@Kimyrielle

Unless something dramatically changed last time I checked, the Snap Store is NOT open source.

A quick glance at the Wiki page seems to confirm that nothing has changed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_(software) [External Link]

What bit are you looking at? Snap Store is only mentioned once in that Wikipedia entry, and I can't see any mention of its licence there.

But should we even care? We use the AUR and trust it. We use Flathub and trust it. But we mustn't use the Snap Store because... why? Proprietary? So is Steam, but here we are on GOL. Hell, GitHub is closed source, which led to Canonical creating Launchpad, which is open source.

And even if the Snap Store IS still proprietary, you can just not use it. Get your Snaps elsewhere. Self-host them. Like you can do with Flathub, but which no-one actually does, because FlatHub is convenient.

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Manjaro seems to fall into that category where people either love it because it works for them, or they hate it, either because it didn't work for them, or for philosophical reasons that tend to stem from the various mistakes the Manjaro team have made over the years.

The vitriol it garners feels like the same hate Canonical garner for... existing? Trying something new? Not being perfect?

I welcome this news, because I'm not sure that Manjaro really has a USP (unique selling point) any more. It used to be "easy access to Arch, with added stability". But of course, the way they tried to provide stability (running two weeks behind Arch) often introduced instability (mainly inside AUR)! And many, many Arch-based options exist now, all with simple to use installers.

Here's hoping they get some mojo back.

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I feel like I have to buy this just for the trailer music! And I do love a good deck-builder, so high hopes for this.

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What a trailer! The way they seamlessly switch between cartoon and in-game footage is excellent! I'm not a huge fan of the Western setting, but I'll keep this on the backburner. The gunplay looks fun.

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This looks really satisfying, and just two days ago, I was tempted by this, but ended up going for Emberward instead, based on the reviews. Definitely also worth checking out. But you know my TD-addiction. I'll probably get Gnomes before long too!

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I suspect a lot of these fixes might be for something else, something broader, but are known to affect a specific title, so they include it.

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Was keen to try to Atomfall, but not only does it use Denuvo, but it's a Rebellion title, a publisher renowned for never, ever removing Denuvo from their titles. Otherwise, I'd have picked up various Sniper Elite games over the years. I'm also missing out on Strange Brigade, and various 2000AD-related games (I used to read the comics back in the day).

It's a shame they're so short-sighted.

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I remember falling out with someone on GOL because I wrote an article suggesting that the Linux experience wasn't great. It's such a shame that so little attention has been paid to Linux VR, not to mention how little is paid to VR even generally. When it's working, VR is such an incredible experience though. I hope the next generation is actually a decent improvement in quality of life features, along with, ideally, making it more affordable overall, or at least addressing some of the existing pain points, like the weight of the headset, or the need (in the case of the Index) for lighthouses.

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Bullet heaven? Survivor-likes? Auto-attacking roguelite?

They'll always be "horde-survival" games to me.

The graphics in this one look pretty sweet. Lots of charm in the upgrade screens too, pretty impressive!

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This looks just immensely satisfying!

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