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Google cracks down! APKs, ROMs, and Emulators banned — is Android freedom over?

In a sweeping policy overhaul, Google is moving to restrict unverified APKs, ROMs, and emulators, a change that could redefine what it means to use Android freely. The new rules, set to roll out by ...
androidheadlines.com

Delta emulator to get online multiplayer for Nintendo DS titles

This year, the App Store finally opened up to retro gaming emulators. Apple’s move was a result of EU pressure on big tech companies. Since then, developers of Provenance, Gamma, Delta, and others ...
Kotaku

Nintendo Kills Another Switch Emulator

Another Nintendo Switch emulator has been taken offline as Nintendo’s crackdown on the homebrew scene continues. Work on the open-source emulator Ryujinx will cease and downloads for it have been ...
Android Authority

Nintendo just went nuclear on Switch emulators (again)

Nintendo has filed seven new DMCA notices taking down over 400 GitHub repositories related to Switch emulators. The notice took down repos for emulators such as Suyu, Skyline, and several others. It’s ...
Android Police

The Hydra lives on: How Nintendo's war on emulators feeds the beast

Benjamin is a business consultant, coach, designer, musician, artist, and writer, living in the remote mountains of Vermont. He has 20+ years experience in tech, an educational background in the arts, ...
Android Authority

There's bad news if you want the best PS3 emulator to come to Android

The developers behind the RPCS3 PS3 emulator have announced ports of the app to Arm-based devices running MacOS, Linux, and Windows. Unfortunately, the team has also confirmed that it has no intention ...