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News - Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic boss thinks AI is "creatively soulless"
By such, 13 May 2026 at 11:00 am UTC
By such, 13 May 2026 at 11:00 am UTC
The way these AAA projects tend to go these days we'll see what's the take on AI on the 3rd game director when the team is on the second project restart and crunching 7 days a week to make 2032 and not get the studio closed even before the day 1 patch.
Not something I wish on the devs, but this is a bold statement that's smack in the middle of the honeymoon stage of development. Yeah, sure.
Not something I wish on the devs, but this is a bold statement that's smack in the middle of the honeymoon stage of development. Yeah, sure.
News - Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic boss thinks AI is "creatively soulless"
By pb, 13 May 2026 at 10:42 am UTC
By pb, 13 May 2026 at 10:42 am UTC
You and all of the people who have a sense of aesthetics, Mr Hudson.
News - Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic boss thinks AI is "creatively soulless"
By Arehandoro, 13 May 2026 at 10:38 am UTC
By Arehandoro, 13 May 2026 at 10:38 am UTC
The good: "I just find AI to be creatively soulless. It's hard to imagine where it’s actually helpful in the process. I’m just really unimpressed with it"
The bad: At least sometime before 2030.
The ugly: Me 😭
Jokes aside, the original KoToRs and the Mass Effect trilogy are also within my all-time favs, I'm really hoping for this one to be amazing.
The bad: At least sometime before 2030.
The ugly: Me 😭
Jokes aside, the original KoToRs and the Mass Effect trilogy are also within my all-time favs, I'm really hoping for this one to be amazing.
News - If you drop (or throw) your new Steam Controller it will scream at you
By MayeulC, 13 May 2026 at 10:37 am UTC
By MayeulC, 13 May 2026 at 10:37 am UTC
Ah, some quality reporting on important topics. This is why I follow GoL 🥰
News - If you drop (or throw) your new Steam Controller it will scream at you
By Arehandoro, 13 May 2026 at 10:33 am UTC
By Arehandoro, 13 May 2026 at 10:33 am UTC
Love it 😂
News - Further expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC
By F.Ultra, 13 May 2026 at 10:31 am UTC
And fly-by-night would not be affected by open drivers since they already have the specs (they are ofc widely spread in China for free). But I guess that some of the members where afraid of that and others have now countered, we simply don't know who it was since all 80+ companies have voting rights (and their votes are not made public).
By F.Ultra, 13 May 2026 at 10:31 am UTC
Quoting: CatKillerBut companies making stuff without giving them money would be breaking trademark law and thus open to be sued by HDMI Forum, aka the reason that you pay for the specs is not to get access to the specs but to be allowed to sell products labelled with HDMI. And the fee for the specs are minuscule, only $10k per year (or $5k for low volume manufacturers), the real money is the per sold item royalty (up to $0.2 for high volume and flat $1 for low volume) since that times millions of devices per year adds up quite significantly.Quoting: F.UltraPayment was never the issue though and AMD is and have been for years a HDMI licensee. There is nothing with these patches that would or could make HDMI Forum not get payed exactly what they where payed before.I think the logic (from an artificial scarcity hoarding viewpoint) was that if they didn't keep the spec super secret, companies could just make stuff without giving them money. Which they didn't like the sound of. But, as you say, you still need to give them money (and AMD did) for the compliance tests and the sticker, and that's where the prestige is. "Proper" hardware companies will still give them money to remain "proper," and fly-by-night won't-conform-to-the-spec companies weren't going to give them money either way.
And fly-by-night would not be affected by open drivers since they already have the specs (they are ofc widely spread in China for free). But I guess that some of the members where afraid of that and others have now countered, we simply don't know who it was since all 80+ companies have voting rights (and their votes are not made public).
News - Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop
By hardpenguin, 13 May 2026 at 10:28 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 13 May 2026 at 10:28 am UTC
I actually waited for some of these features for a long time so I am glad they are doing it
News - KDE gets over €1 million in funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund
By Arehandoro, 13 May 2026 at 10:28 am UTC
Anyway, this is great news for KDE, happy for them!
By Arehandoro, 13 May 2026 at 10:28 am UTC
We are investing in KDE because it is one of the two major desktop environments used across Linux and plays a key role in how millions of people experience open technologyMaybe then support both?
Anyway, this is great news for KDE, happy for them!
News - If you drop (or throw) your new Steam Controller it will scream at you
By hardpenguin, 13 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 13 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
Quoting: scaineDoes it still have configurable on/off noises like the last one?From what I gathered from all the reviews I think not... But since they do regular firmware updates I think that might actually be added later
News - Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads
By hardpenguin, 13 May 2026 at 10:24 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 13 May 2026 at 10:24 am UTC
Nothing is sacred anymore
News - Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop
By Ehvis, 13 May 2026 at 10:22 am UTC
By Ehvis, 13 May 2026 at 10:22 am UTC
The real joke is that the year of the Linux desktop was a long loooong time ago and people just missed it.
News - Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads
By LoudTechie, 13 May 2026 at 10:17 am UTC
It could simply be a way of blaming in an innocent bystander.
The target does say something, because it shows who you want to hurt.
By LoudTechie, 13 May 2026 at 10:17 am UTC
Quoting: jordicomaThe exception says less than the target.Quoting: LoudTechieThis sounds like real hacktivism.It's political for sure. As it says in te FAQ https://rentry.org/cemu-security-psa "If your locale is Russian then the malware does nothing." and "your location is Israel (it does this via locale and timezone checks) then it has a 1:6 chance that it will play a loud siren sound and run rm -rf /".
Not the kind of fake hacktivism APTs sometimes pretend, but really someone who is trying to make a political statement by hacking.
Clearly unfinished and unprofessional
Explained: rm -rf / really?
It'sfor driveLetter in {1}[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEVGHIJPLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ]; do dd if=/sd$driveLetter of=/dev/null bs=1M status=progress; done
A siren really?
It's a well designed picture depicting some hacker group or a political manifesto.
Clear political aim.
Cheaping out(no server or payment infrastructure in use)
Self defeating focus(appimages and root compilations are more often in user space and wiping root isn't something non-privileged users can do. A good appimage design would at least do rm -rf ~ achieves still data destruction without needing privileged calls)
Aimed at individuals not organizations.(amd64 linux WII U emulators are more popular for consumers)
Meme reliant(rm -rf / is a memed destructive command the more thorough solutions aren't)
Also python packages shouldn't be run with access to git tokens, but that would require sensible defaults on this scale, which we're lacking.
We're once again dealing with non-reproducible build exploitation aimed at the self-compiling instead of the downloading group.
So I'ts a Russian o pro-Russian and goes anti Israel.
It could simply be a way of blaming in an innocent bystander.
The target does say something, because it shows who you want to hurt.
News - Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads
By LoudTechie, 13 May 2026 at 10:16 am UTC
By LoudTechie, 13 May 2026 at 10:16 am UTC
I followed the links:
really this's a TeamPCP attack.
I thought they would be more professional from the scare I heard.
really this's a TeamPCP attack.
I thought they would be more professional from the scare I heard.
News - If you drop (or throw) your new Steam Controller it will scream at you
By pb, 13 May 2026 at 9:57 am UTC
By pb, 13 May 2026 at 9:57 am UTC
> Wilhelm scream
TIL that's a thing
TIL that's a thing
News - Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 13 May 2026 at 9:53 am UTC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 13 May 2026 at 9:53 am UTC
For some people year of Linux desktop is when it reaches 5%, for others 10% or 20% or when Windows has less market share. But all these numbers do not care. The science call a movement to become successfully, when they have around 3% ([3.5% to be exact](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_rule)), which we reached last year. And everything proves it. It became a public topic, more and more companies recognize Linux (as Discord) and jump on the hype train to benefit from it. Sorry to say, but the joke is over and everyone still not seeing it is just showing a random opinion without any facts why 10% or 20% is so special other than "is a great number to talk about".
It is kinda funny to see Discord jumping on the hype train, because the philosophy of Linux is everything against what Discord stands for. Privacy, Freedom, Free Knowledge - everything hurt very hard by Discord. I hope they earn the Big Brother Award 2026 to get a standpoint back from the Linux community.
It is kinda funny to see Discord jumping on the hype train, because the philosophy of Linux is everything against what Discord stands for. Privacy, Freedom, Free Knowledge - everything hurt very hard by Discord. I hope they earn the Big Brother Award 2026 to get a standpoint back from the Linux community.
News - Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop
By Eike, 13 May 2026 at 9:50 am UTC
By Eike, 13 May 2026 at 9:50 am UTC
Quoting: Stellaso much time and effort went into distro packages that could've been used to make the flatpak better😫🥰
News - LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Forza Horizon 6 and Subnautica 2 get Steam Deck Verified
By Stella, 13 May 2026 at 9:44 am UTC
By Stella, 13 May 2026 at 9:44 am UTC
I've seen how the leaked build of Forza Horizon 6 runs on the Deck and it doesn't even manage to hold 30 while being extremely CPU bound. That is not Verified Material.
News - Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop
By Stella, 13 May 2026 at 9:39 am UTC
By Stella, 13 May 2026 at 9:39 am UTC
so much time and effort went into distro packages that could've been used to make the flatpak better😫
News - Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads
By jordicoma, 13 May 2026 at 9:32 am UTC
So I'ts a Russian o pro-Russian and goes anti Israel.
By jordicoma, 13 May 2026 at 9:32 am UTC
Quoting: LoudTechieThis sounds like real hacktivism.It's political for sure. As it says in te FAQ https://rentry.org/cemu-security-psa "If your locale is Russian then the malware does nothing." and "your location is Israel (it does this via locale and timezone checks) then it has a 1:6 chance that it will play a loud siren sound and run rm -rf /".
Not the kind of fake hacktivism APTs sometimes pretend, but really someone who is trying to make a political statement by hacking.
Clearly unfinished and unprofessional
Explained: rm -rf / really?
It'sfor driveLetter in {1}[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEVGHIJPLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ]; do dd if=/sd$driveLetter of=/dev/null bs=1M status=progress; done
A siren really?
It's a well designed picture depicting some hacker group or a political manifesto.
Clear political aim.
Cheaping out(no server or payment infrastructure in use)
Self defeating focus(appimages and root compilations are more often in user space and wiping root isn't something non-privileged users can do. A good appimage design would at least do rm -rf ~ achieves still data destruction without needing privileged calls)
Aimed at individuals not organizations.(amd64 linux WII U emulators are more popular for consumers)
Meme reliant(rm -rf / is a memed destructive command the more thorough solutions aren't)
Also python packages shouldn't be run with access to git tokens, but that would require sensible defaults on this scale, which we're lacking.
We're once again dealing with non-reproducible build exploitation aimed at the self-compiling instead of the downloading group.
So I'ts a Russian o pro-Russian and goes anti Israel.
News - If you drop (or throw) your new Steam Controller it will scream at you
By scaine, 13 May 2026 at 9:17 am UTC
By scaine, 13 May 2026 at 9:17 am UTC
Does it still have configurable on/off noises like the last one?
News - If you drop (or throw) your new Steam Controller it will scream at you
By such, 13 May 2026 at 9:15 am UTC
By such, 13 May 2026 at 9:15 am UTC
So with all those reviews not one tested durability?
News - Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads
By LoudTechie, 13 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC
By LoudTechie, 13 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC
This sounds like real hacktivism.
Not the kind of fake hacktivism APTs sometimes pretend, but really someone who is trying to make a political statement by hacking.
Clearly unfinished and unprofessional
Explained: rm -rf / really?
It's
A siren really?
It's a well designed picture depicting some hacker group or a political manifesto.
Clear political aim.
Cheaping out(no server or payment infrastructure in use)
Self defeating focus(appimages and root compilations are more often in user space and wiping root isn't something non-privileged users can do. A good appimage design would at least do rm -rf ~ achieves still data destruction without needing privileged calls)
Aimed at individuals not organizations.(amd64 linux WII U emulators are more popular for consumers)
Meme reliant(rm -rf / is a memed destructive command the more thorough solutions aren't)
Also python packages shouldn't be run with access to git tokens, but that would require sensible defaults on this scale, which we're lacking.
We're once again dealing with non-reproducible build exploitation aimed at the self-compiling instead of the downloading group.
Not the kind of fake hacktivism APTs sometimes pretend, but really someone who is trying to make a political statement by hacking.
Clearly unfinished and unprofessional
Explained: rm -rf / really?
It's
for driveLetter in {1}[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEVGHIJPLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ]; do dd if=/sd$driveLetter of=/dev/null bs=1M status=progress; doneA siren really?
It's a well designed picture depicting some hacker group or a political manifesto.
Clear political aim.
Cheaping out(no server or payment infrastructure in use)
Self defeating focus(appimages and root compilations are more often in user space and wiping root isn't something non-privileged users can do. A good appimage design would at least do rm -rf ~ achieves still data destruction without needing privileged calls)
Aimed at individuals not organizations.(amd64 linux WII U emulators are more popular for consumers)
Meme reliant(rm -rf / is a memed destructive command the more thorough solutions aren't)
Also python packages shouldn't be run with access to git tokens, but that would require sensible defaults on this scale, which we're lacking.
We're once again dealing with non-reproducible build exploitation aimed at the self-compiling instead of the downloading group.
News - Further expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 13 May 2026 at 9:10 am UTC
By PlayingOnLinuxphone, 13 May 2026 at 9:10 am UTC
Quoting: F.UltraPayment was never the issue though and AMD is and have been for years a HDMI licensee.What CatKiller said. From point of view of capitalists they lose control about their property and they fear some money lose due open source implementation. Is this point of view garbage? Probably. But I never said that their logic makes sense nor that I agree with.
News - Get some fun games to play with friends in the Fanatical Crazy Co-op Bundle
By neolith, 13 May 2026 at 8:00 am UTC
By neolith, 13 May 2026 at 8:00 am UTC
Peak is missing from the bundle for me. 🤔
News - Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads
By fenglengshun, 13 May 2026 at 7:59 am UTC
By fenglengshun, 13 May 2026 at 7:59 am UTC
I actually found this out from Emudeck Discord which linked to https://rentry.org/cemu-security-psa to see if you have a version which is impacted.
News - Dark boomer shooter Nailcrown announced by Bohemia Interactive and Destructive Creations
By neolith, 13 May 2026 at 7:54 am UTC
edit:
By neolith, 13 May 2026 at 7:54 am UTC
Quoting: scaineA crown held by Dark Messiah for far too long.Alright, time to reinstall Dark Messiah. 😆 Haven't played it in ages...
edit:
I actually had to verify my age on Steam in the UK to even see it.At least it is available in your region. I am shit out of luck.
News - Valve fix Steam Controller double inputs with the Puck - Steam Deck gets configurable Track Pad Locking
By Cmdr_Iras, 13 May 2026 at 7:43 am UTC
By Cmdr_Iras, 13 May 2026 at 7:43 am UTC
I got my SC2026 yesterday so my testing of it is limited; I do like the look and feel and several of the conmplaints I saw online regarding ergonomics with smaller hands seem unfounded at least to my grip. Also I havent had any issue with pinching of my middle finger against the triggers that others have, I guess my holding position is different. One great thing is the back buttons are so much better than the ones on the steam deck, much easier to actuate.
However my one big problem is cursor input via the trackpads in games, the cursor is active and moves in games or at least it seems to, but the drawn cursor on the screen remains fixed in one spot. This seems to be some sort of issue with Wayland; I have seen a couple of "fixes" one appears to require Libei (Tumbleweed seems to have the library but support not compliled in as nothing works); another is some tool called "extest" havent tried installing that yet. I have currently switched to an X11 session and its working.
Should note that this problem is not limited to the SC2026, it affects the original SC, and potentially other gamepads.
However my one big problem is cursor input via the trackpads in games, the cursor is active and moves in games or at least it seems to, but the drawn cursor on the screen remains fixed in one spot. This seems to be some sort of issue with Wayland; I have seen a couple of "fixes" one appears to require Libei (Tumbleweed seems to have the library but support not compliled in as nothing works); another is some tool called "extest" havent tried installing that yet. I have currently switched to an X11 session and its working.
Should note that this problem is not limited to the SC2026, it affects the original SC, and potentially other gamepads.
News - The most wishlisted game on Steam - Subnautica 2 gets an Early Access trailer, pre-purchase and pre-loads
By LungDrago, 13 May 2026 at 7:38 am UTC
By LungDrago, 13 May 2026 at 7:38 am UTC
Subnautica 2 is the most wishlisted game on Steam? That's surprising to me. Not that I think the game is bad, but if you asked me what the most wishlisted game on Steam is I don't believe I would even think of Subnautica.
News - Dark boomer shooter Nailcrown announced by Bohemia Interactive and Destructive Creations
By Phlebiac, 13 May 2026 at 6:26 am UTC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatred_(video_game)
By Phlebiac, 13 May 2026 at 6:26 am UTC
There's far far worse on Steam that is not behind forced age verification.I suspect they are trying to stir up some controversy, for PR purposes. It's the same developer as Hatred - remember the big stink over that game when it came out?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatred_(video_game)
News - The new Steam Controller from Valve is out now - some early thoughts
By NoSt, 13 May 2026 at 6:13 am UTC
By NoSt, 13 May 2026 at 6:13 am UTC
Quoting: Mountain ManPlayed all day with the Steam Controller. I can say it's the best controller I've ever used.I have the same feeling. Mine arrived yesterday, but so far I've enjoyed the experience. I like the feel, the ergonomics, and especially the hardness of the bumper buttons (several of my old Steam Controllers had broken bumpers after extensive use).
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