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Latest Comments by Jarmer
GOG now using AI generated images on their store
30 Jan 2026 at 6:53 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: Liam DaweArticle updated with a note from GOG.
wow, that's a REALLY terrible official response from them. I mean, oof.

CachyOS founder explains why they didn't join the new Open Gaming Collective (OGC)
30 Jan 2026 at 4:03 pm UTC Likes: 7

This just makes me love cachy even more. Kickass peterleet!

GOG now using AI generated images on their store
29 Jan 2026 at 2:54 pm UTC Likes: 10

Not only is it AI garboslop, it doesn't even MAKE SENSE for them to use...? I don't even understand how this was even put up on their site at all? A snes console? For a pc gaming platform? An ancient 4x3 crt tv? Someone on a couch staring at the back of a tv?

None of it even makes sense, even if you can (I can't) get past the use of AI. So ..... wtf is even happening over at the gog braintrust? Nothing?

Xfce is getting a brand-new Wayland compositor called xfwl4
28 Jan 2026 at 2:38 pm UTC Likes: 7

the wayland future is really coming along nicely. Cinnamon is getting there, xfce will be there soon, cosmic/gome/kde are already there. Yes!

The modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet is up on Kickstarter
28 Jan 2026 at 2:30 pm UTC

This looks amazing!

but ... has a bunch of red flags. Kickstarter being the biggest. I have been following the Pilet device for forever now as well ( https://soulscircuit.com/pilet [External Link] ) but it seems to be stuck in kickstarter hell as the website still says "in development" and not released, but the kickstarter says it was to be delivered 7 months ago. So who knows.

Basically this Meceha device LOOKS amazing, but will be a wait-and-see ... Thanks for the recommendation!

The popular Arch-based distro CachyOS gets a new release with a significantly reworked installer
27 Jan 2026 at 2:59 pm UTC Likes: 2

very nice! At some point this winter / spring I'll probably wipe my system and start over with a fresh cosmic install of Cachy. I'm on gnome Cachy now and love it, but really want to use the cosmic de, and now that it's out of beta I think it'll be a good time to do so.

GPD claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise
23 Jan 2026 at 4:49 pm UTC

I swear I thought I had a fever dream the other night! Right you guys? YES! It's official!

Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux
23 Jan 2026 at 3:01 pm UTC Likes: 2

what exactly is going on over at nexus mods....? Sheesh. Seems to be just random thrashing about of ideas and decisions that make no sense...?

Ubisoft implementing cost-reduction restructuring, cancelling various games and closing studios
23 Jan 2026 at 2:59 pm UTC Likes: 4

Yves Guillemot must have some serious dirt on someone somewhere to still remain in charge of this "company" if you can even call it that at this point. "Stinking rotting carcass that long ago resembled a function entity" ... maybe that's more apt?

Is his nepo baby son still in charge of any number of their subsidiaries? Probably.

Marathon from Bungie is out March 5th - likely unplayable on SteamOS Linux
21 Jan 2026 at 6:29 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Strapinski
Quoting: JarmerNobody from the Bungie glory days are still around. The suits are running the show, and when this doesn't get instahit status, which it won't, they'll shut it down.

Nothing to see here, just a shambling corpse. Safe to move on.
Do you know where they went? I really played the game a lot and I still like many aspects of it. But over the last few years, you could just tell how little art, story, etc., mattered anymore. It became all about grabbing cash. But I’d at least be interested in seeing what the talented people who used to be at Bungie have put together now.
If we're talking the og Marathon, Myth, Halo, Oni ... the vast majority of those hyper talented people are either retired or dead. There are still a few I think related to some modern companies but not a lot. I don't even know if any originals are at 343 anymore.

The Microsoft acquisition (and then after that all the other garbage stuff with netease and sony etc) pretty much destroyed the company. There was no going back after the mass exodus from that era / layoffs.