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Steam broke some huge all-time high records over the weekend
16 Dec 2020 at 10:25 pm UTC Likes: 3
16 Dec 2020 at 10:25 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: The_Aquabatit surprises me taking into account how buggy Cyberpunk currently is. It's a bad sign that devs are getting away with buggy releases imho.This is nothing new. Many years ago, I read an article in PC Gamer titled "Best and Worst Gaming Trends of 1996", and the top worst trend was games being released in a bug ridden and unfinished state.
Unreal Engine 4.26 rolls out with lots of Linux improvements, drops OpenGL for Vulkan
6 Dec 2020 at 1:27 am UTC Likes: 2
6 Dec 2020 at 1:27 am UTC Likes: 2
And yet Epic still won't port their most popular game to Linux. I personally don't give a crap about Fortnite, but the fact that there's not a Linux version tells you everything you need to know about how Epic feels about us.
OpenRazer 2.9.0 is out, adding plenty of new Razer device support on Linux
6 Dec 2020 at 1:25 am UTC
6 Dec 2020 at 1:25 am UTC
Quoting: slaapliedjeI'm a Cherry Brown aficionado myself.Quoting: Mountain ManUnless Razer quality has dramatically increased in recent years, I won't touch their products ever again. About seven years ago, I bought a Razer Black Widow keyboard and a Razer Onza gamepad, and both developed significant faults within a year -- LEDs started to burn out on the Black Widow, and both joysticks on the Onza developed significant drift that could not be corrected with calibration. If the second-rate quality of their hardware wasn't enough, the fact that they started requiring drivers with online connectivity to unlock the full capabilities of their products has kept me away for good.Ha, this is the same reason I have stayed away from Radeons for so long.
Now I have a WASD mechanical keyboard [External Link] with custom keycaps and a Zowie EC1-A mouse [External Link], and I couldn't be happier.
I always like hearing about other keyboard snobs.
I bought recently a blue Cherry MX keyboard that a friend of mine said was obnoxious. I told him I bought it because I can barely hear it through the noise canceling headphones I end up wearing all day for work. :p
OpenRazer 2.9.0 is out, adding plenty of new Razer device support on Linux
5 Dec 2020 at 1:11 am UTC
5 Dec 2020 at 1:11 am UTC
Unless Razer quality has dramatically increased in recent years, I won't touch their products ever again. About seven years ago, I bought a Razer Black Widow keyboard and a Razer Onza gamepad, and both developed significant faults within a year -- LEDs started to burn out on the Black Widow, and both joysticks on the Onza developed significant drift that could not be corrected with calibration. If the second-rate quality of their hardware wasn't enough, the fact that they started requiring drivers with online connectivity to unlock the full capabilities of their products has kept me away for good.
Now I have a WASD mechanical keyboard [External Link] with custom keycaps and a Zowie EC1-A mouse [External Link], and I couldn't be happier.
Now I have a WASD mechanical keyboard [External Link] with custom keycaps and a Zowie EC1-A mouse [External Link], and I couldn't be happier.
KDE teams up with PinePhone for the PinePhone - KDE Community edition
25 Nov 2020 at 1:40 am UTC
Anyway, I could always install a third-party open source OS on my Pixel 3, which is tempting but not without its risks, and since I do depend on my phone for work (primarily SMS for logging into certain remote systems), I really can't afford a bricked phone if something were to go awry.
25 Nov 2020 at 1:40 am UTC
Quoting: slaapliedjeI'm not sure what your reference is to Amiga and Atari ST in Europe, because those were both very popular home computers here in the US.Quoting: Mountain ManAh, much like the days of the Amiga and Atari ST, it's better to live in Europe if you want 'alternate' phones.Quoting: NibelheimThose prices are very reasonable. I would love to get away from Android and Google and the "always on" tracking system built into Android phones.Quoting: pbAny word on the price? I would like that but with a bit more ram...16GB eMMC/2GB of LPDDR3 RAM = 150$
32GB eMMC/3GB of LPDDR3 RAM + HUB = 200$
Anyway, I could always install a third-party open source OS on my Pixel 3, which is tempting but not without its risks, and since I do depend on my phone for work (primarily SMS for logging into certain remote systems), I really can't afford a bricked phone if something were to go awry.
KDE teams up with PinePhone for the PinePhone - KDE Community edition
22 Nov 2020 at 9:38 pm UTC
22 Nov 2020 at 9:38 pm UTC
Quoting: NibelheimThose prices are very reasonable. I would love to get away from Android and Google and the "always on" tracking system built into Android phones.Quoting: pbAny word on the price? I would like that but with a bit more ram...16GB eMMC/2GB of LPDDR3 RAM = 150$
32GB eMMC/3GB of LPDDR3 RAM + HUB = 200$
Free and open source flight sim 'FlightGear' has a brand new release
10 Nov 2020 at 3:34 am UTC
10 Nov 2020 at 3:34 am UTC
Quoting: GustyGhostI flown several different aircraft in this and I can definitely say you need at least a joystick controller to be able to manipulate everything. Flightgear might be what pushes me to finally try a full joystick.If you're serious about flight simulators then a joystick is a minimum requirement. Even better is a yoke. I have CH Products Eclipse Yoke which has integrated rudder paddles. It makes flight simming so much more enjoyable (although I don't fly as much as I used to).
It's hard to believe but Counter-Strike has turned 20 and it's still going strong
9 Nov 2020 at 3:40 pm UTC Likes: 1
9 Nov 2020 at 3:40 pm UTC Likes: 1
At first I thought the screenshot in the article had a depth-of-field effect. Then I realized, no, those are just ugly textures from a decades old game engine.
Ahoy, Me Hearties! Civilization VI's free Pirates game mode is out now
23 Oct 2020 at 9:35 pm UTC Likes: 1
23 Oct 2020 at 9:35 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: GuestThey need to just make a new Pirates game already!Alternatively, just give the 2005 remake an HD remaster with all new art assets and widescreen support, and I'd buy it.
Microsoft Edge comes to Linux in October as a preview
24 Sep 2020 at 12:39 am UTC
24 Sep 2020 at 12:39 am UTC
Quoting: GuestHonest question - why would I want to use this over Firefox or Chrome, especially on Linux? It seems an odd choice to port over.Especially since Edge is little more than Microsoft's own custom build of Google Chrome.
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