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Re-establish a haven for the lost dwarven civilization in Regions of Ruin: Runegate
5 Jun 2025 at 5:11 am UTC

That looks promising. I hope they'll release on GOG.

NVIDIA release fresh details on their current Wayland support and future plans
23 May 2025 at 4:51 am UTC

Between Vulkan video and VAAPI - there is zero reason for using nvdec.

There is Zink's VAAPI over Vulkan video which which will provide VAAPI for nvk scenario.

All that isn't ready yet, but things are moving there. But as above, personally I'd just never touch Nvidia hardware to begin with.

NVIDIA release fresh details on their current Wayland support and future plans
21 May 2025 at 6:44 pm UTC Likes: 3

The future of Nvidia on Wayland is nova + nvk, not the "official" blob. Otherwise just use AMD and forget about Nvidia if you have a choice.

Celebrating 10 years, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and older titles are heavily discounted
21 May 2025 at 12:14 am UTC Likes: 1

Congrats! One of the best games of all time.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy Enhanced Edition announced with Steam Deck support
14 May 2025 at 3:19 pm UTC

Are those remake of the originals using more modern engines?

Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later
12 May 2025 at 4:25 pm UTC

Unrelated, but the graph reminded me. I can't find the link to user stats in the site menu anymore. Was it removed? It was one of the very interesting features really.

15 years after being cancelled, pirate-themed action game Captain Blood is out now
8 May 2025 at 6:52 am UTC Likes: 7

Fun detail. The game has a semi-hidden option to use Vulkan instead of DX12.

Find engine.ini file in the game directory and set this option in the render section to 1:

[render]
...
use_vulkan = 1

15 years after being cancelled, pirate-themed action game Captain Blood is out now
8 May 2025 at 12:42 am UTC

Pretty tough game. Somewhat confusing, what happens if you buy the same combo twice? I got two icons on it, but what benefit does it give?

ROCKFISH reducing EVERSPACE 2 DLC pricing as everything is getting more expensive
22 Apr 2025 at 3:53 am UTC

Very cool trailer! I backed the game originally on Kickstarter, so looking forward to buy and play the expansion.