
If you are playing Namco Bandai’s pop idol sim THE iDOLM@STER SP, then Japanese peripheral maker Hori has some fresh products for you. There is an iDOLM@STER clear case to protect your Sony PSP-3000 from scratches, iDOLM@STER earphones and iDOLM@STER UMD cases. All of these new items are priced at ¥2,839 ($32). [Product Page]

Finally the confirmation of the new firmware 5.03 has been released by Eric Lempel the director of PlayStation network operations. The PSP Firmware 5.03 is a minor update and is supposed to improve the stability during use of some features. There are no further details on the specific fixes, stay tuned for more info. [Gizmodo]

Japanese arcade title Gundam Senjou no Kizuna will be available for Sony PSP. Instead of the 8 player vs. 8 player arcade set-up, the Sony PSP version will be 4-on-4. The video game will be released on March 26 in Japan. [SRW]

Sony today announced their latest update to the Sony PSP firmware 5.02. The new update will increase the stability in the Playstation Store. So stay up to date! You can get the download for the PSP firmware 5.02 here. [Playstation]

Some dudes at Kotaku has dissected the brand new PSP 3000. The gadget is now on sale in Japan. See more pictures in the gallery below. [Kotaku]

Grace Chen, the Senior Manager at Sony, has posted a demo video of the Playstation PSP 5.0 firmware update. Watch the video after the jump. [Ubergizmo] More