Neowin News Feed for: Emulators

OpenGL multi-threading boosts gaming performance on emulators

Sayan Sen — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 17:44:01 +0000

Thanks to OpenGL CPU multi-threading, a feature that was introduced two years ago, emulators appear to be running games much faster, often yielding significantly higher frames per second. Read more...

This arcade in an exquisite walnut briefcase costs around $3,000

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:10:01 +0000

If you were looking for something a bit more unique when it comes to your gaming needs, look no further than the Cary42. It can accommodate two players with limited pre-orders going for $3,000. Read more...

Microsoft officially bans game emulators from Xbox and Windows Store

Andy Weir — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:04:01 +0000

Coinciding with its release of the Creators Update for the Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, Microsoft has made changes to its Windows Store policies, which now include a complete ban on game emulators. Read more...

Microsoft releases Windows 10 SDK Preview build 10563, including Windows 10 Mobile emulators

Andy Weir — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:29:22 +0000

A day after rolling out Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10565 for PCs, Microsoft has released SDK Preview build 10563, including the corresponding Windows 10 Mobile emulators. Read more...

Microsoft releases new emulators for Windows Phone 8, including 1080p support

John Callaham — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:35:58 +0000

Microsoft has released new Windows Phone 8 "Update 2" and "Update 3" emulators this week for app developers, including adding support to test apps in 1080p resolution. Read more...

Popular game-based emulators taken off Android Market

John Callaham — Sun, 29 May 2011 19:48:17 +0000

Creating game emulators is always a tricky business and not just from a programming point of view. There's also the matter of some game publishers that are not happy that their game franchises, no matter... Read more...

Sony Wants Emulators

Marcel Klum — Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:32:58 +0000

Sony Computer Entertainment today listed a job vacancy for an 'Emulator Development Engineer' on the official SCEi website, fuelling speculation that the Playstation3 will indeed run PSOne and Playstation2 titles or perhaps for use in... Read more...

Emulators on the XBox

Marcel Klum — Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:48:08 +0000

Thanks RaINE for posting this on our BPN forum It seems that we can now (almost) play our favorite vintage games on the XBox :) Daedalus, a Nintendo 64 emulator for the... Read more...