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Unity Considers Tentative Changes To Controversial Policies
18 Sep 2023 at 8:41 pm UTC Likes: 8

Death threats were sent in which forced an office closure.
It's worth being aware that they decided to close their offices after a Unity employee in a different state posted on social media, rather than because of any external game dev ire.

From the linked article:
On September 14, 2023, at approximately 0930am, San Francisco Police Officers assigned to Central Station responded to the unit block of 3rd Street regarding a threats incident.

When officers arrived on scene, they met with a reporting party who informed them that an employee made a threat towards his employer using social media. The reporting party also said that the employee works at an out of state location for the company, but that they had been unable to reach the outside jurisdiction to make a report.

The reporting party was advised to contact the jurisdiction in which the incident occurred, and officers took a courtesy report.

Unity apologises for the new runtime fee, say they will make changes
18 Sep 2023 at 8:32 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: LoftyIs it that once you join a corporation you become a gas lighting narcissist or do you only get employed if you are a gas lighting narcissist.
The people at the top have been to gas lighting narcissism school. Some - like former EA CEO now Unity CEO John Riccitiello - have spent additional years honing their craft subsequently.

People that aren't at or near the top that are employed by a corporation have no special powers in that regard.

Unity apologises for the new runtime fee, say they will make changes
18 Sep 2023 at 11:59 am UTC Likes: 21

Quoting: MayeulCI also hope that the studios that complained start donating to Godot, at least a token amount.

Here's some alternatives to the Unity game engine
15 Sep 2023 at 1:31 pm UTC Likes: 2

There's a list of alternatives here [External Link], many of which have been mentioned in this article or the comments.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered heads to Steam from Aspyr
15 Sep 2023 at 3:17 am UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: whizseShooting digital people, no problemo. Shooting digital animals, big problemo! :tongue:
That's why, for a dozen games, Greenpeace were trying to stop her shenanigans. But she slayed them, too. She's a monster.

Linux continues rising above 3% desktop user share on Statcounter
6 Sep 2023 at 5:38 pm UTC Likes: 10

Quoting: Purple Library GuyJolly good!
I do wonder if the gaming side has fed into this--if people aren't finding themselves more able to switch because the answer to "But can I play my games?" is now basically "Yes."
In my case that's actually one of the primary reasons I started following GoL--I concluded that the gaming side was a really key strategic issue for desktop growth more generally.
"The big problem that is holding back Linux is games. People don’t realize how critical games are in driving consumer purchasing behavior."
-- Gabe Newell, 2012

Steam will soon show better controller support details like for PlayStation controllers
6 Sep 2023 at 4:22 pm UTC Likes: 3

What's your preferred gaming input? Do you stick with a mouse? Use a controller? Let us know in the comments.
Different games benefit from different input methods. There's no way I'm playing a platformer or a driving game with a mouse. Even something otherwise desktop-friendly like a third-person game is hampered by the lack of analogue movement controls. So I'll use KB/M, controller, steering wheel, whatever's most appropriate for a given game. HOTAS if I were more into flying games.

Steam will soon show better controller support details like for PlayStation controllers
6 Sep 2023 at 4:16 pm UTC Likes: 3

It's also a gentle nudge to get developers to use Steam Input (which provides automatic support - including appropriate glyphs - for a bazillion different controllers and makes it easier to have multi-input - such as controller and gyro mouse) rather than some Xbox-controller-only input library that might be provided by, say, Microsoft.

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars getting remastered, plus a whole new adventure
5 Sep 2023 at 6:06 pm UTC Likes: 3

Sweet. Played through 1, 2 & 5 on the Deck recently, and loved the experience (I'd played 1 & 2 before back in the day).

Linux updates tease Valve 'Galileo' and 'Sephiroth' - Steam Deck refresh? Or new VR?
5 Sep 2023 at 2:40 pm UTC Likes: 6

Quoting: BrokattWhat I would want is a version of the Steam Deck without the screen, a Steam Brick if you will. I think that could be really popular both for desk and couch gaming. Sure you can get a dock a get almost the same experience but not entirely.
Make one yourself. There are quite a few dinky NUC-like machines available, or you can just plug any computer into a TV or monitor. Install Linux on it, autolaunch Steam Big Picture, and pair it with a PlayStation controller. Job jobbed.