Quite a few theories sprung up during the latter half of the week when it was announced that Dark AleX's forums were shutting down. Did it mean that the homebrew legend was leaving the scene? Did Sony shell out the cash to shut him up? Are we going to see a new version of the retire-and-reemerge trick?

Yeah, theories. While we wait for word from the "Dark" one himself, let's take a look at the week in homebrew.

Custom Firmware Updates:

• Dark-AleX.org forum closes, is Dark AleX leaving too?
• Rumor: Custom Firmware 5.55 MX incoming, beta version on the way

Homebrew Applications:

• Despertar del Cementerio v8 Mod for OFW 5.55
• StacklessPython OSLib MOD
• Game Categories v4
• PSP Adhoc IM v3
• Media Player Engine v1.0

Homebrew Gaming:

• DaedalusX64 Alpha Revision 429
• Maplevania (OpenBOR)
• DSONPSP DS Emulator:
• DSONPSP Beta 3
• DSONPSP Beta 4 with source code