Before we announce the winner, we'd first of all like to extend a hearty salute to everyone that entered into the contest, and to everyone who voted. Most of all, we'd like to thank the development community at large, you guys are big damn heroes.

And now for the moment you've all been waiting for. The winner of the PSPUpdates Summer Homebrew Contest '08 is...

Apparently (purposely?) leaked by a beta tester, it's buggy, temperamental, and still definitely in beta, but it's out here.

More details after the jump


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Well, it's been a hectic run up to the competition deadline, we had a flurry of submissions in the final days and some dramatic last minute heroics to get some entries eligible.

After the jump is a complete list of the eligible entries, including links to our coverage. The amazing homebrew developers have done their part, now it's the community's turn. Read more after the jump.

Greetings fellers and felletes! We at QJ HQ would like to take a moment from scratching our bums and flinging day old donuts at each other to issue a friendly reminder that our Summer Homebrew Contest draws to a close tonight at 11:59pm PST. We've already received some pretty awesome entries so if you're planning on vying for the $300 prize it's kick things into overdrive and make a mad dash for the finish.

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If you really heart card based tactical espionage action this little tidbit could be right up you alley. If you're not into card based tactical espionage action, you should still pay attention because these words come from the lips of Hideo "MGS4" Kojima.

Apparently the Kojima's totally open to the idea of seeing the PSP exclusive Metal Gear Ac!d series show up on the PlayStation Network. But in what for form? Click on and all shall be revealed.

Downloadable content for Gears of War 2 is already being worked on. In a recent interview with Joystiq, lead designer Cliff Bleszinski let it be known that gamers wouldn't have to wait long after the title hits to get their grubby little mitts on some additional content, and that it would ship "very soon within the [Gears of War 2] launch time frame."

Cool, but what can we expect? How much will it cost? Click on for more info.

It seems to have been in development forever doesn't it? The long wait for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames finally seems to be coming to an end though, we've got the minimum and recommended specs right here. Will you need a supercomputer to run it? Will the 8800GT remain triumphant? The suspense is killing me!

Click on for decency's sake!

We know the game's supposed to hit sometime this fall, but Activision have thus far been tight lipped about a specific release date for Call of Duty: World at War. Gentlemen, gather round, we've narrowed it down to November... maybe. Perhaps.

Why maybe? Where'd this news come from? Hit the jump, details within.

Heavy Rain was Playboy's game of the show at E3 this year, and everyone who's laid eyes on it at Leipzig can't seem to stop talking about it. If you haven't seen the game's premiere trailer yet, you really ought to check it out.

Sitting down for a quick word with Eurogamer, Quantic Dream president, David Cage confirmed there's definitely going to be a demo and talked about the possibility of seeing downloadable additions to the game. Details after the jump!

Soft launches and extended beta programs seem to be all the rage, what with Google Mail being perpetually in said state, and Sony's PlayStation Home initiative apparently following the same route. EA's free to play online shooter, Battlefield Heroes would seem to be next. Ben Cousins, executive producer at DICE states that the game's "already out", as there won't be "big splash release". Cousins expects the closed beta to grow rapidly, to the point that "every hardcore gamer in the world will probably be able to get a key if they want to".

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