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-yuzu emulator
-=============
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+<h1 align="center">
+ <br>
+ <a href="https://yuzu-emu.org/"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu-assets/master/icons/icon.png" alt="yuzu" width="200"></a>
+ <br>
+ <b>yuzu</b>
+ <br>
+</h1>
-yuzu is an experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch from the creators of [Citra](https://citra-emu.org/).
+<h4 align="center"><b>yuzu</b> is the world's most popular, open-source, Nintendo Switch emulator — started by the creators of <a href="https://citra-emu.org" target="_blank">Citra</a>.
+<br>
+It is written in C++ with portability in mind, and we actively maintain builds for Windows and Linux.
+</h4>
-It is written in C++ with portability in mind, with builds actively maintained for Windows and Linux. The emulator is capable of running several commercial games.
+<p align="center">
+ <a href="https://dev.azure.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/">
+ <img src="https://dev.azure.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/_apis/build/status/yuzu%20mainline?branchName=master"
+ alt="Azure Mainline CI Build Status">
+ </a>
+ <a href="https://discord.com/invite/u77vRWY">
+ <img src="https://img.shields.io/discord/398318088170242053?color=%237289DA&label=yuzu&logo=discord&logoColor=white"
+ alt="Discord">
+ </a>
+</p>
-yuzu only emulates a subset of Switch hardware and therefore most commercial games **do not** run at full speed or are not fully functional.
+<p align="center">
+ <a href="#compatibility">Compatibility</a> |
+ <a href="#development">Development</a> |
+ <a href="#building">Building</a> |
+ <a href="#download">Download</a> |
+ <a href="#support">Support</a> |
+ <a href="#license">License</a>
+</p>
-Do you want to check which games are compatible and which ones are not? Please visit our [Compatibility page](https://yuzu-emu.org/game/)!
+## Compatibility
-yuzu is licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later version). Refer to the license.txt file included.
+The emulator is capable of running most commercial games at full speed, provided you meet the [necessary hardware requirements](https://yuzu-emu.org/help/quickstart/#hardware-requirements).
-Check out our [website](https://yuzu-emu.org/)!
+For a full list of games yuzu support, please visit our [Compatibility page](https://yuzu-emu.org/game/)
-For development discussion, please join us on [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/u77vRWY).
+Check out our [website](https://yuzu-emu.org/) for the latest news on exciting features, monthly progress reports, and more!
-### Development
+## Development
-Most of the development happens on GitHub. It's also where [our central repository](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) is hosted.
+Most of the development happens on GitHub. It's also where [our central repository](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) is hosted. For development discussion, please join us on [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/u77vRWY).
-If you want to contribute please take a look at the [Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/wiki/Contributing) and [Developer Information](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/wiki/Developer-Information). You should also contact any of the developers on Discord in order to know about the current state of the emulator.
+If you want to contribute, please take a look at the [Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/wiki/Contributing) and [Developer Information](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/wiki/Developer-Information).
+You can also contact any of the developers on Discord in order to know about the current state of the emulator.
-If you want to contribute to the user interface translation, please check out the [yuzu project on transifex](https://www.transifex.com/yuzu-emulator/yuzu). We centralize translation work there, and periodically upstream translations.
+If you want to contribute to the user interface translation project, please check out the [yuzu project on transifex](https://www.transifex.com/yuzu-emulator/yuzu). We centralize translation work there, and periodically upstream translations.
-### Building
+## Building
* __Windows__: [Windows Build](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/wiki/Building-For-Windows)
* __Linux__: [Linux Build](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/wiki/Building-For-Linux)
+## Download
-### Support
-We happily accept monetary donations, or donated games and hardware. Please see our [donations page](https://yuzu-emu.org/donate/) for more information on how you can contribute to yuzu. Any donations received will go towards things like:
+You can download the latest releases automatically via the installer on our [downloads](https://yuzu-emu.org/downloads/) page.
+
+
+## Support
+
+If you enjoy the project and want to support us financially, check out our Patreon!
+
+<a href="https://www.patreon.com/yuzuteam">
+ <img src="https://c5.patreon.com/external/logo/become_a_patron_button@2x.png" width="160">
+</a>
+
+Any donations received will go towards things like:
* Switch consoles to explore and reverse-engineer the hardware
* Switch games for testing, reverse-engineering, and implementing new features
* Web hosting and infrastructure setup
* Software licenses (e.g. Visual Studio, IDA Pro, etc.)
* Additional hardware (e.g. GPUs as-needed to improve rendering support, other peripherals to add support for, etc.)
-We also more than gladly accept used Switch consoles, preferably ones with firmware 3.0.0 or lower! If you would like to give yours away, don't hesitate to join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/VXqngT3) and talk to bunnei. You may also contact: donations@yuzu-emu.org.
+If you wish to support us a different way, please join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/u77vRWY) and talk to bunnei. You may also contact: donations@yuzu-emu.org.
+
+## License
+
+yuzu is licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later version). Refer to the [license.txt](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/blob/master/license.txt) file.