Mass Effect 3 undoubtedly has been in the center of criticism since its launch. From the game's ending to the various bugs encountered, Bioware is doing the best it can to keep us gamers happy. Unfortunately, they haven't patched the "Black Hole" glitch, which has prevented several gamers from playing the game. Not to worry though, the community is looking out for one another.

The PS3 scene has a plethora of tools available to get your console running custom firmware or dongles, if that is your thing. Unfortunately, there's always a bad bunch of people who just aim to release tools with the intent of bricking consoles. HwapX and Overx fall into this category with the recent release of their Venix GUI downgrader app.

So while GDC is going on and rumours are flying everywhere there's something we need to weigh up.

This weeks round up brings us some really good tools for your PS3 that you will definitely want to check out.  And of course, it wouldn't be another download and homebrew round up without a cool homebrew game from ThatOtherPerson.  So let's see what is on the menu today.

If you’re playing Arkham City on the Xbox 360 console, you may be at risk of losing your data.

Because if there’s one thing the industry needs right now, it’s another high-profile FPS game.

The caped crusader’s latest adventure landed to great reviews and high praise, but a problem with DLC has a few gamers angry and demanding action.

Sony has been cleared of any Security charges and hacking cases, but why?

Here's the latest version of Jeff Lait's adaptation of the "roguelike" game, Powder.

Here's the latest version of Pate's DS2x86, a DOS emulator for the Nintendo DS that is specifically built for SuperCard DSTwo flash cart users.

Warren Spector's Deus Ex originally released on PC in 2000 and was instantly heralded of one of the greatest -- if not the best -- shooter, stealth, and RPG hybrids on the market. It allowed players to choose how they progress through the game's story with a variety of gameplay mechanics, ultimately shaping the overall outcome of the adventure. Dues Ex: Human Revolution, developed by Eidos-Montreal and published by Square-Enix, takes place 25 years before the events of the first title, but can the team at Eidos re-create the original's magic without its creator?

Homebrew coder Johnny3Tears has released the initial version of FreeCheat, a multi-purpose plugin for your for 5.XX and 6.XX custom firmware-enabled PSPs.

Need to fuel your downloads craving? QJ has you covered in one comprehensive post.

Need to fuel your downloads craving? QJ has you covered in one comprehensive post.

Homebrew coder some1 is back with a new version of his modified downgrader for 6.3x firmwares, allowing users to once again enjoy the benefits of firmware 6.20.

The long awaited Minecraft Beta patch 1.6 is all set to release later this week, and to give you a glimpse of the upcoming changes and improvements included in the update, Notch has posted the hefty changelist that is sure to keep you excited.

Homebrew coder BassAceGold has updated his Nintendo DS app, BAGPlug, a nifty replacement plugin menu for Supercard DSTWO users.

The Dolphin Team has once again updated their Nintendo Wii and Gamecube emulator, with the release of revision 7506, which is now available for download.

A new version of Ant512's Woopsi, a handy windowing system for creating homebrew user interfaces for the Nintendo DS is now out folks.

For the Wiibrew community, here is DacoTaco's latest revision of Priiloader, a modded version of crediar's Preloader but with some added new features.

Despite the criticisms, a lot of people are apparently enjoying THQ's Homefront very much, so much so that the devs are scrambling to keep up with the server demands.

Atari and Eden Games has released the first of two scheduled patches for Test Drive Unlimited 2 that resolve some issues of the long awaited racing sequel.

PSP homebrew developer ardi has released an updated version of the aLoader homebrew app, one of the many ISO loaders released since 6.20 TN-HEN hit the scene. This version supports CSOs and features compatibility with Game Categories Light. More details past the jump.

In case you haven't fired up your Steam client yet, a new update is now available, bringing some new features and enhancements to Valve's ultimate online game platform.

The much-needed patch for BioWare's Mass Effect 2 for the PS3 has finally landed. In case you haven't downloaded it yet for the game, Update v1.01 should take care of the crashes and loading times.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 has been marred by game-breaking bugs since it came out earlier this month. Some of the problems in the PS3 version have been corrected via a recently-released patch, and now Xbox 360 gamers have a possible timeframe for when solutions will be released for their console.