How well does Steam Linux Runtime work for making Linux executables run across all the different distributions and Linux setups, I wonder?

I recently got GZDoom and Raze compiled to run with Steam Linux Runtime using the official distrobox image...

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> Sees Gears of War
> Wasn't that developed and/or published by Epic Games? They would never bend the knee and release on Steam.
> Looks at Steam store page
> Developed by "The Coalition", published by Xbox Game Studios
> ....

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Wishlisted! Because I think gaming needs more studios which embrace open source. :heart:

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The last time I tried upgrading my Kubuntu 22.04 to 24.04 using the official release upgrade tool, I was left without a Linux kernel. Then again, I have my root and home folders on separate partitions, and the root partition was rather small (200GB) and I had a lot of system packages installed, so it may have been a disk space issue... I really have no idea. I had to install Kubuntu 24.04 from the DVD, and I had to format my root partition in the process, but at least I didn't lose any of the stuff in my home folder!

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It's the first video game source code release of 2025! :woot:

Now those games can be ported to Linux, macOS, and current and future versions of Windows, and be kept alive as long as there's a passionate coder who cares about bringing them back. C&C is really popular, too, so it will have a much longer lifespan than many other open source games.

They should do this more often, it's an infinite money source, they do a positive advertisement to a pretty old game, people buys them and the community do the job to "update" the game to current standards

Yes, please! Now I wish EA would release the source code for the classic Wing Commander games, especially because the GOG/DVD version of Wing Commander 4 does not work very well under WINE or Proton, and so that modders can mod or upgrade those games to their liking.

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You preserve games by releasing them DRM free. Where is Freelancer?

Currently on the GOG.com dreamlist: https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/freelancer [External Link] . While the dreamlist is a nice idea, I don't think the dreamlist will actually accomplish anything, if its current track record is anything to go by. On top of that, developers and publishers will have to agree to the terms set by GOG, which means none of that Denuvo crap that these craporations love so much.

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Meanwhile, IBM claims they are already "replacing as many workers with AI as possible" [External Link].

Because, of course, who needs puny humans when you can have an AI do the work for you for free? :angry: Never mind the fact that these puny humans also have basic needs to pay for. :angry: This is what pisses me off about this AI gold rush.

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It's nice to see more of these exclusives coming to PC. But I think Sony will probably hold the best of the best, such as Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Astro Bot, as console exclusives. And even if those titles get PC releases, Sony is probably going to enforce PSN account requirements.

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We need more collaborative funding efforts for Firefox and Thunderbird. As if Chrome doesn't already have a monopoly on web browsers...

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They can't, or won't?

There are many, many reasons game developers cannot release their source code. To name a few:

• The publisher may forbid it


• Usage of APIs covered by NDAs, such as console platform APIs


• Usage of proprietary middleware


• Hard drive failure on the computer which has the source code

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