It’s finally here guys…DK Jr. finally released a new issue of PSP M4M: Magazine 4 Men. Because of the lack of new issues over the past few months DK Jr. has made Issue 11 extra big, containing over 150 pages. If you haven’t already downloaded the latest issue, you can do so here. See below for what to expect in issue 11.

Content Breakdown:

• Loosing your Virginity
• Decision Making
• Seduction Guide
• Anger Management
• Be a Slave to her PMS
• Jokes
• Female Fantasies
• Wallpaper
• plus, lots of babe photos

DK. Jr would like to apologize for the delay in releasing this issue. Hopefully, we can expect a new issue every month once again.

[Download PSP M4M Issue 11]

Sources close to Sony have finally revealed details about the successor to the PSP. Sony is focusing on making the PSP lighter by using “a new LED screen that will deliver an ultra-crisp image but take up far less space”, but retaining most of the hardware specification. The battery life of course will be improved, by up to four times, thanks to the LED screen consuming less power and most importantly, the new PSP will include 8GB of built in storage space and a faster UMD drive.

A built-in camera and finish (matte or gloss) are still being decided, but already the new PSP is sounding good. The improved UMD drive should provide quicker game loading and the 8GB built-in flash memory will definitely come in useful for all those MP3s, videos, photos and save data. The PSP’s buttons have been revamped and the D-Pad has gotten a major overhaul, giving portable gamers something more like a Playstation 3 D-pad to play with.

Those of you holding out for a touchscreen are, unfortunately, going to have to wait until Sony’s next portable gaming device. The new PSP will again be black. The final price for this new PSP hasn’t been set, but Sony is hoping to sell it for under $170 or so. Manufacturing should commence in the upcoming weeks, and the product is going to be officially unveiled at this year’s E3. The sale date being tossed around is August, but don’t be surprised if it’s pushed back to September. The new PSP doesn’t have a official name yet…"PSP Lite" anyone?

[Via: Kotaku]

Issue 24 of the XTREME PSP Magazine is now available to download, and weight is at just over 100 pages. Issue 24 includes previews of Jeanne D’Arc, God of War and other games, as well as reviews of Cube, Virtua Tennis 3 and Passport to… See below for a full breakdown of the contents.

Contents:

• Previews:
  • God of War
  • Harry Potter
  • Jeanne D’Arc
  • SOCOM: Tactical Strike
• Reviews:
  • Cube
  • Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
  • Virtua Tennis 3
  • Passport to…
• Music: The Fall of Troy
• Tips and Cheats
• Wallpaper
• and a new competition

Remember, you can download the Magazine early via our RSS Feed. The magazine is available to download at the end of every month, so why not beat the crowd and download it early.

PSP Firmware 3.50 if finally available to download as discussed previously. The firmware update utilized the newly added features to the PlayStation 3, which allows the PS3 to be accessed via the PSP from anywhere around the world using a Wi-Fi hotspot. See below for a full breakdown of what the update contains. The update is available to download on all Regional PlayStation websites or via the Network Update feature on the PSP.

Change Log:

Network

• You can now connect a PSP system to a PS3 system via the Internet using [Remote Play].
• [Communication Settings] has been added as an option to the [Remote Play] menu.
• [RSS Channel Guide] has been added as a feature under [RSS Channel].

According to a recent interview with the team behind Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, the game is said to feature upto 100 hours of gameplay. Tabata, one of the game’s producers, admits that the title is about 90% complete, with compressing everything to fit on UMD being one of the few remaining tasks for the development team. The game’s main story will most likely take players about 30 hours, but “getting all of the materia in the missions and going out into Midgar for Sub-Events” can boost play time to the triple digits.

Crisis Core will be available to purchase in Japan from September. US and European dates have not been revealed yet.

The recent release of Firmware 1.80 for the PlayStation bought with it remote access to the PS3 from anywhere around the world via the PSP, so with this in mind, a new PSP Firmware release could be right around the corner. Reports suggest that Sony is prepping Firmware 3.50 for the PSP, that will utilize the PS3 to PSP connectivity providing support for the PS3’s new internet-enabled Remote Play feature. The update could be available for download within the next few days.

No word yet on what other features will be available in the firmware update, but we’ll keep you posted on any developments.

UPDATE (29/05/07 02:14 PM):

We have just heard the Firmware 3.50 will include access to the PlayStation Network, but will only be accessible to those who own a PlayStation 3. Only parts of the PlayStation Network will be included in the update, but it’s nice to see that Sony are finally starting to roll out network access. Hopefully, full integration isn’t too far off.

Square Enix has announced that a new Final Fantasy game will be coming to the PSP, titled Final Fantasy Dissidia. The official website is now open although no content is currently available, except for the message “Fantasy is endless. Fantasy has no limited form.” According to Jump Magazine, Dessidia will bring together characters from past Final Fantasy titles from as far back as Final Fantasy I.

So far, Jump Magazine has revealed that Zidane from Final Fantasy IX (9) will make an appearance as well as Kuja. It is not know how these characters will affect the story line and what other characters will make an appearance. Square Enix is also keeping a tight lid on the new combat system. We will bring you more information as soon as it is available.

Sorry for the late notice, but incase any of you have missed it, XTREME PSP Magazine Issue 23 had been out for a number of days now and weighs in at over 100 pages.Issue 23 is packed with great content including previews of Smackdown vs Raw 2008, Ghost Recon, The Fast and the Furious and more, plus reviews of Lego Star Wars 2, MTX Mototrax and more. And all the regular content including tips and cheats, the latest news, the results of our PS3 competition and more music reviews.

Remember, you can download the magazine serveral days before it is released on the website using our RSS feed. You can use your PSP to download it (but you will need a PC to unzip the files), or you can use the Sony PSP Media Manager which will do all the hard work for you!

Firmware 3.30 OE A was released only last week and already Dark_AleX has updated it to 3.30 OE A2 (or A’) and has even released Firmware 3.40 OE A. The 3.30 OE update fixes a few bugs with the firmware while the entirly new version, 3.40 OE A, utilizes the new Sony Firmware and also fixes a few bugs. See below for the full change log for both firmwares.

3.40 OE A Change log:

• Updated from 3.30 firmware to 3.40
• Security patch: Fixed a bug that has been in all 3.XX OE, that caused random data to be written to a location in lcdc.prx or (in worst case) emc_sm.prx ram space.
• Autboot that is missing since 3.03 OE-C has been reimplemented.
• Improvements in the flasher. It will now generate also the flash1 directories, and it will check that the dxar is the correct for this update, so no more bricks by accidentally using other DATA.DXAR.

3.30 OE A2 Change log:

• Security patch: Fixed a bug that has been in all 3.XX OE, that caused random data to be written to a location in lcdc.prx or (in worst case) emc_sm.prx ram space.
• Autboot that is missing since 3.03 OE-C has been reimplemented.

[Download 3.30 OE A2]
[Download 3.40 OE A]