No such thing as ethical AI. I've never linked to my own site from GOL, but I'll make an exception for the first time, because I wrote about this just over a month ago. Not just how the models are created, but their day to day use is unethical too. Their impact on society. Even the impact on your brain.

https://www.scaine.net/site/2025/06/the-ethics-of-ai-june-2025 [External Link]

Interesting take from these devs, basically admitting that their game is an unabashed cash-in on unethical technology. Uh... thanks?

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This article is a timely reminder that I cancelled all my PayPal payments last month, but I wasn't allowed to cancel my account because one was still pending - Patreon, I think. Hopefully I can cancel now - everything is migrated back to credit cards for now, which at least is a direct payment process. Of course, the real problem is that in terms of credit cards generally, you really only have Visa, Mastercard or Amex.

I suppose in the UK, we have smaller banks offering credit cards, like Revolut, or Monzo. But they're small fish. At least you can definitely use Monzo on Steam.

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Something weird happened to me though . . . I had this card that was supposed to buff defence cards it was adjacent to, but that didn't seem to be happening.

Haha - I had a the same problem!! Turns out, you play that card first, THEN anything played adjacent will be boosted. They could make the language a bit clearer on some of the cards, for sure.

Edit to add - that's why the right-click to "ghost place" the cards is quite useful to plan out your turn. Especially if you're going for the "board fill" special trigger (the 2nd character has cards that feature this trigger - they're not worth in my opinion, but it's nice to see novel ways that the board can be a catalyst for effects).

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I had a mate who used a cap he'd wear that had a sensor that allowed this kind of head movement tracking. Not sure if it was TrackIR, but I was super sceptical until I saw him use it. The head movements are quite subtle in reality, but are slightly exaggerated in-game, so you get a really nice way to look around the cockpit of the car/plane very naturally without going full-VR.

I still think my short time in Project Cars 2 VR was one of the best experiences that showed me that a game can be good but not great on 2D, but absolutely exceptional in VR. Elite:Dangerous was another - I played 30 hours in 2D and was "meh, okay", but then played in VR and spent a further 220 hours exploring planets. There's nothing to DO in Elite:Dangerous, so why spend 220 hours in that game?? Because head tracking in cockpit games is AWESOME.

So this is a pretty exciting project, I'd say, given that most folk will have a webcam lying around post-lockdown. And it costs less than a tenner!

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Yep, totally agree with PLG above - I've played the starter wizard to level 3, beating the boss twice now, so he's almost completely unlocked, and I thought the game maybe didn't have much more to show. But the second character is refreshingly different to play, with cards that look small, but which have the "expand" trait, so they explode outwards when you play them, and occasionally, the effect of the card is how many tiles the card can expand! She also has a LOT of "exhaust" cards, and a mechanism to bring them back into play - these cards will get better each time they're exhausted, encouraging the mechanic overall.

Really atmospheric, and some nice synergies too.

It's missing some kind of relic system currently, which pretty much every deckbuilder implements (Slay the Spire, Roguebook, Monster Train, etc). Something to subtly (or fundamentally) alter the core gameplay mechanics if you're lucky enough to line it all up.

There could also be more in the way of upgrades. Right now, all you can really do is add an attack or defence rune to an existing sigil/shape which is a little underwhelming. I suppose there are also a couple of upgrades for overall damage and duration, but I imagine the final game will have more.

Great start, great demo, really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the final release now!

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protonGE is kind of a requirement on linux

Funnily enough, I haven't used it in about four years or so. Maybe it depends on the kinds of games you play though.

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Does this mean DMC3 now works out of the box on linux?

I don't know if this fixes DMC3 fully, but it won't be "out the box" unless the official Proton adopts these patches. This article is about Glorious Eggroll's version of Proton that you have to download separately, either manually, or by using one of the tools that manage Proton versions for you.

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I'm really, really looking forward to this, and I had no idea there's a demo!

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The magic system is reminiscent of Magicka, but deeper. Choosing the spell looks a bit clunky though. Reckon I'll give the demo a shot.

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Never really been a fan of Arkanoid games, but I have to say, this has piqued my interest!

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