As we all know, yesterday's release of Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-D3 didn't really went well as planned with some users reporting various problems using the firmware update. So what's the reasons behind the hiccups and what's new with the latest release? Find out more after the jump.

Download: Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-D3 final

The latest compiled build of the PlayStation Portable emulator for PC is now available for download courtesy of the JPCSP Team. Version 3.0 revision 1280 of JPCSP features another round of stability upgrade, code cleanups and implemented various other improvements.

Download: JPCSP v0.3 revision 1280

Since getting the banhammer playing Resistance, Erik Estavillo's name has been echoed in the gaming scene for his string of lawsuits and his notable subpoenas. Today isn't another chapter on any of those - he said it himself: no more lawsuits and subpoenas. It's a whole new story now. Introducing EstaVideo - Erik Estavillo now has his own site.

Square Enix has released a brand new trailer for Star Ocean: The Last Hope International. While this trailer does introduce the game's cast of characters, there doesn't seem to be any mention of the "additional characters" Square Enix Europe teased a couple of days ago. It does have spaceships and gameplay footage, though. It also shows the switchable in-game character icons -- both the anime-style ones and the 3D portraits.

A bit of bad news for Shin Megami Tensei fans. It seems Atlus has bumped Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey to a later March release than the one mentioned in the DS relaese schedule Nintendo released a couple of days ago. They've got a little something to make up for it though.

Video games that accompany movies have long had an invisible "Don't buy" category for gamers. That didn't happen by accident, reviews and past experiences would tell you that coming near that shelf is a bad idea. Still, publishers still keep making them and apparently, people still buy them. Now who'd want to waste their money on shovelware? Those who can.

Ever wonder how much the PS3 and Wii have sold so far in Japan? Enterbrain, the publisher behind the weekly Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, has the answers.

Sony has always been proactive in the innovations department, and based from an interview with John Koller, that's not going to change in 2010. In fact, the focal points of the year ahead don't even include conventional gaming. The stars of the show will be the already-announced coming features - motion control, 3D gaming, and additional PSN services.

Time to get those creative juices flowing, people! Sony is giving gamers the chance to be immortalized in God of War III's Ultimate Edition by proving themselves the biggest God of War fan around. Details past the jump.

Quick heads up for the comic fans out there. The PSP's Digital Comics store is launching today in a bunch of different territories. Hit the full article for details.