Romulus v0.043a

July 20th, 2019, 22:33 Posted By: wraggster

Romulus v0.043a is released. Romulus is a tool. Romulus is a real alternative of your other Rom Managers.

Romulus v0.043a Changlog:
- ADDED Cache for compressed files. Up to 5000% speedup reading compressed files after 1st scan. Thanks to Agus for his insistence.
- ADDED Cache for rebuilding uncompressed and compressed files. Up to 5000% speedup process after 1st rebuild. Thanks to Agus for his insistence.
- ADDED At Updater DATs option popupmenu to select to open URLs with integrated navigator or default system navigator.
- ADDED Copy to clipboard option at popupmenu in lists. With this you can copy to clipboard under mouse text.
- ADDED detection of param at importation DATs.
- INCREASED Cache compression.
- REWRITED Cache for Offlinelist updating images. Now is more accurate.
- FIXED Reading 7z files with some special compression methods. Thanks to Agus
- FIXED Rebuild results when a compressed file is manually removed and is added again using rebuild function.
- FIXED Close tab button position.
- FIXED Saving default XML header filename when a new DAT is imported.
- FIXED incorrect behavior in some parts when mouse buttons are swapped.
- FIXED Sorting profiles and games list on column click.
- UPDATED CHDMAN binaries to 0.211 version.
- UPDATED 7z binaries to 19.00 version
- UPDATED RAR binaries to 5.71 version

http://romulus.net63.net/

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QEMU v4.1.0-rc1

July 17th, 2019, 16:29 Posted By: wraggster

QEMU v4.1.0-rc1 is released. QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.When used as a machine emulator, QEMU can run OSes and programs made for one machine (e.g. an ARM board) on a different machine (e.g. your own PC). By using dynamic translation, it achieves very good performances.When used as a virtualizer, QEMU achieves near native performances by executing the guest code directly on the host CPU. A host driver called the QEMU accelerator (also known as KQEMU) is needed in this case. The virtualizer mode requires that both the host and guest machine use x86 compatible processors.
https://www.qemu.org/

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VirtualBox v6.0.10

July 17th, 2019, 16:28 Posted By: wraggster

VirtualBox v6.0.10 is released. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86/x64 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.

VirtualBox v6.0.10 Changelog:
User interface: fix issue inputing controller names (bug #11579)
User interface: fix resize problems with recent Linux hosts (bug #18677)
Serial: fixed guru meditation when raw mode is enabled (bug #18632)
Serial: fixed possible VM crash under certain circumstances
USB: Fixed "unrecoverable error" problems in OHCI emulation (bug #18593, 6.0.6 regression)
USB: improve captured device identification
VBoxManage: fix reversed reporting of audio input and output (thank you Socratis Kalogrianitis)
VBoxManage: fix controlling recording for running machine (bug #18723)
Guest control service: various fixes
Windows hosts: fix problems copying files from shared folders (bug #18569)
Linux hosts: kernel module build fixes for various kernels (bug #18316)
Linux hosts: support UEFI secure boot driver signing on Ubuntu and Debian hosts (bug #11577)
Linux hosts: fix focus grabbing problems with recent Qt versions (builds from source only; thank you Fabian Vogt (SUSE) and Larry Finger; bug #18745)
Windows guests: many shared folders fixes
Windows guests: fix other services failing if seamless mode was not available
Linux guests: kernel module build fixes for various kernels (bugs #18677 and #18697; fixes by Larry Finger and Gianfranco Costamagna)
Linux guests: do not try to load old versions of libcrypt on recent guests in Guest Additions tools (bug #18682)
Linux guests: udev rules for guest kernel modules did not always take effect in time
Linux guests/VMSVGA: do not forget the guest screen size after a guest reboot
OS/2 guests: various shared folder fixes

http://www.emucr.com/2019/07/virtualbox-v6010.html

http://www.virtualbox.org/

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vJoy v2.1.9.1

July 17th, 2019, 16:27 Posted By: wraggster

vJoy v2.1.9.1 is released. vJoy is a Virtual Driver for Windows (XP and later) Emulates Joystick/Gamepad.

vJoy Features:
- Virtual Device and device driver
- PPJoy replacement
- Configurable: Up to 8 axes, up to 32 buttons and optional 4 POV Hat Switch
- Package include: Unified x86+x64 installer
- Download-able: Full sources, SDK, Demo feeder applications, documentation
- Typical audience: Application writers that want to emulate joystick behaviour
- Under development: Force Feedback (FFB) capabilities - co-operation sought

vJoy v2.1.9.1 Changelog:
Windows 10 Compatibility Issues fixed**

http://sourceforge.net/projects/vjoystick/

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FB Alpha Shuffle v2.4.0 (2019/06/30)

July 15th, 2019, 20:51 Posted By: wraggster

FB Alpha Shuffle v2.4.0 (2019/06/30) is released. FB Alpha Shuffle is an unofficial version based on FBA with many features.

FB Alpha Shuffle Features:
- added AVI recorder and input macro. [Gangta, emufan]
- added support translated game name list in game selection dialog. [Sho, 800]
you can import game names from mamep.lst while exporting gamelist. (put mamep.lst under fbas.exe or config dir)
- added IPS v4 support from MAMEPlus!. (Thanks to Emuman, emufan)
- added image menu from MAMEPlus!. (Thanks to Emuman, kkez)
- added select background image and select random image functions.
- added set misc paths and improved UI for game selection dialog.
- added save preset and save default input mapping, file is saved in config/presets.
- added some custom images in .\res folder, you can replace these images with what you like.
- added display score, select, gameover, boss snapshot to game selection dialog.
(http://www.progettoemma.net/snaps/)
- added support archived preview image (zip or 7z).
(name it: snap, titles, flyers, score, select, boss, gameover. ext = zip/7z).
- added load cheat from archive file (name it: cheat.zip/7z), also added cheat select/reload.
- added filters in game selection dialog. (it also can filter the custom translated game names)
(type "lamer" in the filter and it will show unavailable/missing sets)
you can edit "user-filter" value in fbas.xml to define your filter string, separate with semicolon.
- added save favorite games (the file is in config/favorites.ini).
- added "Undo" for input recordings, "Rewind" for input recording playback. [blip]
- added adjustable emulation speeds (shift + +/-) and frame counter display. [blip]
- added a simple jukebox for neogeo, cps1/2 games. (Thanks to CaptainCPS-X, iq_132)
(put sound.dat of caname in .\config folder with UTF-8 encode)
- added 7-Zip support. (http://www.7-zip.org/)
- added XAudio2 sound output. (need install new DirectX runtime/SDK)
- added OpenAL sound output.
- added OpenGL, GDI, Direct2D video output.
- added select audio device and select display adapter.
- added autofire support, you can set the autofire delay value in input mapping dialog.
(autofire only affects normal buttons, doesn't support direction and macro buttons)
- added custom button feature. (Map Game Inputs ==> Custom buttons)
- added configurable hotkeys. (Thanks to mauzus)
- changed the emulator will not depend on kailleraclient.dll.
You can put kailleraclient.dll in the same directory as the emulator if you want to netplay.
- changed all romsets to match MAME Plus!.
- removed many rarely-used features from official FBA.
- Many thanks to OopsWare (http://oopsware.googlepages.com/) for porting PGM, CPS3 and many other drivers to FBA.

http://f.ppxclub.com/forum.php?mod=v...extra=page%3D1

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DS4Windows v1.7.12

July 15th, 2019, 20:42 Posted By: wraggster

DS4Windows v1.7.12 is released. DS4Windows is a portable program that allows you to get the best experience while using a DualShock 4 on your PC. By emulating a Xbox 360 controller, many more games are accessible.

DS4Windows Requirements
* Microsoft .NET 4.5 or higher (needed to unzip the driver and for macros to work
* DS4 Driver (Downloaded & Installed with
* Microsoft 360 Driver (link inside DS4Windows, already installed on Windows 7 SP1 and higher or if you've used a 360 controller
* Sony DualShock 4 (This should be
* Micro USB
* (Optional)Bluetooth 2.1+, via adapter or built in pc (My recommendation) (Toshiba's bluetooth & Bluetooth adapters using CSR currently does not

DS4Windows changelog:
Added wait period while suspending
Fixed profile selection for times when profiles have similar names. Use exact name match
Change to using pre-allocated buffer in UDP server
Group some profile mapping properties together in conversion routines. Reduced getter calls
Took Color Dialog out of KB360 form. Form can now be designed in x64 mode. All forms can now be edited in Design mode in Visual Studio while targeting x64 platform
Updated Norwegian translation provided by DandelionSprout
Lowered breakpoints used for enhanced precision curves. Tightened curve compared to version 1.7.11
Allow Square Stick mode to use a custom roundness setting. Change provided by @Kamilczak020

https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows

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Wine v4.12.1

July 15th, 2019, 20:35 Posted By: wraggster

Wine v4.12.1 is released. Wine is a project to allow a PC running a Unix-like operating system and the X Window System to run x86 programs for Microsoft Windows. Alternately, those wishing to port a Windows application to a Unix-like system can compile it against the Wine libraries.

Wine v4.12.1 Changelog:
Fixes for broken 64-bit prefix initialization.

http://www.winehq.org/

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OpenTTD v1.9.2

July 15th, 2019, 20:32 Posted By: wraggster

OpenTTD v1.9.2 is released. OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon the popular Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe", written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.

Features
OpenTTD is modelled after the original Transport Tycoon game by Chris Sawyer and enhances the game experience dramatically. Many features were inspired by TTDPatch while others are original.

Significant enhancements from the original game include:
bigger maps (up to 64 times in size)
stable multiplayer mode for up to 255 players in 15 companies, or as spectators
dedicated server mode and an in-game console for administration
IPv6 and IPv4 support for all communication of the client and server
in game downloading of AIs, NewGRFs, scenarios and heightmaps
new pathfinding algorithms that makes vehicles go where you want them to
autorail/-road build tool, improved terraforming
canals, shiplifts, aqueducts
larger, non-uniform stations and the ability to join them together
mammoth and multi-headed trains
different configurable models for acceleration of vehicles
clone, autoreplace and autoupdate vehicles
the possibility to build on slopes and coasts
advanced/conditional orders, share and copy orders
longer and higher bridges including several new designs, plus fully flexible tracks/roads under bridges
reworked airport system with many more airports/heliports (e.g. international and metropolitan)
presignals, semaphores, path based signalling
support for TTDPatch NewGRF features offering many options for graphics and behaviour configuration/modification
drive-through road stops for articulated road vehicles and trams
multiple trees on one tile
bribe the town authority
many configuration settings to tune the game to your liking
save games using zlib compression for smaller sizes, while not interrupting gameplay
significant internationalisation support. OpenTTD has already been translated into over 50 languages
dynamically created town names in 18 languages, plus NewGRF support for additional languages
freely distributable graphics, sounds and music
framework for custom (user) written AIs
zooming further out in the normal view and zooming out in the small map
Lots of effort has been put into making OpenTTD easy to use. These include:

convert rail tool (to electrified rail, monorail, and maglev)
drag&drop support for almost all tools (demolition, road/rail building/removing, stations, scenario editor, etc)
sorting of most lists based on various criteria (vehicle, station, town, industries, etc.)
mouse wheel support (scroll menus, zoom in/out)
autoscroll when the mouse is near the edge of the screen/window
sell whole train by dragging it to the dynamite trashcan
cost estimation with the 'shift' key
advanced options configuration window, change settings from within the game
Graphical/interface features:

screenshots can be in BMP, PNG or PCX format (select in game options menu)
more currencies (including Euro introduction in 2002)
extra viewports to view more parts of the game world at the same time
resolution and refresh rate selection for fullscreen mode
colourful newspaper after a certain date
colour coded vehicle profits
game speed increase (through fast forward button or by pressing the TAB key)
snappy and sticky windows that always stay on top and neatly align themselves to other windows
more hotkeys for even less mouse-clicking
support for 32 bit graphics
support for right-to-left languages
support for other (sized) fonts where the user interface scales based on the font and translation

OpenTTD Changelog:
- Change: Set default setting in server browser of "Advertised" to "Yes" (#7568)
- Change: Allow building road stops over self-owned one-way/blocked road (#7547)
- Fix #7463: Promote scroll mode setting to basic category (#7586)
- Fix: Inconsistent GUI scaling (#7539)
- Fix #7491: Send company update admin message when bankruptcy counter changes (#7492)
- Fix #7553: Check bounds when loading strings (#7554)
- Fix: Really increase the maximum number of GameScript texts to 64k (#7555)
- Fix: Crash when attempting to load old save game with GRFs set (#7546)
- Fix #6507: Don't try to load invalid depots from older savegames (#7546)
- Fix: Railtype bits were moved too late, leading to rails under bridges losing their type (#7546)
- Fix: Bounds check access to railtype_map (#7529)
- Fix: Spurious errors when using more than 32 railtypes (#7533)
- Fix #7633: Allow zero-cost track conversion to succeed (#7634)
- Fix #7577: Check if linkgraph station index is valid before dereferencing (#7583)
- Fix #7224: Drag and drop vehicle group creation does not work correctly (#7581)
- Fix #7570: Show Github URL in the crashlog window (#7571)
- Fix: Clicking on scrollbar 'thumb' moved position up instantly (#7549)
- Fix #7255: Prevent crashlog corruption by only printing the 32 most recent news messages (#7542)
- Fix #5685: Check for free wagons in ScriptVehicleList (#7617)
- Fix: Make GSGoal.QuestionClient work correctly at least for clients with ID < 2**16 (#7560) - Fix #6666: Mismatched parentheses in RTL languages (#7480) - Fix: [Windows] Various reliability and correctness improvements to MIDI on Windows (#7620)

http://www.openttd.org/

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LaunchBox v9.10

July 15th, 2019, 20:26 Posted By: wraggster

LaunchBox v9.10 is released. LaunchBox is a portable, box-art-based games database and launcher for DOSBox, emulators, arcade cabinets, and PC Games.
http://www.jasoncarr.com/category/software/launchbox

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QEMU v4.1.0-rc0

July 15th, 2019, 20:21 Posted By: wraggster

QEMU v4.1.0-rc0 is released. QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.When used as a machine emulator, QEMU can run OSes and programs made for one machine (e.g. an ARM board) on a different machine (e.g. your own PC). By using dynamic translation, it achieves very good performances.When used as a virtualizer, QEMU achieves near native performances by executing the guest code directly on the host CPU. A host driver called the QEMU accelerator (also known as KQEMU) is needed in this case. The virtualizer mode requires that both the host and guest machine use x86 compatible processors.

https://www.qemu.org/

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WinFellow v0.5.8

July 15th, 2019, 20:20 Posted By: wraggster

WinFellow v0.5.8 is released. WinFellow is a high performance Amiga Emulator primarily targeted for Windows. It's distinguished API and core does however allow a fairly easy port to other OS.

WinFellow v0.5.8 Changelog:
New features
support for RDB hardfiles was implemented; while creating a new hardfile from the WinFellow GUI still creates “plain” hardfiles, a Rigid Disk Block can be created using tools like HD Toolbox
the default naming scheme for filesystem devices has been changed from DHx: to FSx: to avoid naming conflicts with existing RDB hardfiles
a 64 bit build is now provided; the NSIS installer will install either the 32 or 64 bit version depending on the operating system that is used

Bug fixes
improved handling of hardware interrupts and blitter delays; fixes freezes that could occur during installation of Workbench in earlier 0.5.x versions
fix wrong selection of render function after return from menu when application did not write to bplcon0 every frame; fixes garbled graphics in a Legend cracktro when returning from menu
replaced alternating patterns for unmapped memory with proper random numbers
CLR reads before write; fixes loading of Outrun and a fast-mem test in Last Ninja 2
improve delay caused by logging in screen-mode enumeration (could amount to many seconds with multiple screens)
running in an environment with very slow graphics framerate, like a VM, could cause a deadlock; set wait time after event reset to avoid race condition
fix an issue where screenshots would occasionally not be taken in Direct3D graphics mode; this may also have impacted the ability to use Amiga Forever’s clipping editor
fix an issue where applying a new model preset would leave multiple blitter radio buttons selected

Maintenance updates
project files were updated to Visual Studio 2019 using the toolset v141_xp
the February 2010 DirectX SDK dependency was eliminated
IPF Access API files were updated to the latest version, and support for it was enabled in 64 bit builds
See the included file ChangeLog.txt for a full list of changes, including minor bug fixes which may not be listed above.

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http://petschau.github.io/WinFellow/

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Playnite v5.0.0

July 15th, 2019, 20:13 Posted By: wraggster

Playnite v5.0.0 is released. Open source video game library manager and launcher with support for 3rd party libraries like Steam, GOG, Origin, Battle.net and Uplay. Including game emulation support, providing one unified interface for your games.

Playnite Features
* Steam, Origin, GOG, Battle.net, Uplay support
* Import games from Steam, Origin, Battle.net, GOG and Uplay services including games that are not installed. You can also import Windows Store (UWP) games.
* Console Emulation support
* Import console games and run them through emulators.
* View options
* Choose from 3 different view options.
* Custom games
* Add any game or program with custom launch options.
* Automatic Update
* Application automatically updates to new version.
* Portable installation
* Run Playnite without need to install, with ability to run from any place, with option to configure database location for automatic sync via service like DropBox or Google Drive.

Playnite Planned Features
* "Big Picture" mode with controller support
* Fullscreen mode managed with controller.
* UI Customization
* Full support for skins and custom color pallets.
* Add additional launch options for legacy games
* To help managing and launching older games. Features like limit CPU cores, CPU speed fix, compatibility flags, automatic installation of 3d party wrappers etc.
* Plugin support
* Add additional functionality through easy scritping or fully fledged C# plugins.

Playnite changelog:
Breaking:
Some application settings won't be carried over during update and will be reset to default values
Existing 4.x extensions won't work and will need to be updated by extension author
Existing 4.x themes won't work anymore
Changed view naming scheme to correspond with terminology used in Steam

New:
Completely reworked Fullscreen mode experience (UX design by @LordFren)
Reworked custom theme support
Reworked plugins SDK
Global game field manager
Explorer panel
Numerous improvements to game edit dialog
Additional grouping, sorting and filtering options
Options to customize cover image rendering on Grid view (applies to Fullscreen mode as well)
Options to change position of various panels
Options to choose which game fields should be displayed on details panel
Options to save metadata download settings (also configurable from Settings menu)
Filters now show list of available items to search by
Option to import "Last played" information from Steam (by @bburky)
Less intrusive update notifications (by @Mates1500)
Option to select different tray icons (by @tylerszabo)
Origin games sync play time (by @tylerszabo)
Separate menu for importing Microsoft Store games
.exe files are now in default list when selecting game icon
Option to disable XInput handling in Desktop mode
FightCade emulator profile
Locale emulator profile
New translations and translation fixes

Fixed:
Import of uninstalled Twitch games is not working
Play time detection is not working for Microsoft Store and Xbox App games (games must be re-imported for fix to work properly)
Import of Microsoft Store and Xbox App games doesn't work properly
Application can be stuck on exit
KeePass use with library authentications keeps entering text in the main Playnite Window (by @tylerszabo)
Filter textboxes not behaving correctly (by @T-0pel)
Crash when opening URL (by @tylerszabo)
Some strings not being translatable
Crash when opening tga image for metadata
Filter panel state is not saved been application restarts
Snes9x emulator profile not supporting .smc files
PCGamingWiki links are not added to all games
Reddit links from IGDB not being imported properly (by @AIRyndon)
Various crash fixes


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Pantheon v8.672

July 15th, 2019, 20:08 Posted By: wraggster

Pantheon v8.672 is released. Pantheon is Windows desktop application with collection of games for video consoles and home computers from the past. The games are not the part of the application, instead they will be downloaded (with the game manual or review - if available) from the internet, after you activate the game. Downloaded files are stored on the local file system and will be available offline the next time you wish to play the game. Finally, the program file is loaded into the memory and executed inside the emulator. Current version has emulator of Atari 2600 with collection of 170 games, emulator of Atari 5200 with collection of 50 games and emulator of Atari 8-bit computers with collection of 26 games.

Pantheon is still in development, new features and games are added almost every day. But you may experience occasional artifacts or crashes during the gameplay, and game snapshots may not be available in the following releases.

http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm

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RetroArch is officially coming to Steam

July 15th, 2019, 17:46 Posted By: wraggster

• When you think emulator frontends, there's a high chance that RetroArch comes to mind. Its simple design and ease of use have made it an incredibly popular application, for years and years. And now, you'll be able to officially use RetroArch from the comfort of Steam. In an attempt to legitimize and grow their brand, Libretro will be releasing RetroArch on Steam, at the end of the month. It'll launch on July 30th, for free, and on Windows only, initially, with a Linux and MacOS version to follow shortly after. There won't be any difference between the Steam build and the one you can get normally on Libretro's official site, but the team is looking into incorporating features from Steam's platform in the future. This feature follows a recent RetroArch update, which lets users directly dump their official game discs to their computer, allowing for easy backups. You'll also be able to take a Sega CD, Saturn, PlayStation 1, or 3D0 disc. put it in your PC's disc drive, and run it directly on RetroArch, with more consoles to be supported in the future.
  
  There are also plans in the works for developers of older IPs to release their games on Steam, through using RetroArch, though no further details are known about that yet.
  
  Source
  https://gbatemp.net/threads/retroarc...-steam.543312/
  
  
  

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Google Stadia has received 4,000 applications from developers

July 15th, 2019, 17:29 Posted By: wraggster

Google has received more than 4,000 applications from developers wanting to be part of its Stadia platform.
The number was revealed by Sam Corcoran, technical account manager for Google, in a talk at Develop:Brighton.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...rom-developers

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Microsoft opens first flagship store in Europe

July 15th, 2019, 16:27 Posted By: wraggster

Today, Europe's first flagship Microsoft Store opened today on Oxford Circus, alongside the announcement of a £1 million digital learning grant to support young people in the local community.
The store has three floors, with a section specifically dedicated to Xbox hardware as well as a gaming lounge equipped for esports tournaments. It also has a community theater meant to serve as a "digital learning hub" for classes on coding, summer camps, and other digital skills as well as summer camps and special educational events.

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Big PC sales continue to rock EMEAA charts

July 15th, 2019, 16:23 Posted By: wraggster

Steam's summer sale continued last week, keeping a number of older releases at the top of the EMEAA charts with no new releases coming in to disrupt them.
Grand Theft Auto V took the No.1 spot once more, pushing Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled down into No.2. Super Mario Maker 2 held its own at No.3, and that's without the addition of digital sales data for Nintendo.
It's worth noting that last week's EMEAA charts appear to have been missing data from Take-Two Interactive that has since been added. High sales for Borderlands: The Pre-sequel and Borderlands 2 last week are why the "last week" numbers show some discrepancies when compared with the charts previously reported.
But with Take Two's data included this week as well, we can see how well the two Borderlands games are doing as a result of the Steam summer sale, free DLC for Borderlands 2 to bridge the story to Borderlands 3, and anticipation for said third game in a few months.
Another telling point is that (again likely due to Steam's sales), digital unit sales broken down by platform show almost all PC sales, all the way down. Grand Theft Auto V on PS4 was No.4 (the PC version was No.3) and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on PS4 was at No.6, but after that we don't see another non-PC game until No.23 (Need for Speed: Rivals), and there are no Xbox One games until No. 67 (Minecraft). Though again, without Nintendo Switch digital data, that point is slightly blunted.

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RetroPie 4.5 released, support for the Raspberry Pi 4 being worked on

July 9th, 2019, 17:53 Posted By: wraggster

• After over a year since the last version, and having been teased since March, comes the latest update for RetroPie. The newest release brings RetroPie up to version 4.5, and adds a whole host of changes. Before you ask, no, this build does not offer support for the just-released Raspberry Pi 4, though the development team is currently working to fix that. Some of the notable fixes and changes include updating RetroArch to v1.7.6, offering better Bluetooth support for those that use the DualShock 3, adding moonlight game streaming as an experimental module, and more, which can all be seen below in the official changelog.
  

  • Dropped Raspbian/Debian Jessie support
  • Raspberry Pi 3 A+ support (via Stretch firmware update)
  • Many new es themes added
  • Added Skyscraper (Scraper for Emulation Station game lists)
  • RetroArch updated to v1.7.6
  • Amiberry (Amiga emulator) updated to v2.25, including support for launching whdload and CD32 titles from ES.
  • Jzintv (Intellivision emulator) updated to 20181225 release
  • atari800 – updated to v4.0.0
  • Mupen64plus – updated to latest version (GlideN64 stability and compatibility improved), as well as other changes.
  • Fuse (ZX Spectrum emulator) updated to v1.5.7
  • ZEsarUX (ZX Spectrum emulator) updated to v7
  • advmame (Advance MAME arcade emulator) – updated to v3.9
  • Fixed building of quake3 for RPI.
  • Added love-0.10.2 (2d Game Engine) for compatibility with older games.
  • Dosbox updated to SVN r4194 including joystick fix for 360 controllers.
  • CGenius – updated to v2.3.1
  • lr-flycast (libretro Dreamcast emulator) – renamed from lr-reicast and enabled for arm platforms including the RPI.
  • reicast – Switched to updated upstream repository – the latest code includes bugfixes and improvements including better game compatibility as well as our RPI fixes.
  • lr-ppsspp – switched to upstream repository for latest version
  • lr-fbneo (Arcade and console emulator) – renamed from lr-fblpha – lots of improvements including neo geo cd support, and optional cyclone 68k core for better performance on slower devices for some games.The emulator can now be selected as an alternate emulator for Sega Genesis/Mastersystem/SG-1000, PC-Engine, MSX, ColecoVision and ZXSpectrum.
  • Fixes and updates to many libretro cores
  • Kodi updated to the 18 “Leia” release (only available in Raspbian Stretch)
  • Improvements/fixes to joystick control in runcommand launch menu
  • Fixes / Improvements to bluetooth pairing
  • Added sixaxis driver – better DualShock 3 controller support with full bluetooth coexistence
    • Third-party (Shanwan/Gasia) controller support via customhidsony & custombluez drivers
  • lr-mame2014 renamed to lr-mame2015
  • Emulationstation – updated to v2.8.4 which includes:
    • 2 new scrapers added for the TheGamesDB and ScreenScraper. Also many bugfixes and improvements including:
      • Gridview support now in main version
      • Hide MAME bios files by default
      • Graphical / rendering fixes
      • Loading progress
      • Allow using analog sticks for navigation
      • More flexible audio configuration
      • Lots of code refactoring, bugfixes and performance improvements, including removing boost libraries making compilation faster (and code smaller).
      • Search and load artwork based on ROM name (image and video)
      • Experimental scripting support, triggered by events.

  • Added new experimental modules
    • moonlight – NVIDIA GameStream client
    • steamlink – Steam Link streaming client for Raspberry Pi 3
    • jumpnbump – multiplayer platform game
    • mysticmine – open source indie game
    • bombermaaan – Classic bomberman game
    • lr-superflappybirds – Multiplayer Flappy Bird Clone
    • lr-scummvm – libretro version of scummvm (Allows playing of many classic point and click adventures)
    • lr-x1 – Sharp X1 libretro core
    • lr-redream – Dreamcast emulator
    • lr-pokemini – Pokemon Mini emulator
    • lr-81 – Sinclair ZX81 emulator
    • lr-quasi88 – NEC PC-8801 emulator
    • splitwolf – 2-4 player split-screen Wolfenstein 3D / Spear of Destiny port
    • lr-mupen64plus-next – a new WIP Libretro core which aims to improve upon the existing lr-mupen64plus core.

  
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ScummVM News - Quest for Glory, with a bit of Hoyle Games!

July 9th, 2019, 17:42 Posted By: wraggster

You arrive in a dark cave, in the mysterious land of Mordavia... Gear up your hero and face your old foe, the insidious Ad Avis! If you feel overwhelmed by this quest, you can always chill out with a game from the Hoyle collection!
The ScummVM team is proud to announce support for the following games, which are ready for public testing:

• Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness (aka QFG4)
• Hoyle Classic Games
• Hoyle Bridge
• Hoyle Children's Collection
• Hoyle Solitaire

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Google Stadia games will remain available to purchasers even if pulled from store

July 8th, 2019, 18:09 Posted By: wraggster

One of the big concerns around game streaming centers on game ownership -- if you can't download a purchased game to your device, it can theoretically be "taken" from you at any time.
Speaking to VP and head of Google Stadia Phil Harrison at a roundtable, Gamesradar+ found out at least one facet of how that might work on Stadia when it launches in November - specifically, in an instance where a developer or publisher pulls support for a game that people have already purchased.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...led-from-store

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