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Valve reveals Steam Deck OLED for November 16th
10 November 2023 at 2:01 am UTC Likes: 1

Great news for those of us waiting to grab one used for cheaper. Go on everyone, sell your older models to fund your upgrade

Humble has a bundle full of awesome games IGN gave 9s and 10s
2 November 2023 at 2:44 pm UTC Likes: 2

Yeah I was gonna say, isn’t that like whichever game they could think of?

Valve released big new Steam desktop, Steam Deck and SteamVR 2.0 updates
26 October 2023 at 4:19 pm UTC

> Fixed in-game overlay keyboard input not working on systems with ibus, such as gnome desktop environments

Ah, I guess that’s why the new note-taking feature wouldn’t let me actually type.

Welcome to the new and much the same GamingOnLinux
22 October 2023 at 4:48 pm UTC Likes: 10

*Wipes feet on the door*

Oh, did I misread that?

Ubuntu 23.10 download got pulled down due to a malicious translation
13 October 2023 at 7:18 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: Eike
Quoting: SalvatosAnd this is why I'm always a little dubious when companies ask for crowdsourced translations and don't even hire professional reviewers. It's hard enough to ascertain you're getting quality work from professionals in a language you can't even read, but there's really nothing stopping random schmoes from pulling stunts like these if you don't even check.

I was taking part in the crowd sourced translation of Wasteland 2 to German, and while I didn't see something malicious, the result was so bad that I ended up (content spoiled of course and) playing the game in English. There was especially one person which was very diligent, but not very good at it.
Small world, I was part of the French team :) If I remember correctly, we had an actual reviewer or at least coordinator overseeing things, plus we had good communication among the translators, so even though I didn't agree with every term we chose, everything contentious was talked through and we reviewed each other’s work, so it was a decent process overall. I never checked the end result in play, though.

Your mention of "very diligent, but not very good at it" reminds me of some things I’ve seen on the Linux Mint Launchpad. Clément Lefebvre (lead developer) is a French speaker, so of course a lot of the French strings for the project come directly from him. Sometimes I see that other people have gone through and changed his translations to other interpretations of strings that could mean something different out of context - but of course he knew the context he was writing for and the replacements are totally inadequate.

It’s sad but true: when you accept everybody’s help, sometimes you’ll get contributions that aren’t really as helpful ;)

Microsoft completes takeover of Activision Blizzard as UK CMA approves new deal
13 October 2023 at 5:17 pm UTC Likes: 2

I'm confused on two points.

1. How can Ubisoft have the streaming rights and Microsoft non-streaming rights? Who owns/develops the actual games??

2. Isn't Game Pass essentially a game streaming service?

Ubuntu 23.10 download got pulled down due to a malicious translation
13 October 2023 at 5:08 pm UTC Likes: 4

And this is why I'm always a little dubious when companies ask for crowdsourced translations and don't even hire professional reviewers. It's hard enough to ascertain you're getting quality work from professionals in a language you can't even read, but there's really nothing stopping random schmoes from pulling stunts like these if you don't even check.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition arrives on Steam in 'early 2024'
29 September 2023 at 5:15 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: EdwardHamburgerI mean, do we comment on god of war guys looks?
Assuming a rhetorical "we", yes.


Epic Games sheds 830 people due to 'spending way more money than we earn'
29 September 2023 at 2:49 pm UTC Likes: 3

Yeah, I was going to ask if anyone has dirt on Songtradr, because Epic letting go of Bandcamp before ruining it is (tentatively) a big relief.

As for the rest, can’t say I’m surprised. That’s what they always do.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition arrives on Steam in 'early 2024'
27 September 2023 at 4:42 pm UTC

Considering my 1050 Ti just barely runs HZD comfortably, this one might be pushing the envelope a bit too far, but someday hopefully :)