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

New beta version of Sony Playstation 2 emulator for Windows has been released. Changes:
- New GUI based on wxWidgets working on a separate thread;
- microVU, an all new VU0/VU1/COP2 recompiler;
- VIF rewritten and a new Vif Unpack recompiler;
- IPU improvements, many more videos now play perfectly;
- Stable full screen operation with GSdx;
- Alt+Enter Hotkey for real-time fullscreen/window mode switching;
- Many new emulation options, complete with tooltips;
- New MTGS, much more efficient and compatible;
- New BIOS skipping method, more compatible and correct;
- New Host File System Support;
- Turbo/Slow motion settings for the frame limiter;
- On the fly changing of settings and plugins;
- Threaded Saving/Loading states, so it does not pause gameplay;
- Built in ISO reader with a recently used ISO list;
- Suspend / Resume emulation safely and fast;
- Simplified plugin configuration dialog, with more options;
- Full DVD9 game support (for example God of War, Xenosaga, Gran Turismo 4 etc);
- First time configuration wizard;
- Settings stored in your User documents folder by default to prevent Vista / Windows 7 permission issues;
- New Game database detects the game you run, displays compatibility info, and auto applies special game fixes/patches if needed;
- Cheats are now separate from patches, cheats can be placed in the "cheats" folder and enabled/disabled from pcsx2's file-menu;
- Many important plugin updates, GSdx has many bugs and memory leaks fixed, SPU2-X makes dozens of games boot which never did before;
- And a huge amount of improvements and bug fixes which we don't remember anymore.

http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-PCSX2...-beta-released