8w ago - Following up on his preview, this weekend PlayStation 3 developer CaptainCPS-X has released PS2 Classics Manager v1.00 Beta (20130324) (CEX 340-4XX) for those interested in running those titles on their PlayStation 3 video game console.

Download: [BETA] PS2_CLASSIC_MANAGER_1.00_[20130324]_CEX340_4XX.rar / [PS2U10000]_PS2_Classics_Placeholder_R2.rar (321 KB) / [PS2U10000]_PS2_Classics_Placeholder_R3.rar (3.21 KB) / [PS2U10000]_PS2_Classics_Placeholder_R3.rar (Mirror) / PS2Classics Guide on Converting ISOs to XMB PS2 Games by spewfr

[BETA] PS2 CLASSICS MANAGER v1.00 [20130324] [CEX 340-4XX]

Here you have the BETA / Test build of PS2 Classics Manager v1.0. This release is not the final version, this is a working build, but it has a couple of things that need to be enhanced to work...

8w ago - Following up on his previous release, this weekend PlayStation 3 developer IngPereira has made available PS2Classic Final with source code for playing PS2 Classic games on the PS3 entertainment system.

Download: ps2classic_final.rar / ps2classic-latest-src.rar / expert_103.rar (3.1 Expert with PS2 CDVD plugin) / PS2 Classics GUI (Latest Version) / GIT / ps2ctool_v1.zip by CrUmp / ps2classic-bccb879.zip by u$er / PS2 Classics Template PSDs by DEREKTROTTER

Now it doesn't need root key to vmc stuff and now vmc decryption and encryption is working great, added ISO9660 checks and LIMG check and creation. Thanks to flatz, aldo and many others.

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8w ago - Following up on the PS2 Classics Algorithm and PS2 Classics Keys, today PlayStation 3 homebrew developer IngPereira released PS2 Classics source code followed by aldostools making a PS2Classics GUI application followed by v1.1, v1.2, v1.3, v1.3.1, v1.3.2 through v2.0 available for decrypting and encrypting PS2 Classics with details below.

Download: ps2classicv1.rar / PS2 Classics GUI (Latest Version) / PS2 Classics GUI (Test Version) / PS3Tools Collection v2.2.2 / rap2klicensee.rar (Copy to cygwin bin dir. Command: rap2klicensee rap out_klicensee) / Xpert v2.rar / ps2_to_ps2classic_tools.rar (30.5 MB) / Premade .PKG...

9w ago - Following up on his previous update and Flat_z's release earlier today, Spanish PlayStation 3 developer MiralaTijera has now made available the PS2 Classics keys and Cobra 6.0 4.30 PS3 CFW payload from the DRM-infected USB dongle by the notorious scene profiteers.

Download: PS2 Classics Keys / Cobra 6.0 4.30 PS3 CFW Payload (via pastie.org/private/ugnucdtw6dcb0bjjhxbq) / Cobra 6.0 4.30 PS3 CFW Payload (Mirror)

For those naive, it's no coincidence these PS2 keys and Cobra payload are just now mysteriously being released as the PS3 capitalistic pigs Max Louarn, Paul Owen and GaryOpa ready their next ripoff product for market this month and (once again) their True...

36w ago - Following up on their previous lookback, today Sony Blog Manager Fred Dutton goes behind the PS One / PS2 Classics with the popular MediEvil PlayStation video game.

To quote: The second entry in our Behind the Classics series is a real lost gem - SCE Cambridge Studios' wild, wacky supernatural adventure MediEvil.

First released on PSOne back in 1998, it put you in the shoes of Sir Daniel Fortesque - an undead knight unwittingly reanimated by the evil sorcerer Zarok who embarks on a quest to liberate the kingdom of Gallowmere.

A sequel followed in 2000, with a PSP remake also popping up on PSP in 2005, however, it's the original game that remains most embedded in the memory.

With Sir Dan soon to enjoy a comeback of sorts as a playable character in PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale, we sat down with original designer Chris Sorrell to find out more about the game's development.

PlayStation.Blog: What was the original concept for the game? Did you draw inspiration from anywhere in particular for the game's look and feel?

Chris Sorrell, Game Designer, MediEvil: The first design proposal for the game had the working...