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News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By Eike, 17 Dec 2025 at 8:11 pm UTC

Quoting: 1xokIt shows that I have played 5 games on Windows, but I don't even own a Windows computer.

https://s.team/y25/qnrhkhv
Maybe on some visit? I don't have Windows either, but I played at a relative's.

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By 1xok, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:49 pm UTC

It shows that I have played 5 games on Windows, but I don't even own a Windows computer.

https://s.team/y25/qnrhkhv

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By ivarhill, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:47 pm UTC

I've been using LibreWolf for the past year or so and have absolutely no complaints - definitely a strong recommend!

News - Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading
By Cyba.Cowboy, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:35 pm UTC

The ability to only update under Windows is a deal-breaker for me, and has convinced me to never buy another XBOX controller... The last time it happened, I was lucky to have a work laptop that ran Windows that I take home - but I'm about to leave that job, and I probably won't have access to a Windows laptop outside of the workplace next time (most places in my industry use fixed computers that are locked-down). Absolutely ludicrous.

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By kaiman, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:28 pm UTC

I mostly played CK III (89%) and then 4 other games share the rest. Also, 4 months where I didn't play a single game (on Steam).

I don't see any breakdown by OS, but I assure you it's 100% Linux :-).

Though if GOG had similar stats, I think they'd be quite a bit different ... (for one, 89% KC:D2)

News - Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl just got a huge free Stories Untold upgrade
By vertigo, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:21 pm UTC

Awesome to see them support the game like this, especially after the rocky launch. I'll keep holding off until all key A-Life features are implemented.

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By Eike, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:10 pm UTC

Quoting: ArtenAnd Mozilla Corporation is owned by Mozilla Foundation,. So, where are shareholders? Corporation has been established for practical reason. All profits go to Foundation. Corporation is completely under controll of foundation. So in practical sense, there is only foundation, no other shareholder trying to make profit.
I can't comment on Firefox, but I know even Debian does something along these lines.

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By Kimyrielle, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:08 pm UTC

14% of gaming was "spent by all Steam users in new releases (games released in 2025)
If not for Clair Obscur, my personal figure would be zero percent. I have almost no interest in new releases at this point. I guess since I am predominately a MMO player, that's kinda natural - these games are meant to be played for years, even decades. And yes, there hasn't been a decent new MMO on over a decade, too.

But usually I had this handful of newly released games I played at least for a little. They seem to be far and between these days. Other than Clair Obscur, the only other recent games I can remember having played in their respective release years were Baldur's Gate 3 and Hogwarts Legacies.

Not even sure why I still have a Humble Choice subscription. :D

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By Cloversheen, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:07 pm UTC

https://s.team/y25/npgpcc?l=english

Heck yeah, EU4 still grabbing a third of my time! \o/

Except that one time in May/June where I was gone from the world playing Rogue Trader. 😆

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By Verglas, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:05 pm UTC

100% of my Steam games played in 2025 were... New World. Until they announced the sunset.

Everything else was games with GOG offline installers or Warframe, GW2 and PoE1/2 with their respective standalone launchers.

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By Cloversheen, 17 Dec 2025 at 7:01 pm UTC

Quoting: ArtenAll profits go to Foundation.
Minus, of course, the ludicrous CEO salary.

News - Open Fodder, an open source port of the classic Cannon Fodder v2.0 released
By Verglas, 17 Dec 2025 at 6:54 pm UTC

I wish I had known sooner that there is an open source project of this game. Jools & Jops forever.

Also, the Cannon Fodder recruiting music (starting at 2:40min https://youtu.be/Qc2fulUF64w?si=kVAiz77PpbopUulP&t=160) is a melody that I regularly hum for no reason, even though I haven't played this game in over 30 years.

News - Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl just got a huge free Stories Untold upgrade
By Shmerl, 17 Dec 2025 at 6:45 pm UTC

Cool they are giving it for free, it sounds like a major expansion!

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By Arten, 17 Dec 2025 at 6:21 pm UTC

Quoting: Nezchan
Quoting: Arten
Quoting: CharlieTheMadHatterIt's sad to see Mozilla making the same bad choices. Prioritizing shareholder profits seems to come above everything else.
It's nonprofit. So, are this shareholder profits in room with you?
Mozilla Foundation, who owns the source code, is a nonprofit.

Mozilla Corporation, who makes the browser, is, well...a corporation which can make a profit. This is the entity who's worried about market share and adding AI.
And Mozilla Corporation is owned by Mozilla Foundation,. So, where are shareholders? Corporation has been established for practical reason. All profits go to Foundation. Corporation is completely under controll of foundation. So in practical sense, there is only foundation, no other shareholder trying to make profit.

News - D7VK brings Direct3D 7 to Linux using Vulkan based on DXVK
By Nostalgia_Realm, 17 Dec 2025 at 6:13 pm UTC

Quoting: StellaThis is really cool, while there's already an implementation of Directx 1-11 in the form of WINED3D (openGL), Vulkan is just better. Try it for yourself, the installation is dead simple. In the Demo for Harry Potter 2, all the graphical glitches with the transparency were entirely gone when I switched to Vulkan rendering :wub:
Unfortunately just switching to Vulkan rendering (using Bottles) does not fix the DirectX 5 games that I have personally tried. The only way to enjoy some titles on Linux is to use a wrapper like DgVoodoo. The developer of that software is unfortunately extremely against the use of DgVoodoo on Linux even though it works just fine. I've been harassed by this individual in the comments of my YouTube videos today and a few weeks ago. Saying bizarre things along the lines like "So craptris still uses DgVoodoo huh" and disliking every new video release where I mention to use DgVoodoo on Linux in the description. Absolutely NUTS.

That's why I am now looking to get rid of DgVoodoo if possible. But it may not be possible for now. I really hope some absolute CHAD is gonna get up one day and decide to program an open source D3D 2-7 wrapper for Linux/Windows! While the current solution DgVoodoo works, it's not pretty..

News - MicroProse announce a revival of the retro Geoff Crammond Racing series
By kaiman, 17 Dec 2025 at 6:07 pm UTC

Oh cool! I have GP1 for the Amiga and GP2 for PC in their original boxes.
Me too! (And GP3 as well).

GP1 on the Amiga was huge for me! The realism! The graphics! The hot-seat multiplayer! I don't know how many hours I spent with the game, but eventually it became a little boring. Even on highest difficulty, with no driving aids and the default car setup, I'd easily lap the competition in a full-length race. I guess the physics simulation wasn't that perfect then, and the low(er) FPS on PAL Amigas made it easier to control and react, too.

GP2 I also played quite a lot on the PC. Even bought a steering wheel and pedals.

GP3 I found already more difficult, and thus less fun, plus I never really got comfortable with some of the new tracks. Maybe I also never spent that much time with the game to really get proficient.

I never played GP4, but in between GP2 and GP3 I had Ubisoft's F1 Racing Simulation. Though that one seemed to copy the experience of a TV viewer more than that of an actual driver. It also didn't perform that well on my PC at the time.

Since then, I spent some time with Codemasters F1 2017 (I think the last one to get a Linux port). But without a steering wheel I never got too competent to really ace it. Plus, nowadays I don't have the spare time for full-length races and all the practice sessions and qualifying required to farm points to upgrade the car.

I looked at some of the retro-inspired games, like Formula Legends or New Star GP, but both of them lack the soothing experience of driving in circles for 70 laps, inching closer and closer to finally line up the overtake.

Long story short, shut up and take my money! Playing GP1 without having to dig out the manual for the copy protection would be a blessing.

And while we're at it, how about throwing in Geoff Crammond's Stunt Car Racer as well!? :-)

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By Caldathras, 17 Dec 2025 at 5:52 pm UTC

Valve's stats don't include time spent in offline mode or when you're without internet.

Making this an absolutely pointless feature for me, since ALL of my gaming is done offline with no Internet.

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By Caldathras, 17 Dec 2025 at 5:34 pm UTC

Switched to LibreWolf a month ago. Won't be going back. Sorry, Mozilla, the trust is gone. A new, useless CEO won't change that.

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By darthbasselope, 17 Dec 2025 at 5:18 pm UTC

I have 50% Linux and 50% SteamDeck. I also have have 50% controller and 50% keyboard and mouse. 0% Windows.

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By Eike, 17 Dec 2025 at 4:55 pm UTC

31% EXAAAPUUUNKSS. And still didn't beat the last bonus levels. Great game.

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By Johnologue, 17 Dec 2025 at 4:16 pm UTC

Having thought about it more, I would also add that the best way for an organization to become "more trustworthy" in the present is ironically by swearing off/minimizing AI and disclosing any contact with the technology in accessible detail.

Contemporary AI is a black box known to make ridiculous errors (there are more complex reasons to consider the technology untrustworthy, but I don't want to spend too long on this). Even if one was optimistic about the future of AI, it is presently experimental and unreliable.

Saying your company goes through the "extra effort" to do 100% human work is a way to differentiate trustworthiness.

Edit: "Thank you for your trust in me." from the new CEO may as well be the "Thank you for choosing Chrome." in the Google Play patch notes. I didn't "choose" Chrome, I get a system warning if I try to uninstall it. Similarly, I have not in any way put trust in this CEO. I don't appreciate being told I've chosen/trusted someone/something when I had no actual choice.

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By GustyGhost, 17 Dec 2025 at 4:10 pm UTC

Had I taken the earlier Replays, I would be 0% Windows since 2015. There should be a badge.

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By Nezchan, 17 Dec 2025 at 3:50 pm UTC

Quoting: Arten
Quoting: CharlieTheMadHatterIt's sad to see Mozilla making the same bad choices. Prioritizing shareholder profits seems to come above everything else.
It's nonprofit. So, are this shareholder profits in room with you?
Mozilla Foundation, who owns the source code, is a nonprofit.

Mozilla Corporation, who makes the browser, is, well...a corporation which can make a profit. This is the entity who's worried about market share and adding AI.

News - Open Fodder, an open source port of the classic Cannon Fodder v2.0 released
By Naib, 17 Dec 2025 at 3:46 pm UTC

Quoting: DrMcCoyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LSTO7vpJg4
nah, this is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNNHv_eY5no

the fking memories

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By Liam Dawe, 17 Dec 2025 at 3:35 pm UTC

Quoting: Brokatt
Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: Brokatt
Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: kuhpunktWhat does that even mean.
It means you will use AI and you will like it. There is no escape. Consume!
I mean I know the Mozilla hate train is always loaded with pitchforks and ready to leave the station, but isn't that a bit disingenuous? So far Mozilla have stayed true to their first statement and AI is always optional. Should that change I will uninstall Firefox in a heartbeat but until then I'm perfectly happy with it as my default browser. I don't see AI being any different from other services like search, email etc in that I will use it if it respects my privacy.
Well no, because right now it's just words, the settings to turn it all off are hidden behind flags you have to know how to find to disable.
You're referring to the different chat bot providers that are optional and can be turned off in the settings menu? To even remotely compare this to what Google's planning with Chrome borders on FUD.
"Yeah but it's only this one thing...it's only these two things...", that doesn't change anything. It's still there, and they will be expanding on it all clearly from their plans. There's no FUD here. Not agreeing is not FUD.

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By Jarmer, 17 Dec 2025 at 3:23 pm UTC

As a follow up to my own comment LOL:

https://bsky.app/profile/zen-browser.app/post/3ma4y3npgjk2e

So Zen is safe (for now). So seems like we have:

librewolf
zen
waterfox

as the privacy focused - fuck you ai - alternatives.

News - It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
By GoEsr, 17 Dec 2025 at 2:54 pm UTC

I wonder how much it actually costs to keep a browser up-to-date. They spend more each year just on maintaining Firefox than Rockstar did on the record breaking budget of GTA V.

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By snow, 17 Dec 2025 at 2:48 pm UTC

Leaving mine [here](https://s.team/y25/hcwfwcf?l=english). My first year with 0% windows. 46% new releases. Baldur's Gate 3 is my most played game, and I guess it will be my most played game in 2026 😆

News - Steam Replay is live and notes only 14% "of playtime spent by all Steam users" was for 2025 releases
By Jarmer, 17 Dec 2025 at 2:35 pm UTC

89% linux 11% deck is my breakdown.

For me it sucks because the ASSTASTIC star wars outlaws garbage launcher would get stuck open after you exited the game, and steam would still think the game was running when it wasn't. So it logged like a billion sw outlaws hours and has that as my number 1 game even when I only played a tiny bit of it and didn't like it at all. Bleh.

My REAL number 1 played game was Tainted Grail Fall of Avalon. SOOOO GOOD. Absolutely loved it. It deserves that number 1 spot!