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- 1God of War for PSP now runs in the browser via WebAssembly▼God of War on PSP, recompiled to WebAssembly and running in the browser
A developer has recompiled the PSP version of God of War to WebAssembly, allowing the game to run directly in a web browser without a traditional emulator. The project, hosted on GitHub under the name psp-web-recomp, is drawing attention for showing how static recompilation can bring console games to the web, prompting discussion about the technique's potential for preserving and playing other handheld titles.
- 2Pyxel brings retro game development to Python▼Show HN: Pyxel – A Python retro game engine with built-in art and sound editors
Developer kitao has released Pyxel, an open-source Python game engine for building retro-style games, featuring built-in pixel art and sound editors. The engine is hosted on GitHub and is drawing attention on Hacker News, where users are discussing its all-in-one approach that lets creators design graphics and audio without leaving the Python environment.
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gpuvis, an open-source GPU trace visualizer developed by Mike Sartain, is drawing attention among developers. The tool renders GPU captures from renderdoc, PIX, and other profilers, helping engineers analyze frame timing and spot performance bottlenecks in graphics and compute workloads. Discussion is centered on its usefulness for profiling games and graphics applications.
- 4Reverse-engineered video game ports draw growing attention●Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports
The Verge has published a roundup collecting news on reverse-engineered video games, including decompilation and recompilation projects as well as virtual reality, web-based and 3D ports. The piece gathers coverage of fan-led and technical efforts to rebuild games so they can run on new platforms. Such projects often spark debate over legality, preservation and access to older games.
- 5Unity Software stock draws investor attention▼Unity Software Inc. (U) Stock Price, News, Quote & History
Unity Software Inc., the San Francisco-based company behind the widely used Unity game engine, is seeing renewed interest in its stock, which trades under the ticker U. Investors are tracking the share price, quotes and latest company news as attention around the video game software maker picks up across financial coverage.
- 6Toyota tipped to launch $15,999 car with new engine●TOYOTA JUST DROPPED A BOMBSHELL: A $15,999 CAR WITH NEW ENGINE WILL SHAKES THE ENTIRE EV INDUSTRY!
Claims are circulating that Toyota is preparing a vehicle priced at $15,999 fitted with a newly developed engine, described as a move that could disrupt the electric vehicle market. The announcement is being widely discussed among car enthusiasts, with supporters calling it a potential game-changer and skeptics questioning the price and specifications.
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Engineers at CedarDB have ported the original Doom to run entirely inside SQL, continuing the long tradition of getting the 1993 shooter to run on unlikely platforms. The project renders and plays the game through database queries, and it is drawing attention from developers impressed by the technical creativity involved.
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Google and Unity have together launched Playground, an AI-powered platform for creating games. The tool is aimed at letting developers and creators build game content more quickly using generative AI, combining Unity's game engine technology with Google's AI capabilities. The announcement is drawing attention from the gaming and developer communities, who are watching how AI tools will reshape game development workflows.
Repos
- Niko1221/Strata Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on any consumer hardware: one-click install for Windows / Linux. Strata inference engine, OpenAI/Anth
- rehan-remade/universal-modder Point Claude at any game. Skills, tools and the fal MCP that let Claude Code mod almost any PC game you own: recon, reve
- mizorewww/laya-coreml Local Laya typed decisions on Apple Core ML and Neural Engine. Validated ports, ~5 ms short decisions on M3 Max, reprodu
- dgreenheck/tidewater Coastal town built with Opus 5.5
- CAPCOM-TD-OSS/REDox High-performance, token-based structured data engine for .NET. A core component of REX, the technology behind CAPCOM
- kitao/pyxel A retro game engine for Python