Tuesday 10 November 2026

Scene news

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.

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  1. Tuesday 6 October 2026
  2. 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 · 356
  3. Emulation

    ROCKNIX 20261001: Anbernic RG DS Plus supported, ARMSX2 now the default for PS2

    The 1 October release of ROCKNIX, the open-source firmware for retro handhelds, adds three devices, including the dual-screen Anbernic RG DS Plus.

    Tgames · No comments · 156
  4. Emulation

    Zelda Ocarina of Time on PC: Ship of Harkinian 9.3 adds a speedrun mode

    The PC port of Zelda: Ocarina of Time reaches version 9.3.0: Ship of Harkinian adds speedrun modes and greatly expands its randomizer.

    Tgames · No comments · 165
  5. Emulation

    Spider-Man: Edge of Time on PC: a native port reaches version 1.0

    Never released on PC, Spider-Man: Edge of Time (2011) is finally coming to it thanks to EdgeOfTimeRecompiled, a native port built from the Xbox 360 version.

    Tgames · No comments · 246
  6. PlayStation

    Kodi finally arrives on jailbroken PS5: hardware decoding, HDR10 and Python add-ons

    Sony never released Kodi on the PS5: a native port of Kodi 22 now runs on the jailbroken console, with hardware video decoding and HDR10.

    Tgames · No comments · 194
  7. Monday 5 October 2026
  8. PlayStation

    Jailbroken PS5: GameCube, Wii, PS2 and Xbox arrive with Porpoise, PS5SX2 and XPSemu

    After the Switch, the GameCube, the Wii, the PS2 and the original Xbox: in a single week, three native emulators have been released for the jailbroken PS5, Porpoise, PS5SX2 and XPSemu.

    Tgames · No comments · 217
  9. Emulation

    Azahar 2126.1: the 3DS emulator goes up to 8K

    The 3DS emulator Azahar moves to version 2126.1: internal resolution up to ×18, or 8K, less audio stuttering, and an important change for save states.

    Tgames · No comments · 239
  10. PlayStation

    PS Vita: RuffleVita runs Flash games, and LinuxOnVita 1.3 gets a desktop

    More than seven years after production ended, the PS Vita is getting two remarkable homebrews: RuffleVita, which runs Flash games, and LinuxOnVita 1.3.0, which installs a Linux desktop on it.

    Tgames · No comments · 78
  11. Emulation

    Recalbox 10.1: Challenges, GunCon 2 and Naomi 2 at 60 fps on Raspberry Pi 5

    Recalbox 10.1, the French retro gaming distribution, has been available to everyone since 4 September 2026, and its patch 10.1.1 since 18 September.

    Tgames · No comments · 103
  12. Emulation

    Steam Deck: EmuDeck 2.7 and ES-DE 3.5, emulation's back-to-school update

    Emulation on the Steam Deck is getting an update: EmuDeck 2.7.1 was released on 29 September 2026, and ES-DE 3.5.0, the frontend it installs, on 30 September.

    Tgames · No comments · 298
  13. Emulation

    Zelda Twilight Princess on PC: Dusklight 2.0 adds mods and a randomizer

    The native PC port of Zelda: Twilight Princess reaches version 2.0: Dusklight now supports mods, includes a randomizer and accepts discs of the Wii version. What is Dusklight?

    Tgames · No comments · 118
  14. Emulation

    Super Smash Bros. Melee fully decompiled: a native PC port is already playable

    After nearly six years of work, Super Smash Bros. Melee is 100% decompiled: the GameCube game's code now exists in C, and a native PC port, melee-pc, is already in beta.

    Tgames · No comments · 303