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News - Triple-i Initiative Showcase had some really incredible announcements - a roundup
By pb, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:36 pm UTC
By pb, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:36 pm UTC
All I can see is they announced a bunch of YouTube logos. 😝
News - Amazon Luna rips out game stores, game purchases and third-party subscriptions
By pb, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:35 pm UTC
By pb, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:35 pm UTC
I actually miss stadia, but I won't miss luna. Yeah, I'm weird like that.
News - Amazon Luna rips out game stores, game purchases and third-party subscriptions
By nullzero, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:27 pm UTC
By nullzero, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:27 pm UTC
For what is worth, Google even with all its graveyard full of prototypes and such, actually fully refunded the titles bought under their platform.
At least gog keys they "offered" are still owned by us, not "rented".
At least gog keys they "offered" are still owned by us, not "rented".
News - Dune: Awakening to get self-hosted servers, plus they're splitting PvE and PvP
By Zlopez, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:11 pm UTC
By Zlopez, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:11 pm UTC
I originally wanted to try this game, but got discouraged by reading that you need to maintain your buildings otherwise they will just decay over time. So imagine that you go away for 2 weeks and all your work in game is gone. This doesn't sound like a game to me, but like a second job you need to take care of.
Anyway giving ability to self-host servers is a good step from the developers. Would be nice to see that with every game.
Anyway giving ability to self-host servers is a good step from the developers. Would be nice to see that with every game.
News - Portal 2: Community Edition arrives in Beta on April 17
By Stella, 13 Apr 2026 at 11:59 am UTC
By Stella, 13 Apr 2026 at 11:59 am UTC
I still haven't finished the game 😭 some of the puzzles are so difficult that i get stuck for hours and lose motivation
News - D7VK version 1.7 brings even more retro Direct3D gaming to Linux
By mrdeathjr, 13 Apr 2026 at 11:23 am UTC
By mrdeathjr, 13 Apr 2026 at 11:23 am UTC
This d7vk version in my case still work with lastest mesa 26.1-dev (1.4.348)
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News - Dune: Awakening to get self-hosted servers, plus they're splitting PvE and PvP
By scaine, 13 Apr 2026 at 11:21 am UTC
By scaine, 13 Apr 2026 at 11:21 am UTC
This is great news and I might convince my online posse to actually play this now. The base degradation was incredibly frustrating, and if we can turn that off on self-hosted instances, then that's a huge win.
And finally acknowledging that PvE players have literally zero interest in PvP - another huge win.
Albion Online has the same problem. To be fair, a lot of MMO-style games try to blend these two genres in the hope of reaching a wider audience, without understanding that all it does is frustrate and turn away the PvE players.
And finally acknowledging that PvE players have literally zero interest in PvP - another huge win.
Albion Online has the same problem. To be fair, a lot of MMO-style games try to blend these two genres in the hope of reaching a wider audience, without understanding that all it does is frustrate and turn away the PvE players.
News - Triple-i Initiative Showcase had some really incredible announcements - a roundup
By hardpenguin, 13 Apr 2026 at 11:15 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 13 Apr 2026 at 11:15 am UTC
New Brotato DLC let's gooo
News - Triple-i Initiative Showcase had some really incredible announcements - a roundup
By Ehvis, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:57 am UTC
By Ehvis, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:57 am UTC
I watched the whole thing and saw a few things that peaked my interest. Also some curious choices and games that are definitely not for me. But did "Prove you're human" really try to sell itself to me by showing captchas? That would be one of the most curious choices.
News - Dune: Awakening to get self-hosted servers, plus they're splitting PvE and PvP
By Ehvis, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:53 am UTC
By Ehvis, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:53 am UTC
The question is how much control will you have over the game in a self hosted server? And more importantly, will you be able to disable the EAC requirement on a self hosted server? If so, it would be a major step forward in this game's future preservation and my interest in actually trying it out. Because if I look at the reviews and see multiple instances of people losing all their work because they didn't play for a week removes any interest I might have in the game.
News - The absolute classic Cave Story+ has a huge free upgrade on PC
By Ehvis, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:41 am UTC
By Ehvis, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:41 am UTC
This is one of the first games I played when Steam came to Linux. In fact, the achievements say about a week after I created my Steam account. Good memories!
News - The absolute classic Cave Story+ has a huge free upgrade on PC
By pb, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
By pb, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
Oh, nice, I hope they fixed the achievements, as I remember some not working.
Will the native build be updated, though?
Will the native build be updated, though?
News - Open source RTS game Warzone 2100 version 4.7 brings major changes
By Cley_Faye, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:24 am UTC
By Cley_Faye, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:24 am UTC
Hmm I should go back to this game. I remember it being quite fun.
News - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.15 is out now
By hardpenguin, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:09 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:09 am UTC
30-years old game and it still lives on and keeps improving thanks to this project 💯
News - Pick up some quality adventure games in the Humble Golden Tales Bundle
By hardpenguin, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:06 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 13 Apr 2026 at 10:06 am UTC
Suzerain is one of my most beloved games!
News - Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation
By emphy, 13 Apr 2026 at 9:56 am UTC
By emphy, 13 Apr 2026 at 9:56 am UTC
Quoting: g000hOtp's get phished just as easily as passwords nowadays. Their only advantage is that they can protect against a simple "(educated) guess the password" attack.Quoting: AndrewDon't fucking use Epic, I had all sorts of games and skins and shit on Epic and there games. But I got hacked and there not FUCKING HELP! I lost everything, Stick with steam at least they will help. Linux will run Steam, Please stay away from Epic!I feel your pain, but at the same time Epic practically forces you to use OTP (two-factor authentication) to login so I'm curious how you managed to get 'hacked' with this 2FA in place?
Also, hacking generally occurs because the user's PC is compromised, e.g. a Remote Access Trojan stealing your session login cookies, or like the recent CPU-Z exploit - Stealing Chrome Browser credentials after a person has installed malware-infected software.
News - Get some great tower defense games in a fresh Humble Bundle
By g000h, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:49 am UTC
By g000h, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:49 am UTC
Picked it up. I like Tower Defence games (and I haven't succumbed to American spellings, heh).
My own favourite TD game is "Tower Dominion" which isn't in this collection, and I highly recommend it. Tower Dominion is somewhat roguelike / procedurally-generated so you can keep on playing fresh levels forever.
My own favourite TD game is "Tower Dominion" which isn't in this collection, and I highly recommend it. Tower Dominion is somewhat roguelike / procedurally-generated so you can keep on playing fresh levels forever.
News - Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation
By g000h, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:40 am UTC
Also, hacking generally occurs because the user's PC is compromised, e.g. a Remote Access Trojan stealing your session login cookies, or like the recent CPU-Z exploit - Stealing Chrome Browser credentials after a person has installed malware-infected software.
By g000h, 13 Apr 2026 at 12:40 am UTC
Quoting: AndrewDon't fucking use Epic, I had all sorts of games and skins and shit on Epic and there games. But I got hacked and there not FUCKING HELP! I lost everything, Stick with steam at least they will help. Linux will run Steam, Please stay away from Epic!I feel your pain, but at the same time Epic practically forces you to use OTP (two-factor authentication) to login so I'm curious how you managed to get 'hacked' with this 2FA in place?
Also, hacking generally occurs because the user's PC is compromised, e.g. a Remote Access Trojan stealing your session login cookies, or like the recent CPU-Z exploit - Stealing Chrome Browser credentials after a person has installed malware-infected software.
News - GOG add the huge S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A. as a one-click mod install
By harfield, 12 Apr 2026 at 6:42 pm UTC
By harfield, 12 Apr 2026 at 6:42 pm UTC
Can confirm that it doesn't work at all on linux. I never played it and it looks insane, but man the guide is huge and I've a one yar old daughter and a very time consuming job, so I really don't gave the time for that now, a simpler installer would be amazing !
News - Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time
By Caldathras, 12 Apr 2026 at 5:09 pm UTC
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By Caldathras, 12 Apr 2026 at 5:09 pm UTC
Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneBut Linux is already "owned" by big tech companies. Google is one of the biggest contributors to kernel, Canonical is also contributing a majority to Debian while the company has the reputation of "Microsoft of the Linux world" (at least what some people write about),You forgot Red Hat (IBM), Oracle Corporation and, technically, even System76 and Tuxedo Computers ...
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News - Framework becomes a KDE Patron helping to fund open source
By sonic2kk, 12 Apr 2026 at 5:06 pm UTC
By sonic2kk, 12 Apr 2026 at 5:06 pm UTC
I... had no idea about this whole Framework association. I'm also not totally sure I see the connection between DHH and Hyprland? I know DHH from creating Ruby on Rails if memory serves. It also seems like they are involved with a distribution that uses Arch and Hyprland called Omarchy. Are they also a contributor to/maintainer of Hyprland?
If so, that would be a big blow... I really liked Hyprland from what I've heard of it a year or so back, but not closely following any of the behind-the-scenes. I also really liked Ruby on Rails, and also am (was?) the proud owner of a Framework 16 and their vision.
I certainly hope Framework either reevaluate their support, or perhaps Hyprland becomes better managed.
If so, that would be a big blow... I really liked Hyprland from what I've heard of it a year or so back, but not closely following any of the behind-the-scenes. I also really liked Ruby on Rails, and also am (was?) the proud owner of a Framework 16 and their vision.
I certainly hope Framework either reevaluate their support, or perhaps Hyprland becomes better managed.
News - Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update
By Caldathras, 12 Apr 2026 at 4:49 pm UTC
[rant] As to those GPUs being 12 years old, that is just echoing the corporate mantra designed to keep you throwing away perfectly good hardware to purchase the latest thing the tech corporations have on offer. It encourages a throwaway mentality whose only benefit is to keep the profits rolling in for the corporations. [/rant]
I've said it before and I'll say it again ... Nvidia should open up the drivers, proprietary technology and all, to the community so they can take on full support of these GPUs. If you think about it, the reasoning is really not all that different than that of the Stop Killing Games movement.
By Caldathras, 12 Apr 2026 at 4:49 pm UTC
Quoting: STiATYep. The problem is that Bazzite is being pushed by reviewers and YouTubers as the alternative to Windows. So, you have all these Windows users who are not willing to replace their legacy hardware just to upgrade to Win11 looking at Bazzite -- and not everybody is going to do the advance research like I did. Bazzite is not going to give them full performance on their legacy Nvidia GPU because the only option available is the Nouveau driver in Mesa. As I understand it, the immutable nature of Bazzite will not allow the user to install the proprietary driver -- that has to be done by the devs or not at all. As a result, these Windows users will be frustrated by the experience and blame Linux in general rather than the distro reviewers who mislead them.Quoting: CaldathrasYes, I have a Kepler GPU (the GeForce GT 730M, specifically). There are a lot of us Kepler users out there.Especially in a time of game streaming and trying to retain hardware longer, I agree here. It's sad nvidia actually stopped the support for those GPUs (but well, they're like 12 years old).
But I guess Bazzite is generally a bit more focused on more recent hardware than other distributions. I guess "not for me" is the right term here. It seems to have a different audience in mind.
[rant] As to those GPUs being 12 years old, that is just echoing the corporate mantra designed to keep you throwing away perfectly good hardware to purchase the latest thing the tech corporations have on offer. It encourages a throwaway mentality whose only benefit is to keep the profits rolling in for the corporations. [/rant]
I've said it before and I'll say it again ... Nvidia should open up the drivers, proprietary technology and all, to the community so they can take on full support of these GPUs. If you think about it, the reasoning is really not all that different than that of the Stop Killing Games movement.
News - Pick up some quality adventure games in the Humble Golden Tales Bundle
By Drakker, 12 Apr 2026 at 1:03 pm UTC
By Drakker, 12 Apr 2026 at 1:03 pm UTC
Quoting: JarmerThe Invincible is so good.Agreed, its not really a game, being so linear and with limited choices, but damn, what a ride, it was so good. It's more like an interactive movie, and a very good one.
News - Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update
By STiAT, 12 Apr 2026 at 11:01 am UTC
But I guess Bazzite is generally a bit more focused on more recent hardware than other distributions. I guess "not for me" is the right term here. It seems to have a different audience in mind.
By STiAT, 12 Apr 2026 at 11:01 am UTC
Quoting: CaldathrasYes, I have a Kepler GPU (the GeForce GT 730M, specifically). There are a lot of us Kepler users out there.Especially in a time of game streaming and trying to retain hardware longer, I agree here. It's sad nvidia actually stopped the support for those GPUs (but well, they're like 12 years old).
But I guess Bazzite is generally a bit more focused on more recent hardware than other distributions. I guess "not for me" is the right term here. It seems to have a different audience in mind.
News - SteamVR Beta brings a number of fixes for Linux gamers
By chr, 12 Apr 2026 at 10:37 am UTC
Oh and in my case, I might not get the Frame asap, since I'm doing worse economically than when I got my Index - so I might do many months or a few years without VR.
By chr, 12 Apr 2026 at 10:37 am UTC
Quoting: TermyI want to do the same with my Index but: I have no experience selling online, don't know how to price it (since it has a few defects), and struggle with work capability in general.Quoting: Purple Library GuyNever get rid of an obsolete thing until you have the thing you wanted to replace it with.Yeah, generally not a bad idea - though i saw (or rather see) the prices for the Index dropping once the Frame is released. And as VR isn't exactly essential, i thought i can do without it for a few months rather than not getting much anymore when selling the Index. And i'm trying to lessen my clutter anyway 😆
Oh and in my case, I might not get the Frame asap, since I'm doing worse economically than when I got my Index - so I might do many months or a few years without VR.
News - Pick up some quality adventure games in the Humble Golden Tales Bundle
By 1xok, 12 Apr 2026 at 8:05 am UTC
By 1xok, 12 Apr 2026 at 8:05 am UTC
The image looked very familiar to me because I’d recently listened to "The Invincible" as an audio drama. So my interest was piqued. And yes, there actually is a game based on this novel by Stanislaw Lem. For that alone, the bundle is worth it to me, even though I don’t expect much more than a walking simulator here. But if they manage to capture that atmosphere, that would be great.
I really like this old Eastern European-influenced sci-fi from the last century, where spaceships were still real machines and not transcendent structures with sterile interiors.
So thanks for the tip. The last time I bought something on Humble Bundle was in 2018. I think I should check it out more often.
I really like this old Eastern European-influenced sci-fi from the last century, where spaceships were still real machines and not transcendent structures with sterile interiors.
So thanks for the tip. The last time I bought something on Humble Bundle was in 2018. I think I should check it out more often.
News - Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance
By Shmerl, 12 Apr 2026 at 5:01 am UTC
By Shmerl, 12 Apr 2026 at 5:01 am UTC
Quoting: wytrabbitWould this apply to AMD iGPUs too?AMD integrated GPUs allocate VRAM from regular RAM, so this wouldn't make much sense for it.
News - Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 12 Apr 2026 at 4:10 am UTC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 12 Apr 2026 at 4:10 am UTC
Quoting: CatKillerI'm glad you decided to join us in 2025, though.😊 Oh my story is actually going back to 2015 trying Linux via dual boot. My story is little bit more complex than just calling a year. The actual decision was made in 2019 and had not even anything to do with Proton. I am just super lucky that my plan was starting in parallel with all these improvements. 2025 was indeed my final step, but I was already using Linux on daily basis on my phone.
News - Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation
By Andrew, 12 Apr 2026 at 3:35 am UTC
By Andrew, 12 Apr 2026 at 3:35 am UTC
Don't fucking use Epic, I had all sorts of games and skins and shit on Epic and there games. But I got hacked and there not FUCKING HELP! I lost everything, Stick with steam at least they will help. Linux will run Steam, Please stay away from Epic!
News - Pick up some quality adventure games in the Humble Golden Tales Bundle
By Jarmer, 12 Apr 2026 at 3:20 am UTC
By Jarmer, 12 Apr 2026 at 3:20 am UTC
The Invincible is so good.
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