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PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 released for arm64 works on Raspberry Pi 5 and Apple Silicon

By Liam Dawe,
The PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 team have been busy as they've announced the release of RPCS3 for arm64 that includes like likes of the Raspberry Pi 5 and Apple Silicon (M1, M2 etc).

Star Fox 64 is getting a Native PC port from the devs of Ocarina Of Time and Zelda Majoras Mask ports

By Liam Dawe,
The Harbour Masters community of developers who are behind the PC ports of Ocarina Of Time and Zelda Majoras Mask have revealed a Star Fox 64 Native PC port is coming.

Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx gets shut down

By Liam Dawe,
Well, there it is. After what happened with yuzu, many wondered if it would happen, and now it has. Nintendo has shut down the Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx.

EmuDeck 2.3 out now with a fresh UI design, 3DS emulators return

By Liam Dawe,
After a short Beta period I covered previously, the EmuDeck team have released EmuDeck 2.3 that comes with the big user interface overhaul.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets expanded online play support for multiple classics

By Liam Dawe,
The PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 just got expanded online play support, thanks to an update to RPCN, a server for matchmaking meant to be used with RPCS3.

PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation changes license for no commercial use and no derivatives

By Liam Dawe,
There's been a bit of a furore in the emulation community lately centred around the PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation, which has now seen two license changes recently.

Wii U emulator Cemu 2.1 out now with AppImage and Flatpak support for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
After going open source back in mid 2022, the Wii U emulator Cemu started providing experimental builds with Linux support and now it's out proper with the new Cemu 2.1 release.

GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin getting an official Flatpak for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Emulation fans might like this! The GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin, is going to finally get an official package for Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Retro-gaming Linux distribution Batocera 40 released

By nwildner,
Batocera 40 got released last Sunday (2024-08-11) packing a lot of fixes, new goodies, emulator updates and extra hardware support.

GameCube emulator Dolphin adds RetroAchievements support

By Liam Dawe,
Another nice win for people who love hitting challenges, as RetroAchievements support has now been added to Dolphin for GameCube.

PS2 Emulator PCSX2 2.0 is out now and it's a huge upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
PCSX2 is a popular open source emulation for the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) and PCSX2 version 2.0 is now officially available with a great many changes and improvements.

GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin moves to a more rapid release cycle

By Liam Dawe,
The team behind the free and open source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin have announced a big change to their plans, along with a new much more rapid release schedule.

Enshrouded gets a major update and Steam Deck optimizations

By Liam Dawe,
Enshrouded, the big open world survival and crafting game from Keen Games, just had the big Enshrouded: Melodies of the Mire update released. Should be good news for Steam Deck players.

Nintendo DMCA nukes 8,535 GitHub copies of Switch emulator yuzu

By Liam Dawe,
The battle continues! The fallout is ongoing from the legal battle between Nintendo and yuzu that saw the yuzu team fold.

Lemonade is an attempt to continue on the Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra

By Liam Dawe,
While Nintendo took down the Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu, the collateral damage was the Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra which was also taken offline but Lemonade is an attempt to keep it going.

GitLab takes down Nintendo Switch emulator suyu due to the DMCA

By Liam Dawe,
Well, that didn't last long did it. After a first release, GitLab have already pulled down the Nintendo Switch emulator suyu, due to a DMCA hit as a result of it being forked from yuzu which Nintendo shut down.

Nintendo Switch emulator suyu continues on from yuzu - first release is up

By Liam Dawe,
There's a new Nintendo Switch emulator named suyu, which has been forked off from the original yuzu before Nintendo shut it down and a release is now available.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets gamepad support for the main UI

By Liam Dawe,
Working with RPCS3 for PlayStation 3 emulation should now be a whole lot easier on the likes of the Steam Deck, other handhelds and for just gamepad users with the latest update.

Nintendo DS emulator DraStic became free of charge after Yuzu case

By nwildner,
After Yuzu emulator owners agreed to pay Nintendo $2.4 million USD and EmuDeck also announcing Yuzu and Citra removal right after the court settlement became available on the internet, Nintendo DS emulator DraStic is now free.

EmuDeck 2.2 adds a new Pegasus Frontend, better Linux support, new emulators

By Liam Dawe,
EmuDeck 2.2 has rolled out, for those of you that want easy install and configuration of emulators across various different systems like Steam Deck, Desktop Linux PCs and more.
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