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Massive Civilization V patch goes live

For those still chagrined at Civilization 5’s performance and stability you’re in luck. The massive patch that 2kgames and Firaxis has promised is now live and brings oodles of bug fixes, stability fixes,


Massive Civilization V patch incoming

If you’re still chargrined at the state of Civilization V’s stability, gameplay and overall experience then Firaxis and 2kgames have good news. A massive Civilization 5 patch will be available “on or


Nintendo slashes DSi and DSi XL prices

In light of the revelation of Nintendo’s upcoming portable console the 3DS and the rise in popularity competing portable consoles/gadgets like the iPod Touch, Nintendo has slashed the prices of it’s DSi and DSi


StarCraft II lacks anti aliasing

Blizzard made a conscious decision to leave anti-aliasing out of the retail version of their new game, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. But from the screenshots we’re seeing, there’s some instances that the game has


Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.50 Prometheus add-on

Even with 5.50 GEN-D3 installed on your PSP, you won’t be able to play some of the newer games without proper patching or plugin to help bypass Sony’s new DRM which requires 6.20 OFW.


The Nintendo 3DS

During this year’s E3, Nintendo has just announced the next iteration of the Nintendo DS line, the 3DS. Dubbed the “PSP killer” by none other than Nintendo’s head of marketing. That said,


Happy 5th Birthday PSP

The PS2 celebrated it’s first decade just a few weeks prior and now we’re celebrating the 5th birthday of it’s portable little brother, the Sony PlayStation Portable. In it’s lifetime, the PSP has


Sony announces PlayStation Move Motion Controller

Sony gets center stage at the Game Developers Conference with their latest controller dubbed the PlayStation Move. For one thing, Sony gets props for it’s guts because this controller looks hauntingly


Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-D3

Then GEN team pushes another update, to it’s popular CFW, 5.50 GEN-D3 that introduces several bugfixes from the previous releases as well as introduces better compatibility for games and plugins. Do note that 5.50


Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-D

The Gen TEAM has just released Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-D which fixes the troubles that 5.50 GEN-C brings and a bit more. What’s new with 5.50 GEN-D? It allows you to play


Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-C

PSPGen and GENyUS has just released 5.50 GEN-C. If you’re thinking *yawn*, not another incremental update then you’re sadly mistaken as 5.50 GEN-C will let you play 5.55 and 6.00 games straight from


No UMD Conversion program for the PSP Go

The only saving grace that the PSP Go would have had (which was converting your currently-owned UMD games to ISO/digital format) has been axed by Sony stating legal AND technical issues. Tsk tsk…


Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.50 MHU

If you’re still looking for a Dark Alex release of 5.50 custom firmware tough luck. The good news is that members of team M33 has released their version of 5.50 much like what


Install Custom Firmware Enabler via ChickHEN R2

If you’re having trouble installing custom firmware 5.03 GEN-A don’t fret.  You can install Custom Firmware Enabler (cfwe in shorter terms) instead.  CFWE enables the functions of the M33 custom firmware using ChickHEN.  So


Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-A

While everyone’s still waiting for a Dark Alex release his version of 5.50 custom firmware, PSP GEN has managed to release their 5.50 GEN-A Custom Firmware. Do note that the earlier 5.03 GEN-A


Install PSP Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHEN R2

Homebrew can now run on the PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with TA-088v3 thanks to PSPGEN and Team Typhoon.  The chickHen hack allows you to run Homebrew on both PSP models and custom firmware 5.03 Gen-A


Install ChickHen R2 on your PSP

Thanks to Davee and Team typhoon, custom firmware can now run on PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with TA-088v3 via the chickHen hack.  Using chickHen(or in this case ChickHen R2), you can run custom firmware to


This is the new PSP Go

While Sony has to confirm the news, you can bet your marbles that the PSP Go is real and it’s coming. SOON!  Information on the non-UMD PSP model leaked just a few days before


Can my PSP have custom firmware installed?

I’ve been receiving tons of questions on how to check if their PSP can have custom firmware installed.  Here’s a complete and concise guide to get you going.  Make sure to read through the


PSP Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 is Released

Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 has just been released.  Dark Alex completely skipped 4.02 and released 5.00 M33.  Interested in the changes?  Read the PSP 5.00 OFW changes.  The most welcome change to 5.00 is


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