Emulation explanation. 2024 was a big year for Nintendo’s emulator takedowns, with the likes of Yuzu and Ryujinx both biting the dust after facing the company’s wrath. Now, at a recent lecture hosted by Japan’s Association of Copyright for Computer Software, Nintendo lawyer Koji Nishiura has explained the technicalities of when an emulator is considered…
Valve is facing a new legal headache in the UK, and this one is definitely not like the others. The Performing Right Society, a rights management organization that collects royalties on behalf of musicians when their work is played publicly, has launched legal action against Valve over its use of PRS members’ music on Steam…
Though it’s a chunky handheld gaming PC, we highly rated the original Lenovo Legion Go (though we liked the Legion Go S SteamOS a fair bit more). Unfortunately, owners of the two-year old hardware are now reporting that a recent BIOS update is bricking their handhelds. The BIOS update in question is version N3CN42WW for…
I’ve kinda turned around on Peter Molyneux. The man cannot stop over-hyping and over-promising, and it makes it hard to trust anything he says—especially after the Curiosity and Godus fiascos—but increasingly I feel like he’s just the sort of person who dreams big and can’t contain their excitement, even when it’s only going to lead…
French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir, with support from the Stop Killing Games initiative, has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft over the 2024 shutdown of the racing game The Crew. An announcement on the UFC-Que Choisir (Google translated) says Ubisoft’s decision to close the game and revoke licenses “violated fundamental consumer rights,” and that “players were…
You’ll be able to play with real DS owners, too. Update : Online multiplayer has arrived for iPhone’s Delta Emulator, as part of update 1.7 (h/t: The Verge). The feature was launched last year in Beta but is now available for all users, via AltStore PAL and the App Store. This means you can now…
Tune in on Dec. 15 at 9am PT / 5pm UK time to ring in the holidays with a new Indie World Showcase. The showcase features roughly 15 minutes of updates and new announcements about indie games from global partners coming to Nintendo Switch. To watch, check out the livestream at https://indieworld.nintendo.com/. Further information about…
Say hello to the Venus SUB 2020 kit, and its maker, Oleg Endo. When Nintendo revealed the Switch back in 2016, the whole world seemed pretty impressed—a hybrid console which could be played both on the road and on your TV felt fresh and exciting, and blurred the lines between the traditionally distinct domestic and…
Save data will also carry over. If you’re not sold on the upcoming release Dragon Quest VII Reimagined just yet, Square Enix will be releasing a “free demo” for the Switch, Switch 2 and other platforms on 7th January 2026. Like many of its other demos, you’ll be able to carry over your progress to…
Blizzard isn’t going to let Marvel Rivals have all the fun. In Overwatch 2’s next season, everyone is getting swimsuit skins for a summer-themed battle pass. Plenty of other new things are coming when season 18 starts on August 26—a whole new support hero, for example—but I think we all know what the draw will…