Konami gave out a treat to all the Metal Gear Solid fans around the globe as they released the demo for the new Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. If you're good enough to get a rank of A or S, you'll even get an exclusive PSP wallpaper. And you can play co-op too with your friends.

You've been asking, now they've got answers. The European PlayStation Blog has posted an FAQ concerning the issues regarding the Euro PSN, PlayStation Store, as well as the explanations behind the regional differences of their front, particularly from the US.

Since the release of their PSN heavyweight, Fat Princess, Titan Studios has been hard at work on fixing all the issues that's been keeping her highness from running smoothly. They've read the emails, they've read the complaints, and they're just as frustrated as you are. Through their very own dev blog, the developers let us know what kind of cake they're baking to sate the gaming appetite.

Here's some good news for the PSP community, homebrew coders Xenogears and Becus25 has released Custom Firmware Enabler. This program will enable the functions of M33 CFW using ChickHen except for Recovery and Pops. It also works with TA-088v3 motherboards, but sadly it doesn't support the PSP 3000 yet.

Download: Custom Firmware Enabler v1.0

Tag Games has announced that they're shaving four bucks off of the iPhone/iPod Touch version of Car Jack Streets, bringing the price down to a mere US$ 0.99. The reduced price is for a limited time only, though, so you better scoop it up as soon as possible.

Wolfenstein fans rejoice! Homebrew developer Zack has finally released the final version of the classic first person shooter Wolfenstein 3D for the PSP. The new release has now implemented an AutoMap feature, updated the Gameloader and more.

Download: Wolfenstein 3D v6.0
Download: Wolfenstein 3D V6.0 Floppy Version Patch
Download: Wolfenstein 3D v6.0 (source)
Visit: QJ.NET PSP development forums

Having trouble with the ol' phone bill? You're not the only one. Those envelopes never fail to get a "WTF?!" from me. I've come to call them my Kill Bills. Anyway, here's a useful app for all you iPhone users that'll help you make cheaper calls with VOIP providers. Learn more about Siax in the full article.

Wiigator shares his homebrew app creation to the Wii homebrew community, the Backup Launcher 0.3 gamma. It's an app that allows you to play your Wii backups on your non-modded Wii.


Download: Backup Launcher 0.3 gamma

Drakon is back with another squishy release. He's "ported" JellyCar from its Xbox 360, PC, and iPhone incarnation to a PSP-compatible version.

*Update* Tutorial on map loading in the full article.

Download: JellyCar v1.0 for PSP
Download: JellyCar v1.1 Level Editor install (on PC)
Visit: QJ.NET PSP development forum

ZX-81 has released an update for AFKIM, bringing the app up to version 3.3.7. This release now lets users specify which public Bitlbee server or port they want to connect to.

Download: AFKIM v3.3.7 (fw 4.x)
Download: AFKIM v3.3.7 (fw 1.5)
Download: AFKIM v3.3.7 (source)
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development forum
Visit: ZX-81's homebrew releases