138w ago - Today Hermes has updated his PSGroove payload on the Spanish site Elotrolado.net and French site Logic-Sunrise.com (linked above) has made available some updated hex codes, both of which reportedly fix PS3 controller issues with some titles including F1 2010 and Street Fighter.

In addition, wanapaki and evilsperm has shared a PSGroove Hermes v2 Pack which includes most compatible boards.

Download: Hermes v2 PSGroove Payload / USBKey/Teensy Hex Codes / PSGroove Hermes v2 Pack / Hermes v2 PSGroove Hex Code/SRC

To quote, roughly translated: "Looking looking, I've noticed where the problem that makes the game Formula1 2010, does not recognize the controls.

138w ago - Sony's Associate Editor Nathan Ditum has shared a preview of FirstPlay Episode 26 today, which arrives on PSN this Wednesday for subscribers.

To quote: I've spent a hazardous (certainly to my marriage) amount of time this week hammering Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, which is three things: huge, amazing, and not reviewed in FirstPlay until next week, so I'll shut up about it now.

So what is in episode 26 of FirstPlay, available on the Store from this Wednesday? We've got some more Top Gun gear for PlayStation Home - Goose helmet, kids - and another chance to grab our exclusive Joe Danger PSN avatar.

We also have two huge reviews, with in-depth HD verdicts on EA's footballing juggernaut FIFA 11 and Codemasters' beautiful F1 2010, as well as a look at pec-tastic blockbuster Prince Of Persia on Blu-ray.

And there's loads more, including a countdown of the top ten PlayStation games of all time, as voted by Official PlayStation Magazine readers to celebrate the magazine's 50th issue, and a personal take on why MLB The Show is the best sports game on PS3 from the mag's editor Ben Wilson (apparently not because he's rubbish at FIFA. I know, I was surprised too).

We've also got a review of PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap, a look at the latest movies...

140w ago - SCEE Blog Manager James Gallagher has shared a fresh PlayStation Move PS3 motion controller tech demo video today.

To quote: While some of you already have the new PlayStation Move motion controller in your hands and others are just hours away, it seems a good time to post this tech demo from Move's inventor, Dr Richard Marks.

I particularly like the sculpting part and I really hope this makes it's way into a game one day as a weapon customisation tool.

I hope you're enjoying Move so far, those of you that have your hands on it.





In case you missed it, here's a video interview I shot with Richard when he visited London a couple of months ago.

140w ago - Today Lachrymose3 has released a homebrew game called PS3Pong v0.1 and stadicon has made available a PSN Demo Installer which lets you install them to your PlayStation 3 via FTP after they are downloaded to your PC.

Download: PS3Pong v0.1 Homebrew Game / PSN Demo Installer / PS3Pong v0.15 with SRC Code / PS3Pong v2 with SRC Code

From the ReadMe Files, to quote:

I give you the first Homebrew game for native GameOS. I coded it in about 12 hours. It's not very good and I ran into some problems. Fixed soon!

• Controls: Up / down - Move
• Cross - Pause (not working)
• Bugs: Must do a hard reset on exit. Probably an easy fix.
• Next Release: 2 player!

PSN Demo Installer Features:

• Create .pdb files
• Upload files to your PS3 through FTP

Requirements:

• .Net Framework 2.0
• PS3 FTP Server

Instructions: You can use this tool in 2 ways:

1) Create...

140w ago - PlayStation Home Online Community Specialist Locust_Star has shared a video today of PlayStation Home's new full-length game called Enter the Dragon's Green.

To quote: The evolution of the PlayStation Home platform continues this Thursday, September 16th with the release of our full-length mini-golf game: Dragon's Green.

With nine holes of fantasy mini-golf - and four difficulty gauntlets - Dragon's Green is among the richest and most robust gaming experiences available in PlayStation Home, coming complete with awe-inspiring graphics, ultra-addictive game play, and more than a handful of surprises we wouldn't dare spoil for you here.

In the Dragon's Green you can challenge up to three friends at a time and test your skills against dozens of enemy obstacles while uncovering secret challenges and unlocking special rewards.





It's truly an amazing experience possible only on the PlayStation Home platform. We caught up with Jeffrey Gullett, the Producer responsible for bringing you Dragon's Green, to pick his brain regarding the inspiration behind this exciting new space. Here's what he had to say:

There are lots of different mini-golf games out there. But what we wanted to do is to offer our community...