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PSJailbreak Updater v1.2 is released and includes bug fixes

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After some issues with the first release (v1.1), which could not handle large amounts of requests for downgrading, the PSJailbreak team is back with an update to their PSJailbreak Updater tool. In case you don’t know what the PSJailbreak Updater tool does, this tool will allow you to downgrade your PS3 for an unlimited number of times--all for free. But the catch is that you will need a PSJailbreak USB device to use this piece of software.
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[REVISIT] Nestopia R2 (NES emulator) is released and now supports game saving and fast forward


This is an NES emulator. Play classic Nintendo (NES) games on your PS3 like it was 1985. There are thousands of NES games that will work with this emulator. Give it try!

Cubicle Shooter v0.7 released. Can kill other players now!

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Developer ThatOtherDev has released an update to his homebrew game called Cubicle Shooter. This release includes many changes (see below).

Notable changes:
  • You can now shoot other players in split screen multiplayer (still no player death but you get pushed back when shot).
  • You are taller now. You can crouch back to your previous shortness by holding down the right analog stick. You automatically crouch when there isn’t enough room to stand.
  • Enemies in multiplayer will approach the nearest player (they would previously only follow player one).
  • Enemies no longer spawn inside the cube at the start of the game so you wont encounter them until you blast through the wall (It was beginning to feel a little bit too crowded).
  • The kill counter has been replaced with a score system. You get 10 points each time you shoot a cubicle dweller. The scores are tracked separately for each player.
  • Textured stars onto the sky.
  • Set a limit to how deep you can dig into the ground (the limit is fairly deep and I don’t expect it will be a problem for anyone).
  • Fixed the scope in multiplayer.
  • Some improvements to performance.

PSJailbreak Updater v1.1 released, offers unlimited downgrades

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Are you ready for some downgrade action? The PSJailbreak team has released their PSJailbreak Updater tool which will allow you to downgrade your PS3 for an unlimited number of times--all for free; if you own a PSJailbreak USB device that is.
PS Downgrade is now officially free and provides unlimited uses for ALL users, past and

FBAnext Emulator v1.0.0 released--full speed, 1080p, improved browsing



FBAnext is a multi-arcade emulator, which simply means you can play supported Arcade games on your PS3 without actually going to the Arcades. See below for supported systems.

Consoles:
Capcom CPS-1
Capcom CPS-2
Capcom CPS-3
Cave
Neo Geo
Sega System 16
Toaplan
Taito
Psikyo 68EC020
Misc others

multiMAN v1.10.11 & v1.10.12 combo release--includes MP3 playlist support, new icon, and cover mode 3



Based off the Open Manager homebrew application, multiMAN function not only as a backup manager, but also as a file manager, and as an AVCHD and BDMV player—a very useful tool to have installed on your jailbroken PS3, I must say.

What is New in v1.10.11 and v1.10.12:
This release comes with quite a few changes, which includes MP3 playlist support, new icon, cover mode 3, AC3 5.1ch / 2.0ch, and more.

What is AVCHD? AVCHD is a camcorder video format. Most camcorder use this format for high-definition recording.

What is BDMV? BDMV is a Blu-ray video format.

Features:
  • User defined options.ini (options_default.ini) to set various options
  • Copy/backup progress bar
  • Support and display for 7 devices (HDD/USB/BD/SDHC/MS/CF)
  • Animated icons and backgrounds 

Decryption of lv2diag.self file successful, Service Jig master key dump coming

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Developer graf_choko has released an update to his reverse engineering effort of this PS3. He mentioned that he was able to decrypt the lv2diag.self file. This specific file is a Sony Service file that is currently used by the PSDowngrade software for the purpose of downgrading the PS3. Because the lv2diag.self is decrypted, developers can now study how the downgrade process works. Additionally, graf_choko has plans to dump the master key for the PS3 Service Jig using a development board and two original PS3 (not slim) systems running firmware v3.15. Not to mention, a self decrypter tool for decrypting lv2diag.self file will be released to the public soon.
Guys, i know you are waiting for the USB Dongle Master Key from me :-) I have got now 2 fat PS3 with HV 3.15 but unfortunately no SX28 development board yet to exploit it :-)

PS3SX released. PSX (PSone) emulator for the PS3 running at full speed and sound

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Itching to play PSX (PSone) games on your PS3 but don't own the original 60GB PS3 or a PSX system. Well, stop scratching and start installing this PSX emulator onto your jailbroken PS3 system. Yes, this is a PSX emulator which runs games at full speed and sound. Below, you can download the BIOS (required to run the PSX emulator) and the emulator itself.

Pre-release notes:
PS3SX Pcsx port on PS3 using PS3 SDK and psl1ght it's a hybride for the pre-release. No source code will be avaible only when i will completely port the emulator to psl1ght before xmas i will update it with a new GUI save state and cheat code. This emulator can only work on 3.41 retail not tryed yet on older version.

PS3 debug firmware v1.50 for debug units leaked

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Firmware v1.50 PUP file has been leaked for PS3 debug units. This leak was brought to us by forum member ConsoleDev from DemonHades. With this leak, owners of PS3 debug units can now downgrade their system to firmware v1.50—enabling the installation of retail PKG files (PKG files can be full games and demos) and decryption of SPRX; decrypting the SPRX is necessary for understanding how the PS3 system works.

PSDowngrade free for all who purchased PSJailbreak

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Current owners of PSJailbreak can now grab themselves a free copy of PSDowngrade. So, if you own a PS3 system with firmware v3.42 or higher and previously purchased PSJailbreak and later found out that you really couldn’t do anything with a PSJailbreak on firmware v3.42 or higher, today is your lucky day. Of course, you also have the option of buying PSJailbreak with PSDowngrade for $99 USD—as previously reported. For more info, visit PSJailbreak official website here. Also, the official news is posted below:

[UPDATE] PS3 DOOM v0.3 released and ready for some 720P HD action

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Developer xttl is back with an update to his port of the classic DOOM game for the PS3. As previously mentioned, this port is called PS3 DOOM.
v3 is now out. Sound effects should work pretty much perfectly now, there’s a simple launcher that will allow you to select an IWAD if you have multiple ones available (no PWADs yet, and the launcher menu only lists the first 10 IWADs it finds which can happen if you have duplicates of them on different storage devices) and in case an error happens after graphics have been initalized, you’ll see the error message on screen. (not just via ethernet debugging if enabled).

Hermes port over classic DOOM, Heretic, and Hexen game

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Hermes, developer of the Hermes payloads, has ported classic DOOM, Heretic, and Hexen over to the PS3. As always, you will need a jailbroken PS3 system to install and play. Grab it below.

Installation:
There are two ways for install

1) By PKG. On this occasion, copy the folder content "pkg" on the root´s directory of the USB device and "Install Package Files" on the PS3

New PS3 systems coming with firmware v3.42 pre-installed--how convenient

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Word on the street is that if you were to pick up a new PS3 system now, chances are it is running firmware v3.42 or higher (v3.50). So, if you just purchased a new PS3 system and want to hack it right out of the box with a USB jailbreak device, well… you can’t! Not unless you downgrade it first to firmware v3.41. And to downgrade, you will need to invest in PSDowngrade, which comes with the PSJailbreak USB device.

New PS3 exploit found via the use of PlayStation Move demo disc (video)

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A forum member from psgroove.com who goes by the name HKKory has discovered a new PS3 exploit. This exploit was hiding in the PlayStation Move demo disc but now has been exposed to the public. You can use it to install homebrew (.PKG file) applications onto your jailbroken PS3. The only thing I’m wondering is whether this can be used for other purposes because using this exploit to install homebrew applications on a jailbroken PS3 is rather umm… useless--since you can already do that with a jailbroken PS3.
The PS3 homebrew news has seemed to slow down, a lot. So I thought I would start making some news. I noticed the demo disc that came with my move, runs off the XMB, and installs demos. I pondered if the same method could be used for homebrew, or

multiMAN v1.10.10 is out! Includes responsive game browsing, thumbnails, zoom, and more



Based off the Open Manager homebrew application, multiMAN function not only as a backup manager, but also as a file manager, and as an AVCHD and BDMV player—a very useful tool to have installed on your jailbroken PS3, I must say.

What is New in v1.10.10:
This release comes with quite a few changes, which includes a picture viewer, zooming with analog stick or L2 & R2 buttons, panning with the left analog stick, slideshow, colored coded file manager, more responsive game browsing, thumbnails, and more. The download link below includes a version for firmware v3.41, as well as v3.15.

What is AVCHD? AVCHD is a camcorder video format. Most camcorder use this format for high-definition recording.

What is BDMV? BDMV is a Blu-ray video format.

Features:
  • User defined options.ini (options_default.ini) to set various options
  • Copy/backup progress bar
  • Support and display for 7 devices (HDD/USB/BD/SDHC/MS/CF)
  • Animated icons and backgrounds 

Why you cannot play Gran Turismo 5 and possibly future games on jailbroken PS3

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If you attempt to boot Gran Turismo 5 on a jailbroken PS3, it is not going to work, so don’t even bother. The issue is that the EBOOT file will not decrypt using the current jailbreak method. Unless Mathieulh and his gang can get this issue resolved, don’t hold your breath in hopes that future games will not contain this type of encryption—your face may just turn blue. Here are a few words from Mathieulh himself:

via Twitter:
Ok, to put an end to pointless speculation and DH so called facts, GT5 wont run because the

multiMAN v1.10.07 released with improved copy speed and bug fixes



Based off the Open Manager homebrew application, multiMAN function not only as a backup manager, but also as a file manager, and as an AVCHD and BDMV player—a very useful tool to have installed on your jailbroken PS3, I must say.

What is AVCHD? AVCHD is a camcorder video format. Most camcorder use this format for high-definition recording.

What is BDMV? BDMV is a Blu-ray video format.

Features:
  • User defined options.ini (options_default.ini) to set various options
  • Copy/backup progress bar
  • Support and display for 7 devices (HDD/USB/BD/SDHC/MS/CF)
  • Animated icons and backgrounds 

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Buy a P3Go GT-Break USB device, get a free trojan virus as a bonus

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According to blog site PS3 Jailbreak Info Centre, a USB jailbreaking device that goes by the name "P3Go GT-Break" will help you jailbreak your PS3 system but in return, it wants your passwords and banking information that are stored on your computer. When plugged into your computer, this device will attempt to install a trojan virus (aka trojan horse) onto your computer—consisting of two files, autorun.inf and xnokvokl.exe, an executable file.The first image below shows the two files of interest, while the second image shows the scan result.

Neo-Geo and M3U playlist coming soon to the PS3?

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Sindol, a forum member from logic-sunrise, reported a discovery of the presence of a Neo-Geo icon. This icon can be found in one of the PS3 system file called explore_plugin_full.rco, located in \dev_flash\vsh\resource\.

Yet another FTP application released for the PS3 but this one is "legal"



If my memories are correct, this is probably the 3rd FTP homebrew application released for the PS3. This one is called PS3FTP. Developer stoneMcClane claimed that this is the "first legal homebrew FTP server for the PS3" because it was developed using the open source PS3 SDK called PSL1GHT. Below is a quote from the readme file, as well as the changelog:
A minimal PlayStation3 FTP server written with the help of PSL1GHT (http://www.psl1ght.com/)

1) To start the FTP server, just run the PS3-FTP.self via ps3load/wiiload or install the
   PS3-FTP.pkg and run it directly from the XMB on your PS3.

2) Configure your FTP client to use passive mode and only one FTP connection at a time.

Finding a solution for games requiring firmware v3.50

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Developer DemonHades is researching on a solution to get PS3 games that requires firmware v3.50 (e.g. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit) to boot on jailbroken PS3 systems. Since the PS3 jailbreak method only works on PS3 with firmware v3.41 or lower, booting up PS3 games that requires firmware v3.42 or higher will not work (unless a patch is developed for that specific game). Below is what DemonHades been busy with:
Good friends want to open this topic to take the data from my research on eboot.bin protected.

PL3 payload updated and with that comes the release of LV1 hypercall tracer payload

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If you have been following developer KaKaRoToKS on Twitter, you would know that he is very involved with the development of the PS3 PL3 payload. With that being said, he just updated the PL3 payload which includes the LV1 hypercall tracer payload. Keep in mind, the released of this payload is for developers to compile and port over to the appropriate USB board or hardware (e.g. teensy++, minimus, maximus, blackcat, iPod, TI-84+, Droid, etc.).
via Twitter: Add a hypercall tracer payload.
via github: Adding a payload to trace all sc calls (syscalls and hypercalls). Use carefully, this generates race conditions easily!!

PS3 Inven v1.2 released and ready for your PS3 game collection

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This PC application will help you organize the PS3 games that are stored on your computer. It even comes with a print option so that you can print a list of PS3 games that you have. Keep in mind, this application is in Spanish. If you don't know Spanish, use Google Translate.

Electronic Arts versus PS3 scene. Fight!

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According to developer DemonHades, his source said that Electronic Arts (EA) is in the process of developing a method that would detect and block hacked EA games (on jailbroken PS3 systems) from connecting to their online servers. Hm, all I have to say is "good luck EA, you'll need it!".

[UPDATE] Gaia Manager v1.04.1 released and this one include a small tiny bug fix



Gaia Manager is based off Open Manager and Sexy Manager. Therefore, you can use this to boot games stored on your jailbroken PS3. Not to mention, this manager have features not found on other managers.

Notes:
  • PL3 dev (peek & poke) payload is not supported and using it may crash your PS3.
  • Precompiled psgroove+pl3 versions often include dev payload, so use my builded hexes instead.

Features:
  • Supports up to 512 items from two USB devices, internal hdd and bluray.
  • Ability to copy games from bdvd to hdd0 or USB's, from hdd0 to USB's or from USB's to hdd0. It is done asking to you the destination device. It use uses asynchronous reading and writing for fast copy.
  • Special support for big files in FAT: it splits files >= 4GB using .666xx fragments (if the file is name.ext, the file splits as name.ext.66600, name.ext.66601,...). This file is not bootable and it is marked using '_' as folder prefix. The file is joined when you copy it to hdd0 device.
  • Automatically finds the path of the games and asks to you about it. In other case, if the Gaia Manager is installed in the hdd0 creates one. You can change it pressing SELECT+START later.
  • Including checking game option (pressing R3). It displays information about the files, size, splits or big files, if it have one.
  • Support for Homebrew: you can creates "homebrew" folder in root USB FAT device and put here others folders with an EBOOT.BIN (.self format) and one ICON0.PNG. Also you can use the internal hdd0. Homebrew is launched directly and receive the path in argv[0].
  • FTP support to upload homebrew: Gaia Manager uses "GAIA01985" as user, by default. I recommend flashfxp to use it, because FTP (Sony) support is not very good.
  • Supports Hermes v3 patching and disc-less playing. if you return from game list, apps_home can launch games without one disc (some games don't work without any disc).

PS3 USB Jailbreak, the little dongle that could


If you are in the market for a jailbreaking device for the PS3, you may want to look into this. Many jailbreaking devices out there only support the .hex files that are programmed for it, but the company behind this PS3 USB Jailbreak product claimed that their device can accept any .hex files designed for other devices.

Gaia Manager v1.04 released and direct booting of games appear to be fixed



Gaia Manager is based off Open Manager and Sexy Manager. Therefore, you can use this to boot games stored on your jailbroken PS3. Not to mention, this manager have features not found on other managers.

Notes:
  • Direct Boot mode is unsupported! Use it at your own risk.
  • PL3 dev (peek & poke) payload is not supported and using it may crash your PS3.
  • Precompiled psgroove+pl3 versions often include dev payload, so use my builded hexes instead.

Features:
  • Supports up to 512 items from two USB devices, internal hdd and bluray

multiMAN v1.10.02 released and ready to manage your PS3 backups and movie downloads



Based off the Open Manager homebrew application, multiMAN function not only as a backup manager, but also as a file manager, and as an AVCHD and BDMV player—a very useful tool to have installed on your jailbroken PS3, I must say.

What is AVCHD? AVCHD is a camcorder video format. Most camcorder use this format for high-definition recording.

What is BDMV? BDMV is a Blu-ray video format.

Features:
  • User defined options.ini (options_default.ini) to set various options
  • Copy/backup progress bar
  • Support and display for 7 devices (HDD/USB/BD/SDHC/MS/CF)
  • Animated icons and backgrounds 

PS3Splitter v1.1.4.0 released and ready to help you split those large PS3 games

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As you may already know, hard drives formatted as FAT32 file system has a 4GB file size limit. Therefore, if you have any PS3 games that cannot be transferred onto, say an external hard drive that is formatted as FAT32, this little handy utility called PS3Splitter will help you split those large PS3 games. Files that are split are compatible with the Gaia Manager.

PSJailbreak with PSDowngrade now for $99 USD

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The PSJailbreak team is after your hard earned cash. Previously priced at $125 USD, the PSJailbreak with PSDowngrade is now $99 USD--making it more affordable (yeah right!).
As of today we would like to announce a couple huge changes not only to our product but also to the whole community. PS Downgrade is now unlimited... that right.... Update to play original 3.50 with 3D videos and Online play and Downgrade to play homebrew or Other OS.

PS3Win v0.9.4 released. Manage your PS3 games from your PC

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Developer ManuNg have released an updated version of PS3Win for the PC. This PC tool will allow you to manage your PS3 games that are stored on your PC, as well as on PS3 hard drive via FTP.
Hello,
I offer a tool to manage the list of PS3 games locally and on a PS3 (via FTP).
- You can specify multiple directories containing games
- The search for a list of games on a PS3 Ftp
- It retrieves the image, the id, name, file date, the minimum OS version and the version of the game
- You can copy the games from the list
- You can print the list or save it to a text file.
- You can aiso view images of the game
- It may be in English language.
- You can specify the colors of the list
- You can resize the window and the columns (which are kept)

Bounty: Develop a working open source PS3 downgrader, earn yourself $500 bucks

Greg, from ps3-hacks, is offering $500 bucks for anyone who can develop a working open source PS3 downgrader. Better hurry, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are around the corner! Click on the source link below to find out more.

I know many of you out there are just dying to hack your PS3, but unfortunately you’re sitting at firmware
3.42 or 3.50, right? Now if you have a few extra bucks to blow then no biggie — buy the PS Jailbreak device and PS Downgrade software — you’re set. But lets say you’d rather save your money for something cooler, or better yet, you possess mad skills and want to pocket some extra duckets to take your girlfriend somewhere nice, well here’s your chance to shine… Be the first to deliver us (Dashhacks) a working open-source solution of PS Downgrade and we’ll give you $500 USD (via PayPal).

Cubicle Shooter v0.6 is released but don't expect it to be your typical first-person shooter


http://psgroove.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=262&d=1290412224

Cubicle Shooter is a homebrew game developed by thatotherdev. The objective of the game is to shot these cube workers. Remember, this is only a game and I advise you not to do this at your own work place. Got it?

Changelog for v0.6:

  • Added two-player mode (split-screen play)
  • Take screenshots (saved to USB storage devices)
  • Bug fixes

A little hack to help you organize your PS3's main menu (aka XMB)

http://www.videogame911.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ps3-xmb.jpg 

Developer NZHawk and DarkHacker have discovered a little hack that helps you organize your files and applications that are on the PS3’s XMB (cross media bar). This hack is done by modifying the category string found in the system file called PARAM.SFO.
Well I was talking to DarkHarker about param.sfo files and that. He asked me to try changing the CATAGORY string to ‘HM’ and see what it did.
It made the package install under the Playstation Network catagory on the XMB. DarkHacker and I then worked out the rest of the catagories that its possible to install and run hombrew applications to the xmb, and found them all except Users, Settings and Friends (which all seem to be filled with the xml files in the vsh flash folder).

WIP: PSGrade could soon allow you to downgrade your PS3. For free.

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Developer zAxis, from psx-scene, says that he is currently developing his own tool called PSGrade which will allow you to downgrade your PS3. The tool will be open source, therefore it will be free. Who doesn't like free, right?
ok, I decided to release my implementation of psdowngrade, it is called PSGrade.
here it is:
https://github.com/zAxis/PSGrade

DOT GET EXISTED YET, as the title said, we don't have a working key yet.

I can't get it because I don't have a 3.15 ps3, but if you want to help and get the right key, please read my post here:

Classic DOOM game ported to the PS3

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This is the classic DOOM game that has been ported to the PS3.
It took a little while to get it to start up at all (without any graphics, sound, input...pretty much nothing except debug output to the Ethernet port), mainly due to some 64 bit vs. 32 bit issues (endianness issues were already given some thought in the source!).


Right now it only runs in 1920x1080 because the upscaler (the game still renders in 320x200) is hard-coded for this. I set the resolution info in PARAM.SFO correctly so that XMB will not even let you launch it unless you have 1080i or 1080p selected as a supported mode in display options. The controls are also hard-coded and it has no sound or music yet, but because this version is already quite playable (I just played through the whole shareware episode using it) I thought I'd upload it. "Release early, release often" you know. ;-) The 35Hz timer the game requires is implemented using a separate thread that just does usleep(1000000/35); ticker++; all the time because PSL1GHT seems not to have any support for the Cell OS Lv-2 timer syscalls yet (except for sleep & usleep). Timing seems to work OK like this though.

How to use:
To use this, download the PKG (link later in this post) and install it using "Install package files". Then copy a supported DOOM IWAD to the game's directory (/dev_hdd0/game/DOOM00666/USRDIR/) OR put it on a USB drive (or on a CF/SD/MMC/MS memory card if you have an early PS3 that has the integrated card readers) under /ps3doom/. Then you just launch the game from the XMB icon and it should work.

[UPDATE] FBAnext PS3 test version compiled & released



FBAnext, the emulator that emulate various arcade systems is released. See below for supported systems.

Consoles:
Capcom CPS-1
Capcom CPS-2
Capcom CPS-3
Cave
Neo Geo
Sega System 16
Toaplan
Taito
Psikyo 68EC020
Misc others

[UPDATE] Where to put your ROMS:
1) Create a new folder called "FBANext-ROMS" (without quotes) on the root of your USB flash drive.

2) It should look like this X:\FBANext-ROMS\ ("X:" represent your USB flash drive assigned drive letter)


Controls:
SELECT – Insert Coin
START – Start
L2 – Return to browser

FBAnext (Multi-Arcade Emulator) test build r364 released



FBAnext is a multi-arcade emulator for the PS3 system. You can play supported Arcade games on your PS3 without actually going to the Arcades. See below for supported Arcade systems.

Note: For CPS3 games to work, you need to find the "No-CD" version of the ROMs. For example, Street Fighter III - 3rd Strike would be "sfiii3n". If you notice, there is an "n" at the end of the file; this means it is a "No-CD" version.

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[UPDATE] With a purchase of a PS3, you get...

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[UPDATE]: For more PS3 deals on Black Friday, GO HERE.

Man oh man, it's been a slow day for the PS3 scene. I guess all of PS3 hackers and homebrew developers are getting ready for Thanksgiving Day (or Black Friday).

Talking about Black Friday, buy a 160GB PS3 from GameStop and get all three (3) God of War games for free--all for $299.99! Woo-hoo! Yeah! Okay, maybe not that exciting.

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Caution: PS3 + PSDowngrade x 2 = Brick

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Greg, admin from PSP-Hacks.com, has managed to downgrade (using Downgrade) his very own PS3 from firmware v3.50 to 3.41 but when attempting to reproduce the downgrade on the same PS3, it semi-bricked (aka semi-dead). The good news is that Greg eventually figured out how to fix it. And so can you, if you ever semi-brick your PS3.
Use PS Downgrade with extreme caution. I’ve semi-bricked my PS3 while playing around. As PS Jailbreak stated, I guess you can only attempt a downgrade once. Now I don’t believe my PS3 to be fully bricked; I say semi because I can repeat step 6 and the system does try flashing PS3UPDAT.PUP from the USB key again. During that flashing process it succeeds throughout many stages; however, towards the end it fails with:
Updating or Verifying failure 0x8002f057
UpMng.UpdatePackage() failure
manufacturing updating FAILURE(0x8002f057)
Total Elapsed time = 156974 msec

Gran Turismo 5 leaked four days before release date

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What this? Gran Turismo 5 is available for download? Yes, the game has been leaked four days before its official release date--11/24/2010. Don't pretend you don't know where to go to download this game. In case you really don't know, I'll give you a hint--it ends with "iso.com". Oh, you'll need a jailbroken PS3 to run this and it is compatible with Hermes v4b or PL3 payload running the spoof firmware v3.50--online play ready!

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HEXTOOL v1.0.1 by Maximus released



This application allows you to theoretically convert .hex files designed for a specific USB jailbreak device over to another USB jailbreak device. (e.g. teensy++ hex file to minimus avr hex file).

FROM README:
WHAT IT IS?

Its a tool to extract the payload components from an hex file and to paste over
another, so teorically is a tool that might help to port any new released
payload to another board.

It also work if you want extract .bin payload files for your specific board
flasher.

What Parameters it require?

a) Donor File, the .hex file that has the payload you want to copy
b) Acceptor File, the .hex file that has an image of working code for
your board
c) Destination File, The output file resulting. (The tool dont overwrite
the Acceptor file)
d) Optional you can tweak the max-address, this is to limit the payload
check range as it consume memory, set to the default. Any address
above this value will not be checked and just copied to the output file
to preserve it (by example the pic configuration bits)

Incoming: PS3 cheat device for the holidays

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Japanese company called Cybergadget is planning to release a cheat device for the PS3 sometime this year; perhaps before Christmas.

Quote:
Cybergadget, the Japanese accessory maker is currently working on a cheat device that will enable the users to get cheat codes for their favorite games on PS3.

This device will be used with the PS3 and will cost around 7800 Yen (around $100). The makers of this device have been making cheat devices for the handhelds, for a few years, under the brand name Code Freak.

[UPDATE] Fake: Mathieulh's Fifa 09 kernel exploit!

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[UPDATE]: This was meant as a joke by RichDevX. (Damn you!)

Mathieulh showing of the kernel exploit found in Fifa 09 for the PS3. Wow!

From RichDevX Tweet:
RichDevX Richard L
Playing with @'s Fifa 09 kernel exploit! Replaced soccer ball texture with popcorn kernel.

Proof: Mathieulh's Fifa 09 Kernel Exploit!

Rogero Manager v7.7 released



Rogero Manager is a modified version of Open Manager. Its design and functionality are very similar to that of Open Manager.

Change log for v.7.6.0 through 7.7.0:

7.7.0 – Direct_Boot Mode bug fixed, some code cleanup.
7.7.0 – Stealth version now uses another Title ID that won’t conflict with any known game

PS3 downgrader from PS3 Stinger coming soon!

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PS3 Stinger says that a PS3 downgrader is coming for their USB device--at least on their Twitter post HERE and HERE. You can use it to downgrade any PS3 firmware, all the way down to v3.

PS3 downgrader coming soon,32K open source Stinger running latest Ilness 3.5 spoof,No need to wait just download and run!!!!!
Our PS3 downgrader is almost ready,Pricing will be announced later next week.

See their official site for product info: HERE

multiMAN v1.10.01 released



Based off the Open Manager homebrew app, multiMAN function not only as a backup manager, but also as a AVCHD and BDMV player, and as file manager.

What is AVCHD? AVCHD is a camcorder video format. Most camcorder use this format for high-definition recording.

What is BDMV? BDMV is a Blu-ray video format.

Features:


- User defined options.ini (options_default.ini) to set various options
- Copy/backup progress bar
- Support and display for 7 devices (HDD/USB/BD/SDHC/MS/CF)
- Animated icons and backgrounds
- Update check/download feature with [R3] button
- Support for COVER.PNG in AVCHD video folders

CE-X Hybrid payload for PS3 v3.41 released

This payload is a port of xoeo custom PL3 payload that was release for firmware v3.15 and is design to work on firmware v3.41.

This payload is a port of Xoeo custom PL3 for 3.15.
We have converted it for use with 3.41, major cleaning up of the coding and added/removed some stuff. /the only reason we are releasing this is because we said we would. This is still experimental so don't complain if something doesn't work for you.

What makes this payload different is that it is a hybrid of PL3 and hermes. It is very stable with 0 lock ups, but there is a catch some backups will return a 800xxx error. This payload is very stable but also kind of a backwards step in our goals as it uses syscall36. Either way it is still a very good payload. 
*I might have left out a few features I cant recall right now due to lack of sleep*

I have tested this with Gaia 1.03.1 and I was able to load backups but as I stated above some games will give you a 8000xxxx error and is bing looked into. I have also tested BlackBox FTP, Comagen Filemanager, Snes9x and all run perfectly. If you want to use multiman make sure to set syscall36 in your options.ini.

Things I haven't checked (permissions)

Don't Get Crush v1.0 released (PS3 homebrew game)



This is a PS3 homebrew game. The objective is to not get crushed by the bouncing black balls.

Notable changes:

Analog stick controls have been replaced with sixaxis motion controls
Corrected the problem with the on screen text

[UPDATE] Hermes v4b & PL3 payload w/ PSN online play & 3.50 spoofing + TI-84/89



Thanks to developer xoeo for releasing the payload with PSN and online play, fl0PPsy for compiling the Rockbox files that supports PSN and 3.50 spoofing, and DJLO for compiling these .hex files for PSN and 3.50 spoofing.

The SPOOFING feature will trick the PS3 games into thinking that you are running firmware 3.50 on your system.

(ADDED PS3Break v1.7, Minimus 32, USBTinyMKII, and Bentio)

-HERMES v4b Payload w/ PSN Online Play & 3.50 Spoofing
> at90usbkey1287
> avrkey
> blackcat
> maximus v1
> Minimus 32
> minimus v1
> olimex
> ps2chipper
> Teensy 1.0
> Teensy 2.0
> Teensy++ 1.0
> Teensy++ 2.0
> xplain.hex
> OpenKubus_atmega16u4
> udip_8mhz
> udip_16mhz
> USBTinyMKII
> Bentio
> PIC18F- Hermes - PICDEM
> PIC18F- Hermes - USBHID
> PS3Break v1.7

SNES9x v4.4.1 (SNES emulator) released



SNES9X is a Super Nintendo emulator for the PS3.

If you exit a ROM with L3+R3, you can return back to the game while inside the ROM Browser menu by pressing

L2+R2 simultaneously.

Change log for v4.4.1:
- Added pixel shaders - select them in General Settings.
The following pixel shaders have been added:
> Stock (Default shader)
> 2xSaI
> Blur
> Curved CRT
> HQ2x
> Quad interpolation
> Scanlines
> Sharpen
> Super2xSaI
> SuperEagle
all but SuperEagle, Super2xSaI and Curved CRT run at fullspeed at 1080p 16:9 - the highest resolution. If a shader doesn't run at fullspeed on that resolution, 720p resolution 16:9/4:3 will run it just fine at fullspeed.

MHUFreeStore v1.02 released



MHUFreeStore is a homebrew application for your PS3. Once installed onto your PS3, you will be able to download other homebrew applications; essentially it is a virtual store with free content.

Translation:
After many hours of work we bring you the latest addition to MHU2D.Net. MHUFreeStore para PS3. MHUFreeStore PS3. We hope that this release is as useful and succeed both as her little sister, the PSP. For those who do not know what this is, I put a brief summary: Is a free and open store content for your PSP and your PS3. Content as Homebrew, free music, backgrounds, etc ... Hence its name: Free, free of charge. Store, store (not the store, the content will NEVER be paying). If you want to advertise on the store, send an email to the same address. And you have it available for download.

Change log in v1.02:

- It Fixed a text that left badly in the English language.

- It Fixed a bug critical that caused failed upon discharging images (above all upon reopening session)

- Fixed the PARAM.SFO (In the version 1,01 continued saying 1.00).

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