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You Can Play Genesis Games On The PS Vita

3:15PM January 2, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Oh look. It’s Sonic & Knuckles running on the PlayStation Vita, a handheld that’s been out for less than a month. How is this possible? Don’t get too alarmed; rather than cracking open the Vita itself, this homebrew Genesis emulator (originally built for the PSP) is running via the Vita’s own PSP emulation. More »


Nintendo

It’s Minecraft, (Sort Of) Running On The Nintendo DS

8:30PM July 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

A DS homebrew developer by the name of smealum is taking indie smash Minecraft and bringing it to Nintendo’s portable system. Unofficially, of course. More »


Retro

If The Dreamcast Is Dead, Don’t Tell These Guys

10:30PM May 13, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

The Dreamcast isn’t dead. It’s resting. The Sega console keeps getting new games thanks to homebrew developers like Redspotgames and NG:DEV.TEAM who continue to support the Dreamcast, years after Sega gave up. More »


News

PS3 Hacker Being Sued For "Making Sony Mad"

4:00PM January 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

George “GeoHot” Hotz, the hacker who helped blow the doors off the PlayStation 3′s copy protection system, is being sued by Sony. Why? Because, he says, he made them mad. More »


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Here’s What Homebrew Looks Like On A PS3

6:00PM January 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Hacker George “GeoHot” Hotz, who along with the fail0verflow team have in the past week cracked the PS3 wide open, has posted up a video showing the exploits in action. More »


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See Kingdom Hearts Running On A PSPgo

6:30PM December 29, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The fact you can’t buy Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep on the PSPgo highlights one of the bigger problems with Sony’s struggling handheld. It also helps explain why piracy is so rampant on the portable device. More »


How To Hack Your Nintendo DS For Easy Backups And Single-Cartridge-Playback

2:00AM July 17, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you’d love to back up all your Nintendo DS games and carry them around on a single and inexpensive game cartridge you can play on any DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL, this guide is for you. More »


In Real Life

Thanks Homebrew, For The Adult Nintendo DS Games

2:00PM May 27, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Your parents die. But your fate changes when a millionaire adopts you, and you move into her mansion with her and her daughters. Then… yeah. More »


In Real Life

At Least The Zune HD Can Play Game Boy Titles

2:00AM May 16, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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Microsoft’s support for the Zune HD as a game playing device has been pretty abysmal. Luckily there are hackers, one of which has the beginnings of a serviceable Game Boy Advance emulator working on the device. More »


In Real Life

Space Invaders: From Game To Cartoon To Game

2:00PM December 31, 2009 | Owen Good

It’s Wednesday night. You have no date, a two-litre bottle of Shasta, your all-Rush mixtape, and, now, this impossibly good Space Invaders clone built on Futurama’s epic “Raiders of the Lost Arcade” vignette from the third season of Futurama. More »