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Bloodborne PC emulation is now good enough that even everyone's favourite tech nerds think it "demonstrates the direction we'd want an official remaster to move in"

Emulated Bloodborne on PC shows significant improvement, hinting at the potential for a future remaster.
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The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2024

The Nintendo Switch is struggling to keep up as 2024 approaches, with fewer notable game releases and no major announcements on its successor.

Where to (officially) play every Persona game

Persona is a popular series that has gained worldwide popularity in recent years with numerous releases.
Finding and playing the first three games in the Persona series can be challenging without emulation or older hardware.

Alone in the Dark 2 emulated port appears on PlayStation store, likely joining Premium

Alone in the Dark 2 is likely arriving on PlayStation as an emulated title, enhancing the classic games library for PS4 and PS5.

This Game Boy Advance clone could satisfy your purple taco nostalgia

RG34XX is a retro handheld inspired by Game Boy Advance, with modern features for enhanced gaming experience.

'RetroArch' Is Now Available on iOS and iPadOS, tvOS Support Being Evaluated

Apple approved RetroArch, a free, ad-free, open-source emulation front-end, with various features for iOS, iPadOS.
RetroArch team is evaluating tvOS support.
RetroArch supports a vast range of consoles, providing a diverse gaming experience.

You can now buy this nostalgic Game Boy Advance clone

Anbernic's RG34XX is a modernized portable emulator that replicates the Game Boy Advance experience with advanced features and enhanced design.

The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2024

The Nintendo Switch is struggling to keep up as 2024 approaches, with fewer notable game releases and no major announcements on its successor.

Where to (officially) play every Persona game

Persona is a popular series that has gained worldwide popularity in recent years with numerous releases.
Finding and playing the first three games in the Persona series can be challenging without emulation or older hardware.

Alone in the Dark 2 emulated port appears on PlayStation store, likely joining Premium

Alone in the Dark 2 is likely arriving on PlayStation as an emulated title, enhancing the classic games library for PS4 and PS5.

This Game Boy Advance clone could satisfy your purple taco nostalgia

RG34XX is a retro handheld inspired by Game Boy Advance, with modern features for enhanced gaming experience.

'RetroArch' Is Now Available on iOS and iPadOS, tvOS Support Being Evaluated

Apple approved RetroArch, a free, ad-free, open-source emulation front-end, with various features for iOS, iPadOS.
RetroArch team is evaluating tvOS support.
RetroArch supports a vast range of consoles, providing a diverse gaming experience.

You can now buy this nostalgic Game Boy Advance clone

Anbernic's RG34XX is a modernized portable emulator that replicates the Game Boy Advance experience with advanced features and enhanced design.
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#modding

Nintendo Files Court Documents To Target 200,000-Member Subreddit SwitchPirates

Nintendo aims to combat piracy by targeting online communities and individuals involved in modding and emulation of its systems.

Star Fox 64 has a fanmade PC port and it's great

Harbour Masters has released a new PC port of Star Fox 64 with various enhancements and modding possibilities.

Nintendo Files Court Documents To Target 200,000-Member Subreddit SwitchPirates

Nintendo aims to combat piracy by targeting online communities and individuals involved in modding and emulation of its systems.

Star Fox 64 has a fanmade PC port and it's great

Harbour Masters has released a new PC port of Star Fox 64 with various enhancements and modding possibilities.
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#nintendo

Guy Who Taunted Nintendo About Streaming Pirated Switch Games Before Release Now Faces $7.5 Million Lawsuit

Nintendo is suing a gamer for streaming leaked games, seeking damages of up to $7.5 million.
The lawsuit highlights Keighin's direct challenges to Nintendo's authority and market integrity.

Enter Your Spoiler Bunker, Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Has Leaked Online

Nintendo struggles with rampant game leaks leading up to major releases, impacting their efforts to control game distribution.

Nintendo Kills Another Switch Emulator

Nintendo's crackdown on homebrew emulators leads to Ryujinx's shutdown after pressures from the company, just months after Yuzu's takedown.

Guy Who Taunted Nintendo About Streaming Pirated Switch Games Before Release Now Faces $7.5 Million Lawsuit

Nintendo is suing a gamer for streaming leaked games, seeking damages of up to $7.5 million.
The lawsuit highlights Keighin's direct challenges to Nintendo's authority and market integrity.

Enter Your Spoiler Bunker, Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Has Leaked Online

Nintendo struggles with rampant game leaks leading up to major releases, impacting their efforts to control game distribution.

Nintendo Kills Another Switch Emulator

Nintendo's crackdown on homebrew emulators leads to Ryujinx's shutdown after pressures from the company, just months after Yuzu's takedown.
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#gaming-history

Pushing Buttons: The emulator app helping gamers replay classics from their youth for now

Delta app allows users to play classic games through emulation, which is legal, but downloading game copies is illegal.

Someone found a new Donkey Kong Country 2 cheat code

A new cheat code for Donkey Kong Country 2 has been discovered, allowing players to exit levels and return to the overworld map.

Pushing Buttons: The emulator app helping gamers replay classics from their youth for now

Delta app allows users to play classic games through emulation, which is legal, but downloading game copies is illegal.

Someone found a new Donkey Kong Country 2 cheat code

A new cheat code for Donkey Kong Country 2 has been discovered, allowing players to exit levels and return to the overworld map.
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Microsoft's new emulator could bring more games to Windows on Arm

Microsoft is enhancing Windows on Arm emulation to support more x64 software on newer Qualcomm processors.
The update aims to improve compatibility for apps and games, addressing limitations in current emulation.
Native ARM64 versions are available for many apps, but gaps still persist for 32-bit software compatibility.

GCC 15 to 'undeprecate' Itanium support - for now

GCC 15 will reintroduce Linux support for Intel's Itanium architecture, allowing continued development for this legacy system.

Video game libraries lose legal appeal to emulate physical game collections online

Emulation of classic games is essential for preservation but faces copyright challenges linked to piracy associations.

$250 Analogue 3D will play all your N64 cartridges in 4K early next year

Analogue 3D offers 100% compatibility with N64 games using advanced FPGA technology, set to release in Q1 2025 for $250.

Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004

Dmitry Grinberg successfully booted Linux on the Intel 4004 through emulation, demonstrating extraordinary engineering talent despite the CPU's severe limitations.

EmuDeck coder pivots to hardware with Linux-based "EmuDeck Machines"

EmuDeck Machines aim to provide an easy, user-friendly gaming hardware experience, similar to how EmuDeck simplifies emulation software.

Episode 600 Eve - The TouchArcade Show #599

Celebrating 600 podcast episodes milestone without special plans, reminiscing episode 500, and Eli's Raspberry Pi RetroPie project.

Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K Max is better as a retro gaming device than a streamer

Cheap streaming sticks offer a good deal upfront but often come with a compromised user experience over time.
#playstation-5

Sony Is Developing PS3 Emulation For "Select" Titles On PS5 - Report

Sony is reportedly working on PlayStation 3 emulation on PlayStation 5 for 'select' titles.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars leaked listing hints at PS2 emulation coming to PS5

More PlayStation 2-emulated games may be coming to PS5 and PS4, filling a gap of classic titles that have been absent.

Sony Is Developing PS3 Emulation For "Select" Titles On PS5 - Report

Sony is reportedly working on PlayStation 3 emulation on PlayStation 5 for 'select' titles.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars leaked listing hints at PS2 emulation coming to PS5

More PlayStation 2-emulated games may be coming to PS5 and PS4, filling a gap of classic titles that have been absent.
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#ppsspp-emulator

Sony PSP emulator PPSSPP hits the iOS App Store

PPSSPP emulator now available on iOS App Store, highlighting Apple's updated policies on accepting retro game emulators.

PS Portal Hack Lets The Handheld Run PSP Games

The PlayStation Portal can stream games from a connected PlayStation 5.
Google engineers hacked it to run emulated PSP games locally.

Sony PSP emulator PPSSPP hits the iOS App Store

PPSSPP emulator now available on iOS App Store, highlighting Apple's updated policies on accepting retro game emulators.

PS Portal Hack Lets The Handheld Run PSP Games

The PlayStation Portal can stream games from a connected PlayStation 5.
Google engineers hacked it to run emulated PSP games locally.
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AWS LocalStack - Installing & Configuring Locally on Windows for SQS

LocalStack provides emulation of various AWS services for local testing and development without costs.
Easy setup, offline development support, customization, and integration with AWS SDKs are key features of LocalStack.

Google releases a version of Chrome optimized for Snapdragon-powered Windows 11 PCs

Emulated x86 and x64 apps on Arm-based Windows PCs have had performance issues.
Google is optimizing Chrome for Snapdragon-powered Windows PCs.

PS5 might be getting a PS2 emulator, but don't get too excited just yet

Classic PlayStation 2 games potentially coming to PS5 via Implicit Conversions.
PS5 may only support digital retro PlayStation games, not personal PS2 discs.

Apple Approves The App Store's First PC Emulator

Apple has allowed a PC emulator app, UTE SE, on the App Store for the first time.
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