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Dead Space Extraction Fully Emulated on RPCS3 PC PS3 Emulator
It's been awhile since we've reported on progress updates with the popular PC PS3 emulator known as RPCS3, but recently predator shared a video of Dead Space Extraction running 100% with no errors on the RPCS3 PlayStation 3 emulator! 
Download: rpcs3-ReleaseLLVM-22b14000.zip / rpcs3-master.zip / GIT
Check it out below, and from the video's caption to quote: RPCS3 PS3 emulator - Dead Space Extraction 100% working ! no errors !
CPU: Intel corei7 4790k
GPU: Geforce 970
RAM: DDR3 Kingston 2400mh 2x8gb
Win 10 64bit
Here are some more 100% working RPCS3 video demonstrations from predator's YouTube channel:
Simply AWESOME stuff indeed!
Download: rpcs3-ReleaseLLVM-22b14000.zip / rpcs3-master.zip / GIT
Check it out below, and from the video's caption to quote: RPCS3 PS3 emulator - Dead Space Extraction 100% working ! no errors !
CPU: Intel corei7 4790k
GPU: Geforce 970
RAM: DDR3 Kingston 2400mh 2x8gb
Win 10 64bit
Here are some more 100% working RPCS3 video demonstrations from predator's YouTube channel:
Simply AWESOME stuff indeed!
Mafia III for PS4 Included in Latest Batch of PlayStation Games
This weeks new batch of PlayStation games will include Mafia III for PS4, which follows Lincoln Clay as he rebuilds his family and seeks out vengeance on rival mob groups with the mindset that family isn't who you're born with- it's who you die for. 
Here's the rest of what PlayStation fans can look forward to this week on PlayStation Store straight from Sony Senior Specialist Ryan Clements:
New Releases: Week of October 4, 2016
Here's the rest of what PlayStation fans can look forward to this week on PlayStation Store straight from Sony Senior Specialist Ryan Clements:
New Releases: Week of October 4, 2016
- A Bastard’s Tale - PS4 — Digital
- Aragami - PS4 — Digital
- Atari Flashback Classics: Volume 1 - PS4 — Digital
- Atari Flashback Classics: Volume 2 - PS4 — Digital
- Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today - PS4 — Digital
- Mafia III - PS4 — Digital, Retail (10/7)
- Rogue Stormers - PS4 — Digital
- Space Hulk Ascension - PS4 — Digital
- Tropico 5 Complete Collection - PS4 — Digital
- Viking Squad - PS4 — Digital
- Warhammer: End Times — Vermintide - PS4 — Digital, Retail
- Wheels of Aurelia - PS4 — Digital
- Green Day – Revolution Radio
- OneRepublic- Oh My My
- Alter Bridge – The Last Hero
- Star Trek Beyond (plus bonus content)
- The Flash | Season 3
- Westworld- October 2 at 9/8c (HBO)
- The Vice Presidential Debate- October 4 at 9/8c (CNN)
- Mighty Magiswords- October 6 at 6:30/5:30c (Cartoon Network)
PSA: PS Vita Bricking VPK's Targeting PlayStation Vita Pirates
This weekend as MaiDumpTool continues being updated reports of PS Vita bricking VPK's surfaced from Reddit PlayStation Vita backups hub 'VitaPiracy' with details from AssuredlyAThrowAway below, to quote:
Hello again,
The following two dumps were posted to the subreddit today, and they both were confirmed as resulting in bricked Vitas;
Please send us a modmail ASAP if you come across users posting VPKs that result in bricked Vita's. We will ensure they are IP banned from reddit on a permanent basis.
Thanks to the folks on the vitapiracy discord for pointing out these threads to me, and thanks to our very active users who called out the malicious links in the comments section straight away.
Update 1: Technical explanation from /u/tuxdude143; As much as I don't condone backups I couldn't just leave this be as the consequences would be far too dangerous.
Anyways with that being said I have been analysing the vpks along with my friend /u/DinduStuffin and we have found that both of them make calls to OS0. The particular cause for concern is how they call for OS0 to be mounted along with OS0:KD and VS0. Now once those are mounted it basically just wipes them clean.
The consequence is the vita had no operating system to boot at all, nor does it even have any drivers to interface with any of the components (which are contained in OS0:KD. Basically the result is an UNRECOVERABLE BRICK which leaves the nand completely wiped and unbootable.
Consider it the first ever serious vita exploit.
I'll update this comment as we learn more about what makes this thing tick.
Finally, from yifanlu to quote: We knew something like this was bound to happen which is why we implemented safe homebrews and the_flow helped in implementing checks in...
Hello again,
The following two dumps were posted to the subreddit today, and they both were confirmed as resulting in bricked Vitas;
- "Fruit Ninja [US] [TESTED] [MAIDUMP]"
- "Kung Fu Rabbit - tested working - maidump v233.2z8"
Please send us a modmail ASAP if you come across users posting VPKs that result in bricked Vita's. We will ensure they are IP banned from reddit on a permanent basis.
Thanks to the folks on the vitapiracy discord for pointing out these threads to me, and thanks to our very active users who called out the malicious links in the comments section straight away.
Update 1: Technical explanation from /u/tuxdude143; As much as I don't condone backups I couldn't just leave this be as the consequences would be far too dangerous.
Anyways with that being said I have been analysing the vpks along with my friend /u/DinduStuffin and we have found that both of them make calls to OS0. The particular cause for concern is how they call for OS0 to be mounted along with OS0:KD and VS0. Now once those are mounted it basically just wipes them clean.
The consequence is the vita had no operating system to boot at all, nor does it even have any drivers to interface with any of the components (which are contained in OS0:KD. Basically the result is an UNRECOVERABLE BRICK which leaves the nand completely wiped and unbootable.
Consider it the first ever serious vita exploit.I'll update this comment as we learn more about what makes this thing tick.
Finally, from yifanlu to quote: We knew something like this was bound to happen which is why we implemented safe homebrews and the_flow helped in implementing checks in...
Sony Debuts New PSN Short Film: You Won't Believe What's in Store
Recently Sony released a new PSN short film showcasing PlayStation Store entitled: You Won't Believe What's in Store.
For those who haven't seen it yet, check it out below... and from the video's caption:
It’s a haberdashery of heartbreak. An emporium of triumph. An outfitter of adventure.
Welcome to PlayStation Store, where your very destiny is available for purchase.
Come in and take a look around. You won’t believe what’s in store.
All the games. All the adventure. Always open. Pre-order and pre-load to play day 1.
For those who haven't seen it yet, check it out below... and from the video's caption:
It’s a haberdashery of heartbreak. An emporium of triumph. An outfitter of adventure.
Welcome to PlayStation Store, where your very destiny is available for purchase.
Come in and take a look around. You won’t believe what’s in store.
All the games. All the adventure. Always open. Pre-order and pre-load to play day 1.
The Playroom VR: Details on Free PlayStation VR PS4 Game
Yesterday we saw the official PS VR Unboxing, and today we've got loads of details on The Playroom VR... a free PS4 game included with PlayStation VR that allows players to experience the magic of virtual reality!
Below are over 20 facts on The Playroom VR for PlayStation Virtual Reality owners from Producer Nicolas Doucet, as follows:
1.) The Playroom VR was created in Japan Studio by the same team that brought you The Playroom on PS4. The team is mostly made up of members who worked on games as varied as EyeToy, Ape Escape, EyePet, Gravity Rush, The Last Guardian, and WipEout. But for the remaining team members, The Playroom was their very first title!
2.) The name of the team who developed The Playroom is called Asobi! Team. “Asobi” in Japanese means “play.” The team picked that name so they would always put the fun of “play” at the heart of their games.
3.) The iconic floating robot in The Playroom VR has a printed serial number: A5081, which also could be read as Asobi!
4.) All you need to get going with multiplayer in The Playroom VR are: a single PS VR headset and a single DualShock 4 (and a friend, obviously).
5.) Monster Escape and Cat & Mouse both use the microphone built into the headset to change the voice of the VR player. And in Mini Bots, you can blow into the mic to make the little green helicopter take off. Maybe you’ll get a reward for keeping it airborne?
6.) Most games in The Playroom VR are built for multiplayer but two of them can also be played solo: Robots Rescue and Mini Bots. The latter is more of a chill experience than a game, and the perfect introduction to VR for your friends and family.
7.) One of the Trophies in The Playroom VR requires you to stare at a bird in the sky and get pooped on by it. Life is harsh in VR…
8.) Mini Bots has many references to the PlayStation family. Among others, you’ll find an arcade cabinet called Bot of War!
9.) The Playroom VR was the first game to showcase a PS VR demo running at a targeted 120 frames per second at GDC 2015 in San Francisco. It was quite a surprise back then!
10.) As of today, the team’s best score in the endless mode of Wanted! is 78 kills. Gento (the game designer) and Nicolas...
Below are over 20 facts on The Playroom VR for PlayStation Virtual Reality owners from Producer Nicolas Doucet, as follows:
1.) The Playroom VR was created in Japan Studio by the same team that brought you The Playroom on PS4. The team is mostly made up of members who worked on games as varied as EyeToy, Ape Escape, EyePet, Gravity Rush, The Last Guardian, and WipEout. But for the remaining team members, The Playroom was their very first title!
2.) The name of the team who developed The Playroom is called Asobi! Team. “Asobi” in Japanese means “play.” The team picked that name so they would always put the fun of “play” at the heart of their games.
3.) The iconic floating robot in The Playroom VR has a printed serial number: A5081, which also could be read as Asobi!
4.) All you need to get going with multiplayer in The Playroom VR are: a single PS VR headset and a single DualShock 4 (and a friend, obviously).
5.) Monster Escape and Cat & Mouse both use the microphone built into the headset to change the voice of the VR player. And in Mini Bots, you can blow into the mic to make the little green helicopter take off. Maybe you’ll get a reward for keeping it airborne?
6.) Most games in The Playroom VR are built for multiplayer but two of them can also be played solo: Robots Rescue and Mini Bots. The latter is more of a chill experience than a game, and the perfect introduction to VR for your friends and family.
7.) One of the Trophies in The Playroom VR requires you to stare at a bird in the sky and get pooped on by it. Life is harsh in VR…
8.) Mini Bots has many references to the PlayStation family. Among others, you’ll find an arcade cabinet called Bot of War!
9.) The Playroom VR was the first game to showcase a PS VR demo running at a targeted 120 frames per second at GDC 2015 in San Francisco. It was quite a surprise back then!
10.) As of today, the team’s best score in the endless mode of Wanted! is 78 kills. Gento (the game designer) and Nicolas...