Issue 11 of the Xtreme PSP Magazine is now available for download. Issue 11 is packed with over 120 pages of great content including Previews of The Godfather, Daxter and With Russia With Love, reviews of Outrun 2006, Syphon Filter and Splinter Cell. And all the regular content including tips and cheats, the latest news, a new competition and more… Download it now!

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Firmware version 2.70 will be available from 25th of April from 2:00 PM GMT +7:00. Here is a summary of the changes/new features:

Network

• Macromedia Flash Player 6.
• [ Connection setting ] was added to Internet browser.
• Audio Downloads via RSS.
• [ Automatic operation ] was added to the location free player.

Music

• AAC format playback support.

Settings

• Flash Player Settings .
• Chinese Font Set .
• [ RSS channel setting ] was added.
• In video setting [ L ? R button ] was added.

Several bugs have also been fixed in this release.

The Neuros MPEG4 Recorder is essential for any PSP owner. Retailing for £149.99, it allows you to convert any video source (TV, Camcorder, DVD Player, Satellite) to MPEG4 format onto your Memory Stick Pro Duo card or Compact Flash Memory Card. Simply remove the Memory Stick from the Neuros MPEG4 Recorder and pop it into your PSP for instant playback, without the use of a PC!

Measuring just 11.7 x 8.6 x 1.7cm and weighing 140g, it is ultra lightweight and compact. Once installed and linked to a video source, you can leave it in place just like a VCR.

Recording Time for 1GB card:

• Economic = 250min
• Normal = 143min
• Fine = 111min
• Super Fine = 60min

Complete System Includes

• Standard A/V RCA Interface Cables (European units may contain SCART adapters)
• 110-240V AC/DC Power Supply
• Remote Control
• User Manual Driver and Bundle Software Pack.

Using the Neuros Video Recorder, gamers will also have the opportunity to record their best game sequences from their console games. All they need is the Recorder and a RCA composite to miniplug adapter. Game enthusiasts will no longer have to try to explain their latest moves or achievements, as the video they record will do it for them.

Review coming soon.

Argos UK had advertised that a white PSP will soon be available for sale in the UK and Europe. The white PSP could be available as early as mid-May retailing for slightly more than the current Black PSP Value Pack.

No exact release date is available but watch this space for more information soon.

The second issue of PSP M4M: Magazine for Mes in now available to download from our Download Area. Please note that you must be over 18 to download and view this magazine.

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Sony has now confirmed the firmware release schedule for the new features we announced last month. See below for a list of all the features and when they are to appear.

Spring

• Macromedia Flash support
• RSS Channel (audio download)
• Chinese font set
• Camera/GPS library

Summer

• RSS Channel (video)
• Expansion of UMD video profiles

Autumn

• Memory Stick Boot
• Voice over IP
• Network support

The Camera will be released on September 6th while the GPS will be released on October 6th.

Issue 10 of the Xtreme PSP Magazine is now available for download. Issue 10 is packed with over 100 pages of great content including Previews of Worms: Opem Warfare and MLB 2006, reviews of Lemmings and Breath of Fire III. And all the regular content including tutorials, tips and cheats, the latest news, PSP rumors and more… Download it now!

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At the 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing, Sony has announces some intresting facts about the PSP. Highlighted below are the most interesting facts:

• The PSP will get its own version of the EyeToy in September and the peripheral will feature motion-tracking games like EyeToy Play. The camera will be silver and will attach to the USB port.
• Video and voice-over-IP features will launch in October in “motion jpg” format, allowing PSP owners to use their PSPs as a virtual phone using the EyeToy.
• A GPS receiver with an update rate of once every second with a 40-second fix time from a cold start will also be added. (Date Unknown)
• Macromedia Flash will be included with a spring Network update, along with improved RSS support for playback and saving of net-broadcast radio and video.

Here is a list of the top devolopers of last year, some are quite interesting. Next-Gen.Biz has put together a list of the hottest game developers of 2005 which will most likely shape the gaming industry this 2006. The criteria for deciding whose names get in the list are the game developers with potential huge successes for 2006 and the people who are industry luminaries.

Here are the Top 10:

• 1. Michel Ancel – Creative Director, UbiSoft Montpellier
• 2. Eiji Aonuma – Designer, Nintendo EAD
• 3. Cliff Bleszinski – Lead Designer, Epic Games
• 4. Ed Boon – Creative Director, Midway
• 5. Christopher Busse – Creative Director, Treyarch
• 6. Karthik Bala – CEO, Chief Creative Office, Vicarious Visions
• 7. Steven Chiang – VP and General Manager, EA Tiburon
• 8. Toby Gard – Senior Designer, Crystal Dynamics
• 9. Richard Garriott – Executive Producer, NCSoft Austin
• 10. Keiji Inafune – Producer, Capcom

Thanks to PSP updates for this piece of info

Sam Parker