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Jube808, a Pspzproject member, has created a PSP modification that is a step closer to some sort of strange DS-PSP hybrid. The user created a touchscreen PSP. Jube808, an electronic engineer by trade, has decided that his PSP was nice, but could be nicer. So he has set out to make it into the gaming device he knows it can be.

Jube808 has uploaded videos to YouTube to show the touchscreen PSP’s concept keyboard in action. He also hopes to see homebrew PSP games that make use of the touchscreen feature. Click through to watch Jube808’s development and a concept keyboard videos…

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Everyone has been speculating about the release of a new PSP. Fan Samuel Lau is one of the PSP fans hoping for the announcement, and on the official Sony PSP forums displayed his vision of what the next version should look like.

As Yanko Design points out, Lau’s vision looks like a combination of a T-Mobile Sidekick phone and an existing PSP. Lau’s improvements to the system include a screen that slides up to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and a camera built in.

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Apogee Software Ltd has woken up from its deep slumber and announced Duke Nukem Trilogy for PSP and DS handhelds. But it hasn’t bothered with any worthwhile details of Duke Nukem Trilogy, and there is no word on Duke Nukem Forever that has been in development for the past 11 years. All we know is that Apogee will start releasing new Duke Nukem chapters beginning Summer 2009 for the two handhelds. The three chapters are named Critical Mass, Chain Reaction and Proving Ground. 

Apogee frugally revealed the following details about the upcoming chapters

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If you happened to download the PSP firmware v4.00, then I have to break some news to you. You’re going to have to get out your power cord, charge up your PSP and do a little more updating. Yes, PSP firmware is now at v4.01. I know you all only just updated it on June 16, 2008, and were hoping that it would be a while before you had to update again. Well, sometimes things don’t work out - v4.01 was just announced and released yesterday (June 24, 2008).

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Google is everywhere, and it is only growing. Its next step is video game consoles/handhelds - but wait! It’s already on its way! The official Playstation.Blog has announced that version 4.00 of the PSP firmware is on the way, and it will include a Google internet search option in the XrossMediaBar (XMB).

So if you want to search for or see a webpage, you won’t have to go to the PSP browser and type in “www.google.com” or whatever the web address is. You can just go to the Google Search icon, type in what you want to find and then search. For people who absolutely hate having to type in web addresses in the PSP’s browser, this new addition will make things marginally easier. It also remembers your last 20 searches, so you can search through those instead of re-entering information.

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Sony has long been claiming that all its consoles have a 10-year life cycle. Its claims of console longevity seemed inflated at first, but once you take into account the life cycles of its past consoles, those claims hold some merit. The PSP reached its third anniversary on March 24, 2008, in North America and if John Koller, senior marketing manager for the PSP, is to be believed then even the handheld is supposed to have a 10-year life cycle.

Jon Koller told IGN in an interview, “We’ve talked about the PSP being a 10-year product, but a 10-year product in the…

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More information and images have been revealed concerning the God of War PSP pack which will be available sometime in June, 2008. It will feature a red PSP slim, two games, a UMD movie and the appropriate charger cords. The back of the PSP features an image of Kratos’ face done in white, similar to Star Wars PSP, which featured Darth Vader’s face on the back. The pack will retail for $199.99.

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Europeans are going to be very lucky when it comes to Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. Sure, it doesn’t have a set release date, with only a rumored Q2 2008 to comfort them, while Americans know it will be available March 25, 2008. However only the Europeans will get a special edition version of Crisis Core if they preorder. The special, European preorder version of Crisis Core will include a special case and a hardcover artbook. I am so seething with jealousy right now. If you saw me, there’d probably be steam or a cloud over my head or something.

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If you’ve got around $20 burning in your pocket to spend before heading into a video game retailer, and you happen to own a PSP, then you are in luck. There are phenomenal phenomenal games at reasonable prices available. In fact, the majority of PSP games available are priced at $19.99 or less. Today we’ll look at five of the best cheap games you can pick up at your local GameStop. 

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God of War: Chains of Olympus marks the debut of the celebrated franchise on the PSP. The first ever God of War handheld game is just round the corner, slated for release on March 4, 2008. To celebrate Kratos’ handheld debut, Sony has a God of War PSP bundle planned, though it will only become available sometime in June 2008, a couple of months after the game’s release.

Once released, the bundle will include the…

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