A simple app that should likely make it into everyone's PS3 tool set. An XMB application that places the PS3 into factory service mode. Now, You can now throw away that downgrade dongle!

A hacker using the alias of KaKaRoTo has released a set of tools allowing custom firmware to be installed and run on the PS3. “Since the kernel is left unmodified,” writes KaKaRoTo on his blog ...

Oddly, the tool apparently doesn't work in games like Resident Evil 5 and Batman: Arkham Asylum, meaning it isn't quite foolproof yet. Obviously, a compromise like this undermines the entire point ...

Set server name Password Kick team killers / Max team kills Set max players (players can specify from 2-32) Round time Respawn time (1-10 seconds) Score limit: Team Deathmatch (1000-30000) Ground ...

What's more, Sony promised enhanced technical support for developers, an optimized PS3 compiler (SNC PPU) to improve efficiency, and better documentation for PhyreEngine, the company's free-to-use ...