NewOlds is proud to present their latest homebrew game for the PSP, Pollo Pollo. It is inspired by the classic Japanese puzzle game Puyo Puyo.

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A quick look at the decrypted PSP 3.30 firmware dump reveals a new operating mode, ‘License Game’. It’s unclear as to what the mode is for but seeing as Sony recently launched a new PSP download service, it is likely that Sony will be adding full PSP games for purchase there soon, and you will be able to download and play them straight off the PSP memory stick.

Hudson’s official website has revealed their Wii Virtual Console lineup for April. Coming soon is that crazy-caveman from TG-16 classic Bonk’s Revenge. Other games include Bravoman, Battle Lode Runner, and Shockman. All titles will go on sale this April for a total of 600 Wii points each.

The founder of Capcom Kenzo Tsujimoto has taken an insightful look into what made his company successful. Tsujimoto stated that while American game publishers focus on money, Japanese companies like Capcom focus on making innovative games that favor the hardcore gamer. As such, they always operate under the assumption that there’s a high possibility of losing money, but that’s their style and it has seemed to have worked well for them :-)

Via GameDaily

In an interview with OPM, PS3 visual designer Teiyu Goto revealed that the original PS3 ‘boomerang’ controller prototype was dropped because Sony felt the change was a great risk, since even the slightest change to the controller could annoy gamers.

As a result, Sony ditched the boomerang and reverted back to the original Dual Shock 2 model, which eventually was fused into the wireless and motion-sensing controller we use today, known as SIXAXIS.

What was Sony thinking?

Via CVG

A feature story from Portuguese gaming mag, Maxi Consolas, reports that the upcoming NiGHTS 2 for Wii will include a two-player mode along with online functions likely to be integrated with WiiConnect24 (Nintendo’s content delivery service), rather than full-blown online play.

Via VGB

Firmware 3.30 has now been decrypted thanks to Team C+D! Yes, this means that a 3.30 OE is now possible ;-) Below is the modified version of PspPet’s original PSARDumper with 3.30 decryption by Team C+D. Help spread the word and DIGG THIS.

Download PSARDumper with 3.30 Decryption

Via LAN.SH

IGN has revealed that the PSP version of Disgaea will be making its way to North American shores this August. Disgaea Portable is an upgraded version of the original PS2 Disgaea, featuring additional story and gameplay elements.

Via IGN

Cpasjuste has combined the Kernel patches and latest Xell into a LiveCD. The CD is about 90MB in size and since it uses the readcd boot method, you may soon be able to boot it without soldering a serial connection to your Xbox 360 mainboard.

Download Gentoo Minimal LiveCD for Xbox 360 (sourceforge)

The folks over at TwitchGuru have put together a very eco-friendly, solar-powered solution to charge up your DS Lite while baking out in the hot sun.