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Unity Considers Tentative Changes To Controversial Policies
19 Sep 2023 at 11:17 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: dibzConsidering how the people at the top sold so much of their stock prior to the announcement, they knew what the reaction would be like. I suppose it's possible they underestimated it figuring themselves too big to fail.

Hopefully people just move on from the slimy company and be done with it.
I'm really hoping they get charged with insider trading offense.

Steam Deck OS 3.5 now in Preview with HDR, VRR and display colour settings
17 Sep 2023 at 9:08 am UTC Likes: 2

I'd love this on my desktop, so I can use the HDR capabilities of my monitor xD

Embracer closes Volition developer of Freespace, Red Faction, Saints Row
31 Aug 2023 at 8:18 pm UTC Likes: 4

<insert here anti capitalist stance>

Patch 2 for Baldur's Gate 3 coming with 'major performance improvements'
30 Aug 2023 at 9:12 am UTC

I just started Act 2, by the time I get to Act 3 the patch will be released. Right now, I'm more impatient for FSR2 coming cause I'm going to spend a few days with the Deck only.

A lot of my friends are also playing several characters and doing Act 1 only, but I can't do that. I think investing in one character during the full play through suits me better, and then start over.

Dev of Shadow Tactics, Desperados III, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew shutting down
29 Aug 2023 at 1:41 pm UTC Likes: 3

This is really sad news. From them having suffered mentally due to the multi-year projects, to closing. When smaller studios like this close is when the reality of the industry hits, and it's rather depressing.

I hope they get better with the support of professionals and their family, and wish them the best in the future. Shadow Gambit it's on my wishlist, and will be purchasing after I finish BG3.

Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT revealed, plus more details on FSR 3
28 Aug 2023 at 8:22 am UTC

Quoting: Lofty
Quoting: TheRiddickThese new AMD cards are NOT good upgrades for people using the 6700/6800 cards.
AMD has even made sure people understand these are for the 5000 series or below for upgrade. I see these as being almost like a 6700/6800 refresh, or a 1.5 upgrade in some sense since they are just barely faster and just more efficient cards.
But are they more efficient if they are barely faster than the 6 series ? I mean my 6700xt is 12gb 192bit just like the 7770xt, But the difference is that the 6700xt is 186w TDP and the 7700xt is 245w TDP, which is a sizeable increase if you live in a expensive energy climate or a hot climate to boot. Some people have argued you can undervolt a 7700xt to maybe 200W to make it more reasonable, but by that same Token i have my 6700xt undervolted and i barely see 145w for total draw. i can actually game without overly concerning myself over heat or energy costs. Given i game at 1440p@60 most of the time the entire system sits between 145-165w in typical gaming scenarios.

That said i agree with the fact that they might be a good replacement for the 5 series. Id personally try to find a cheap 6700xt/6800 series on a deal and undervolt it, should last a good few years.
I’ve got a 5700xt and most games run very well at 1440. Ray Tracing would be nice, but I think I will wait until the 8000 series for a proper upgrade, and hopefully better contained TPDs

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty new trailer live, plus big free update coming
23 Aug 2023 at 12:51 pm UTC Likes: 6

Really looking forward to this one. I have mentioned this before, and don't want to sound boring, but the first one worked marvellously great for me. It wasn't a perfect game, but I also loved the story, the setting, combat, etc. Seeing they're expanding on this and improving what people didn't like, hopefully will get the game, and the studio, back into people's radars.

Nightdive Studios announce Turok 3 and Star Wars: Dark Forces remasters
23 Aug 2023 at 12:43 pm UTC

I'd prefer to see Dark Forces with a new 3D Engine, but the remaster looks cool as well.

5 years ago Valve released Proton forever changing Linux gaming
21 Aug 2023 at 5:13 pm UTC Likes: 1

5 years already? We gamed so much with Proton that it feels the time just flew by xD