Gamasutra speaks to notable community members, including 1st Playable’s Jeb Havens, Midway’s Brian Sharp, Ubisoft’s Anne Gibeault and others, in this exclusive feature. The T-Mobile hotspot connectivity, which includes select Starbucks coffee shops, Borders bookstores, Hyatt Hotels, and more than 70 major U. In order to take advantage of the free trial period, users must log into the service between now and March 28 of next year, after which they will have six months of free access followed by the ability to purchase a subscription as a “special” rate. As previously reported , other capabilities added with the PSP’s latest upgrade include support for video resolutions of up to 720×480, as well as thumbnail support for video and RSS content and new functionality to the emulation of its downloadable PSone content. read more

Sony Updates PSP Firmware to 3. Sony just recently provided PlayStation 3 owners with an updated firmware, and while they’ve been quiet on the PSP front lately, that’s changed today, with the delivery of PSP 3. Nothing shocking this time around, though video aficionados should be happy to see support for 720×480 video — the resolution of DVDs. Support for thumbnail images of videos that are stored in the “VIDEO” folder of Memory Stick Duo media has been added. More details on the update, including firmware download links if you’re not near a Wi-Fi hotspot, are available on Sony’s official page . Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. read more

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