The Halo Recomp project, a static recompilation of Halo: Combat Evolved, has been ported to run on the PS Vita. This extends the ongoing effort to bring the original Xbox shooter to platforms it was never officially released for. via retrododo.com
A report circulating online claims that Rare, the studio behind Banjo-Kazooie and GoldenEye, is rumoured to be developing a new Crash Bandicoot game. No official announcement has been made by Rare or Crash's current rights holders. via retrododo.com
The team behind the BrickBoy, a device that made a LEGO Game Boy playable, has announced a follow-up called BrickStation. It is designed to work with the LEGO PS1 set, turning the brick-built console replica into an actual playable system. via retrododo.com
A fan project building on the Ship of Harkinian decompilation work has brought The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask to PS5, running natively at 4K and 60fps rather than through emulation. It follows the same community effort that previously enabled PC ports of the N64 game. via retrododo.com
Queen's Domain, a retro-style fantasy RPG inspired by King's Field, has been confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2 in addition to its previously announced PC release on October 30. The game follows a hero who washes ashore on a mysterious island while searching for their missing father, exploring an interconnected labyrinthine world. via gamesasylum.com
RetroAchievements, the achievement-tracking system popular with emulator users, can now be used on genuine PlayStation 2 consoles rather than only through emulation. This lets players earn and track achievements while playing PS2 games on original hardware. via retrododo.com
Three retro-themed games have been removed from the PlayStation Store and pulled from PS Plus without advance warning to subscribers. The games are described as holding strong nostalgic appeal for players. via gamingbible.com
Bonnie Studios is working on a port of Team Cherry's 2017 metroidvania Hollow Knight for the original PlayStation, built with the PSoXide toolkit. The project adapts the game's sprites, text and sound assets so they can run on PS1 hardware, with a release date yet to be announced. via psxhomebrewgames.com
System 3 boss Mark Cale has given an update on the Kickstarter-funded Last Ninja Collection, explaining that PS4, PS5 and Xbox versions remain undelivered two years after the campaign ended. Cale says Antstream, the developer handling those versions, will no longer work on them under the existing arrangement, prompting System 3 to pursue an alternative route with Blaze that led to the Evercade release. via timeextension.com
A fan-made recreation of LEGO Racers, the 1999 kart racer originally released for PC, Nintendo 64 and PlayStation 1, has been made available to play directly in a web browser. The project recreates the classic party racing experience without requiring the original hardware or software. via retrododo.com
Speedrunner "apel" has discovered a new glitch in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty that lets players skip through the Tanker section's explosive corridor without fighting Olga Gurlurkovich or obtaining the USP pistol. via timeextension.com
Hyperboard Extreme, a new arcade racing game available free on Steam, draws stylistic inspiration from the Sega Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 era. The game has received a 100% positive user rating on the platform. via gamingbible.com
