The newest game in the Fallout series, Fallout: New Vegas is awesome but is quite a disappointment as it’s broken right out of the box. While I didn’t experience Fallout New Vegas crashes


2kgames details upcoming Civilization V patch

Turns out 2kgames has heard the thousands of complaints of Civlization 5 crashes and are working on a patch to fix a lot of the numerous issues that most of us have encountered. Below is


[Fix] Civilization V Crashes, Direct X issues, Black Screen

After playing with Civilization 5 for quite awhile (and found a fix to skip that annoying intro movie), the next logical step is to fix some of the most common problems encountered when playing


StarCraft 2 Patch 1.1.0 Now Live

Patch 1.1.0 introduces a slew of balance changes (Marauder and Siege Tanks nerfed lol) as well as a few of the most requested features for StarCraft II like access to the North American BNet


Installing WiiFlow 2.1 on your Wii

After quite a long while, the Wiiflow team has finally, publicly released Wiiflow 2.1.  The new version of Wiiflow includes several new features that make it a compelling choice for your USB loader like


Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 Prometheus add-on

With 5.03 GEN-C and 5.50 GEN-D3 getting their own respective Prometheus (5.50 GEN Prometheus and 5.03 GEN Prometheus) plugins that will allow them to play games that require Sony’s 6.20 OFW and above, can


[Fix] Sims 3 crashes, Crash to desktop, generic errors

Fixing Sims 3 crashes is probably one of the most common task I’ve been doing on my PCs.  Simply put, it’s EA’s most buggy, unoptimized and unfixed game.  Still, it’s fun as hell so


Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.03 Prometheus add-on

If you had 5.03 GEN-C and you’ve probably experienced having problems playing games with Sony’s new DRM which requires 6.20 OFW. Luckily, Liquidzigong created Prometheus Module so that users with 5.03 GEN-C (meaning


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