emulators Archives

Apple pulls a Game Boy emulator for App Store violations, but says game emulators are allowed

April 15, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Allowed, App, Apple, Boy, Emulator, emulators, Game, Pulls, store, Violations

Apple has removed iGBA, a Game Boy emulator app for the iPhone, after approving its launch over the weekend. The app was among the first to capitalize on Apple’s newly relaxed rules around retro game emulators, a move the tech giant made after EU regulators forced Apple to open up to App Store competitors, like [...]read moreApple pulls a Game Boy emulator for App Store violations, but says game emulators are allowed

The first Apple-approved emulators for the iPhone have arrived

April 14, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Appleapproved, arrived, emulators, iPhone

I played Game Boy Advance games on my iPhone last night thanks to a new emulator called iGBA, which appears to be the first Game Boy Advance emulator on the App Store since Apple started allowing emulators worldwide. The only trouble is, it doesn’t look like iGBA is developer Mattia La Spina’s own work. Despite [...]read moreThe first Apple-approved emulators for the iPhone have arrived

Tesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store

April 14, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology App, Apple, confirms, Drops, emulators, Llama, Meta, prices, release, store, Tesla

Heya, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the past few days in tech. Google’s annual enterprise-focused dev conference, Google Cloud Next, dominated the headlines — and we had plenty of coverage from the event. But it wasn’t the only thing afoot (see: the spectacular eclipse). Lorenzo wrote about how [...]read moreTesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store

iPhone emulators are allowed now so here are some great iOS controllers

April 6, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology Allowed, Controllers, emulators, Great, iOS, iPhone

While we still don’t know exactly how emulators will work on the iPhone, Apple’s play here would put its App Store in a better place to compete with alternative app stores in the EU. Assuming that means you can actually play games from the consoles they emulate, it could be a huge deal for retro [...]read moreiPhone emulators are allowed now so here are some great iOS controllers

Apple changes App Store rules to allow retro game emulators globally

April 6, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology App, Apple, emulators, Game, globally, Retro, rules, store

Apple updated its App Store rules Friday to allow emulators for retro console games globally with an option for downloading titles. However, the company warned that the developers are responsible for making sure that they follow copyright rules. Android users can already access a ton of emulators to play old classics on their devices. Apple’s update [...]read moreApple changes App Store rules to allow retro game emulators globally

Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators

April 6, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology App, Apple, emulators, Game, Opens, Retro, store

Apple is loosening its App Store restrictions and opening the marketplace up to retro game emulators. In an update on Friday, Apple announced that game emulators can come to the App Store globally and offer downloadable games. Apple says those games must comply with “all applicable laws,” though — an indication it will ban apps that [...]read moreApple opens the App Store to retro game emulators