Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-B has been released. This custom firmware update for PSP-3000 / PSP-2000 TA-088v3 owners now lets users play original firmware 5.55+ games with out the need of Game Decrypter. So no more eboot patching and rebuilding ISO’s with UMDGen. Your now level with 5.50 GEN-D2 users, same options more or less.
Custom Firmware [...]

Update – Its out: http://pspslimhacks.com/custom-firmware-5-03-gen-b-for-hen-released/
PSPGen have just recently posted that the release of Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-B for ChickHEN has been delayed. The reason behind this was they found a recovery bug that prevented certain games from playing. One of which was the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo. Instead of releasing it today and [...]

MaGiXien has give word on a 5.03 GEN-B demo video he made (embedded above), which shows 5.03 GEN-B in action. The video demonstrates a ChickHEN R2 enabled PSP, running 5.03 GEN-B running various firmware 5.55+ games without any issues. The same feature that 5.50 GEN-D has. No more patching games for PSP-3000 owners once its [...]

Seeing many PSP-3000 users here on the site constantly asking, “What about us PSP-3000 users or TA088v3 PSP-2000 users?” well your times coming as Team GEN hasn’t forgotten about you guys. Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-B is coming. And will have the same features as Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-D. So you’ll be able to play Firmware [...]

Its out!, Download is below. You’ll Also need UMDGEN 4 for this. Decrypts both Firmware 5.55 games and firmware 6.00 games. But not all of them work due to some headers on the prx files.

Edit: Game Decrypter Version 2 is out! Grab it here: Game Decrypter V2
Release text and how to:
..:::Yoshihiro’s 5.55 & 6.00 games [...]

Forum expert UltimaKillz has posted, without a doubt the best PSP tutorial on how to install custom firmware on any PSP. This tutorial is very well written. It provides all the links and info needed. Information like flashing Custom Firmware with a Pandora battery, using chickHEN R2, and  CFWEnabler. Its all there, covering PSP-1000’s to [...]

We resisted posting this one yesterday. But its not been proven fake or otherwise. So we’ll post it. But take it with a pinch of salt. German user Miche2245 has found a save game vulnerability in Firmware 5.50. Apparently Monster Hunter Portable 2 (JAP) and Need for Speed: Underground (ENG) are the only reported UMD [...]

PSP Developer m0skit0 has release a mod for ChickHEN R2 that will enable ChickHEN to load much smoother. This will help users that are having trouble to getting chickHEN to load up after many attempts. This should reduce the amount of attempts needed to get it to load up.
To install the program:
1. Power on the [...]

Finally we have Homebrew on the PSP-3000 or TA88v3 thanks to Davee and Team Typhoon. Here we bring you a small ChickHEN tutorial / guide on how to best set up ChickHEN in order to get it running and fast. Plus some recommend Homebrew Games and Emulators to get you started!
Here’s a quick run down [...]

True to his word, Davee has released ChickHEN R2 for Firmware 5.03. This release Davee has fixed the homebrew bug and TIFF images have been blocked while in HEN.
ChickHEN R2 for Firmware 5.03 Changelog:
[ChickHEN Revision 2] – Team Typhoon
[Changelog]
- Now supports homebrew
- Homebrew Support enhanced
- Tiff image blocking in HEN (displays unsupported)
[What it does?]
ChickHEN works [...]