5d ago - Following up on their previous update, PlayStation 3 developers Estwald and D_Skywalk have updated the PS3 backup game manager known as Iris Manager to version 2.41 with the changes below.

Download: Iris Manager v2.41 for v4.XX PS3 CFW / Iris Manager v2.41 (Animated Icon) / GIT

Iris Manager v2.41 Changelog, roughly translated: New: Version 2.41

1) Italian language update (thanks to AlexanderPs3Mod)

2) Added Simplified and Traditional Chinese languages support ​​(thanks Liqianyu)

3) Added syscall 879 emulation (Bd Media ID) for DiscLess Payload

4) Improved discless mode in 3.55, 4.21 and 4.30 CEX CFW. With a USB device, it mounts on exit; without USB device, use the "PS" in Iris Manager to display the disc. If your CFW requires mounting a USB device for disc-less, remember that pressing START (Global Options) and then SELECT display and record the generated Event ID.

5) Added fixed DEX...

1w ago - Following up on their previous release, this weekend PlayStation 3 scene release group Duplex has made available a PS3 DLC unlocker for Metro Last Light Limited Edition followed by a Metro Last Light Eboot Patch with details below.

To quote from the related PlayStation 3 NFO file: Metro.Last.Light.Limited.Edition.DLC.Unlocker.PS3-DUPLEX

2w ago - Square Enix Marketing Coordinator Mathew Kishimoto revealed a Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix Limited Edition artbook today for those who pre-order the video game.

Below are the details, as follows: Ready for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX? In very limited quantities, those who pre-order the game will receive a limited edition artbook at launch!

Now, this isn't your traditional video game artbook. First off, the artwork will feature your favorite characters in the history of anything - Sora, Riku, Donald Duck, Goofy, other iconic Disney characters, and much more.

This book has everything you could want - from early sketches, to character renders, to final pieces of artwork that never made its way to North America (from famed Director Nomura Tetsuya).

You won't have to wait much longer to play Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX - it comes exclusively to PS3 on September 10th, 2013.

High fives all around, am I right? If you just started paying attention right now, here's the skinny - preorder Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX at any participating retailer, and get a limited edition artbook containing fantastic Kingdom Hearts artwork.

The game comes out on September 10th, 2013 in...

2w ago - Following up on his previous updates, PlayStation 3 developer deroad (aka Wargio) has updated the PS3 homebrew store via PSChannel to version 1.10 adding language support with details below.

Download: PSChannel v1.10 (All) / PSChannel v1.10 (Unsigned)

PSChannel v1.10 Changelog:

• Fixed tons of bugs
  
• Removed the "install theme feature" since no one makes themes for my homebrew
  
• Info section moved to main menu and can be seen by pressing SQUARE
  
• Added Lang support (EN, PT, SP, IT, FR, DE, RU, NL)
  
• Added game update support with autodetection of games (NO homebrew support!! NO search mode, NO support for backups folders!!)
  
• Changed some icons (new apps and game update)
  
• Added support to https (thanks to PolarSSL)
  
• To be clear, PSChannel will look only in the NP (not SP-INT or QA) environment. in the next update i will try to add SP-INT env for dex console (SP-INT gives me "404 + not allowed").
  

PSChannel...

2w ago - Social Media Manager Sid Shuman is here with a fresh video today showcasing The Last of Us on PlayStation 3 which introduces the infected below.

To quote: I'm ready for The Last of Us. This morally grey gem from the brilliant minds at Naughty Dog combines exploration, scavenging, and brutal hide-and-seek combat against hordes of deadly Infected that prowl the remains of a ravaged United States. June 14th can't come soon enough!

Not long ago, we asked The Last of Us Creative Director Neil Druckmann and Game Director Bruce Straley to give us an intimate tour of the game's sights and sounds.

Among many other topics, our new interview details the disturbing origins of the game's Infected, an idea which sprouted from nature documentaries.





Our discussion also plunges deeper into the turbulent but vital relationship between Joel and Ellie, as unlikely a pair of game protagonists as you're likely to find.

Please watch, and then leave your thoughts in the comments below!