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Today PlayStation 4 developer zecoxao shared a handy guide on how to create PS4 ELFs from PlayStation 4 process dumps.

Here is it for those interested, to quote: How to Create ELFs from Process Dumps

You'll need:

• HX-D
• PS4 FileNinja v2.0 (the one with process dump support)
• Extreme-modding.de FTP payload (ps4_dev-dlclose_(FTP)_Kernel_Patch.bin (10 KB) / ps4_dev-dlclose_(FTP-Debug_Menu)_Kernel_Patch.bin (9 KB)) or you can use FileNinja but FileZilla is a better client for this purpose)
• a brain

Step 1:

Go to your playground of choice (in this case my playground is extreme-modding.de one)

Step 2:

Grab your ELF or SELF that you want to make a forgery of (i'm going to use SysCore for this)

Step 3:

Look closely at the header and pick ONLY the elf header chunk of the file. Note here: the ELF header must contain all of it's necessary bytes EXCEPT the last 32!


Step 4:

Add the necessary number of bytes until the file has EXACTLY 0x4000 bytes.

Step 5:

If necessary restart PS4 so you can clean the payload's memory and then start PS4 file ninja.

Step 6:

Go to the process of choice (in this case SceSysCore) by going to Tools->Processes, picking SceSysCore and attaching to the process.

Step 7:

Dump the first process offsets, and ONLY those in the LOWER memory range. Here's my example:


Step 8:

Copy the first segment and add it after the end of the ELF forged header. Do the same for the other segments.

Step 9:

You have now a forged elf you can use in IDA for analysis.

Some Notes:

• You can use readelf to check on how good your ELF looks.
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Lara Croft should need no introduction among PS4 gamers as she joins PlayStation 4 this week in Rise Of The Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration on PlayStation Store!

Below are the rest of this weeks PSN content updates from Grace Chen, as follows:

PS4 Games

• Batman: Arkham VR - $19.99
• Castle Invasion: Throne Out (CROSS-BUY) - $4.99
• Dragon Quest Builders DAY ONE EDITION - $59.99
• Duke Nukem 3d: 20th Anniversary World Tour - $19.99
• Manual Samuel - $9.99
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience - $49.99
• Red Dead Revolver - $14.99
• Reus - $24.99
• Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 year Celebration - $59.99
• Solitaire - $9.99
• WWE 2K17 - $59.99

PS3 Games

• WWE 2K17 - $59.99

PS Vita Games

• Castle Invasion: Throne Out (CROSS-BUY) - $4.99
• Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors - $39.99
• Dragon Quest Builders DAY ONE EDITION - $39.99
• Valkyrie Drive -Bhikkhuni- - $39.99

Bundles

Console	Bundle	Price
PS4	DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS DIGITAL DAY ONE EDITION	$59.99
PS4	EA SPORTS FIFA 17 DELUXE EDITION	$79.99
PS4	EA SPORTS FIFA 17 SUPER DELUXE EDITION	$99.99
PS4	WWE 2K17 DIGITAL DELUXE PS4	$89.99
PS3	EA SPORTS FIFA 17 DELUXE EDITION	$79.99
PS3	EA SPORTS FIFA 17 SUPER DELUXE EDITION	$99.99
PS3	WWE 2K17 DIGITAL DELUXE	$79.99
PS Vita	DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS DAY ONE EDITION	$39.99

Sales

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Product Name	Sale Price	Original Price
BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT PREMIUM EDITION	$27.99	$39.99
DISGAEA 5: ALLIANCE OF VENGEANCE	$29.99	$59.99
DISGAEA 5: ALLIANCE OF VENGEANCE SEASON PASS	$17.49	$34.99
DYING LIGHT SEASON PASS	$22.49	$29.99
GRAND KINGDOM	$32.49	$49.99
LEGO JURASSIC WORLD	$13.99	$19.99
LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS

If the world-famous PSXHAX Shoutbox doesn't satisfy your appetite for abuse, boredom cures, drama, emojis, funny sh!t, memes and scene luvins... recently @VultraAID and @Lucii set up a PSXHAX Discord Server that utilizes DiscordApp.com's voice and text chatting with a bunch of rooms from announcements to global news to PlayStation 4 help and also serious cat PS4 development discussion.

We currently have the Discord widget integrated into the sidebar which is visible when Logged In for Registered PSXHAX.COM (or psxhax.com) users.

Back before the pound sign was referred to as a hashtag we used to do hilarious phone pranks via mIRC on EFnet, and although these days I no longer have the time (nor mic) to join in the fun I'll still hop on the PSXHAX Discord Server a few times a week to send sh0utz and gr33tz to whoever is idling there.

Spoiler

Following his VitaGameUpdateChecker, PlayStation Vita homebrew developer LMAN (TheLeecherMan) has made available VPKViewer v0.1b for PS Vita VPK Files recently with a VitaPackageViewer v0.2b update and the changelogs below.

Download: VPKViewer.v0.1b-LMAN.rar (580 KB) / VPKViewer.v0.2b-LMAN.rar (598 KB)

To quote from his page: VPKViewer Written By LMAN © 2016

VitaPackageViewer is A tool that view PSVita VPK contents in details, with the ability to edit it's access permissions, Also it can check on-line for official game updates and more.

Change-log v0.1b:

• First public beta release.
• Added new icons.
• Added infos button in toolbar.
• Reordered toolbar buttons.
• Enhanced APP\GAME detection.
• Support to View contents from folders.

Change-log v0.2b:

• Added new option to import loader\modules. this option is useful if you want to update or change the loader\modules of your game.
• Added new option in 'check for game update' message to copy download link to clipboard.
• Added new option to complete scan files for any critical\suspicion codes.

Current-Features:

• View VPK\Folder contents in details.
• View\Edit Safe\Unsafe permissions.
• Create Small VPK installer.
• Check On-line for game updates.
• Export Loader\Modules from dumped games.
• Import Loader\Modules from dumped games.
• Completely Scan files for any critical\suspicion codes.

Requirement:

Microsoft DotNet v4.0.

Donation:

If you find my works are useful and would like to collaborate on the development of my projects, consider donating the amount you find right. visit my homepage, or contact me to donate.

Copyright-infos:

This tool uses Ionic's Zip Library.

Yee-haw! Sony's virtual-reality contender PlayStation VR officially launches with PS VR Titles on October 13th for those who desire to co-exist in another realm

Here's a summary of what else to expect from Sony this week straight from Ryan Clements:

New Releases: Week of October 11, 2016

• Batman: Arkham VR - PS VR — Digital, Retail
• Battlezone - PS VR — Digital, Retail (Out 10/13)
• Driveclub VR - PS VR — Digital, Retail (Out 10/13)
• Eve: Valkyrie - PS VR — Digital, Retail (Out 10/13)
• Here They Lie - PS VR — Digital (Out 10/13)
• PlayStation VR Worlds - PS VR — Digital, Retail (On PlayStation Store 10/10)
• Rez Infinite - PS4 — Digital (Out 10/13, PS VR Compatible)
• Rigs Mechanized Combat League - PS VR — Digital, Retail (Out 10/13)
• Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration - PS4 — Digital, Retail (PS VR Compatible)
• Until Dawn: Rush of Blood - PS VR — Digital, Retail (Out 10/13)

The Full List

• 100ft Robot Golf, PS4 — Digital (Out 10/10, PS VR Compatible)
• Ace Banana, PS VR — Digital (Out 10/13)
• Aragami Collector’s Edition, PS4 — Retail
• The Assembly, PS VR — Digital (Out 10/13)
• Atari Flashback Classics: Volume 1, PS4 — Digital (Out 10/13)
• Atari Flashback Classics: Volume 2, PS4 — Digital (Out 10/13)
• Batman: Arkham VR, PS VR — Digital, Retail
• Battlezone, PS VR — Digital, Retail (Out 10/13)
• Castle Invasion: Throne Out, PS4, PS Vita — Digital
• Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors, PS Vita — Digital, Retail
• Dragon Quest Builders, PS4, PS Vita — Digital (PS4 at Retail)
• Driveclub VR, PS VR — Digital, Retail (Out 10/13)
• Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour, PS4 — Digital
• Eiyuu Senki — The World Conquest, PS3 — Digital
• Eve: Valkyrie, PS VR — Digital, Retail (Out 10/13)
• Gunjack, PS VR — Digital (Out 10/13)
• Harmonix Music VR, PS VR — Digital (Out 10/10)
• Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live, PS VR — Digital (Out 10/13)
• Headmaster, PS VR — Digital (Out 10/13)
• Here They Lie, PS VR — Digital (Out 10/13)
• Job Simulator, PS VR — Digital (Out 10/13)
• Keep Talking and...