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It’s starting to look as if Xbox One has an emulator problem. Well, arguably it’s not a problem if you’re an owner and have an interest in retro gaming. But it may well be a problem if you’re Microsoft or a rights holder that could be affected by your games …
Read More »Nesbox emulator blocked on Xbox One
Microsoft has unsurprisingly moved to block the release of a retro games emulator on the Xbox One. Last week the team behind the Nesbox emulator revealed that an Xbox compatible version had passed certification and was due to arrive on the console at the weekend. However, the platform holder subsequently …
Read More »UPDATED: GAME actively promoting Ouya’s SNES emulation
Retailer GAME has chosen to highlight Ouya’s emulation functionality as part of its promotion for the console. GAME’s Ouya splash page features, amongst other things, the logo for popular SNES emulator Super GNES. The free software allows users to run any game for which they have downloaded a ROM (a …
Read More »Game Boy Advance emulator smuggled onto App Store
Awesome Baby Names may seem like an innocuous app at first glance, but it hides dark things under the surface. That is, dark things if you’re one of those who is opposed to retro game emulation. Of which Apple is certainly is, so expect this app to be pulled very …
Read More »Link, the bravest little girl who ever was
Gave us a proper lump in the throat, this. Dad Mike Hoye loves to play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with his daughter. Three and a half year old Maya likes sailing, scary birds and remembering to be brave, rescuing her little brother and finding out what’s happening …
Read More »Play SNES and Mega Drive carts on your PC
Questionable legality aside, a new accessory is on the horizon that will allow gamers to play their old SNES and Mega Drive cartridges on their PC. Called the Retrode 2, the USB device plugs into a PC and allows users to then plug both their cartridges and old controllers into …
Read More »Snes9x emulator pulled from Android Market
Google has removed a popular software emulator that allows Android users to play illegal copies of SNES games on their handsets from the Android Marketplace. Pocket Gamer reports that Google said the download violated the Developer Content policy”. Furthermore, its developer Ex Plus Alpha risks a permanent ban from the …
Read More »Android PlayStation emulator pulled
A PlayStation emulator has been removed from the Andorid Market today – because of the upcoming Xperia Play launch. That’s according to ZodTTD, the developer behind PSX4Droid. The emulator was available to Android phones before it was removed due to content violation”, reports Pocket Gamer. ZodTTD claimed on Twitter he …
Read More »PSOne emulator targeting Android
As if the PSP didn’t have enough piracy problems of its own, news has broken of a new PSOne emulator that’s currently in development for Google’s Android handsets. One of the PSPs key IPs is the ability to download a number of PSOne titles from PSN for play on the …
Read More »PSOne emulator targeting Android
As if the PSP didn’t have enough piracy problems of its own, news has broken of a new PSOne emulator that’s currently in development for Google’s Android handsets. One of the PSPs key IPs is the ability to download a number of PSOne titles from PSN for play on the …
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