15w ago - Following up on the previous release and YouTube Plugin, today PlayStation 3 homebrew developer Andreas Oman has updated Showtime PS3 Media Player to version 4.2 with the changes outlined below.

Download: Showtime v4.2 PKG / Showtime GH v4.2 PKG / Showtime 4.2 SELF / Showtime v04.02.000 DEX PKG by deank / GIT

Showtime PS3 Media Player v4.2 Changelog:

Some highlights:

• Virtual keyboard
  
• Integration with thetvdb.com
  
• Chapter support for movies
  
• Support for subtitle plugins
  

And as usual, a lot of bugs squashed

4.2

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28w ago - This weekend PlayStation 3 homebrew developer Facanferff has announced the release of the first Showtime PS3 Media Player skin called Oceanus for the application.

Download: Showtime PS3 Media Player Skin Oceanus / Showtime PS3 Media Player Skin Oceanus PKG (Installable from the “Package Files” options) by wizzkidd / Oceanus Skin Plugin for Showtime 04.01+ [CEX] XMB Install Package: Showtime (Standalone) / Oceanus Skin Plugin for Showtime 04.01+ [CEX] XMB Install Package: Showtime (multiMAN Edition) by facanferff

To quote from his blog (linked above): Facanferff strikes again with the first Showtime Skin Ever! The skin is called Oceanus, with it you’ll be able to use different views for a better Showtime experience.

This first version supports already several views that you can enjoy. Check it out!

• Array view (photo taken from Vevo plugin)
  
• Artists view (photo taken from Vevo plugin)

50w ago - Following up on his previous release, this weekend PlayStation 3 developer facanferff has updated the YouTube Plugin to version 1.5 for Showtime PS3 Media Player which fixes 720p / 1080p playback and more as outlined below!

Download: YouTube v1.5 Plugin for Showtime PS3 Media Player / GIT

Below are the changes, as follows:

• Add: Support for OAuth2 instead of ClientLogin (see Note 1)
  
• Add: Videos not available in user country are displayed in Orange
  
• Add: Videos that are available in HD (720p and up) are identified like that in video listing
  
• Add: Setting to list only videos that are HD
  
• Add: Filter videos by duration (see Note 2)
  
• Add: Show nickname of author of a video in video listing
  
• Add: Show Likes percentage in video listing
  
• Add: YouTube Transcribed Captions
  
• Add: YouTube Automatic Speech Captions
  
• Fix: Videos in HD/Full HD would give an error stating "CPU is too slow"
  
• Fix: The plugin would try to get empty subtitles from Universal...

55w ago - Following up on his last Testing Build revision, this weekend PlayStation 3 homebrew developer Andreas Oman has updated Showtime PS3 Media to Stable Build version 3.6 followed by 3.6.1 with the changes outlined below.

Download: Showtime 3.6 PKG / Showtime 3.6 PKG (Mirror) / Showtime 3.6.1 gb5a6dfb PKG / Showtime GH 3.6 PKG / Showtime 3.6 SELF / Showtime 3.6.1 gb5a6dfb SELF / GIT

Showtime 3.6 Changelog:

Bug #416: DVD Playback Error (dvdnav Error or black screen)
Bug #442: Video Image compressed horizontally
Bug #507: Failed .iso playback
Bug #662: Showtime 3.1.203 not playing .MP4 Movies
Bug #744: V/A out of sync after pause for some time
Bug #759: Subtitle fails to...

55w ago - LightBox Interactive President Dylan Jobe has announced today that all Starhawk Beta Players will receive free gifts, with details below!

To quote: After years of hard work on Starhawk I am wicked excited to finally announce that Starhawk has gone gold and will be on store shelves in North America on May 8th! GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!

Starhawk is not your normal off-the-shelf shooter. We've certainly taken some chances with this game, but it's gonna be worth it: The Build & Battle system alters the traditional shooter recipe in such a way that when you play other shooters you may find yourself frustrated that you can't build bunkers, walls, outposts, and all the other stuff that Starhawk lets you build.

So if you're a shooter fan looking for a change of pace, definitely pick up Starhawk!

Nothing ever comes easy though, and integrating Build & Battle certainly took a bunch of iteration and refinement both internally during production here at LightBox Interactive and also during our private and public betas. You guys were really great beta testers, so as a "thank you" for your participation we're giving you two exclusive items.





The first is The Hand of the...