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23 Jul
Preservation PC PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S
The Blood of Dawnwalker Will Ship Complete on Disc

Bandai Namco confirms the physical release of The Blood of Dawnwalker contains the full game on disc and is playable offline, despite a planned day-one update.

22 Jul
Hardware Game Boy Advance
Anbernic reveals RG SP, a stickless clamshell handheld

Anbernic revealed the RG SP, a slim clamshell handheld with no analog sticks, a 3.4-inch IPS display, and a metallic finish. The stickless design targets pure 2D retro gaming.

22 Jul
Preservation Linux PC PlayStation 3 PSP
RPCS3 Now Runs PS3 Games on GPUs From 2007, Because Someone Went and Bought the Old Cards to Try

RPCS3 added support for ATI's TeraScale 1 GPUs from 2007 to 2009, running PS3 games on hardware older than the console itself. Open source keeps ancient cards alive.

22 Jul
Industry PC Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One
Xbox Backward Compatibility comes to PC with four launch titles

Microsoft launched Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC today: four original Xbox games on Windows and handhelds, with Game Pass support, graphical upgrades, and Achievements coming later this year.

21 Jul
Hardware NES / Famicom SNES
SNES save states arrive on Analogue Pocket via experimental core

Analogue Pocket owners can now test an experimental SNES core with save state support, a feature long missing from FPGA platforms.

21 Jul
New Release Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PlayStation 1
Bandai Namco Reveals Full List of Changes for Tales of Eternia Remastered

Bandai Namco details the quality‑of‑life upgrades, graphics toggle, and difficulty options in the Switch‑bound Tales of Eternia Remastered.

21 Jul
Preservation Dreamcast
Dreamcast Core DreamSTer Arrives on MiSTer, Proving the “Impossible” Possible

Experimental MiSTer core DreamSTer boots Dreamcast games, challenging the long‑held belief that the platform couldn't run them.

19 Jul
Hardware GameCube
GameCube Internal Bluetooth Kit v3.5 Pre-Orders Open

LaserBear's internal Bluetooth mod for the GameCube is back in stock for pre-order, now at version 3.5. The $100 kit supports four wireless controllers, wired passthrough, and remote power.

19 Jul
Industry Xbox One
Xbox’s Matt Booty: single-player exclusivity ‘isn’t carved in stone’

Xbox CCO Matt Booty says single-player exclusivity isn't carved in stone, signaling a case-by-case approach that could reshape how the company treats its biggest first-party titles.