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Nintendo 3DS region lock confirmed

Ouch. Nintendo’s brand new console, the Nintendo 3DS is marred by a security feature that cropped up with it’s older brother the Nintendo DSi.  Region-lock.  As is the current situation is with the DSi and


6.20 TN-D Permanent Patch

A patch is available to make 6.20 TN-D permanent on your PSP. While it doesn’t completely install a custom firmware on your PSP, it does make things a whole lot easier by


6.35 Pro-B3 LCFW released

Another speedy update to 6.35 Pro LCFW, (6.35 Pro-B3) has been released with a few more bugfixes and features. From the looks of things, we’ll be seeing 6.35 Pro-C sometime soon. Again, no need to


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


aLoader 1.1 plugin for 6.20 TN Hen

ardi has released version 1.1 of his aLoader plugin. To those unfamiliar with his work, the aLoader plugin allows users to boot ISO’s straight from the XMB (just like OpenIdea) and is compatible with the


6.20 TN-D Hen is out

Full PSX support (PSN and converted titles) with Action Reply cheat code support, fixed flash0 protection and more, a big thanks to Total_Noob. For your ISO loader, you can go with the Prometheus ISO loader,


Catherine gets U.S. release

Woot! Atlus is really awesome 🙂 Catherine has been officially confirmed for US release this summer for PS3 and Xbox 360. Yes, the cat is out of the bag


aLoader 1.0 for 6.20 TN Hen

ardi has just released version 1.0 of his aLoader plugin for 6.20 TN HEN, an alternative ISO loader to the Prometheus ISO loader and the OpenIdea ISO loader. aLoader llows users to boot ISO’s straight


Sony faces 10-day ban on PS3 imports in europe

Looks like it’s Sony’s turn to get hit with the legal bite. A court in the Netherlands has ruled in favor of LG over it’s patents issues with Sony on the Blu-ray technology sitting primly


No more 6.20 TN-D?

With the sudden delay in 6.20 TN-D‘s release, a few curious people have contacted Total_Noob.  His response was quite surprising. TN-D will never be released. Got Game Mda PRO (c) – Memory henov Total_Noob (TN). Today, maybe


3DS sold out on Japan launch

3DS sold out on Japan launch

It’s hard not to give props to Nintendo for the successful launch of the 3DS in Japan. Yep, Nintendo managed to sell out it’s existing 3DS stock, all 400,000 of them in just


Sony drops PSP price to $129.99

Looks like Sony has finally gotten the memo and decided to drop the price for it’s PlayStation Portable console to just $129.99. Of course, the new price only pertains to the PSP-3000.  Sony seems to


6.35 Pro-B LCFW released!

Well, it looks like Total_Noob is going to have to make true on their word and release 6.20 TN-D soon. 6.35 Pro-B features full PSX support. Yep, you can use your dumped


PSA: doing minor blog fixes

You may have noticed this annoying image while browsing Atma Xplorer: Part of it is my fault because I was willy-nily throwing images to imageshack instead of uploading them to my server. I’m still


Nintendo Confirms 3DS Launch Game Line-Up

With the hubbub on the 3DS finally calming down (at least until launch) Nintendo has officially announced the console’s U.S. launch game line-up for March 27 (if you haven’t heard, that’s the U.S. launch


Civilization V February Patch incoming

2kgames is set to release another major patch to Civilization V which will include game-balancing changes as well as the usual bug fixes which I hope will mitigate some if not most of 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


Sony Xperia Play AKA PlayStation Phone fully unveiled

It’s official. Sony Ericsson has officially announced the Xperia Play or for those of us following the PSP’s development, the PlayStation Phone.  In terms of pure specs, the Xperia Play is at the top of


Thank you Sony :)

I got to work early this morning and received an email from Sony containing this: Yep. If you read the message right, Sony has given me 3 Free PSP Games for just purchasing the


Install 6.35 Pro-A (and 6.35 Pro-A1) LCFW on your PSP

Great news for 6.35 Hen and Signed 6.35 Hen users, Virtuous Flame has taken his Hen 6.35 PRO release with 6.35 Pro-A, a CFW for Hen or to make things simple: a LCFW (loaded


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