8w ago - Following up on his previous revision, today PlayStation 3 homebrew developer SvenGDK has released XMBPCE v0.7 Beta followed by v0.7.2 which is a PC XMB clone with the changelog below.

Download: XMBPCE v0.7 Beta with Cover Pack / XMBPCE v0.7.2 Beta with Cover Pack / PS3 Controller Drivers (x64 & x32)

To quote: Changelog for XMBPCE v0.70:

• New game covers (Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, ...)
  
• You can now browse previous files, not only browse the next ones.
  
• Theme installer (Yes, p3t files compatibility. TO INSTALL THEMES YOU NEED TO PLACE THE P3T FILE IN .mediaThemes)
  
• Background downloader (Like on the PS3 with a speed indicator feature)
  
• File browser for future things (You can control it with the controller and select your p3t theme from there)
  
• Now loading game disc cover from “.mediaCovers”, improves compatibility & speed
  
• New game handling system (PS Button should now work ingame)
  
• Other compatibility...

8w ago - This weekend PlayStation 3 developer Qoobz has made available both PS1ToPS3 and PS1 / PSP EDAT Tool v3 homebrew applications for PS3 Custom Firmware users with details below.

Download: PS1ToPS3 / PS1ToPS3 (Mirror) / PS1ToPS3 (Mirror #2) / PS1 / PSP EDAT Tool v3 / PS1 / PSP EDAT Tool v3 (Mirror) / PS1 / PSP EDAT Tool v3 (Mirror #2)

To quote: PS1 To PS3 – Beta 10

This application/tool will take your PS1 ISO or BIN/CUE game file(s) and create a PKG to install, This created PKG will now make that PS1 game direct boot from the XMB. This app uses the code and PS1 process from IrisManager and has modified/added some code to achieve the task of auto booting on the XMB.

You also have the ability in the GUI to change name, add custom art (ICON0 and PIC1) Sound, and animated icons (ICON1.PAM) to the PKG before final creation..

10w ago - Following up on his previous updates, today PlayStation 3 homebrew developer Quake of SubZero Dezigns has updated his PS3 homebrew application called Simple PS3Updates to version 1.4.15 with the changes outlined below.

Download: Simple PS3Updates v1.4.15 / Simple PS3Updates v1.4.15 (Installer)

To quote: I just stopped by to inform you guys of an update to Simple PS3Updates.

SubZero DeZigns brings you: Simple PS3Updates - v1.4.15

Here is the Change Log since last release here:

v1.4.15

• Added: GameID select from Search to Main form
  
• Added: Right click Delete - Listview
  
• Notes: 3 Way Deletion .pkg("Recycle Bin") Question .txt("Kill"), .temp("Kill") Question .txt("Kill"), .txt("Kill")
  
• Added: List>Text - Settings
  
• Tweaked: List to Text
  
• Tweaked: Search Message Results
  
• Tweaked: Main form Opening
  
• Tweaked: Raw
  
• Tweaked: How Downloads are handled

10w ago - Following up on their previous update, today Team SGK has released PS3 CFW 4.31 v7 with details below.

Download: CFW 4.31 v7 FULL 4.31 NO SPOOF by SGK / CFW 4.31 v7 FULL 4.31 NO SPOOF by SGK (Mirror) / FIX MultiMAN cat XMBSGK+ by SGK

MD5 Hashes:

• CFW 4.31 v7 FULL 4.31 NO SPOOF by SGK: 7ace5cab29e0d482dc951f3df2927dfc
  
• FIX MultiMAN cat XMBSGK+ by SGK: 2747f1c2b91bc9c6ffa7fd2d8f3bbc97
  

To quote, roughly translated: Hi all voilla is that everyone has been waiting for some day in my CFW v7 with quite small correction and I see the changelog.

Changelog:

1: Adding Core OS 31.4 compiler
2: Adding and all self SPRX 4.31
3: Install PKG of displacement of below home manager
4: Change icon
5: Every option of my previous CFW its available
6 QA flag enabled

Installation:

0: Installable on all...

10w ago - Following up on his previous release, PlayStation 3 developers Estwald and D_Skywalk (with help from Miralatijera) have updated the PS3 backup game manager known as Iris Manager to version 2.21 with the changes below.

Download: Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW / Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Mirror) / Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Mirror #2) / Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Mirror #3) / Iris Manager v2.21 for v4.XX PS3 CFW (Animated Icon) / GIT

New for Version 2.21:

• Miralatijera adds payload for 4.30 DEX
  
• Modified the patched explore_plugin tool to show the BR disk icon and the word “game” in the XMB instead of “/app_home/PS3_GAME” (from a functional point of view should not...