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Yesterday we saw the release of VPKTool 1.8, and today following his previous revisions PlayStation Vita developer BeniYukiMai updated MaiDumpTool for PS Vita to MaiDumpTool_V233.2zEx.vpk with English translated versions from LioMajor and details below.

Download: MaiDumpTool_V233.2zEx.vpk / Latest MaiDumpTool / MaiDumpTool GIT / MaiDumpTool_V233.2zEx_eng.vpk / MaiDumpToolEN GIT (English) / Latest MaiDumpTool (English)

Here are the last few changelogs, roughly translated via his Releases page:

V233.2zEx

• Support for stubborn games such as dumping the root (other previously can not run the game can also use this version to try, especially u3d ...)
• May have solved some strange bug?
• I never thought that one day I would hook my program ...
• If you can dump some Japanese version of the game I may be more happy ...

V233.2z10

• 2z2 will be loaded in 5 way to keep loading 6 (dlc directory is still the game directory / dlc)

V233.2z9

• Dump automatically when the ban standby (of course you have to manually click I can not ....)
• Automatically scan for malicious code during game installation

Recently video game modder extraordinaire Josh Romito made available GTA 5 Redux: a Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) Mod for PC gamers!

If you're a GTAV fan check out the Downloads page on the official site at GTA5Redux.com alongside JR Productions Reddit page.

A GTA5 Redux demo video is below with some related Tweets, and to quote from VGPwn.com on the GTA 5 Redux Mod changes and improvements:

• 4K textures
• Simulated global illumination
• Removal of environmental blur
• Re-textured roads
• Additional life-like debris effects
• Military is now the “5 Star” response
• Police AI have new load-outs
• Corrected vehicle weights and suspension
• Higher deformation limits for crashes
• Pedestrians reach for objects as they fall

Our previous VPK Tool thread was getting just a tad crowded, so here is the latest VPKTool update 1.8 (we'll use this thread awhile now) by c0d3m4st4 for PS Vita to split / install VPK files and more!

Download: VPKTool_1_8_x86_x64.zip (271 KB) / Mirror

VPKTool v1.8 Changes:

• Time to remove the beta label. All reported bugs have been fixed now. If i missed any, keep reporting, as i can't test everything, and people uses weird stuff i may have not treated apropiatelly in
  the code.
• Code clean up... this is growing fast!
• Added prelimnary MaiDumpTool support. For now, only safety checks. Click to open may folder or drag it in the logo. Only Mai root folders, no parents no weird structures, only the [TITLE_ID] fodler.
  It doesn't actually need to be named [TITLE_ID].
• For Mai mode, use the checkbox under the logo. VPKTool will remember that setting and start in the last mode you used. Default first run mode, is Vitamin VPK dumps. Check the "Mai mode" checkbox for
  MaiDumpTool dumps mode.
• Mai dumps are confussing. Need to check it in depth before continue. I've seen them with and without eboot_origin.bin, with or without mai_mode folder... such a mess. Dunno if created by the dumper, or
  modded by people, so will check myself
• Folders are important! Don't use odd folders like your desktop folder, root folders or any important folder for the VPKTool temporary folder. It will be wiped after certains operations!!!
• Added a small hash calculator in the help/info panel. Proably not useful for most of you, but i needed one handy. Just drag and drop a file in the text field and you will get some hashes and some file info.

Just saw this CEATEC 2016 demonstration video of Panasonic's upcoming invisible HD TV that sports a transparent display.. even though I'm not a huge Panasonic fan this is definitely cool technology!

Drool at the video demo below, and to quote from Yahoo Tech on it: "Following up on a product that they initially introduced at CES this year, Panasonic this week demoed what effectively amounts to an invisible TV.

By employing an HDTV with an OLED panel instead of an LED screen, Panasonic managed to create an HDTV that, when turned off, is completely transparent.

Whereas early incarnations of Panasonic’s futuristic TV delivered a somewhat dull picture, Pansonic’s engineers have been hard at work to ensure that the new picture quality is as bright, vivid and crisp as what you’d find from any other set on the market."

/me wants one, does anyone else? Here is another I'd take if I had to settle

Yesterday the PS VR Launch Lineup was revealed, and today a new PlayStation VR TV spot went live featuring the Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One X-wing VR Mission!

The demo video redefines Star Wars fans expectations by placing you directly in the cockpit of an X-wing fighter to carry out an important mission for the Rebellion.

Feast your eyes on it below, and from PlayStation Network SVP Eric Lempel to quote:

"Among the holiday lineup is one of the most incredible gaming experiences ever conceived — the opportunity to battle against the evil Empire in an X-wing fighter in VR.

Thanks to the talented teams at Dice, Criterion and Lucasfilm, Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-wing VR Mission will give PS VR owners a chance to experience something we’ve all dreamed about.

This experience will be free for all PS4 owners of last year’s fan-favorite shooter Star Wars Battlefront when it launches on PS VR this holiday.

An iconic experience like this is worth bragging about, so I’d like to give you a preview of our new TV spot — one of several in the works — that celebrates the launch of PlayStation VR in style."

Also below to coincide with the Ultimate PlayStation VR FAQ is the official PlayStation VR launch trailer for PS4 dubbed 'Live the Game' which features spectacular render and gameplay footage.