Microsoft announces Xbox Backward Compatibility for PC — will let gamers play classic console games on PCs and handhelds

Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC will let gamers play classic Xbox games on PC and handheld.

PlayStation 3 emulator adds support for ATI Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series graphics cards on Linux — 20-year-old HD 2600 crumbles, can only run Portal at 13 fps in 273p
PlayStation 3 emulator adds support for ATI Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series graphics cards on Linux — 20-year-old HD 2600 crumbles, can only run Portal at 13 fps in 273p

The developers of the RPCS3 have announced that their PlayStation 3 emulator’s minimum system requirements have been adjusted to include a crop of even older Radeon graphics cards. Now gamers still cradling ATI Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series GPUs can join in the fun.

Nintendo Thinks Your Portion of Its Tariff Refund Windfall Should Be $0

Nintendo argues in a court filing that customers willingly paid the higher prices for consoles and accessories, and aren’t owed any money back.

1994 Sega 32X gets first-person Backrooms game with raycasting engine — retro hardware tour de force includes yellow rooms, buzzing fluorescents, endless procedurally generated levels
1994 Sega 32X gets first-person Backrooms game with raycasting engine — retro hardware tour de force includes yellow rooms, buzzing fluorescents, endless procedurally generated levels

Developer PaisleyBoxers has released Backrooms 32X, with the strap line ‘welcome to the cutting edge of 1994.’ This is a Sega 32X game set in the Backrooms, the internet phenomenon given a huge boost with the release of the psychological horror indie film earlier this year.

GTA 3 and Vice City are now playable inside San Andreas — a mod lets you revisit Liberty City and Vice City without leaving San Andreas

A GTA modder has embedded GTA 3 and Vice City within San Andreas, even nesting Vice City within GTA 3, with all three games continuing to run simultaneously.

GameStop CEO says Sony’s decision to go disc-less is ‘totally irrelevant’ — claims software, including physical discs, accounts for only 12% of the company’s business

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen says Sony’s physical game exit is irrelevant to the company’s business, amid a $56 billion eBay takeover, as collectibles now drive growth.

Ex-Sega engineer creates ‘super realistic’ CRT monitor emulator — incredible retro offering even includes TV screen tapping to fix picture
Ex-Sega engineer creates ‘super realistic’ CRT monitor emulator — incredible retro offering even includes TV screen tapping to fix picture

A CRT emulation project has implemented percussive maintenance support. Just hit it for a chance to improve the picture.