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“New” method allows to unbrick Wii U consoles without soldering required
I do not follow the Wii U scene extremely closely, but Youtuber Voultar has recently brought to light a somewhat recent hack of the console that allows to repair bricked WiiU consoles through software...
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PS Vita release: Thimbleweed Park by Rinnegatamante (unofficial port)
Just when you think he’ll run out of games to port, Rinnegatamante drops another bomb. This time with a favorite of mine, Thimbleweed Park. This is yet another Android port straight to Vita using...
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Save the date! PSP Homebrew Developer Conference on April 1st, 2023
The annual PSP Homebrew Developer conference (PSPHDC) is upon us, and no, it’s not a joke, it will happen on April 1st, from 1pm EST (5pm UTC). Tune in to their Youtube Channel (watch from the...
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PS4: GoldHEN 2.4b5 Released
PS4 Scene Developer Sistr0 has released GoldHEN 2.4b5 for the PS4. Version 2.4 brings general quality of life improvements, in particular it is now a single binary instead of different binaries for...
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PS Vita release: Backstab HD by Gl33ntwine & Rinnegatamante (unofficial port)
Another day, another android game ported to PS vita, this time Backstab HD by developers Gl33ntwine and Rinnegatamante! Gl33ntwine had previously released PS vita ports for Dead Space and Mass Effect...
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PS4/PS5 release: OkageLibrary Mobile v1(Sends ELFs and ISOs from your Android...
Developer SvenGDK has released OkageLibrary Mobile, a tool for Mast1c0re users that will let you send ELF and ISO files from your Android to your hacked PS4 or PS5. PS4/PS5: What is OkageLibrary...
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PS Vita release: Super Monkey Ball 2 Sakura Edition by Rinnegatamante...
Vita Developer Rinnegatamante has released another Android to Vita port, today Super Monkey Ball 2 SE. This is a new Android port “direct to Vita” using TheFlow‘s wrapper (a mechanism that lets us run...
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Switch: Atmosphère 1.5.2 and Hekate 6.0.3 released
Switch devs SciresM, and CTCaer have released updates for Atmosphère, and Hekate/Nyx respectively. The Atmosphère update in particular follows a recent update from Nintendo, as Switch firmware 16.0.2...
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PSP/PS Vita Release: ARK 4.20
ARK, the Custom Firmware for PSP (compatible with both PSP/Vita) has been quite active (thanks in particular to Acid_Snake, but also Meetpatty and Krazynez) for a few years now, and is regularly...
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PS4 Release: Saturn2PS4 (Sega Saturn emulation) for 5.05, 6.72, 9.00
Emulating Saturn games has been possible for a while on PS4 thanks to the Saturn-FPKG tool. That tool however has only ever been available for firmware 9.00, until recently. Scene Developer Cyb1k has...
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Release: RetroFlow-Launcher 6.0 for PS Vita
Developer jimbob4000 has released RetroFlow-Launcher 6.0. This new release adds Custom Categories support, support for ScummVM, PICO-8, and PlayStation Mobile, as well as bug fixes and quality of life...
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PS3HEN 3.2.2 Released!
The PS3Xploit Team have released PS3HEN 3.2.2. Developers Joonie and esc0rtd3w are bringing a lot of cool features for this “in RAM” Custom Firmware for the PS3 (and the only proper hacking solution...
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PSP/PS Vita Patch release: ARK 4.20.05, fixes 1.50 PSP Homebrew
ARK, the Custom Firmware for PSP (compatible with both PSP/Vita) was recently updated to version 4.20, but it seems the latest release introduced a bug with 1.50 PSP Homebrew. If you like your old...
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de_Fuse, the Wii U open source modchip, updated to v.0.3
The open source Wii U modchip is getting closer, with update 0.3 this week. De_Fuse, a groundbreaking update on the Wii/Wii U scene, was disclosed by hacker Shiny Quagsire almost a month ago. The only...
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PS Vita Release: RTDink 1.3.1 (Dink Smallwood PS Vita port)
PS Vita Developer NabsiYa has updated RTDink-Vita to 1.3.1. RTDink-Vita is a port of popular 90’s RPG Dink Smallwood, for the PS Vita. Version 1.3.1 brings performance improvements and MIDI support....
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PS5 Release: PS5 NOR Modifier 1.0
PS5 Hardware specialist TheCod3r has released PS5 NOR Modifier, a tool that helps you update the PS5’s NOR flash files, in particular for repairs. What is PS5 NOR Modifier We have mentioned TheCod3r’s...
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Switch: DMCA’ed tool Lockpick_RCM resurfaces as Picklock_RCM
We mentioned the other day that some homebrew tools for the Switch hacking scene, in particular Lockpick_RCM, had been under DMCA attacks, possibly by Nintendo (although that part still remains...
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PS5 BD-JB Exploit: Payload SDK updated with SPRX autoload, PS5 BD-JB ELF...
Developer John Tornblom has pushed a few updates to his PS5 Payload SDK Implementation, adding in particular sprx autoloading. Scene member Ifaicompa has released a compiled ISO of the ELF Loader,...
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Crazy Hacks #3: How 3 of Nintendo’s consoles got defeated by everyday-life...
Each one of these hacks deserves its own article, and many things have been said about them already, but the unreal aspect of being able to defeat software security with very simple objects means we...
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(release) PS5 Decrypted game dumps now possible
Sleirsgoevy has released a payload loader for PS5 4.03, based on the webkit and kernel exploits we already know. Combined with a specific dumper binary (download link below), this allows people to...
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