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Transport Tycoon Deluxe inspired game OpenTTD has a new release coming
3 Nov 2022 at 5:39 am UTC
3 Nov 2022 at 5:39 am UTC
Recently made sure that Chris Sawyer and John Broomhall (composer) also got their dues by buying transport tycoon mobile. Not touching that version with a ten-foot pole, but the remastered music is a great drop-in for openttd ^_^
Classic Unreal Tournament lives on with a new OldUnreal upgrade, 64bit now on Linux
31 Oct 2022 at 8:51 pm UTC Likes: 6
31 Oct 2022 at 8:51 pm UTC Likes: 6
They're also working on the 227j patch for unreal gold. Apparently, it will feature native linux and even raspberrypi 4 compatibility :woot:
Source: https://www.oldunreal.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=7657&p=75611&hilit=raspberry#p75611 [External Link]
Source: https://www.oldunreal.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=7657&p=75611&hilit=raspberry#p75611 [External Link]
System76 upgrade the Thelio desktops with Intel 13th Gen and new AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs
25 Oct 2022 at 5:35 am UTC Likes: 2
25 Oct 2022 at 5:35 am UTC Likes: 2
From the press release: "What sets the Thelio desktop line apart from other desktops is its system-specific thermal engineering. The internals are engineered for optimal airflow, allowing the user’s components to perform at their best.Colour me highly sceptical of the benefits of this carry-over from laptops. This is an extremely competitive area of case/cooler design, making it doubtful that their engineering can approach existing off-the-shelf solutions, that would have had the additional advantage of adhering to standards.
Someone released the FOSS RTS 0 A.D. on Steam without speaking to the developers
23 Oct 2022 at 12:35 am UTC Likes: 1
23 Oct 2022 at 12:35 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: ElectricPrism...Just checked, and at the moment they don't have one. As far as I know, they never had one. The "worst" I recall having seen from canonical in this area is a pre-download donation request which was easily skipped.
Ubuntu has a paywall for their OS download
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Play real Game Boy cartridges on Steam Deck / Linux with GB Operator
16 Oct 2022 at 12:09 pm UTC Likes: 3
16 Oct 2022 at 12:09 pm UTC Likes: 3
Then you may also be interested in the Retrode 2, a snes and genesis cartridge dumper with plugins for gbx, sms, and n64. It also allows one to connect the classic controllers of the respective consoles.
It's available irregularly at several online retro-game shops.
It's available irregularly at several online retro-game shops.
DOSBox Staging 0.79.0 is out now
23 Sep 2022 at 4:31 am UTC
23 Sep 2022 at 4:31 am UTC
[quote=Craggles086][quote=whizse]
Quoting: Craggles086...Am I missing something? VR is in the suggested features list, not the planned ones. Besides, emulating old dos-connected vr devices on modern ones would certainly be suitable for a gaming-centered dos emulator.
Future goals.. Support for VR??
Hardly mission critical for a Dos emulator..
https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/projects/3 [External Link]
Minigalaxy, a simple open source GOG client for Linux adds lots of new features
21 Sep 2022 at 8:38 pm UTC Likes: 3
21 Sep 2022 at 8:38 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: BlooAlienWell, that's a pretty nice sounding update. I'ma have to run download that right now. GOG should learn a thing or three from them (but they likely won't)…Alternatively, they could officially support, and contribute to, projects such as this.
Intel reveals Arc Graphics A-Series desktop GPU specifications
11 Sep 2022 at 9:38 am UTC
11 Sep 2022 at 9:38 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyApart from that, those higher-end gpu's would take up production resources because of those huge dies (with extra high failure rates on top) that can be better spent increasing the install base. A higher number of users is important to gain better dev support.Quoting: denyasisfrom the comments above, it doesn't seem they are necessarily targeting high end right away (is there a business reason for that? It doesn't make sense to me).I think more of a technical reason: That shit is really, really fucking hard to do. You need to build up expertise over years.
Nara: Facing Fire inspired by Hollow Knight is live on Kickstarter with Linux support
5 Aug 2022 at 4:16 am UTC Likes: 3
5 Aug 2022 at 4:16 am UTC Likes: 3
All looks and sounds pretty good. I'm honestly surprised it's not funded already.It's an unproven indie team on a platform that is littered with disappointments. On top of that, the minimum reward tier that includes the game doesn't reflect that risk. I'm not surprised people could be a bit hesitant.
Unity to 'merge' with ironSource with a buzzword salad press release
15 Jul 2022 at 6:12 am UTC Likes: 5
It is only a matter of time before the new cost of the "free" license is going to be having to sell one's audience to the highest bidder.
15 Jul 2022 at 6:12 am UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: denyasis...Yes, I suspect that devs that are now using the free license are going to be forced to make money via ads in their games and that a large portion of that money is going to be going to unity.
(force the dev to make money?).
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It is only a matter of time before the new cost of the "free" license is going to be having to sell one's audience to the highest bidder.