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Simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy v1.3.2 released with improved game installs
26 Feb 2025 at 5:22 am UTC Likes: 2

> WHY would anyone use it

I use my own scripts and installation method with lgogdownloader which is more barebones than this, but gives me full control over what I'm doing. So may be there is an appeal for something more automated for those who don't want to make their own tools but also don't want a whole load of unrelated stuff that Lutris / Heroic have.

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Steam Deck Verified highlights for February 2025 - come find your next game
26 Feb 2025 at 2:49 am UTC

> Lucky Tower Ultimate

I knew the art style reminded me something. It's the same studio that made the Longing!

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Feed the demons, don't fight them in the deckbuilder Hungry Horrors
25 Feb 2025 at 7:09 am UTC

Looks pretty fun!

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Wine 10.2 and vkd3d 1.15 released with more Bluetooth driver progress and support for setting thread priorities
23 Feb 2025 at 3:26 am UTC Likes: 1

This one indeed fixes the regression in 10.1 that caused Cyberpunk 2077 to hang with CET enabled.

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Phil Spencer of Microsoft Gaming thinks generative AI will help game preservation
20 Feb 2025 at 4:48 pm UTC Likes: 5

You preserve games by releasing them DRM free. Where is Freelancer?

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Wayland Colour Management and HDR Protocol finally merged
14 Feb 2025 at 6:18 am UTC Likes: 3

These protocols are optional? For what? How are they used? On Arch Wiki I have found nothing on this topic.

I think defintion of protocols is needed for development, but actual Wayland server (let's say Kwin in case of KDE) and Wayland clients (any native Wayland application, for example Firefox or Wine-wayland running a game) don't need those files, they just communicate with each other using those protocols already.

Basically it's definition of the protocols vs implementations.

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Wayland Colour Management and HDR Protocol finally merged
14 Feb 2025 at 6:15 am UTC

How will it work exactly in practice? I.e. for example does Wine-wayland already handle HDR for it to let's say affect games that use it? I don't really have an HDR display yet to test it.

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Blocking Linux / Steam Deck in Apex Legends led to a 'meaningful reduction' in cheaters
6 Feb 2025 at 6:25 am UTC Likes: 1

Execs don't want to spend on server side AI for anti cheat, so they think banning Linux users is the solution.

I'd say it's best to avoid any garbage that uses client side anti-cheats.

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The End of the Sun is a Slavic fantasy time-travel adventure out now
30 Jan 2025 at 11:06 pm UTC

It's nice that they released the Linux version. Is it using Unity or something else?

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NTSYNC for Proton / Wine now in Linux kernel 6.14 that "Should make many SteamOS users happy"
30 Jan 2025 at 1:39 am UTC Likes: 2

And now Wine is preparing to merge it:

https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests/7226 [External Link]

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