Saturday 31 October 2026

Scene news — Émulation

Homebrew, modding and emulation news: firmware updates, new exploits, tool and emulator releases, and forum news. Every story lists its sources and can be commented on.

47 stories

  1. Sunday 11 October 2026
  2. Emulation

    ARMSX3 1.1 and ARMSX2 2.8.3: PS3 and PS2 make progress on Android

    ARMSX3, the Android PS3 emulator derived from RPCS3, moves to 1.1.1 and arrives on Google Play; ARMSX2 2.8.3 speeds up PS2 emulation on Mali chips.

    Tgames · No comments · 485
  3. Emulation

    VBoy Color: Virtual Boy games in colour, on PC and Meta Quest

    Nintendo’s Virtual Boy only displayed red on black: the VBoy Color emulator colourises its games, on PC and on Meta Quest headsets, while keeping the 3D.

    Tgames · No comments · 422
  4. Emulation

    Azahar 2127.0: the 3DS emulator finally gets fast on iPhone, without JIT

    Azahar 2127.0 Alpha 1 replaces the 3DS emulator’s interpreter: iPhones, as far back as the iPhone XS, run games at full speed without JIT.

    Tgames · No comments · 380
  5. Saturday 10 October 2026
  6. Emulation

    DroidDeck: the Steam Deck interface and your Steam games on Android, without root

    DroidDeck installs the real Steam client in Big Picture mode on Android, without root: your Windows games run through Proton and FEX, on Snapdragon chips.

    Tgames · No comments · 203
  7. Emulation

    ScummVM 2026.4.0: Amerzone, Dracula: Resurrection and Rebel Assault join the list

    ScummVM 2026.4.0 adds dozens of adventure games, including French classics: Benoît Sokal's Amerzone, Dracula: Resurrection and Louvre.

    Tgames · No comments · 97
  8. Emulation

    MediEvil on PC: the 1998 PS1 classic recompiled as a native widescreen port

    MediEvil (PS1, 1998) returns on PC: it has been recompiled as a native port, with widescreen support and improved visuals, and can be completed from start to finish.

    Tgames · No comments · 267
  9. Emulation

    The Darkness on PC: the 2007 Xbox 360 game recompiled as a native port

    Never released on PC, The Darkness (Xbox 360, 2007) is coming to it through recompilation: The-Darkness-Recomp runs it natively, in 4K and on ultrawide screens.

    Tgames · No comments · 147
  10. Emulation

    Azahar 2126.2: security flaw fixed, update your 3DS emulator

    Azahar 2126.2 fixes a serious flaw: a booby-trapped CIA file or 3DS homebrew could break out of the emulator and run code on your PC. Update now.

    Tgames · No comments · 203
  11. Emulation

    PS5 emulator on PC: where SharpEmu and KytyPS5 stand (and beware of scams)

    Demon’s Souls and Astro Bot boot on PC: the PS5 emulators SharpEmu and KytyPS5 are making progress, but no game is playable from start to finish yet.

    Tgames · No comments · 213
  12. Wednesday 7 October 2026
  13. Emulation

    Dolphin: a wave of AI-found vulnerabilities, and a hacked build machine

    The progress report for Dolphin 2609, published on 24 September 2026, devotes two sections to security rather than new features.

    Tgames · No comments · 169
  14. Emulation

    PCSX2: the PS2 emulator now moves forward with daily builds

    If you search for “the latest version of PCSX2”, you will land on a number that will have changed by the next day. This is not a glitch: it has become the project's normal way of working, and it is…

    Tgames · No comments · 82
  15. Tuesday 6 October 2026
  16. Emulation

    Banjo-Tooie on PC: an AI-written port angers the Banjo Recompiled developers

    A PC port of Banjo-Tooie, largely written by AI, appeared in early October, and the creators of Zelda and Banjo Recompiled are strongly denouncing it. What happened?

    Tgames · No comments · 257