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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days

Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan for the Vibrant Visuals update

By Liam Dawe,
Work continues for the Vibrant Visuals update to come to Minecraft Java, and as part of that they're switching the rendering from OpenGL to Vulkan.

Valve wins legal battle against patent troll Rothschild and associated companies

By Liam Dawe,
The case of Valve versus Leigh Rothschild and all associated companies has come to an end, with Valve coming out the clear winner in this one.
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Unity CEO says an upcoming Beta will allow people to "prompt full casual games into existence"

By Liam Dawe,
The generative AI expansion continues, with the Unity game engine being turned into a slop-making machine with an upcoming update.

Godot Engine suffering from lots of "AI slop" code submissions

By Liam Dawe,
The Godot Engine team recently posted about more issues with "AI slop", including various pull requests that have become a big drain on resources.

Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Unfortunately, the HDMI Forum refused to allow HDMI 2.1+ features in the open source driver, but that hasn't stopped one developer.

Steam Deck now out of stock in the EU in addition to USA, Canada and Japan

By Liam Dawe,
Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with the EU now appearing to be completely out of stock.

Free and open source RTS 0 A.D. release 28 "Boiorix" is live

By Liam Dawe,
The first release of 0 A.D. that doesn't have an "Alpha" label attached, as the free and open source RTS has grown up with their faster release schedule.

Prepare for HDD availability trouble as they're getting sold out too

By Liam Dawe,
Component shortages are increasing thanks to the AI boom, and if you were thinking you could fall back on traditional HDDs - you would be wrong.

NVIDIA recommended driver 580.126.18 released for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA released their latest recommended driver for Linux with version 580.126.18 out now.

Widelands, the open source Settlers-like, devs plan to ban all AI generated contributions

By Liam Dawe,
Widelands is a free and open source Settlers-like strategy game, and their developers appear to be setting a firm stance against any AI generated contributions.

Mewgenics is a clear hit reaching over a million sales

By Liam Dawe,
A little bit of good news - Mewgenics from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel is a clear hit, with it recently hitting a big sales milestone.

Hytale gets a huge Patch 3 update with Animal Taming, Map Markers and lots of new content

By Liam Dawe,
Hypixel Studios continue building up Hytale during Early Access with Patch 3 out now that adds in a ridiculous amount of additions to the game.

It's now easier to install MGSHDFix for Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The ace Luxtorpeda project has expanded, and now it makes it real easy to install the popular MGSHDFix pack for various Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck.

Get some great games in the new Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Back for I believe the third time, the Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Humble Bundle is live with some great games to stock up on.

Kerbal Space Program spiritual successor Kitten Space Agency now has a Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
Kitten Space Agency is a promising upcoming space simulation game that's pretty much a spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program and now for Linux too.

Opus Magnum from Zachtronics is getting a big new 'De Re Metallica' DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Easily my favourite game from Zachtronics, Opus Magnum is making a return with a big new DLC that's set to arrive on March 17th.

Bend the market to your will in the roguelike Insider Trading

By Liam Dawe,
Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Stack synergies, trigger price swings, and trade wisely.

Creature collector EvoCreo 2 gets a demo on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Ahead of Steam Next Fest which is quickly approaching, the creature collector standalone sequel EvoCreo 2 has a demo live now.

The Wolf Among Us, The Last Express and more join the GOG Preservation Program

By Liam Dawe,
The GOG Preservation Program expands again to include more classic games that will be kept alive with patches from the GOG team like The Wolf Among Us.

Fight first-person rock-paper-scissors style duels in the deck-builder Handmancers

By Liam Dawe,
Handmancers looks like a fun spin on deck-builders with the first-person view and the rock-paper-scissors style counter system.