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Agree, it's "preservation" in the sense that we can back up our offline installers

But true preservation means everyone being able to access the content, now and in the future

But GOG gets games pulled from sale just as much as any other storefront, not much they can do about that however.

I love the drm-free offline installers but they're a business and it doesn't seem right asking for donations

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I'm skeptical, in my opinion 343 have never really done a good Halo game, they came close with infinite but had too much missing and too many issues

Splitscreen is going to be console-only.. again.

Also I don't think there's been mention of the iconic multiplayer? I don't want to sound so negative, just really love Halo and always get disappointed by 343

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This grinds my gears. GOG is a business. There's fan preservation projects out there that could genuinely use fan support of any kind that GOG should not be asking for as a business. We're paying for the games, price them accordingly.

Not to mention my personal view is that in terms of preservation efforts GOG isn't anywhere near the top of the list.

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It seems painfully straight, in all senses of the word

It does have the LGBTQ+ tag. Just sayin'.

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And I might be in the minority here, but I would have liked a more "traditional" Telltale playstyle

I also vastly prefer point and click adventures to interactive movies or choose-your-own-adventure cartoons.

Telltale's games haven't caught my interest in the last 15 years or so. I think that was when they went all in on big TV/Movie/Comic franchise tie-ins, with gameplay designed for a different target audience. Console gamers, I suppose. Seems profitable, so good for them.

The trailer shows great production values, but nothing about it really appeals to me. I found myself skipping ahead to get through it faster. The game's not for me either.

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edit: Oh it's some Patreon nag screen thing? I guess that's OK.

They have a ten seconds countdown nag screen IIRC. Bearable.

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That settings seems to be created especially to not appeal to me. I never got superheroes. I loathe workplace comedy. It seems painfully straight, in all senses of the word

And I might be in the minority here, but I would have liked a more "traditional" Telltale playstyle

Yeah, this is not for me :P

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Good news, I'm definitely on the fence on this one. I really enjoyed the Dead Space remake.

EDIT: Excellent atmosphere, but I'll pass. I know I'd be hunting down some sort of instant charged fire mod to make the CQC mechanics tolerable.

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What's this I read in the reviews about it requiring a subscription?

edit: Oh it's some Patreon nag screen thing? I guess that's OK.

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This looks awesome!

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I played the demo and, it have problems. Not only things feel generic, but it also have two major sins in a beat'em up game: you cannot grab a opponent and the strike's sound is very disappointing, like punching a pillow.

And looks like this is by design and they will not change it. Which is a shame, because it had the potential to be better than the TMNT game they released a couple years ago, but it is not.

I was wondering why people complain about not being able to grab. Played the demo again and found the answer. It's character specific.

Started with Wolverine and Venom. With both I was throwing opponents around all the time. Switched to Rocket Racoon and Captain America. Rocket Racoon throws a bomb instead of grabbing. Captain America throws a shield. I remember for earlier playing that She-Hulk is pretty much a wrestler and throws opponents around.

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No Tux, no b...
Ah wait, it's free! :)
Good opportunity to see if I could cope with the game and buy the full version.

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So I just had my "Little Nightmares (Enhanced Edition)" license revoked by steam without any reason. No e-mail, no nothing. Just a pop-up on Steam... =/
Now the Humble Bundle page isn't listing it.

Update:
Apparently the whole game was pulled from Steam.

Update Update:
Now it looks as though the original "Little Nightmares" listing is including the information for the "Enhanced Edition"? Perhaps they're just tacking it on to the original?

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3 years into ai bubble, literally zero improvements and usefulness, yet some crazy managers still hype on it.

Marketroids. Those are the "crazy managers" you speak of. Anyone in Sales/ Marketing** is frothing over AI and driving it hard. The people who build stuff*** are hesitant, trying to work out the problems and processes while being ordered to convert. Trends are always marketing-driven. Bubbles are always marketing-driven. CEOs love getting exposure and face time as a wealth-generation tactic.

**CEOs are almost always from the sales/ marketing track. That's why they're so eager to promote hot, frothy trends.

***I'm referring to devs who actually know about programming and the code base. Kids fresh out of code camp don't figure into this equation.

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That is Denuvo anti-tamper. This is about Denuvo anti-cheat.

What makes you think Denuvo won't behave the same towards Wine across their anti-cheat as well ? Is there another game using Denuvo that don't do that ?

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we assume this will be in addition to Easy Anti-Cheat that it already has

Isn't that like running two anti-virus services? They're more likely to get in each others' way than detect anything malicious.

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This is the correct move. I hope Fedora keep it. Opinions from non-developers and people not understanding how AIs work can be actively disregarded.

Without even touching the AI-good, AI-bad argument, I can only point to individuals, companies, and government entities who self-certify that they are good actors. To bad actors, the opportunity to abuse that trust is irresistable. When it comes to code check-ins and the AI/ no AI declaration is appended, I would want to know:

a) What third-party tests determine what is or isn't AI generated
b) Did the submitter follow the tests
c) Can the same tests be confirmed independently

This is a huge barrier. Human nature being what it is, few submitters would be willing to do those steps, fewer able to test and verify the declaration. Assuming that all self-certified AI submissions will be bad is wasteful; yet assuming that all self-certified AI submissions will be good is unreasonably risky. The recent `xz` and `npm` poisonings show that blanket trust in a system allows bad actors to do bad things.

So knowing the system is inherently flawed means that opportunities for abuse exist. I freely admit I don't have deep insight into "how AI works." But I do have pretty good insight into history, human nature, and and working with flawed processes. Pragmatic checks and balances on AI generation and use are needed, so maybe we can work together to build them.

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Fedora can allow or disallow whatever they want. Personally I'd sooner make a list of which models are OK to use (open code, open weights, ethically sourced training material) and which models aren't, but I suppose that's a rather tall task. I'd take a contribution assisted by StarCoder2 or Granite over a ChatGPT-assisted one any day of the week.

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> Aus Indie Showcase

I read Anus Indie Showcase and was wondering what other games were featured

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I'm not at a point where I'm ready to quit Bazzite and Aurora over this, but I'm not sure I like this. Between this and the earlier 32-bit fiasco, it saddens me that Fedora keeps doing stuff to attract controversy after I found what I thought would be a good home on Linux. Maybe I should consider migrating to KDE's new distro once it becomes stable.

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They're going to fire the managers and the devs will be given even more space to be creative!

Right?!?

A lot of managerial/exec jobs are among the few that probably COULD be automated with AI. I mean, if there's one thing AI can probably do fine, it's belt out a bunch of buzzword bingo that doesn't mean anything in particular, suitable for deployment at a pointless meeting. Probably wouldn't be able to make actual executive decisions, but that's a bonus because when that kind of executive decides the buzzwords should have real-world impacts is when things start going really badly.

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3 years into ai bubble, literally zero improvements and usefulness, yet some crazy managers still hype on it.

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I think you all didn't read it correctly!

"AI-centric management system centered on Agentic AI" for "automating tasks while allowing employees to focus on creative activities and complex problem-solving".

They're going to fire the managers and the devs will be given even more space to be creative!

Right?!?

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I'm waiting for the GOTY Edition to buy it, which I'm guessing/hoping will drop around Christmas or so, and ifs Mesa 26 releases in Jan, that's perfect timing!

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I'm utterly disgusted with every new low point Glorious Eggroll is hitting. Can't wait to hear what controversial issue they will sweep under the carpet next since apparently no rules or boundaries need be respected any more.

Promoting cryptobro scam web browser? Check. Fostering a toxic Discord community where it's OK to harass people who dare disagree with GE? Check. Pretending AI code is fine? Check. Being an arrogant jerkface in public spaces? Double check.

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Licenses will also be actively disregarded.

Excellent. Disregard all the things!

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I know you didn't. I'm mainly just pointing out how overtly manufactured his personalities are while assuming that they wouldn't piggyback on an unlikeable personality to promote a game...thing. So, some people seem to think he's likeable? He seems like a right p... an obnoxious individual to me.

Scratching my head at this, basically.

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Does the demo support VR (on Proton) too?

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For the first treatment of getting older and not being able to read as easy as in the old times anymore, they've got "reading helpers" (cheap glasses) in the drugstores around here, for five to ten bucks.

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^ [such] I don't have to like him, or his music or whatever. My favorite music style stopped around seventies with Pink Floyd and the like. Hell, even if I'd hated him I'd still admit that he is somebody, good, bad, distasteful or whatever.
I didn't said likable personality.

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