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GOG removes HITMAN after customer backlash over online features
10 Oct 2021 at 7:05 pm UTC Likes: 3
10 Oct 2021 at 7:05 pm UTC Likes: 3
Well at least they removed it eventually. For a time to long they gave the impression that they didn't give a f**k.
When they started with the "review bomb" bullshit I thought they were sold out for good.
When they started with the "review bomb" bullshit I thought they were sold out for good.
BattlEye confirms Linux support for Steam Deck, will be opt-in like Easy Anti-Cheat
29 Sep 2021 at 10:04 am UTC Likes: 1
DRM are made for publishers, not gamers. Their job is to remove agency from gamers and give it to publishers. They are made to reduce game experience, not to enable it.
So it's only natural that on this they let publishers opt-in rather than opt-out. It's not like suddenly we want gamers to play where they want regardless of a publisher monetization strategy.
Sad as it may be the quicker way to make "those few clicks" happen would be for them to find the nuts to ask gamers a commission with a DLC (e.g.: 10$ - Game on linux DLC: adds support for playing on proton).
29 Sep 2021 at 10:04 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: GuestAnd it's opt-in... Fantastic 🙄I understand frustration but... what would people expect?
DRM are made for publishers, not gamers. Their job is to remove agency from gamers and give it to publishers. They are made to reduce game experience, not to enable it.
So it's only natural that on this they let publishers opt-in rather than opt-out. It's not like suddenly we want gamers to play where they want regardless of a publisher monetization strategy.
Sad as it may be the quicker way to make "those few clicks" happen would be for them to find the nuts to ask gamers a commission with a DLC (e.g.: 10$ - Game on linux DLC: adds support for playing on proton).
Epic Games announce full Easy Anti-Cheat support for Linux including Wine & Proton
25 Sep 2021 at 8:37 am UTC
I don't know why but this sentence of yours reminded me of a piece of lore I once read about Orks in WH40K, on how they only put value in weapons but that nobody can successfully trade weapons with them.
"The only thing that Tim values is cash. However nobody was ever able to successfully trade cash with him. In fact due to his self righteous nature, once he receives the cash he will immediately use it to sue whoever gave it to him." 😂🤣😅
25 Sep 2021 at 8:37 am UTC
Quoting: GuestMore likely that Valve dumped a steaming pile of cash on Tim's lawn.Lol.
I don't know why but this sentence of yours reminded me of a piece of lore I once read about Orks in WH40K, on how they only put value in weapons but that nobody can successfully trade weapons with them.
"The only thing that Tim values is cash. However nobody was ever able to successfully trade cash with him. In fact due to his self righteous nature, once he receives the cash he will immediately use it to sue whoever gave it to him." 😂🤣😅
Epic Games announce full Easy Anti-Cheat support for Linux including Wine & Proton
24 Sep 2021 at 9:07 am UTC
24 Sep 2021 at 9:07 am UTC
That's something I never thought I would read. I'm glad I have though.
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2 will be coming to Linux
22 Sep 2021 at 12:12 pm UTC
If I remember correctly you can get through most lasers just by walking at the bottom of the screen... And I don't think it works as intended. :huh:
22 Sep 2021 at 12:12 pm UTC
Quoting: TheSHEEEPWe gave up on the game after failing that section for over an hour.Agreed. That section could use some work.
If I remember correctly you can get through most lasers just by walking at the bottom of the screen... And I don't think it works as intended. :huh:
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2 will be coming to Linux
22 Sep 2021 at 12:09 pm UTC Likes: 2
22 Sep 2021 at 12:09 pm UTC Likes: 2
Some references in the first one are difficult to get for people that are not connected to pop Italian culture (like the one with priest on the bicycle). But overall it's an okish game if one loves the Bud and Terrence movies. I don't recommend it if one just looks exclusively for a great beat em up.
If the second is the same as the first for me it's a buy. I've seen Screenshots with a football setting. Maybe they put in also movies where they played alone? My father in law appears in a few scenes in Uppercut. That would be a nice gag to play it when he comes to visit. :grin:
If the second is the same as the first for me it's a buy. I've seen Screenshots with a football setting. Maybe they put in also movies where they played alone? My father in law appears in a few scenes in Uppercut. That would be a nice gag to play it when he comes to visit. :grin:
Linux continues to remain above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey
2 Sep 2021 at 12:28 pm UTC Likes: 3
I'm always tepid when it come to "1% articles". That's why I never comment them. No offence but I think that in those articles we talk just to talk, with no concrete stats to back those theories and analysis. The way I see it, we always made conjectures on error bars rather than actual data.
I'm still not sure we are actually seeing a change, but these numbers can definitely be the first recorded trace of a real trend. And yes, this is something we never seen before and also by my "picky standards" it's worth spending a word so here I am: my word is "Wow!" :grin:
Can't wait to see if in 6 months it's confirmed!
2 Sep 2021 at 12:28 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: EikeWow!Quoting: MalWhat is the adoption in the USA alone?Nobody knows, but Liam's tracker has got the English only graph for a guess (nice increase lately!):
Liam, I'm still not sure how you're calculating it, despite reading the description. Which numbers do you use?
I'm always tepid when it come to "1% articles". That's why I never comment them. No offence but I think that in those articles we talk just to talk, with no concrete stats to back those theories and analysis. The way I see it, we always made conjectures on error bars rather than actual data.
I'm still not sure we are actually seeing a change, but these numbers can definitely be the first recorded trace of a real trend. And yes, this is something we never seen before and also by my "picky standards" it's worth spending a word so here I am: my word is "Wow!" :grin:
Can't wait to see if in 6 months it's confirmed!
Linux continues to remain above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey
2 Sep 2021 at 9:20 am UTC
2 Sep 2021 at 9:20 am UTC
What is the adoption in the USA alone?
I know all good businessmen will actually focus more on chinese numbers before rest of the world because there is where big money is made today (well, unless Winnie is able to kill his country VG market with the new restrictions), but USA is meaningful for trend setting and it can give a hint on what to expect in the years to come.
I know all good businessmen will actually focus more on chinese numbers before rest of the world because there is where big money is made today (well, unless Winnie is able to kill his country VG market with the new restrictions), but USA is meaningful for trend setting and it can give a hint on what to expect in the years to come.
Stardew Valley just became an esport with a $40,000 tournament in September
24 Aug 2021 at 6:05 pm UTC Likes: 2
24 Aug 2021 at 6:05 pm UTC Likes: 2
Frankly speaking, I'm disappointed.
I really expected the winner of the Stardew Valley competition to receive the payment in kind.
I really expected the winner of the Stardew Valley competition to receive the payment in kind.
Zorin OS 16 Pro brings a little Windows 11 flavour to Linux
13 Aug 2021 at 4:46 pm UTC Likes: 5
13 Aug 2021 at 4:46 pm UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: wvstolzingWell... someone will eventually. And Zorin will make "easier" the transition. Windows -> linux is not just GUI. There are different abstractions for different "computer organizations" (for example, my father first pc was DOS. Just "removing" C: and A: was a trauma for him. Even though he doesn't touch a CLI since ages and it's just about icons. He had a mental model deeply rooted in his brain). By having at least a familiar GUI you can reduce the stress on the adopter while he metabolize the "new concepts".Quoting: MalNo one's accustomed to the w11 layout yet, though.Quoting: Guestwhat's the point of providing a windows 11 layout? Not even windows users want that. The first thing I see them doing is to try to find the setting to put it back in the corner.Uh... Old people already accustomed to that windows if I had to find a use case.
When I "forced" my father to linux I gave him Zorin and it made the transition smoother since GUI issues are factored out. After the conversion is done it's surely possible to move on to more functional interfaces.
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