Homebrew developer Richard Sparrow has just released PSPCP v1.0. This nifty little program allows its users to flash custom files to their psp as well as clear up some extra space to allow more room for your flashing needs.

As visible in the picture, the PSP control panel program can:

Flash 01-12.bmp (Background)

Flash opening_plugin.rco (Start  up)

Flash gameboot.pmf (Game start up)

Flash system_plugin_bg.rco (XMB Waves)

Flash topmenu_plugin.rco (icons)

Replace jpn0.pgf with smaller file

Replace gb3s11518.bwfon with smaller file

The replace options allow you to clear up 2.5mb of flash0 space. However, by replacing gb3s11518.bwfon you will get half cut off text in your web browser.

I'm sure a lot of you who are skeptical about manually flashing files will find this program valuable. Happy brewing!

Please note, neither the members of pspbrew.com nor myself shall be held responsible for any mishaps during the use of this program.

Download PSPCP v1.0

Dark-Alex, the man responsible for bringing us such programs as SE and OE firmware, the 2.6 Downgrader, and HEN-D has announced that he will no longer be active on the PSP homebrew scene. As found on Dark-Alex's home page, he had written us a farewell message…

Bye, scene.

I've decided to cease OE development, and leave PSP scene.
The reasons are various.
One of them is the time it consumes, which i'm losing from other things.
The other is related to my security. I didn't like Sony menaces to PS3 hackers.
I think it is better to leave now rather than end paying the consequences.

Rather than let ourselves get all worked up about this news, we should instead thank Dark-Alex for all the hard work and time he had given to us.

Thank you Dark-Alex, and all the best in your future endeavours.

Johnnyrainbow has given us a new way to chat amongst each other. Written in LUA, his messenger supports: MSN, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, and Gtalk in his application. It comes with quite fabulous skins and many features in which these many clients support, including the use of 'nicks. Johnny's chatter is patched and unpatched so if your using the patch be sure to have the WLAN switch on and a stable internet connection aswell! I'd reccomend a good PSP keyboard unless your a fast typer on the PSP, but this app has its own typing system, so not to worry!

Heres some features you may be interested in:

Simultaneous use of multiple accounts on differrent networks

Ridiculously skinnable interface

MP3 playback, remote support

Audio alerts

Chat logs (choice of enable or disable)

Three original skins (+AFKIM skin)

Uses the faster "danzeff" typing sytem (custom)

Our friends over at the Next Hacks network, specifically at Next PSP Hacks, have announced that they are hosting a custom gameboot contest for all of you custom gameboot enthusiasts out there! What's great is that there are even some pretty substantial prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. For the official rules, it will be in your own self-interest that you check out this link for more information.

How it is going to work is basically like this. You submit your custom-made gameboot.pmf file to the contest page on nextpsphacks.com along with other entries and then you are instantly entered into the contest. The gameboot doesn't HAVE to be in .pmf format, but it is preferred.

Have a PSP with a firmware version that is incapable of homebrew? If you've answered "yes" to that question, then you will be amazed at what's in store for you! Following the recent announcement of the Illuminati Exploit, the Noobz team have "paved" that new path they opened up and have now created the first-ever, universal downgrader. This downgrader will downgrade all firmwares up to version 3.50! You should be warned though, if you downgrade to version 1.50 and try to upgrade to version 3.30 afterwards, you will not be able to so don't try. It is unconfirmed if other versions will give this error or not (like 3.30+ versions) but for the time being, just wait until the Noobz team fixes that all up; they are already planning to anyways. Below is the download link. Be sure to read any and all of the provided documentation first. PSPBrew.com will not be held accountable for any damages due to the misuse of this downgrader.

Ok, you guys aren't stupid. Daedalus, the Nintendo 64 Emulator that

StrmnNrmn has been working on for so long is starting to blossom into

a more developed piece of homebrew. Not only that, it seems that the

doubters out there might soon be holding their breath. Daedalus R12

boasts some nifty improvements. Improvements have been made specifically

for Super Smash Brothers and 007 Goldeneye and I must admit, it's

definitely quite exciting to see it at work, albeit a little slowly… but it's

definitely an improvement! Here's the changelog and below are the

download links. Enjoy!

• Fixed issue preventing GoldenEye from being loaded
• Fixed dynarec for Goldeneye
• Fixed dynarec for Super Smash Bros
• Fix various texturing issues with 4bpp and small or non power-of-2 textures
• Fix TexRect instructions with negative s/t components
• Fixed the HUD in Mario 64 (broken in R11)
• Fixed lights in F3DEX2 microcodes
• Correctly implement instruction fetch exceptions, improving compatibility
• Improved floating point compatibility
• Correctly handle mask_s/mask_t tile values
• Implemented a few custom blend modes
• Screenshots just cover visible viewport

Daedalus R12 for v. 1.00 || Daedalus R12 for v.1.50 || Daedalus R12 Source Code

This is a bit of a crazy little mod. Although this device is not yet released "fully" around the globe, it has already been modified. See, the Go! Camera (or Chotto Shotto), recently the talk on many psp websites, apparently makes a rather loud and obnoxious sound when it takes a picture. The developer known as SparkyPSP has released a mod that has the ability to mute that sound. Actually, the root of this problem is related to Japan. In Japan, they have a law that specifically states that any digital camera must make an audible sound when taking a picture. Technically, in Japan, this may be breaking the law. On a side note, many places are beginning to talk of easily being able to take "upskirt" pornographic pictures. The purpose of this mod is to silence the camera noise. That said, the actual real-world use for this mod depends on the end-user. If you own one of these devices and this sounds appealing to you, make sure to pick up a download of this mod by clicking the link below.

Download: camera_plugin_v1.zip