It's good to see PSP homebrew developers are still banging away at providing updates for their homemade applications and games for Sony's handheld. It's a mostly thankless job, but really, lots of kudos to these excellent men and women (there are female homebrew devs, you know). Anyway, this week we got a new update for the GEN CFW, a couple of new emulator revisions, and more applications to turn your PSP into a jack of all trades. Hit the jump for the rest of this week's PSP Homebrew Weekend Warrior.

The year 2009 may be winding down, but the news for the Xbox 360 world shows no signs of stopping. Final Fantasy XIII has launched in Japan, and it won't be long till it heads to Western shores. How's it faring so far in the East? We hear it's doing well. Very, very well. More Natal talk is up and about too. Check out the happenings in this week's Xbox 360 Weekend Warrior after the jump.

So why did Bungie forego the inclusion of downloadable content for Halo 3: ODST? If you've been pondering on that question, now's the time to rest your weary mind as Bungie explains the answer.

Looks like Ubisoft is off to making one "Ghost Recon Future Soldier", if the filed trademark on the USPTO is any indication. No other information is available, save for the fact that it is classified as a video game.

Square Enix is giving you another cause to catch Just Cause 2 when it releases next year with this new trailer. Off they go to Southeast Asia's "best kept secret", and from there, the island of Panau just might remain to be a secret, thanks to their destructive infiltration, all for world peace.

Steam's rolling off another deal this weekend, and this time, it's Torchlight. Selling for only US$ 10, that's definitely a steal.

With a massive 20 million PS2 install base, Square Enix released Final Fantasy XII exclusively on the PS2 in Japan, and has so far sold some 2.4 million units to date. A Japanese analyst has high enough faith in Final Fantasy XIII to say that it just may be able to surpass that established record.

Square Enix brings Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep to the Jump Festa 2010 in Japan, not only as a showcase game but as a playable demo. News and images from the floor over at the full article.

It's probably just a bug, or it could be a legitimate holiday promo from the EA Store in the UK. Regardless, what's important is that right now, you can get Medal of Honor Airborne and Battleforge for free.

Despite the overwhelming mass of shovelware in the DS lineup, there are quite a few that gamers might actually like. They happened to have made some noise this week, and if you've been looking for something to run in your DS, you might find it here. As for the Wii owners, you might be interested in getting a Final Fantasy title in your shelf now that GameStop broke the date on The Crystal Bearers.