Developer MonkeyNZ has decided to bid the Nintendo DS homebrew project Win2DS farewell and finally released the source codes for both the server and client side of the application. Based on version 0.82 of the last build, the homebrew server-client program is now open for other developers to pick up. More details about this in our full article after the jump.

Download: Win2DS v0.82 source code
Download: DS2Win v0.82 source code

A word of warning to users of R4 clones: the R4 team seems to make a move towards eradicating the clones of their best-selling R4DS flashcart, but in a fairly risky method that would put users in danger. If our favorite weblator correctly translated R4's statement, it seems that they are planning to brick Nintendo DS units that are running R4 clones.  Sounds okay? Not if you're not too sure if your R4 flashcart is the real deal or not. More on this in the full article.

A new build of the DS Game Maker is now ready for use among the homebrew gaming community. This latest version will carry, among other things, a fix for the 256 color sprite problem that was prevalent in its previous release. The rest of the changelog is available in the full article.

Download: DS Game Maker release 6/24/2008

Heads up, homebrew communities! Grupo SceneBeta.com is hosting the first ever Scenery Beta 2008, a kinda-contest for homebrew across different platforms, namely the PSP, Wii, DS, and PC. Although it's officially a homebrew festival, you still get a chance to win yourself some moolah. More in the full article.

Thanks to Unicorn for the tip!

There's a new Game of Life simulator out in the homebrew world, and it's available here for you to download at your leisure. The game is called DSlife 3, and it's made by Jeremy Ruten. Learn more about this application after the jump!


Download: DSlife 3
Download: DSlife 3 Source Code

XtenDS users, listen up. The DS game-making app has just been given a fresh coat of paint and some new and improved features. It's now known as DS Game Maker, and the initial release is now available for download. Learn more at the full article.

Download: DS Game Maker v1.0

We've waited for a long time for an update to ETk's Nintendo DS homebrew gem MegaETk, but as it turns out, the homebrew developer had already dropped the project. But don't despair! ETk just released the source code for the game. leaving anybody interested free to pick up the game and continue the project. More details in the full article.

Download: MegaETk (source code)

Nintendo DS homebrew developer asiekierka has a new build of WireWorld DS up for people to download, bringing it to version 1.0 RC1. If you'd like to know more about this program, feel free to head to the full article for a changelog.


Download: WireWorld DS v1.0 RC1
Download: WireWorld DS v1.0 RC1 Source Code

DS homebrew developer Ant512 has just been able to come up with the latest build of his GUI Development Library, namely Woopsi v0.32. The latest release has a lot of bug fixes and a couple of new features as well. Get to know this application by reading about in the full article.


Download: Woopsie v0.32 Source
Download: Woopsie v.032 Demo

Dr. NEO's NeoFlash Spring Coding Competition 2008 has finally come to a close with the announcement of the winning homebrew applications and games for the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS. Some 76 homebrew applications and games were entered into the contest. Head over the full article to see the cream of the crop.