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Hardware and Technologies April 28, 2026, 10:50 AM
The original developers of ZSNES have released a new version of the emulator — Super ZSNES, completely rewritten from scratch. Announced features include more accurate CPU and audio cores, GPU acceleration, manual high-res detail redrawing via a built-in drawing tool, and software overclocking to eliminate frame drops in demanding games. -
Hardware and Technologies April 24, 2026, 10:48 AM
Atari keeps buying up tech and teams that quietly bring classics back to life. Its latest asset — Implicit Conversions, the studio that supplied retro hits to the PlayStation Plus Premium library. -
Hardware and Technologies April 22, 2026, 11:57 AM
Playmaji has announced the launch of the Polymega Remix — a USB peripheral that dumps ROMs from original retro game media. The device comes with a built-in CD drive, while cartridge support is handled via swappable modules. -
Goodbye, Micro-Stutters? Proton 11.0 With NTSYNC Promises FPS Boost Where Only Overclocking Used to Help
Hardware and Technologies April 17, 2026, 06:10 PM
Valve has started testing Proton 11.0 — the first major update to Steam's compatibility layer in half a year. The beta brings two fundamental changes: official support for games on ARM devices without manual emulation tweaking, and the implementation of the NTSYNC mechanism, which should solve the "stutter" problem in multi-threaded projects on Linux. -
Hardware and Technologies April 17, 2026, 01:03 PM
The stable release of Winlator 11.0 has arrived — a free tool for running PC apps on Android. Alongside updates to Wine and Box64, this build adds support for Mali graphics, making emulation accessible to a wide range of MediaTek and Exynos devices for the first time, not just Snapdragon flagships. -
Hardware and Technologies April 13, 2026, 12:09 PM
Google has released its own Android emulator for PC. No ads, Android 14 out of the box, zero fiddling with settings — and it’s faster than BlueStacks and completely free. -
Hardware and Technologies April 8, 2026, 05:01 PM
The PlayStation 3 emulator just got an updated system requirements page. Instead of vague lists of compatible architectures and graphics APIs, the devs have introduced four concrete tiers: from minimum to maximum. -
RPCS3 has finally cracked the Cell processor’s biggest bottleneck. Games are running faster even on an old Athlon
Hardware and Technologies April 6, 2026, 01:12 PM
Emulating the most complex console in Sony’s history just keeps getting more impressive. The RPCS3 devs found a way to squeeze out extra performance, and the first to notice were owners of even the weakest PCs. All thanks to a fresh take on how games used the PS3’s bizarre architecture. -
Hardware and Technologies April 2, 2026, 01:14 PM
Chinese bloggers have once again shown off a weird Anbernic handheld that looks more like a kid’s toy or an oddball phone than a retro console. It has a square body, a flip-out screen in the style of the Motorola Flipout, and absolutely no analog sticks. -
Hardware and Technologies March 24, 2026, 11:01 AM
The PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 continues to turn Arm devices into full-fledged gaming rigs. In recent updates, developers have leveraged low-level Armv8 SDOT and UDOT instructions, which were previously associated mainly with AI tasks. Now, they’re helping to emulate the PS3’s internal processors faster. -
Hardware and Technologies March 20, 2026, 10:04 AM
Enthusiasts are still hard at work bridging the gap between consoles and PC. The ShadPS4 emulator, designed to run PlayStation 4 games on computers, has received another update. The developers have reported on their progress, but immediately warned users about potential issues on the horizon. -
Hardware and Technologies March 13, 2026, 11:46 AM
Back in mid-October last year, GameMT announced its portable console, the EX8. Now, the device has finally made its way to global markets. It's a direct response not only to Powkiddy's budget lineup but also to the more expensive Ayaneo Pocket Micro. -
Hardware and Technologies March 12, 2026, 11:01 AM
The developers behind the RPCS3 emulator have published a list of changes they plan to implement for portable PC users. This involves a revamp of the in-game menu, the addition of options that work without restarting, and Steam integration. The team has also asked owners of these devices for feedback on what features they feel are missing. -
Gaming News March 11, 2026, 02:51 AM
On March 8, the first Xbox 360 emulator for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — XeniOS — was officially released. The project is based on the popular open-source emulator Xenia, which since 2013 had existed exclusively on Windows. The developer ported it to Apple platforms, building a custom Metal renderer and enabling direct interaction with A-series and M-series chips. -
Why Would a PS2 Emulation Console Need Neural Networks? Anbernic Shows Off the RG Vita Pro With Quirky Features
Hardware and Technologies March 10, 2026, 11:21 AM
Anbernic is teasing portable gaming fans again. Following the initial teaser, the company has unexpectedly pulled back the curtain on the "guts" of its new console, the RG Vita Pro. Now it’s becoming clear why the device needs two operating systems and what neural networks have to do with it. -
Hardware and Technologies March 5, 2026, 06:11 PM
The first original Xbox emulator for Android has landed on Google Play, but the excitement for gamers has been overshadowed by controversy. The app, X1 Box, is being sold for $8, even though its foundation is the free, open-source Xemu project. -
No Hope for an Official Remaster, but Fans Persist: Bloodborne PC Remaster Gets Major Graphics Update
Gaming News February 26, 2026, 06:03 AM
Modder fromsoftserve has released version 0.99.2 of their Bloodborne PC Remaster — a fan project that has been evolving for more than two years on top of the ShadPS4 emulator. The update improves visuals across multiple fronts: dynamic shadows, parallax occlusion mapping on most surfaces, enhanced lighting from lanterns, candles, and torches (which previously emitted no actual light), as well as new specular maps and revised color grading. -
Hardware and Technologies February 19, 2026, 05:41 PM
Apple stubbornly pretends that Mac gaming is just a farm for Stardew Valley and Balatro. But Chinese engineers over at GameSir decided not to wait around for Cupertino's blessing—they're just going ahead and running Cyberpunk 2077 and God of War on Apple hardware through an emulator. -
Hardware and Technologies February 19, 2026, 11:15 AM
GameMT has announced a console that features a physical dial instead of a second stick. It looks like a toy, but it's actually a hardware performance switch. Is this really more convenient than software? -
Cyberpunk 2077 is actually running on a phone—no streaming, just straight emulation. Is it time to ditch the Steam Deck?
Hardware and Technologies February 18, 2026, 12:31 PM
If you thought mobile gaming was all about grinding in free-to-play titles and casual puzzle games, get ready to have your mind blown. ETA Prime just got the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 running on a smartphone—no streaming, no remote access to a powerful PC. The Snapdragon 8 Elite chip handled it all on its own.
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