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HENkaku Android 1.0 / HENkaku Android 1.1 PS Vita by CodeStation
Yesterday we saw the first PS Vita Game Backup leak, and today PlayStation Vita developer codestation released HENkaku Android 1.0 followed by a WiFi hotspot-supported HENkaku Android version 1.1.
Download: henkaku_server-1.1.apk / Source code (zip) / Source code (tar.gz) / henkaku_server-1.0.apk / Source code (zip) / Source code (tar.gz) / GIT
Cheers to @mcmrc1 for the heads-up in the Shoutbox!
Download: henkaku_server-1.1.apk / Source code (zip) / Source code (tar.gz) / henkaku_server-1.0.apk / Source code (zip) / Source code (tar.gz) / GIT
Cheers to @mcmrc1 for the heads-up in the Shoutbox!
Brutal on PlayStation 4 Included in Today's PSN Store Updates
Fans of the ASCII dungeon crawler will want to check out Brutal on PlayStation 4, which is a modern re-imaging of the classic game!
Below is the full list of what's new this week on PlayStation Store courtesy of Grace Chen- enjoy!
PS4 Games
Below is the full list of what's new this week on PlayStation Store courtesy of Grace Chen- enjoy!
PS4 Games
- Arcade Archives Soldier Girl Amazon - $7.99
- Blade Ballet - $14.99
- BRUT@L - $14.99
- Caladrius Blaze - $29.99
- Emily Wants to Play - $4.99
- Indigo Prophecy (PS2) - $14.99
- No Man's Sky - $59.99
- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron - $49.99
| Platform | Product Name | Sale Price | Original Price |
| PS4 | ALIEN GRAY SKULL AVATAR | $0.99 | $1.99 |
| PS4 | ALIEN: ISOLATION | $14.99 | $29.99 |
| PS4 | AMERICAN BALD EAGLE HIQ THEME | $0.99 | $1.99 |
| PS4 | DAYLIGHT | $3.74 | $14.99 |
| PS4 | EPIC MOUNTAIN VIEW THEME | $0.99 | $1.99 |
| PS4 | I’M WATCHING YOU AVATAR | $0.99 | $1.99 |
| PS4 | LAKE IN ALPS PANORAMA HIQ DYNAMIC THEME | $1.49 | $2.99 |
| PS4 | MAD GANGSTER DOG AVATAR | $0.99 | $1.99 |
| PS4 | MLB THE SHOW 16 & DIGITAL DELUXE | $47.99 | $79.99 |
| PS4 | MLB THE SHOW 16 & MVP EDITION | $29.99 | $49.99 |
| PS4 | MLB THE SHOW 16 | $23.99 | $39.99 |
| PS4 | NBA 2K16 | $23.99 | $39.99 |
| PS4 | NBA 2K16 MICHAEL JORDAN SPECIAL EDITION | $23.99 | $59.99 |
| PS4 | NIGHT IN THE JUNGLE HIQ DYNAMIC THEME | $1.49 | $2.99 |
| PS4 | PALMS AT THE BEACH THEME | $0.99 | $1.99 |
| PS4 | PARAGON CHALLENGER FOUNDER’S PACK | $47.99 | $59.99 |
| PS4 | PARAGON MASTER FOUNDER’S PACK | $79.99 | $99.99 |
| PS4 | PARAGON: FOUNDER’S PACK UPGRADE: CHALLENGER TO MASTER | $29.99 | $39.99 |
| PS4 | PARAGON: UPGRADE: STARTER... |
Adventure Time is The First PS Vita VPK Backup Game? Not Quite!
With the recent release of HENkaku many PlayStation Vita sceners not content with simple homebrew desired to play PS Vita VPK game backups... enter Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom! 
If you dodge Sony's latest PS Vita 3.61 Firmware Update or simply PSProxy Bypass it and head over to Pastebin.com you'll see the following, which appears to have been dumped by someone who calls themselves HF:
Adventure TIme - Very first vita backup.vpk (176.18 MB)
Adventure time psvita, never released game (dumped from devkit)
Install from Vitashell 0.7
trophies work, enjoy the ban
-- hf
While there is an official PS Vita VPK Showcase and VPK Mirror, these repositories primarily consist of Compiled PS Vita Homebrew with none containing commercial retail PlayStation Vita games playable as VPK files.
According to Yifan Lu on Reddit, to quote:
"This is not backups/backup. This is good ol' fashioned game leak from a developer that went under. Here's the original source: http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/psvita-prototype-thread-dont-expect-much.61282/
Basically someone bought a test kit from the gray market and it happened to have this game installed. These kits are used by game development companies to develop games so of course there's no...
If you dodge Sony's latest PS Vita 3.61 Firmware Update or simply PSProxy Bypass it and head over to Pastebin.com you'll see the following, which appears to have been dumped by someone who calls themselves HF:
Adventure TIme - Very first vita backup.vpk (176.18 MB)
Adventure time psvita, never released game (dumped from devkit)
Install from Vitashell 0.7
trophies work, enjoy the ban
-- hf
While there is an official PS Vita VPK Showcase and VPK Mirror, these repositories primarily consist of Compiled PS Vita Homebrew with none containing commercial retail PlayStation Vita games playable as VPK files.
According to Yifan Lu on Reddit, to quote:
"This is not backups/backup. This is good ol' fashioned game leak from a developer that went under. Here's the original source: http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/psvita-prototype-thread-dont-expect-much.61282/
Basically someone bought a test kit from the gray market and it happened to have this game installed. These kits are used by game development companies to develop games so of course there's no...
PSProxy v3.1.0.0 PSN Update Bypass by Red-EyeX32 is Released
NOTE: PSPROXY FOR PSVITA use with caution. The way henkaku was done, it can be noticed by Sony.
A few months back PlayStation developer Red-EyeX32 released a PS4 Update Bypasser and now he's back with a few updates to PSProxy bringing it from v3.0.0.0 to v3.1.0.0 followed by v4.0.0.0 with more below! 
Download: PSProxy.rar (v3.0.0.0) (40 KB) / PSProxy.rar (v3.1.0.0) (40 KB) / PSProxy.rar (v4.0.0.0) (40 KB)
To quote: I have updated my PSProxy application to
This will allow you to bypass the new 3.61 update and sign-in to PSN on 3.60 firmware.
Instructions:
- Press start on the utility.
- Add IP and Port to the Vita.
- Sign-In to PSN
- Profit?
PlayStation Vita System Software 3.61 Update Out, Blocks HENkaku!
Following their previous update, Sony has now released a PlayStation Vita System Software 3.61 Update (also for PS TV) which blocks the HENkaku exploit on PS Vita.
One can't help but ponder the question... is it better to keep such things private as they will inevitably be patched by Sony once made public, or don't worry about them being blocked and enjoy the e-fame while you can?
Scene developers share mixed views on this debate, as there are pros and cons to both sides but typically it's the decision of whoever found the exploit whether to share it or not.
Download: PS Vita Firmware 3.61 Update (US) / PS Vita Firmware 3.61 Update (EU) / PS Vita Firmware 3.61 Update (JP)
According to Sony's official site, the changes are simply as follows:
PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV System Software Update 3.61
Main features in system software update version 3.61:
Someone who is experiencing this problem, try running that on app.db and see if it bypasses it.
Cursory investigation seem to show that it's failing lv0 version checks. If true, that means we can't spoof fw until either a lv0 hack or a hack on newer fw.
Very likely to be lv0 checks...
One can't help but ponder the question... is it better to keep such things private as they will inevitably be patched by Sony once made public, or don't worry about them being blocked and enjoy the e-fame while you can?
Scene developers share mixed views on this debate, as there are pros and cons to both sides but typically it's the decision of whoever found the exploit whether to share it or not.
Download: PS Vita Firmware 3.61 Update (US) / PS Vita Firmware 3.61 Update (EU) / PS Vita Firmware 3.61 Update (JP)
According to Sony's official site, the changes are simply as follows:
PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV System Software Update 3.61
Main features in system software update version 3.61:
- This system software update improves system performance.
Someone who is experiencing this problem, try running that on app.db and see if it bypasses it.
Code:
UPDATE "tbl_appinfo" SET val = '00.000' WHERE key = 1203824812;Very likely to be lv0 checks...