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Quoting: KimyrielleNot sure if you are working in the industry, but mandated AI tool use is pretty much the norm now.

Heh, I'm certainly aware of the zeitgeist, but I admit that I'm not really up on the kinds of requirements frequently popping up in job listings at the moment. Though I still maintain that, norm or not, the wording in that job posting points to a disturbing prioritization. CI/CD should be a requirement. AI Tools should be a bonus. If the tools are as good as they're supposed to be, they should sell themselves and people will just naturally use them. Requiring their use ahead of proven-useful development methodologies is just bizarre to me.

I'm fortunate enough to work at a company which is staying reasonably cautious about LLMs / generative systems. If a tool proves to be useful then it'll get used, for sure, but we're not mandating the use of something just because it's the current buzzword.

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Quoting: suchHardware will be the least of our concerns when this bubble bursts.

As long as I can get shelled roasted sunflower seeds to sit on a bench and look at rich people jump from big buildings, I'll be alright.

I fear they will be getting massive government bailouts, like in 2008. "Risk" is for us little people.

Yeah, you're right :(

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Absolutely love the Atom Team devs ...! So this is instawishlist. Thanks for the recommendation!

I loved Trudograd, and right now waiting on the 1.1 to play Swordhaven. It's VERY difficult to not fire it up right now and get started though.

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Quoting: benstor214I was always wondering in what world 'I want this free game' meant 'Yes, I DID change my mind: I now DO want to receive spam'.

Remember: When something is free, you're the product.

I did not forget that, sometimes I just like to complain about things.

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Quoting: benstor214I was always wondering in what world 'I want this free game' meant 'Yes, I DID change my mind: I now DO want to receive spam'.

Remember: When something is free, you're the product.

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Quoting: objectActually they still do, when you click ”go to giweaway” in the second screen where you can actually add game to library. It says by doing so, you agree to get marketing letters from them.

[img]https://ptpimg.me/272l20.jpg[/img]

Thanks! I guess I need to log in again to uncheck checkboxes… *sigh*

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Kotaku has received a screenshot of a statement a GOG employee put out in the patron discord server where it's claimed that the image was used by mistake but of course we get no evidence that they'd use an actual human design and it's still making up excuses for its use anyway, you may read here:

https://kotaku.com/gog-ai-art-banner-ad-confirms-discord-message-small-team-slop-2000665056

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Free in the Dark still exists support the GOG version, but not too many people use it:

https://github.com/yaz0r/FITD

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Anyone notice any benefits with the optimisation and/or engine update? I can't try (yet) as my mods will implode 😆 (staying on "previous" in Betas).

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It'll be fun to observe their CCU. Their biggest competitors in the looter shooter space support Linux just fine (Warframe/The Division/Borderlands/First Descendant).

Arc Raiders supports Linux too.

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Quoting: apocalyptechRight, but as I said earlier: a banner image on a site is just the tip of the iceberg. Their recent job posting for a Senior Software Dev required active use of AI Tools and internal advocacy to increase adoption of AI Tools across the whole organization.

Not sure if you are working in the industry, but mandated AI tool use is pretty much the norm now.

Well, I got mandated AI tools in the meaning of I'm not allowed to use other AI tools. "required active use of AI Tools" sounds quite different though.

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Quoting: VerglasNot sure I would play this again, but I love free stuff, so I will add it to my library.

This sums up so much about how I feel about a lot of things, and why I have so many games on steam and gog that I've never played.

I dont know how I've never played alone in the dark though. Every time I hear the game I think of Another World for SNES. No idea why. My neighbor had Another World when I was younger, and at some point those wires crossed in my brain and I can't uncross them.

Maybe I should actually play this one to help anchor the right game to the right name.

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Quoting: apocalyptechRight, but as I said earlier: a banner image on a site is just the tip of the iceberg. Their recent job posting for a Senior Software Dev required active use of AI Tools and internal advocacy to increase adoption of AI Tools across the whole organization.

Not sure if you are working in the industry, but mandated AI tool use is pretty much the norm now.

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Quoting: benstor214They no longer seem to sneak a newsletter subscription through the backdoor when claiming one of their giveaways. That’s refreshing.
I was always wondering in what world 'I want this free game' meant 'Yes, I DID change my mind: I now DO want to receive spam'.

Actually they still do, when you click ”go to giweaway” in the second screen where you can actually add game to library. It says by doing so, you agree to get marketing letters from them.

[img]https://ptpimg.me/272l20.jpg[/img]

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Quoting: LucaAdded to my library 10 minutes ago, for some reason does not appear in my games list on GOG or Heroic.

This happens all the time with GOG freebies. They often are not added to your account immediately. It's an issue with their backend.

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The steam page says online and lan co-op, that sounds attractive to me

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They no longer seem to sneak a newsletter subscription through the backdoor when claiming one of their giveaways. That’s refreshing.
I was always wondering in what world 'I want this free game' meant 'Yes, I DID change my mind: I now DO want to receive spam'.

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Quoting: suchHardware will be the least of our concerns when this bubble bursts.

As long as I can get shelled roasted sunflower seeds to sit on a bench and look at rich people jump from big buildings, I'll be alright.

I fear they will be getting massive government bailouts, like in 2008. "Risk" is for us little people.

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Added to my library 10 minutes ago, for some reason does not appear in my games list on GOG or Heroic.

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I was expecting this. If anything, the months of zigging up, up, up without a zag down were starting to make me irrationally nervous.

We still have to get the Chinese onto Linux.

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Alone in the Dark 1 was the first 3D game I have ever seen and I was blown away. I also remember the raving reviews in the game magazines when it came out, because in 1992 this felt like a jump 10 years into the future of gaming.

Not sure I would play this again, but I love free stuff, so I will add it to my library.

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Quoting: TechnopeasantIn this particular instance of a banner ad that goes up for only two weeks, spending ten seconds is objectively more productive than spending an hour, even if the results are worse and it is not great branding.

Right, but as I said earlier: a banner image on a site is just the tip of the iceberg. Their recent job posting for a Senior Software Dev required active use of AI Tools and internal advocacy to increase adoption of AI Tools across the whole organization. While only listing familiarity with CI/CD as a "plus." If it were just a banner image I'd just roll my eyes and move on, but IMO it's just another indication of more insidious changes going on.

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Quoting: Aaron SparksFascinating data for sure. I saw a different article by SteamDeckHQ that showed Stardew Valley at #1, but the data pull was dated January 4-February 2, as opposed to January 3-February 1.
As far as my preference through that time frame- Slots and Daggers, Dispatch, SilkSong, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, and Deep Rock Survivor have all consumed my gaming time on deck and desk.

Yeah, the data will change based on when you grab it, as Valve's charts are always up to date, so ours is actually a bit more true to January since we grabbed it earlier.

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Fascinating data for sure. I saw a different article by SteamDeckHQ that showed Stardew Valley at #1, but the data pull was dated January 4-February 2, as opposed to January 3-February 1.
As far as my preference through that time frame- Slots and Daggers, Dispatch, SilkSong, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, and Deep Rock Survivor have all consumed my gaming time on deck and desk.

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Dear lord I need this in my life. First time I have heard/seen this game, can’t wait!

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Making excellent things in Godot is always going to be swell in my book.

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Wow, yes! Hours spent on Road Rash on PC, I can still hear the thunk of the police baton as you wallop the competition. No motorcycle emoji available but here's a donut for no particular reason at all. 🍩

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I actually took part in this survey (Nobara Linux) most likely the first one in several years.
Besides the small drop, one interesting fact relating to linux on desktop.. i noticed over at globalstats, that from the period of december 2025 to january 2026 linux the marketshare of linux desktop rose from 3.86 to 4.01 percent worldwide.
So even with this drop i think linux as a whole is moving forward as a viable OS.

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Lol, Mosin rifle...
I wonder how many real ones does Finland still have?

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No crafting from looks at the demo, which i just got. No "crafting" buttons.
No unique RPG like skills or anything. But looks like game will be based around customization of weapon/character items/attachments. I hope single player will be good. Cause for multi player i got arc raiders.

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