Just in time for Xmas comes the final release version of ScummVM 2.0, heres all the release info and a load of new games are now supported:

Just in time for the holidays, the final release of ScummVM 2.0 is here! This version adds support for 23 brand new old games, including almost all of the 32-bit Sierra adventures:

• Cranston Manor
• Full Pipe
• Gabriel Knight
• Gabriel Knight 2
• King's Quest VII
• King's Questions
• Leisure Suit Larry 6 (hi-res)
• Leisure Suit Larry 7
• Lighthouse
• Mixed-Up Mother Goose Deluxe
• Phantasmagoria
• Phantasmagoria 2
• Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
• Police Quest 4
• RAMA
• Riven: The Sequel to Myst
• Shivers
• Space Quest 6
• Starship Titanic
• The Dark Crystal
• Time Zone
• Torin's Passage
• Ulysses and the Golden Fleece

There’s more than just new engines, too! Many existing games have been improved, a lot of work has been done to improve the overall audio and video systems, and some players will also enjoy improved joystick support and various small enhancements suggested by other users. A more complete list of changes in this release can be found in the ScummVM 2.0 release notes.
And now, a big round of thanks and congratulations to everyone who made this release happen.


With no further ado, download ScummVM 2.0, our gift from us to you this holiday season.
Release team, signing off until next time!

This release is also for Dreamcast, Playstation Vita, Playstation 3 and also Windows:

More info: http://scummvm.org/downloads/ ...

For hackers of Nintendo Wii heres a nice beta update of the USB Loader GX, heres the release info:

USB Loader GX SVN r1267 is released. USB Loader GX is a program to be loaded on a Wii console. The main purpose of this program is to load Wii games from a USB hard drive, but it includes much more than that.

USB Loader GX SVN Changelog:
* Set Nintendont as default gamecube mode for new loader install.
* Set the Nintendont video scale option on 2 lines.
* Added the Nintendont video scale option to individual game settings.
* Added parental control option to block change of loader's Layout (requested)
* Updated Language : FR, PT-BR, IT

download https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbloadergx/

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Cemu the Nintendo WiiU Emulator for Windows has a new release, heres whats new:

- Improved compatibility.
- Graphic bugfixes.
- Improved Amiibo support.
- Various smaller tweaks and new features.

download http://cemu.info/

via http://emu-russia.net/en/ ...

A console that is a handheld that is a screen is to me one of the best ideas ever, heres the news from Nintendo press release:

Nintendo Switch hits 10 million sales worldwide since its launch on 3rd March 2017, with a range of award-winning games including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey already available, with plenty more experiences to come in 2018.

Nintendo Switch is a home console that can be played on a TV, and also taken instantly on the go – it lets people play their favorite games anytime, anywhere and with anyone. And since every Nintendo Switch system comes bundled with two Joy-Con controllers, players can easily share the fun of compatible multiplayer games with friends and family right out of the box.

The robust and diverse library on Nintendo Switch features two of the most acclaimed video games of all time in Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. At The Game Awards last week in Los Angeles, Super Mario Odyssey won the award for Best Family Game. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was honored with the awards for Game of the Year, Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Game Direction.

Nintendo Switch is also home to fun multiplayer games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 and ARMS that can be played online or with friends and family in the same room, as well as an ever-growing list of great third-party games like Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, FIFA 18, Rocket League, L.A. Noire, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Golf Story and Stardew Valley, Nintendo Switch is truly for any player.

“As you can see in people’s living rooms, on a plane or riding the subway, fans all over the world can enjoy playing Nintendo Switch wherever they go,” said Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. “The response from fans has been great, and we’re doing our very best to satisfy demand during the holiday shopping season.”

After a record-breaking 2017, Nintendo Switch will continue its momentum in 2018. The system will see the launch of Nintendo-published games like Kirby Star Allies, Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2 and a new game in the beloved Yoshi franchise, in addition to big third-party games like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus from Bethesda, Mega Man 11 from Capcom, PROJECT OCTOPATH TRAVELER (working title) from Square Enix, Shovel Knight: King of Cards from Yacht Club Games and Runner 3 from Choice Provisions. ...

Awesome news just in that Sony has gone through the 70 Million barrier with the Playstation 4, heres the news :

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced new sales milestones for PlayStation®4 (PS4™) computer entertainment system, PlayStation®VR (PS VR) virtual reality system, and PS4 and PS VR games.
•PS4 has sold through more than 70.6M units to consumers worldwide as of December 3, 2017*1.
•More than 617.8 million copies*2 of PS4 games have been sold at retail stores globally and through digital downloads on PlayStation®Store as of December 3, 2017.
•Based on strong momentum of PS4, PS VR sold through more than 2M units to consumers worldwide as of December 3, 2017*1.
•150 titles have been released for PS VR*3, achieving more than 12.2 million copies sold at retail stores globally and through digital downloads on PlayStation Store as of December 3, 2017. *2

“We are delighted that so many people are enjoying the unique entertainment proposition of PlayStation 4 and that an emerging technology like PlayStation VR continues to gain traction,” said Andrew House, Chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment. “I cannot thank our fans and partners enough. Their support, since the launch of very first PlayStation in 1994, has helped to make PlayStation one of the biggest console gaming network in the world. We will continue to work closely with partners to maintain this momentum and remain steadfast in making PS4 the best place to play.”

On the software front, PS4’s portfolio will continue to expand with an array of games including DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.), MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD (CAPCOM CO., LTD.), Ryu ga Gotoku Kiwami 2 (SEGA Games Co., Ltd.), God of War, and Shadow of the Colossus (SIE). Currently there are more than 130 highly anticipated games and video contents in development for PS VR to be launched by the end of 2018, including Homestar VR for PlayStation®VR (The Pocket Company), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR (Bethesda Softworks), and Bravo Team (SIE), utilizing the unique VR experience. *4

SIE will continue to further expand both PS4 and PS VR to deliver entertainment experiences that are only possible on PlayStation. ...

Mame the arcade emulator for windows has seen a new release, heres the release info:

Even if you’re still feeling burned from Singles’ Day, Thanksgiving, and/or Black Friday, MAME 0.192 is here, and there’s plenty packed into this update. At long last, the MCU for Ping Pong King is simulated, making the game playable, and Flower now runs better than it ever did. Taito’s abstract maze game Marine Date is also emulated better than ever, although there are still some issues with collision detection. We’ve got newly dumped prototypes, including a prototype of Battlecry, and a more complete version of Grudge Match that appears to come from a location test in Italy. Many of the Aristocrat MK5 gambling machines have been redumped so the ROM checksums pass and they boot. Missing graphics in the Merit Megatouch games have been fixed.

But we know that rumours about the next part of this announcement have made lots of arcade fans excited: IGS PGM2 software is showing signs of life. I’m sure at least some of you are wondering how this was achieved. Usual suspects Morten Shearman Kirkegaard and Peter Wilhelmsen (recently featured here in connection to their success in dumping Gaelco protection programs) have built another FPGA-based rig that allowed them to dump the internal programs from the ARM CPUs for Oriental Legend 2 and Knights of Valour 2 New Legend. On top of this, there are some nice performance improvements to MAME’s MPEG audio decoding that should benefit other systems as well.

In computer system emulation, we’ve got a number of graphical fixes for FM Towns, heaps of improvements for the Tatung Einstein, No-Slot Clock support for the Apple //e family, and support for some Brazilian CoCo clones from Prológica and Codimex. There are some big updates to the PC software lists, too. The ACI Destiny Prodigy, Mephisto RISC 1MB and Mephisto RISC II chess computers are now working. Finally, the Interpro drivers have numerous improvements, including preliminary keyboard/video support.
File: Download
News source: http://mamedev.org

via http://forum.emu-russia.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=6991 ...

PPSSPP has had a new release of the PSP Emulator for Android and Windows, heres whats new in this latest release:

Changes:1.5 has support for Vulkan, the new faster way to draw graphics. Supported on many modern Android devices, and if enabled (change Backend in Graphics settings) you will see a massive speed boost. PPSSPP 1.5 also has the usual assortment of fixes:
- Full Vulkan support, also for Android now. Very fast on supported devices. (#10033, #10049)
- Smarter graphics state management, reduced CPU consumption on all backends (#9899)
- Android: Support for Arabic and other scripts we couldn't support before
- Fix Android widgets, screen scaling (#10145)
- Fixes to video dumping
- Geometry problems fixed in Medal of Honor
- Implement immediate draws, fixing Thrillville (#7459)
- Software rendering improvements, speed and accuracy
- Hardware tesselation of PSP Beziers and Splines (used by a few games)
- Partial sceUsbGps and sceUsbCam support (Android)
- Android "Sustained performance mode" to avoid thermal throttling (#9901)
- Linux controller mapping fixes (#9997)
- Assorted bugfixes and compatibility improvements
- Released a quick update to take care of some common crashes in 1.5.
File: Download
File: Download
News source: http://www.ppsspp.org
News source: https://play.google.com

via http://forum.emu-russia.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=6989 ...

CEmu is the premier Nintendo WiiU emulator for Windows, heres whats new:

- Improved PPC recompiler.
- Improved online support.
- Fixed graphic bugs.
- Compatibility improvements.
- ErrEula implementation (Wii U's message box system).
- Misc bug fixes.

download -> http://cemu.info/

via http://forum.emu-russia.net/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=6982 ...

Sony updated the PS3 to Firmware 4.82 only the other day and already theres a new custom firmware released, awesome stuff by the homebrew hackers for the PS3:

Team PS3Xploit over at psx-place.com has released software tools for dumping and writing NOR/NAND flash on PS3 consoles with original firmware (OFW) 4.82 based on the previously released webkit exploit! Dumping supports both OFW 4.81 and 4.82. The PS3Xploit development team behind this impressive feat consists of: W (nonoscript, Research & Testing), esc0rtd3w (Debugging, Research & Testing), habib (ROP & Debugging), bguerville (ROP/nonoscript & Debugging). These tools allow dumping, patching and overwriting original firmware (OFW) 4.82 with a custom firmware (CFW). If the QA flag is enabled after installing CFW 4.82 it can also be downgraded to lower CFW version. However, not all PS3 models are supported, here's a brief list of the currently supported ones...

Dumper: PHAT models supported; H=NOR, J=NOR, K=NOR, L=NOR, M=NOR, P=NOR, Q=NOR. SLIM models supported; 20XX = NOR, 21XX = NOR, 25XX = NOR, 3XXX = NOR, 4XXXB = NOR, 4XXXC = NOR.

Writer: PHAT models supported; A = NAND, B = NAND, C = NAND, E = NAND, G = NAND, H = NOR, J = NOR, K = NOR, L = NOR, M = NOR, P = NOR, Q = NOR. SLIM models supported; 20XX = NOR, 21XX = NOR, 25XX = NOR (fw 3.56 and lower).

Warning: Do not use this on 3xxx/4xxx PS3 models (aka Late Slim models / SuperSlim), you will brick those consoles! Also, this is only for PS3 with previously installed OFW 4.82, not CFW.

There is a chance of bricking your console, just be aware of the risks. For more info check the news post over at psx-place.com. The files can be downloaded here at EurAsia."

More info --> http://www.eurasia.nu/modules.php?na...ticle&sid=3646 ...