82w ago - Following up on the recent Guide to Compile PSN NPDRM Games for PS3 Custom Firmware, today Gitbrew has released NoPDRM v1, which allows users to easily re-enable Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) content on their PlayStation 3 consoles alongside some RSX progress detailed below.

Download: NoPDRM v1 (Source Code)

To quote: With the release of mallory's NPDRM-enabled ps3tools, it was remarkably simple to re-enable your legally purchased PSN titles.

Overview of steps: unself2 -> make_self_npdrm -> pkg.py

Tools you need:

• ps3tools modified for NPDRM use (included)
  
• make_self_npdrm from geohot's tools (included in psl1ght)
  
• pkg.py (included in psl1ght)
  

To use the NPDRM ps3tools you need:

• Your console's IDPS
  
• Your console's exdata folder (/dev_hdd0/home/xxxxxxxx/exdata/)
  
• Your PSN titles (/dev_hdd0/game/NP*)
  

The get_idps.pkg file can be installed on your PS3. When run, it creates a file called 'idps' on the root of an attached USB drive. Copy this idps file to your PS3KEYS folder. Make sure that your PS3KEYS...

88w ago - PlayStation Store Director Grace Chen is here with this weekends PSN Video Store and Music Unlimited content update today!

To quote: This week, new releases welcomes the summer blockbuster X-Men: First Class. Follow the beginnings of the friendship and rivalry of Professor X and Magneto as they attempt to thwart all-out war in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

James McAvoy (Gnomeo and Juliet), Michael Fassbender (Inglorious Basterds), January Jones (Mad Men) and Kevin Bacon (Frost/Nixon) join the large cast of mutants.

Want all of the X-Men movie action? Purchase the X-Men Collector's Set to receive all four X-Men films - X-Men, X2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men-First Class - to own in SD on your PS3 for only $24.99 in the US!

The critically-acclaimed Hanna hits Movies this week, starring Eric Bana (Star Trek) and Cate Blanchett (Robin Hood). Trained as an assassin from an early age by her father in the backwoods of Finland, Hanna is thrown into action when it's revealed her father is a former CIA agent. She's put on the run from the greatest espionage outfit in the world. Watch it now before it's available from Netflix!





Sons of Anarchy drives into TV Shows with its fourth season. Nearly 14 months after...

94w ago - PlayStation Network Product Manager James Thorpe is here with the upcoming PlayStation Plus content for August to September today, as follows:

As well as some great content this month, we have a bit of a special on Assassin's Creed for you to enjoy some exclusive extras with Plus.

Here is the main content list from Aug 3rd - Sept 7th:

PSN:

• Comix Zone
• Crash Commando

PS One:

• Rayman

Minis:

• OMG-Z!
• Bashi Blocks

Exclusive Discounts:

• Assassin's Creed - 50% off
• Assassin's Creed 2 - 20% off - purchase the full game and get all of the DLC for free (Sequence 12, 13 and Secret locations)
• Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Purchase the full game and get 2 free avatars (Harlequin & Ezio)
• Modnation Racers - 20% off
• Worms 2: Armageddon - 50% off
• Alien Zombie MegaDeath - 50% off
• Arcade Sports Bundle - 30% off

Dynamic themes:

• Exclusive Giant Robot Battle!
• Exclusive Penalty Shoot-out

Premium Avatars:

• Renegade Ops - Bryant Avatar
• Renegade Ops - Natasha Avatar

There will be plenty more special...

95w ago - THQ Social Media Manager Craig Wien has shared news today of a 50% off content sale on PS3 DLC currently underway on PlayStation Network.

To quote: THQ and the PlayStation Network are happy to announce an incredible 50% off sale this week on most of THQ's online downloadable content and several hit games!

This private sales event is exclusively for PlayStation Network users and will officially end on August 2.

For select games, the half off sale will also include lots of downloadable content! This promotion will offer PSN users a massively extended game experience for extremely cheap prices.

PSN users will be able to purchase these full games from THQ at 50% off:

• MX vs. ATV Untamed
• MX vs. ATV Reflex
• Red Faction Guerilla
• Red Faction Battlegrounds
• Stacking
• Costume Quest

THQ will also offer tons of select half-price DLC from many of our hit Franchises.

• MX vs. ATV Alive & Reflex DLC
• MX vs. ATV Reflex DLC
• Red Faction Guerilla DLC
• Red Faction Battlegrounds DLC
• Saints Row 2 DLC
• UFC Undisputed 2010 DLC
• WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 DLC
• Stacking DLC
• Costume Quest DLC

102w ago - PlayStation Network Sr. Director Susan Panico has announced that Sony's Welcome Back Program is available now, with details as follows:

We're so excited to welcome you back to PlayStation Network. With the PlayStation Store back online, we've been getting all caught up this week, having launched an abundance of amazing content for download on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable devices across games, movies, themes and DLC.

Today, we're excited to launch the Welcome Back program to thank you for your loyalty, and below, we've got what you need in order to get access to the included content. So, here's a list of questions about the program. If you don't see your question below, mention it in the comments and we'll do our best to provide an answer.

Thanks again for your patience and understanding as we restored the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services - your support has meant a lot to us and is greatly appreciated.

Q: What's in the Welcome Back Program?
A: To start, all PSN members who had signed up before the outage (April 20, 2011) will be able to select two games for the PS3 and two games for the PSP systems.

For PS3 owners, go to the 'Welcome Back' section in the PlayStation Store, and select 2 titles from the following...