this is experimental. None of the developers are using Linux as a desktop OS

That probably won't be a problem for very long, if they accept contributions

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Meanwhile… Anyone considering a Switch (1 or 2) should know Nintendo introduced terms allowing them to brick them remotely. It doesn't look terribly legal, yet here we are:

https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-emulation-hacking-brick-warning-terms-of-service [External Link] via
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/05/nintendo-threatens-to-brick-switch-consoles-for-hacking-piracy/ [External Link]

In section 2. License
https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/eula/US?lang=en-US [External Link]

Without limitation, you agree that you may not (a) publish, copy, modify, reverse engineer, lease, rent, decompile, disassemble, distribute, offer for sale, or create derivative works of any portion of the Nintendo Account Services; (b) bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent any of the functions or protections of the Nintendo Account Services, including through the use of any hardware or software that would cause the Nintendo Account Services to operate other than in accordance with its documentation and intended use; (c) obtain, install or use any unauthorized copies of Nintendo Account Services; or (d) exploit the Nintendo Account Services in any manner other than to use them in accordance with the applicable documentation and intended use, in each case, without Nintendo’s written consent or express authorization, or unless otherwise expressly permitted by applicable law. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with the foregoing restrictions Nintendo may render the Nintendo Account Services and/or the applicable Nintendo device permanently unusable in whole or in part.

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Who looks to neoliberalism and thinks let's financialize things even more? Gaming hasn't been improved by the integration of gambling and microtransactions, or by industry consolidation and layoffs. And now there are these clowns trying to get the crypto cult of deregulated finance to capitalise on the popularity of the steam deck. I hope they will run out of marks.

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Pseudoregalia is not working well with Intel graphics, unfortunately. I either get a UE4 "fatal error!" alert, or with `force_vk_vendor=-1 %command%`, an OOM kill.

Which is a shame for an N64-inspired game. Its predecessors are very light on resources, and for a successor, Frogun is super smooth.

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Here is the post by Extremely OK Games [External Link].

While this has shaken out other members of the team have moved on as well. Noel & I now want to take all of the (many!) lessons we've learned from Earthblade, wipe the slate clean, and refocus ourselves back to smaller-scale projects. We're prototyping again and exploring at our own pace, and trying to rediscover game development in a manner closer to how we approached it at Celeste's or TowerFall's inception. We still, of course, hope to collaborate with Amora, Kyle, Chevy, Lena, and Power-Up Audio again in the future. Scaling the core team up post-Celeste has ultimately been a failure, and that's okay. We gave it all we've got, and life goes on. We are happy to return to our roots and reclaim some joy in our creative process, and see where that takes us.

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Could this not be an artifact? Graphs showing incorrect info for the latest time period is not unusual, it could mean some of the data wasn't completely collected.

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Good, short, well written demo with a nice reveal!

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: EhvisBecause the code that you use was written by the company that you licensed the engine from. With AI it is usually unclear what it's from and who is the rightful owner to the source material. Stores are simply attempting to cover their responsibility.

That covers the stores, not people pointing their fingers on this but not that.

The stores depend on artists, there's the angle of labour rights, wealth concentration, the question of promoting creativity vs slop… Cory Doctorow [External Link] has written a ton about those questions. itch.io in particular has to be sensitive to the mood of indies lest they get pushed out.

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Quoting: GuestThe engine takes care of the programming to a certain extent, you add the graphics and audio, and everyone is happy.

Now, the extensive use of AI for image generation seems to be perceived differently, but the principle remains the same: you handle the programming and audio while paying relatively little attention to the graphical aspect, yet... not everyone is happy.

Engines can be reused depending on their license, or the developer's goodwill in the case of mods. People pay attention to the engine licensing terms because they expect they will have to obey them, hence the reaction to the Unity runtime fee.

The current GenAI trend is driven by datasets of every picture ever made, ingested without the artists consent.
The proponents of the bubble do not expect to obey artists' rights such as copyright. So I am glad itch is requiring disclosures, it's a good first step against both slop and copyright laundering.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ai-spits-out-exact-copies-of-training-images-real-people-logos-researchers-find/ [External Link]
https://www.salon.com/2024/01/09/impossible-openai-admits-chatgpt-cant-exist-without-pinching-copyrighted-work/ [External Link]

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Quoting: wvstolzingI've had a very difficult time, because of this, finishing HL2 proper, and didn't play the 2 episodes at all. If they've fixed the problem in the meantime, I actually would like to play the episodes.

Portal uses the same engine, AFAIK; and I don't get motion sickness in Portal at all. Maybe it's because Portal mostly takes place 'indoors', in smaller environments? It's really strange

The changelog mentions increased render distance, might that help?

Watched the documentary and started a play through with commentary, while I had a feeling for the narrative style from just playing, it really took an incredible amount of care and iteration with play testers to make this game work.

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