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Fruit Ninja designer reveals Normal Golf Game with a demo - there's nothing normal about it
28 May 2026 at 9:54 am UTC Likes: 2
This, along with Neo Turf Masters, might be the only golf game that picks my interest 😆
Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
28 May 2026 at 8:29 am UTC Likes: 2
Awesome, GenerativeAI killed Steam Hardware. With the new pricing, the $599 ROG XBox Ally looks like a much bang for the buck alternative (until it also raises the price, that I suspect they'll have to do).
Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
22 May 2026 at 2:28 pm UTC Likes: 19
As much as I love Valve, they should stop this loot box nonsense.
SN Operator from Epilogue brings SNES carts to modern PCs and its now up for order
22 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC Likes: 13
It's cool, but I think the hardware is too expensive for what it is: just a cartridge dumper. I have designed cartridge flashers and dumpers myself, and the BoM cost for those on volume might be lower than 5€ (with the cartridge connector taking most of the cost). Some of my Open Source and Open Hardware cartridge writers/dumpers just in case anyone is wondering:

* SEGA8 (for SEGA Master System and GameGear): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/ch32-sms-gg-prog [External Link]
* MegaWiFi Programmer V (for SEGA Megadrive/Genesis and Master System): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/mw-ch32-prog-sch [External Link]
Sony to no longer bring PlayStation narrative single-player games to PC
19 May 2026 at 7:20 am UTC Likes: 2
It's a pity, but not having big exclusives is one of the main reasons causing the XBox decline. Sony must have been taking notes and don't want the same to happen to PlayStation.
Denuvo DRM reportedly fully cracked open, 2K apparently fights back with online checks
1 May 2026 at 8:26 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: mr-victory
Quoting: doragasuUnfortunately there's a growing probability of Denuvo moving to kernel level DRM. And if that happens, it's game over for Linux users. Not a problem specifically for me, I don't buy games with Denuvo DRM, but for the platform itself, it might be a big hit.
Do you have a source? Hope this doesn't happen
No source, that's just me guessing. But with Denuvo pricing reported as $25K per game per month + 50 cents per game sold, I am sure they are doing all they can to stay relevant, it's big money in here. And given their protection seems completely defeated, I suspect going to kernel level might be the next step.
Denuvo DRM reportedly fully cracked open, 2K apparently fights back with online checks
29 Apr 2026 at 7:01 pm UTC Likes: 2
Unfortunately there's a growing probability of Denuvo moving to kernel level DRM. And if that happens, it's game over for Linux users. Not a problem specifically for me, I don't buy games with Denuvo DRM, but for the platform itself, it might be a big hit.
Anthropic begin funding Blender as a Corporate Patron
29 Apr 2026 at 9:21 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: williamjcm
Quoting: STiATPocket money for an AI company.
"Pocket money" that they pretty much can't afford to spend because they're not profitable in the slightest.

You can read Ed Zitron's great articles on the economic situation of generative AI companies for a nice overview of why those companies (and genAI in general) are nothing less than a money sink. The latest one is particularly interesting: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ais-economics-dont-make-sense/ [External Link]
The thing is when you are losing billions every year, losing a fraction of a million more won't make a difference. And this can be obtained from the marketing budget.
Anthropic begin funding Blender as a Corporate Patron
28 Apr 2026 at 6:31 pm UTC Likes: 5
At least if they pay in cash and not in tokens...
Valve have plans for the Steam Deck 2, plus a brief Steam Machine / Steam Frame update
28 Apr 2026 at 10:20 am UTC Likes: 3
With the current situation, they daring to give a date for the SD2 would be quite crazy.