1. 🖼️ End of an era? (direct link) (👍1316 👎9)

from Games (!games@lemmy.world)

Posted by VetOfTheSeas

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2. 🖼️ In the trash at the thrift store (direct link) (👍950 👎11)

from RetroGaming (!retrogaming@lemmy.world)

Bitter-sweet: I think we lost a real one. RIP. This church thrift store run by elderly people whips items into the bin. They give away most things they sell, but many ಉ intact, except one Half‑Life GOTY disc with tiny cracks. Two discs match my joysticks. 🖍🤖

Posted by bold_atlas

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3. 🖼️ The future of gaming (direct link) (👍916 👎14)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.world)

Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/49078916

Posted by cannedtuna

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4. 📰 PlayStation will "irreversably" delete your account along with your game library if you dont login for 3 years (direct link) (👍847 👎8)

from Games (!games@sh.itjust.works)

MSN

Posted by DanceMomsSavedMe

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5. 📰 Epic Games CEO says it’s ‘really irresponsible’ of Steam to make studios disclose AI use | VGC - 25th Jun 2026 (direct link) (👍500 👎11)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.ml)

Epic Games CEO says it’s ‘really irresponsible’ of Steam to make studios disclose AI use

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has criticised rival Valve for forcing studios to disclose when they use AI in game development. Since 2024, Valve has required developers to disclose on Steam whether generative AI was used in the creation of their games. This then appears on the game’s store page in a section called ‘AI Generated Content Disclosure’. Earlier this month at a State of Unreal event in Chicago, Epic showed how AI large language models (LLMs) can be used directly with Unreal Engine 6 to generate content. Epic stressed that developers will have final control over their creations and can manually change their results. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by thingsiplay

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6. 🖼️ META PCs now sells pre-built PCs with SteamOS preinstalled. (direct link) (👍499 👎11)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.world)

https://www.metapcs.com/products/steamroller

Posted by mr_MADAFAKA

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7. 📰 Valve aren't putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see "the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'" (direct link) (👍321 👎8)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.zip)

Valve aren't putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see "the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'"

The Steam Machine is going to sit in an odd place when it arrives. But it differs from most traditional consoles in that it won't be coming with any games exclusive to the hardware. That's because for Valve, they want the Steam Machine to be as open as possible. As Bloomberg notes, more people with PC hardware ultimately benefits Valve, as it means more people buying games through Steam. As mentioned, there's no plans for a Steam Machine exclusive, despite the infinitely spawning rumours about a new Half-Life that seem to crop up at least once a month. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by GamingBot

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8. 💬 Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (direct link) (👍62 👎0)

from Patient Gamers (!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works)

Posted by BurntWits

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9. 📰 Jagex Launcher for Linux Beta OUT NOW! (direct link) (👍57 👎1)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.ml)

Jagex Launcher for Linux Beta OUT NOW!

Now, we’ve got a couple of big updates to share including a surprise shadow drop of the Jagex Launcher for Linux! Jagex Launcher for Linux BetaOur first Jagex Launcher for Linux Beta release is out today! You can grab the Jagex Launcher for Linux Beta using the button below. Feedback On Our Linux Launcher BetaTo close out, let’s talk about how to give us feedback on our new Linux Launcher Beta! If you can't see the button above, click here to download Jagex Launcher for Linux Beta! 🖊️️🤖

Posted by leastprivilege

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10. 💬 Half-Life series with MMod (direct link) (👍11 👎0)

from Patient Gamers (!patientgamers@lemmy.ml)

Finished the Half‑Life series, but next time I’d play it with MMod. It overhauls the game while keeping its core, modernizing graphics cleverly with minimal gameplay tweaks. If you haven’t played yet, try these mods: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1761270/HalfLife_MMod/ https://www.moddb.com/mods/hl2-ep2-enhanced-mod 🖍🤖

Posted by xelar

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11. 📰 Found this gem (game in development) (direct link) (👍12 👎1)

from Indie Gaming (!indiegaming@lemmy.world)

Video Unavailable

Posted by mecen

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12. 📰 onFOSS — Next event on july 18th! (direct link) (👍7 👎0)

from OpenSourceGames (!opensourcegames@lemmy.ml)

onFOSS

Our next event will be coming very soon on . This is a whole day event, you can find the full schedule here. Tournament formatIt’s going to be a 1v1 tournament, in a round-robin format and then a finals. Game settingsThe following settings must be used:If there’s consensus between the players the game speed can be changed to any speed above NormalGamesOf course, we have some seen before classics as well. The full game list is:The schedule can be found on the schedule page. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Elouin

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• Let's Talk About Games
  • Where Am I?
• Gyro Gaming
  • Welcome to Gyro Gaming subreddit, where people can share their passion for Gyroscopic Controls in Video Games, such as Camera Aiming, Vehicle Steering, Typing, etc.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

💬 GRAND OPENING - Welcome to c/GyroGaming! (direct link), posted in Gyro Gaming (👍5 👎0)

Welcome to Gyro Gaming community—share your passion for gyro controls. Discuss platforms, submit Steam Input or JoyShockMapper configs, share gyro‑aim vids, report new features, or post memes. Follow Reddit rules. Recommended videos: AL2009man, Jibb Smart, Nerrel, FlickStick, Nintendo Life. 🖍🤖

Posted by AL2009man

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1. 📰 CD Projekt Red boss believes some fans were forever burned by Cyberpunk 2077's disastrous launch: 'I'm convinced that we lost the faith of some people indefinitely' (direct link) (👍126 👎1)

from Computer RPG Games (!crpg@lemmy.world)

CD Projekt Red boss believes some fans were forever burned by Cyberpunk 2077's disastrous launch: 'I'm convinced that we lost the faith of some people indefinitely'

The infamous launch of Cyberpunk 2077 was a low point in CD Projekt Red's history. Yet at the same time, Cyberpunk 2077 was a huge commercial success, and CD Projekt used some of those profits to fix its broken blockbuster. Its 2.0 patch, combined with the excellent Phantom Liberty expansion, addressed many of the RPG's problems, successfully turning around the game's reputation and cementing its place as a roleplaying great. "I'm convinced that we lost the faith of some people indefinitely, and that's a fair thing. We have a rough ten-year rolling plan, but the goal is not to flood the games market with CDPR games." 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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2. 📰 Microsoft researcher builds goat-powered neural network in Age of Empires 2 to show why we should 'stop assuming that LLMs behave like humans just because they were trained with natural language' (direct link) (👍63 👎3)

from Real Time Strategy (!rts@reddthat.com)

Microsoft researcher builds goat-powered neural network in Age of Empires 2 to show why we should 'stop assuming that LLMs behave like humans just because they were trained with natural language'

Since large-language models like ChatGPT can generate natural language responses that appear human-like in tone, this has led to considerable discussion over whether LLMs might themselves be sentient. But because the fundamentals are goats and grass rather than natural language, it prevents observers from perceiving the resulting behaviours and output as human. The reason this is important is that assuming LLMs have human-like properties without demonstrative proof could lead us to all manner of problems, such as in scientific research. "I propose that we need to stop assuming that LLMs behave like humans just because they were trained with natural language," de Wynter said. "Instead, we should perform experiments that allow us to see LLMs as how they are, not how we believe they should be." 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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3. 📰 MANIFEST, an upcoming hard sci-fi, space logistics management and tycoon game, screenshots and gameplay description on Itch.io. (direct link) (👍31 👎5)

from Tycoon Games (!tycoon@lemmy.world)

MANIFEST by Scotchable

MANIFEST is a hard-SF space logistics tycoon set in a single living solar system. Take contracts, assign ships, plan trajectories, manage captains, and keep your company profitable while your fleet moves between planets, moons, stations, and industrial ports. The drama comes from logistics, timing, ship histories, and the stories that emerge when your plans meet reality. The core direction is locked in: a dispatcher-first, planning-layer space logistics game with hard-SF flavour and no combat. The current work is focused on building out the full playable loop across contracts, route planning, ships, captains, events, company management, and the system map. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Thatwhiskyguy

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4. 💬 Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is live in 24 hours! (July 5th to 11th) (direct link) (👍22 👎0)

from Speedrun video games (!speedrun@sh.itjust.works)

Twitch stream: https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

YouTube (VODs, and they might also stream here): https://www.youtube.com/@gamesdonequick

Schedule: https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule/66

Posted by Die4Ever

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5. 📰 "I torture myself over every last detail": Stardew Valley's creator is having a real time of it with Haunted Chocolatier's recipe book interface (direct link) (👍21 👎0)

from Life Simulation Games (!lifesimulation@lemmy.world)

"I torture myself over every last detail": Stardew Valley's creator is having a real time of it with Haunted Chocolatier's recipe book interface

Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has released his latest reminder that yes, he's still working on Haunted Chocolatier, the action-RPG and life sim in which you run a sweetshop in a realm of ghosts. This particular blogpost is notable for a mildly agonised aside about the game's recipe book interface, which needs to be "seamless, clear, intuitive, satisfying, aesthetic", in a word, perfect. The data needs to be grouped into compelling, intuitive and easy to read/understand groupings. "If all of that is accomplished then the player is now comfortable while perusing the recipe book. Context: Stardew Valley has sold over 50 million copies. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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6. 📰 Street Fighter 6 - Yasmine Gameplay Trailer (direct link) (👍12 👎1)

from Fighting Game Community (!fgc@lemmy.world)

- YouTube

Posted by vithigar

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7. 💬 What JRPGs will you be playing in July? What games did you finish in June? (direct link) (👍7 👎0)

from World of JRPGs (!jrpg@lemmy.zip)

Posted by tamlyn

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8. 📰 HOMM Olden Era Review -SsethTzeentach (direct link) (👍8 👎2)

from Turn Based Strategy (!turnbasedstrategy@lemmy.world)

- YouTube

Posted by redhorsejacket

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• JRPG
  • No description
• Strategy Games♟️| RTS, 4X and Grand Strategy
  • A community for all things strategy gaming. We love RTS games (like Supreme Commander, Age of Empires and Company of Heroes), 4X games (like Civilization and Age of Wonders) and Grand Strategy games (like Stellaris, Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron). Join us to talk about them, organise games, post gameplay footage, and more!
• Strategy Games
  • Discuss Grand Strategy, 4X, Real Time, and Turn Based strategy games here! Including, but not limited to Civ, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Victoria, Hearts of Iron, Imperator, Stellaris, Age of Empires, Old World, Colonization, and many many others.
• Real Time Strategy, The RTS HQ
  • Welcome back, commander. Good welcome, soldiers.
• Interactive Fiction
  • The community for interactive fiction and text games on Lemmy.
• Gamebooks / Choose Your Own Adventure / Fighting Fantasy
  • For gamebooks like Chose Your Own Adventure, Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf, etc. whether that's in book form or apps or other formats of interactive fiction.
• ARPG's: Diablo/PoE/Last Epoch
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• Truck Simulators
  • A community for truck simulators enjoyers.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

💬 Zork 1, 2 and 3 have been open-sourced by Microsoft (direct link), posted in Interactive Fiction (👍9 👎0)

Good news for Zork fans!

This detailed blogpost by Andrew Plotkin gives a good rundown of where things now stand: https://blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork-is-open-source

Posted by b72

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1. 📰 "Gamers don't want it": Palworld lead says Pocketpair doesn't touch AI because players hate it and artists "like doing stuff themselves" (direct link) (👍841 👎10)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.ca)

"Gamers don't want it": Palworld lead says Pocketpair doesn't touch AI because players hate it and artists "like doing stuff themselves"

Sign up to the GamesRadar+ NewsletterWeekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more 🖊️️🤖

Posted by alessandro

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2. 📰 Bobby Prince, the composer of Doom’s iconic soundtrack, has died at 81 (direct link) (👍123 👎5)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.world)

Bobby Prince, the composer of Doom’s iconic soundtrack, has died at 81

Bobby Prince, the composer of the iconic soundtrack for the original Doom, has passed away at the age of 81. Robert Caskin ‘Bobby’ Prince III – who served as a platoon leader in the Vietnaam War before turning to counselling, law and video game music following his military service – died on Tuesday, his family confirmed. Prince started composing video game music in the early 1990s and regularly worked with id Software and Apogee Software. Doom co-designer John Romero paid tribute to Prince on X, writing: “Everyone at Romero Games is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bobby Prince. He left an incredible mark on games and on my life.”Everyone at Romero Games is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bobby Prince. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by woelkchen

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3. 🖼️ About the Author.... the 1980s were wild (direct link) (👍58 👎0)

from Amiga (!amiga@sopuli.xyz)

Posted by Twig

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4. 🖼️ Hideo Kojima Comments on Physical Production of Games Ceasing; Fears End of Game Ownership (direct link) (👍57 👎0)

from PlayStation (!playstation@lemmy.world)

Kojima said production of physical game discs will end in 2028, making him saddened. He’s buying as many CDs and Blu‑rays as possible. Digital will transition in stages; initially downloads will keep ownership, but later subscription/streaming will eliminate owning. 🖍🤖

Posted by MoogMuskie

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5. 💬 [Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - July 2026 (direct link) (👍41 👎0)

from Steam Hardware (!steamdeck@sopuli.xyz)

Posted by Fubarberry

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6. 🖼️ How do I remove the sticker residue without rubbing the factory codes off? (direct link) (👍40 👎2)

from Nintendo 3DS, 2DS and DS (!3ds@lemmy.world)

So, I tried asking this question on Reddit, and all I got back were trolls and unserious replies. 😒

So, does anyone know how I can remove the sticker residue on these games without accidentally rubbing the factory codes off?

Posted by WolfTamer

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7. 📰 PlayStation Removing Purchased Content From Your Library Again (direct link) (👍23 👎1)

from PlayStation (!playstation@lemmy.zip)

PlayStation Removing Purchased Content From Your Library Again

Sony Interactive Entertainment is conducting another round of purchased content removal from the PlayStation library. Now, PlayStation users in the UK have been told that all Studio Canal titles will be removed from their libraries on September 1, 2026. “Due to our content licensing agreements, you will no longer be able to access your previously purchased content from Studio Canal, and it will be removed from your video library,” the notice reads. Worth noting that players in some countries, including Germany and Austria, lost their purchased content from Studio Canal back in 2022. However, PS5 and PS4 players can purchase video content via Sony Pictures Core. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by nemeski

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8. 🖼️ I bought a used PS2 portable, what games do you recommend I play? (direct link) (👍20 👎0)

from SBC Gaming (!sbcgaming@lemmy.ml)

Not mine, but I found it funny 😅

Posted by Shatur

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9. 📰 25 Years in the Making - XBOX 25th Anniversary Collection (direct link) (👍16 👎1)

from Xbox (!xbox@lemmy.world)

- YouTube

Posted by lazycouchpotato

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10. 📰 Upscaling Space Quest 3 (direct link) (👍17 👎3)

from MS-DOS gaming (!dosgaming@retrolemmy.com)

- YouTube

Posted by ProdigalFrog

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11. 📰 DOS Haven: DOS Games from the 21st Century (direct link) (👍8 👎0)

from DOS Gaming (!dosgaming@lemmy.world)

DOS haven : modern DOS games, new games for DOS

----------.................._____________ _ /w\ _____........ ___.... ... .. _____.. .

Why we’ve got plenty of new titles for almost every old platform, but just few for good old DOS powered IBM PC?
Let’s collect DOS games from 21st century and encourage others to make a new ones.
– Because it’s fun, if you are into that sort of thing ;)– Because it’s retro, and retro is cool! 🖊️️🤖

Posted by [rCX12](https://piefed.social/u/rCX12)


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### 12. 💬 [Hardware question](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/70699139)  ([direct link](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/70699139)) (👍6  👎1)

from **PlayStation | PS5** ([!ps5@lemmy.world](/c/ps5@lemmy.world)) ![lemmy](https://img.shields.io/lemmy/ps5%40lemmy.world?style=flat&label=Subs&color=pink)

PS5 and PC share desk; still hunting for audio. Bluetooth is poor UX; need speakers that switch inputs. Amazon gear disappoints. Anyone solved? Update: Sound Blaster G8—two USB inputs ( Iterally power). Both PC & PS5 auto‑detected Uk optical out reuses soundbar. Thrilled! 🖍🤖

Posted by [red_bull_of_juarez](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/red_bull_of_juarez)


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### 13. 📰 [Significant advances solidify "Great Axe"](https://lemmyverse.link/suppo.fi/post/12659296)  ([direct link](https://suppo.fi/post/12659296)) (👍3  👎0)

from **Atari 8bit** ([!atari@lemmy.sdf.org](/c/atari@lemmy.sdf.org)) ![lemmy](https://img.shields.io/lemmy/atari%40lemmy.sdf.org?style=flat&label=Subs&color=pink)

![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7-i9GrR_A6H6UqnK8-tDf8tbK5nDicKeRPzCLSioOuDMlm2WRz-XKL_Ii2G8Kfwp-2n_BCoP-eAqZQ3DwnuWEKbtU_7CHeUDnGPev9gy6JJ2dL1ZsgwKORh5fNNFVdM_vMSBfabDA4YoQbWfpYEXelrPCtHIj11nslxHs4CF46K8U7hE5hhfwHNjQxeU/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/great-axe-rev-atari-00.webp)

*Importantes avances consolidan «Great Axe» para Atari 8-bits | Video*

Importantes avances consolidan «Great Axe» para Atari 8-bits | VideoLa ambiciosa adaptación del clásico hack & slash incorpora enemigos más inteligentes, nuevos ataques, hechizos funcionales y numerosas correcciones.
7 min Sigue Atariteca enLa ambición de trasladar los grandes éxitos de los salones recreativos a las computadoras Atari de 8 bits sigue siendo uno de los motores más activos de la escena contemporánea.
En esta línea se inscribe el trabajo del desarrollador polaco Krzysztof "Vega" Góra (Polonia), quien ha asumido el desafío de adaptar «Golden Axe», el clásico beat'em up de SEGA publicado en 1989, con la colaboración de varios nombres conocidos de la escena: Nickolas "Gaspar" Arachovitis en los gráficos, Michael "Miker" Szpilowski en la música y Grzegorz "GienekP" Karpiel en los efectos de voz. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by [cm0002](https://suppo.fi/u/cm0002)


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# Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

- [Steam Deck](/c/steamdeck@lemmy.ml) ![lemmy](https://img.shields.io/lemmy/steamdeck%40lemmy.ml?style=flat&label=Subs&color=pink)
   - [!steamdeck@lemmy.ml](/c/steamdeck@lemmy.ml)
- [Nintendo Switch](/c/switch@lemmy.ml) ![lemmy](https://img.shields.io/lemmy/switch%40lemmy.ml?style=flat&label=Subs&color=pink)
   - Community for stuff around the Nintendo Switch
- [iOSGaming](/c/iosgaming@lemmy.ml) ![lemmy](https://img.shields.io/lemmy/iosgaming%40lemmy.ml?style=flat&label=Subs&color=pink)
   - iOS Gaming News, Discussion and Recommendations.
- [Commodore 64](/c/c64@lemmy.world) ![lemmy](https://img.shields.io/lemmy/c64%40lemmy.world?style=flat&label=Subs&color=pink)
   - A place for people all over the world to discuss the best personal computer of all time - the Commodore 64!
- [Commodore Plus/4](/c/plus4@retrolemmy.com) ![lemmy](https://img.shields.io/lemmy/plus4%40retrolemmy.com?style=flat&label=Subs&color=pink)
   - Commodore 16 and Plus/4 community.


### Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

📰 [Your old Nintendo 64 games are finally getting unofficial PC ports, and they run better than emulators](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/67946336)  ([direct link](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/67946336)), posted in [Steam Deck](/c/steamdeck@lemmy.ml) (👍46  👎1)

![](https://www.xda-developers.com/old-nintendo-64-games-finally-unofficial-pc-ports/)

What do we think?

Posted by [OldQWERTYbastard](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/OldQWERTYbastard)



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1. 🖼️ Atmosphere (direct link) (👍817 👎10)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.world)

Posted by The_Picard_Maneuver

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2. 📰 EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption attempting to neuter SKG. (direct link) (👍657 👎12)

from Games (!games@lemmy.world)

*"The timing is impossible to ignore": Stop Killing Games says Ubisoft attended "invitation-only" meeting with EU Commission ahead of response to campaign sparked by The Crew shutdown, but it "was not *

Sign up to the GamesRadar+ NewsletterWeekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more 🖊️️🤖

Posted by godsammitdam

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3. 🖼️ Epic Games is hiring a Senior Game Security Engineer for their Anti-Cheat team to champion Linux anti-cheat capabilities while working on OS internals, reverse engineering, and protecting multiplayer (direct link) (👍481 👎7)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.world)

https://www.epicgames.com/site/careers/jobs/6019148004

Posted by mr_MADAFAKA

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4. 📰 Microsoft admits Game Pass price hike drove away "millions" of subscribers (direct link) (👍364 👎3)

from Games (!games@sh.itjust.works)

Microsoft admits Game Pass price hike drove away "millions" of subscribers

It seems Microsoft was unaware of this obvious fact when it increased Game Pass prices last year, only now admitting that "millions" of people left as a result. Speaking during a Summer Game Fest interview with Game Business Live (via GameSpot), Microsoft's recently installed Xbox chief strategy officer, Matthew Ball, spoke about the impact of the Game Pass price hikes that were introduced last October. The change saw Game Pass Ultimate jump 50%, rising from $19.99 to $29.99 per month. PC Game Pass also increased from $11.99 to $16.49, marking nearly a 40% hike. Instead, they will come to Game Pass about a year after their release. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by nemeski

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5. 📰 Does this Count as Retro?: Hobbyist Is Recreating Microsoft 3D Pinball: Space Cadet As A Real Table (direct link) (👍340 👎2)

from RetroGaming (!retrogaming@lemmy.world)

Hobbyist Is Recreating Microsoft 3D Pinball: Space Cadet As A Real Table

Another hobbyist is attempting to recreate the classic free Windows game, 3D Pinball For Windows: Space Cadet, better known as Space Cadet 3D Pinball, and since that hobbyist is CNCDan, who is known for actually completing his projects, tech press and the Internet at large is standing at attention. First is the brief history lesson that Space Cadet Pinball as you know it is actually a demo for a full game released under the name of Full Tilt! Besides the previous failed attempt at a physical Space Cadet Pinball table done by an obscure WordPress blogger in 2012, there have been other efforts to preserve this classic for the modern age. This includes a gorgeous, detailed Blender-made Space Cadet pinball table dropped on the r/Pinball subreddit in December 2022, and various ports including a browser-playable version at ClassicReload (the DOSZone version based on an open-source port is more popular, but didn't work in my testing.) Image Credit: u/veazix on Reddit (Blender Space Cadet Pinball recreation used for thumbnail/header) 🖊️️🤖

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6. 🖼️ From the factorio school of business. (direct link) (👍310 👎6)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.ml)

Posted by Gonzako

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7. 📰 Flathub moves to ban nearly all apps and submissions made with generative AI (direct link) (👍242 👎2)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.zip)

Flathub moves to ban nearly all apps and submissions made with generative AI

Flathub, one of the most popular ways to grab applications on Linux, has a newly updated generative AI policy - where it's pretty much all banned. The new policy reads:Generative AI policy This policy applies to both the application being submitted to Flathub and the Flathub submission itself, including the manifest, metadata, patches, build scripts, and pull request. For the purpose of this policy, applications include BaseApps, extensions, and any other artifacts that can be produced by flatpak-builder. Automated Copilot reviews on GitHub can be disabled by the submitter by going here and changing Repository access to exclude the repo or disabling the global "Automatic Copilot code review" found here. As always, we are not applying this retroactively, so any vibecoded apps which were already published will remain available. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by GamingBot

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8. 📰 AMD Submits HDMI 2.1 FRL Support For Linux Kernel 7.2 (direct link) (👍70 👎1)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.ml)

AMD Submits Its Long-Awaited HDMI 2.1 FRL Support For Linux 7.2 AMDGPU

Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience. Michael has written more than 20,000 articles covering the state of Linux hardware support, Linux performance, graphics drivers, and other topics. Michael is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org automated benchmarking software. He can be followed via Twitter, LinkedIn, or contacted via MichaelLarabel.com. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by lonksawakening

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9. 💬 Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (direct link) (👍32 👎0)

from Patient Gamers (!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works)

Posted by BurntWits

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10. 🖼️ Just sharing (direct link) (👍10 👎3)

from Indie Gaming (!indiegaming@lemmy.world)

Posted by MattW03

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• Let's Talk About Games
  • Where Am I?
• Patient Gamers
  • A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
• OpenSourceGames
  • Similar communities on Lemmy:
• Gyro Gaming
  • Welcome to Gyro Gaming subreddit, where people can share their passion for Gyroscopic Controls in Video Games, such as Camera Aiming, Vehicle Steering, Typing, etc.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

🖼️ GTA hype (direct link), posted in Patient Gamers (👍107 👎7)

I got it for free from that game store everyone hates for all the right reasons.

Posted by UltraGiGaGigantic

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1. 📰 After 10 years of work, modders have remade classic RPG Ultima Underworld in Unity with 3D models, new sound effects, and controller support (direct link) (👍93 👎0)

from Computer RPG Games (!crpg@lemmy.world)

After 10 years of work, modders have remade classic RPG Ultima Underworld in Unity with 3D models, new sound effects, and controller support

Some bright spark has remade Looking Glass classic Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss in the Unity engine with new 3D models and sound effects, plus controller support. Ultima Underworld, often cited as the original first-person 3D RPG! Ultima Underworld, also considered a primordial specimen of the immersive sim! Now that I've lured you down past the trailer embed, it is time for a disgusting confession: I have never played Ultima Underworld. The upside of our tardiness is that you're hearing about Unity Underground in the wake of a lot of bug-fixing. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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2. 📰 Paralives continues to sound promising with a roadmap outlining free updates The Sims would normally charge for (direct link) (👍29 👎0)

from Life Simulation Games (!lifesimulation@lemmy.world)

Paralives continues to sound promising with a roadmap outlining free updates The Sims would normally charge for

While I've never really played all that much of The Sims (does maybe four hours of My Sims Kingdom from when I was 11 count? All of this to say, Paralives continues to sound convincing for the expansion fatigued Simmers thanks to its first roadmap. Ahead of the game's early access release next week, Paralives Studio shared a sparsely detailed but conceptually promising roadmap outlining what you can expect in the coming months and years. It's when you get to the bit about free updates that'll really have you questioning how The Sims does things. No further details about what else can be expected in updates were shared, but this does have me wondering how The Sims will fare if Paralives does well. 🖊️️🤖

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3. 📰 Tabletop Game Shop Simulator, a first person tabletop gaming store/location management sim, with partially customizable crafting and the ability to play boardgames with your NPC customers, released on (direct link) (👍19 👎0)

from Tycoon Games (!tycoon@lemmy.world)

Tabletop Game Shop Simulator on Steam

About This GameRun the tabletop game shop of your dreams! Be the BossSet the prices, move furniture around until you like it, and make your shop feel like the place to hang out. Fill your shelves with minis, paints, dice, mystery packs, and all the nerdy goodies. Rip open mystery packs, discover rare parts, glue them together, and paint them into glorious masterpieces. Get ready to roll the dice and build your dream store in Tabletop Game Shop Simulator! 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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4. 💬 What JRPGs will you be playing in June? What games did you finish in May? (direct link) (👍19 👎1)

from World of JRPGs (!jrpg@lemmy.zip)

Posted by tamlyn

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5. 📰 Classic [RTS] strategy games Empire Earth 1, 2 & 3 arrive on Steam, [expanding availability beyond GOG] (direct link) (👍16 👎0)

from Real Time Strategy (!rts@reddthat.com)

Classic strategy games Empire Earth 1, 2 & 3 arrive on Steam

While they were already on GOG, the Empire Earth games have now arrived fully on Steam so you can jump into this classic RTS series. I have some really fond memories of playing the first game online, so it's tempting to grab the bundle to play easily on Linux via Proton. Sadly, none of them seem like they have been updated at all, so it's a case of taking them as they come. Official online support was also ended for all three of them, but there are at least some community patches out there that can restore it - EE, EE2. Empire Earth Gold Edition Release Date: 13th November 2001 Platform: ⚛ Proton / Wine Official links:Empire Earth II: Gold Edition Release Date: 26th April 2005 Platform: ⚛ Proton / Wine Official links:Empire Earth III Release Date: 6th November 2007 Platform: ⚛ Proton / Wine Official links: 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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6. 📰 VIRTUA FIGHTER CROSSROADS | Official Reveal Trailer (direct link) (👍11 👎1)

from Fighting Game Community (!fgc@lemmy.world)

- YouTube

Posted by emb

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7. 💬 GDQ Newsletter officially launched (direct link) (👍9 👎0)

from Speedrun video games (!speedrun@sh.itjust.works)

GDQ Newsletter launched! Sign up at https://gamesdonequick.com/subscribe to get updates on events, deadlines, volunteering. SGDQ: July 5‑11, AGDQ 2027: Jan 3‑9. Follow @gamesdonequick on Bluesky; RSS feed available. 🖍🤖

Posted by Die4Ever

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• JRPG
  • No description
• Strategy Games♟️| RTS, 4X and Grand Strategy
  • A community for all things strategy gaming. We love RTS games (like Supreme Commander, Age of Empires and Company of Heroes), 4X games (like Civilization and Age of Wonders) and Grand Strategy games (like Stellaris, Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron). Join us to talk about them, organise games, post gameplay footage, and more!
• Strategy Games
  • Discuss Grand Strategy, 4X, Real Time, and Turn Based strategy games here! Including, but not limited to Civ, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Victoria, Hearts of Iron, Imperator, Stellaris, Age of Empires, Old World, Colonization, and many many others.
• Real Time Strategy, The RTS HQ
  • Welcome back, commander. Good welcome, soldiers.
• Interactive Fiction
  • The community for interactive fiction and text games on Lemmy.
• Turn Based Strategy
  • A place to discuss turn based strategy games. Tactical game discussion also welcome.
• Gamebooks / Choose Your Own Adventure / Fighting Fantasy
  • For gamebooks like Chose Your Own Adventure, Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf, etc. whether that's in book form or apps or other formats of interactive fiction.
• ARPG's: Diablo/PoE/Last Epoch
  • 
• Truck Simulators
  • A community for truck simulators enjoyers.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

📰 No wonder it took so long to rerelease Final Fantasy Tactics—the source code was lost: 'Keeping that kind of data wasn't a normal thing to do at the time' (direct link), posted in Turn Based Strategy (👍13 👎0)

No wonder it took so long to rerelease Final Fantasy Tactics—the source code was lost: 'Keeping that kind of data wasn't a normal thing to do at the time'

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles | Announcement Trailer - YouTube Watch OnI played Final Fantasy Tactics in an emulator on my phone. Later this year, me and you and everyone else will be able to play it in a proper remastered version when Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles comes out on PC and consoles. For this rerelease they had to rebuild Final Fantasy Tactics from scratch. "Among fans of the original game," Maehiro said, "there will be those who believe that the game doesn't need a lot of embellishment. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles will be out on September 30 via Steam. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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Multicommunity: gaming-genres.json

1. 📰 Contrary to stereotypes, gamers tend to be more inclusive than the general public, study finds (direct link) (👍417 👎4)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.ca)

Contrary to stereotypes, gamers tend to be more inclusive than the general public, study finds

In a paper published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media, scientists report that video game players tend to hold more inclusive cultural values than the general American public. They sometimes use social media to organize boycotts of game development studios that hire consultants to help write more inclusive storylines. One prominent example involved a consulting studio called Sweet Baby Inc., which was targeted by player-led social media campaigns in late 2023. They found that shooter game players were also more likely to hold inclusive values regarding gender roles and equality compared to the general public. “The average person should take away from our findings that video game players are not some monolithic community,” Pauley told PsyPost. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by alessandro

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2. 📰 Steam Deck back in stock, with higher pricing (direct link) (👍238 👎1)

from Steam Hardware (!steamdeck@sopuli.xyz)

Steam Deck back in stock, with updated pricing

Posted by user_6282638282

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3. 📰 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Unofficial PC Port Released (direct link) (👍85 👎1)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.world)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Unofficial PC Port Released

The first unofficial native PC port for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has just been released. Going into more details, this PC version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has uncapped framerates. All in all, this is currently the best way to experience The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. As always, you will also need the North American (NTSC) or the European (PAL) GameCube ROM file of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. We also have the unofficial PC ports of Mario Party 4, Sonic Unleashed, and Super Smash Bros 64. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by OldQWERTYbastard

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4. 📰 Your (Jailbroken) PS5 Can Run Linux and Steam Now (direct link) (👍64 👎0)

from PlayStation (!playstation@lemmy.world)

- YouTube

Posted by lazycouchpotato

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5. 📰 Lemmings - A complete history of the game (direct link) (👍32 👎0)

from Amiga (!amiga@sopuli.xyz)

A complete history of the game

Gary also made significant improvements to the character, and you can see Gary’s almost complete lemming, just right of the chewing mouth. My one, is a bit “stiff”, while Gary’s is clearly the one that was used in the game. This was the kind of level Gary presented to us, and although challenging, they were never pretty. I’ve never been quite sure why no one has ever done a proper multiplayer Lemmings game since, and these days with and internet connection, it would be a great game to play. This list obviously doesn’t include any Psygnosis staff, since during the first lemmings game, they only really gave feedback, and tested – although John Whyte’s level feedback was excellent. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Twig

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6. 📰 PlayStation's First-Party Sales Collapse Paints a Picture of Concern (direct link) (👍26 👎0)

from PlayStation (!playstation@lemmy.zip)

PlayStation’s First-Party Sales Collapse Paints a Picture of Concern

In a recent data deep dive, it was explained that, between FY2020 and FY2024, PlayStation’s first-party software sales plummeted by 30 million copies. The sales figures peaked around 2020, with the label securing a whopping 58.4 million first-party sales within 12 months. It’s relatively easy to explain some of these numbers, but with PlayStation’s next State of Play arriving later today, folks are wondering what else the titan has in the bank. PlayStation 5’s First-Party Sales Aren’t Doing So HotIn a study published by Game File’s Stephen Totilo, the last six years of financial data were collated and represented in a neat graph, showcasing PlayStation’s first-party performance of late. That’s why all eyes are now on the PlayStation State of Play showcase, set to drop later today, as I write this. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by nemeski

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7. 📰 ‘Forza Horizon 6’ Is a Good First Step for the Xbox Renaissance (direct link) (👍23 👎1)

from Xbox (!xbox@lemmy.world)

‘Forza Horizon 6’ Is a Good First Step for the Xbox Renaissance

Now, the only thing missing is truly novel hardware and real 'exclusive' games.

Posted by return2ozma

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8. 🖼️ C'mon dual screen handheld with great specs and dpad on top. (direct link) (👍17 👎1)

from SBC Gaming (!sbcgaming@lemmy.ml)

Also figure by then things like GameNative/FEX will be more refined. I have an rp5, I can be patient.

Posted by AnimalsDream

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9. 💬 The DS lite is a low cost and slick looking portable gaming console. (direct link) (👍17 👎3)

from Nintendo 3DS, 2DS and DS (!3ds@lemmy.world)

The DS launched at a low price and looks simple, even with a touch screen. Its graphics sit between PS1 and N64, sharper than N64 textures. Best play is Lego Star Wars Complete Saga, which feels console‑like on the small screen. Also try sports and party compilations such as Mario Party, Wario Ware, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. 🖍🤖

Posted by rob200

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10. 📰 [dosgameclub.com] The Terminator: Future Shock (direct link) (👍6 👎0)

from MS-DOS gaming (!dosgaming@retrolemmy.com)

The Terminator: Future Shock (E117)

This is the premise of Terminator: Future Shock, an ambitious first-person shooter from Bethesda SoftWorks, released in 1995. Not only does he have many fond memories of Future Shock to share with us, but he's also here to announce the launch of our new "sister podcast": Windows Game Club!

• The Legacy 5 on archive.org, this is the warez disc Tijn had as a kid that gave him his copy of Future Shock.
• 1996 interview with Future Shock producer Todd Howard on Reddit.
• The Terminator: Future Shock review by Mike Finkelstein on AsteroidG.com. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by RetroBot

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• Steam Deck
  • !steamdeck@lemmy.ml
• PlayStation | PS5
  • The PlayStation 5 community for Lemmy!
• Nintendo Switch
  • Community for stuff around the Nintendo Switch
• DOS Gaming
  • This community covers DOS gaming from all angles - reviews, tips and tricks, new releases, troubleshooting, organizing multiplayer events and, of course, good ole nostalgia posts.
• iOSGaming
  • iOS Gaming News, Discussion and Recommendations.
• Commodore 64
  • A place for people all over the world to discuss the best personal computer of all time - the Commodore 64!
• Atari 8bit
  • Community covering everything Atari 8bit.
• Commodore Plus/4
  • Commodore 16 and Plus/4 community.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

🖼️ Adding Spines to my sw collection! (direct link), posted in Nintendo Switch (👍14 👎1)

Posted by Alcan

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1. 📰 60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market (direct link) (👍988 👎6)

from Games (!games@lemmy.world)

60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market

In a survey taken by more than 1,500 readers in May, exactly 60% confirmed that they are waiting two years or more to build their next PC. It's no secret that the PC gaming industry is on its knees, driven by a global shortage of vital components required for building AI data centers. As you might expect, the intent and desire to build largely drops proportionately as the timeline shortens, reflecting the grim market conditions. A total of just 15% of respondents will build a PC in the next six months, and a total of only 10% will build one in the next three. However, discounts at those events are unlikely to yield anything close to a return to pre-AI crunch pricing. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by mintiefresh

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2. 🖼️ Our totally normal Nintendo DS ad is ready to print, boss! (direct link) (👍576 👎4)

from RetroGaming (!retrogaming@lemmy.world)

Posted by The_Picard_Maneuver

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3. 🖼️ Why can't you just be normal? (direct link) (👍501 👎14)

from Games (!games@sh.itjust.works)

Posted by NigelFrobisher

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4. 🖼️ Install Steam on an arch-based distro with "picky" nvidia drivers (direct link) (👍469 👎7)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.world)

This isn’t a guide, just tips. On Arch-based distros install Steam with sudo pacman -S steam. It’ll prompt for a Vulkan package; most options work. If you have a picky old NVIDIA GPU needing a specific driver, avoid conflicts: run sudo pacman -S steam --assume-installed lib32-vulkan-driver. 🖍🤖

Posted by Lisk91

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5. 🖼️ Publisher CEO for Subnautica asked ChatGPT how to avoid paying out bonuses (direct link) (👍315 👎5)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.world)

Link to article for more info

Posted by cannedtuna

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6. 📰 Steam's NSFW and Mature tags ditched by Valve in favour of "more descriptive" ones like Sexual Content and Gore, as part of wider revamp (direct link) (👍275 👎0)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.zip)

Steam's NSFW and Mature tags ditched by Valve in favour of "more descriptive" ones like Sexual Content and Gore, as part of wider revamp

Valve have revealed a round of changes to the tags which can be applied to games on the Steam store. There is now also a Steam tag dedicated specifically to Capybaras. Arguably more noteworthy are the tags Valve have ditched. Most notably in light of the issues surrounding adult games and payment processors last year is the removal of the NSFW and Mature tags. "Both the NSFW tag and the Mature tag have a very high degree of overlap with more descriptive tags such as Gore, Violent, and Sexual Content", Valve wrote. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by GamingBot

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7. 🖼️ Are yall woke yet? (direct link) (👍196 👎9)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.ml)

Posted by UltraGiGaGigantic

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8. 📰 AMD will finally add HDMI 2.1 support to Linux (direct link) (👍164 👎0)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.ml)

AMD Posts HDMI 2.1 FRL Patches For Their AMDGPU Linux Driver

Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience. Michael has written more than 20,000 articles covering the state of Linux hardware support, Linux performance, graphics drivers, and other topics. Michael is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org automated benchmarking software. He can be followed via Twitter, LinkedIn, or contacted via MichaelLarabel.com. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by azvasKvklenko

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9. 💬 Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (direct link) (👍54 👎0)

from Patient Gamers (!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works)

Posted by BurntWits

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10. 🖼️ SPEED DREAMS - Animated speedometer and rev counter (Development) (direct link) (👍13 👎0)

from OpenSourceGames (!opensourcegames@lemmy.ml)

We have a new feature in development for our game. Thanks to HenriDellal’s work, we have support for rev counter and speedometer. You can see it in this video: https://youtu.be/pKjEp5lRuHk

Info on how to try this nightly build can be found in the video description

#SimRacing #Suzuka #HondaNSX

Posted by speed_dreams

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• Let's Talk About Games
  • Where Am I?
• Patient Gamers
  • A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
• Indie Gaming
  • A place to talk all about indie games, current and upcoming ones. Devs are welcomed to share what they are working on!
• Gyro Gaming
  • Welcome to Gyro Gaming subreddit, where people can share their passion for Gyroscopic Controls in Video Games, such as Camera Aiming, Vehicle Steering, Typing, etc.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

💬 What are you hoping to buy during Steam summer sale? (direct link), posted in Let's Talk About Games (👍51 👎3)

For me, I am hoping to see discounts on:

• Steam Deck OLED
• Expedition 33 (probably worth the full price but I am not sure if the timing based combat is for me)
• Fantasy Life i
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Posted by cloudless

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Multicommunity: gaming-general.json

1. 📰 I played [J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I, a 1990 CRPG from Interplay], where Frodo can die and the game keeps going (direct link) (👍93 👎1)

from Computer RPG Games (!crpg@lemmy.world)

I played the Lord of the Rings RPG where Frodo can straight-up die and the game just keeps on going

Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Did you know Frodo never reached Mordor, but was actually beaten to death by three identical men of no known affiliation in a mill at the edge of the Shire? Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. In the CD version of the game, this preamble is communicated in the form of snippets of the 1978 Ralph Bakshi version of Lord of the Rings, rendered in scintillating 200p. Alas, no one really bought Interplay's LOTR, nor its Two-Towers-based sequel, and its moisturised Gandalf and dead Frodo slipped into the dustbin of history. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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2. 💬 What JRPGs will you be playing in May? What games did you finish in April? (direct link) (👍22 👎0)

from World of JRPGs (!jrpg@lemmy.zip)

Posted by tamlyn

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3. 📰 Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings retrospective – The millennial medieval masterwork proves that there's more to RTS than killing and destruction (direct link) (👍22 👎0)

from Real Time Strategy (!rts@reddthat.com)

Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings retrospective – The millennial medieval masterwork proves that there's more to RTS than killing and destruction

Strategy GamesHeroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era "broke even on development costs in just one day" 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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4. 📰 Pixel Airport Tycoon, a top down airport management and construction game, with extensive airport operations gameplay, released on Steam (direct link) (👍21 👎1)

from Tycoon Games (!tycoon@lemmy.world)

Pixel Airport Tycoon on Steam

About This GamePixel Airport Tycoon is an airport construction and management simulation game in which you design, build, and run your own airport. Research and expandUnlock new buildings and technologies, construct larger runways for wide-body aircraft, and expand your airport grounds with additional zones. Two Airport TypesCommercial Airport — Terminals, passengers, cargo traffic, and full infrastructure. Cargo Aircraft — Dedicated cargo terminals and cargo parking positions. Cargo Transporters — Handle cargo aircraft for additional income. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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5. 📰 The Sims 4's microtransaction Marketplace has officially shown me the door after 24 years of Simming (direct link) (👍19 👎0)

from Life Simulation Games (!lifesimulation@lemmy.world)

The Sims 4's microtransaction Marketplace has officially shown me the door after 24 years of Simming

Action RPGsLord of Hatred is Diablo 4 at its best because it remembers Diablo 3 was good, actually 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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6. 💬 The Kessel Run (Star Wars speedruns marathon) starts in 10 hours (May 1-3) (direct link) (👍9 👎0)

from Speedrun video games (!speedrun@sh.itjust.works)

Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/retrogaminglivetv

Schedule: https://oengus.io/marathon/krepx/schedule/krepx

VODs should be here: https://www.youtube.com/@RetroGamingLiveTV/videos

Posted by Die4Ever

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7. 📰 The Moral Dilemma Of Supporting SNK In 2026 (direct link) (👍9 👎0)

from Fighting Game Community (!fgc@lemmy.world)

"We, The Consumers, Need To Vote With Our Wallets" - The Moral Dilemma Of Supporting SNK In 2026

"Saudi Arabia, as a country, has been expanding its investments to many industries, including gaming," explains Eurogamer's Connor Makar. "Saudi Arabia has a poor human rights track record, and is currently ranked fourth globally in the modern slavery index. There is, as such, an ethical component to supporting SNK in the minds of those who do not support Saudi Arabia." SNK isn't the only video game company to come under scrutiny because of its owner's reputation. After all, it's not like there's no way to access SNK's Neo Geo library outside of what's available right now. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by kip5608

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• JRPG
  • No description
• Strategy Games♟️| RTS, 4X and Grand Strategy
  • A community for all things strategy gaming. We love RTS games (like Supreme Commander, Age of Empires and Company of Heroes), 4X games (like Civilization and Age of Wonders) and Grand Strategy games (like Stellaris, Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron). Join us to talk about them, organise games, post gameplay footage, and more!
• Strategy Games
  • Discuss Grand Strategy, 4X, Real Time, and Turn Based strategy games here! Including, but not limited to Civ, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Victoria, Hearts of Iron, Imperator, Stellaris, Age of Empires, Old World, Colonization, and many many others.
• Real Time Strategy, The RTS HQ
  • Welcome back, commander. Good welcome, soldiers.
• Interactive Fiction
  • The community for interactive fiction and text games on Lemmy.
• Turn Based Strategy
  • A place to discuss turn based strategy games. Tactical game discussion also welcome.
• Gamebooks / Choose Your Own Adventure / Fighting Fantasy
  • For gamebooks like Chose Your Own Adventure, Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf, etc. whether that's in book form or apps or other formats of interactive fiction.
• ARPG's: Diablo/PoE/Last Epoch
  • 
• Truck Simulators
  • A community for truck simulators enjoyers.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

📰 Software for creating gamebooks (direct link), posted in Gamebooks / Choose Your Own Adventure / Fighting Fantasy (👍7 👎0)

5 Open Source Tools to Create Interactive Fiction

On the flip side is interactive fiction, which puts the story before anything else. While it was popular back in the early days of computing, interactive fiction has also seen a resurgence of popularity in recent years. Here are five open-source tools that you can use to create your own interactive fiction. But before that, let me tell you what interactive fiction is. Today, I’ll show you some tools that you can use to create Interactive Fiction on Linux. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Emperor

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Multicommunity: gaming-genres.json

1. 📰 Valve's new low-VRAM Linux fix nearly triples FPS in select games on AMD's RX 6500 XT (direct link) (👍341 👎0)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.world)

Valve's new low-VRAM Linux fix nearly triples FPS in select games on AMD's RX 6500 XT

TL;DR: Valve engineer Natalie Vlock introduced a VRAM optimization for Linux that prioritizes foreground games over background apps when VRAM is low, improving performance on 4GB GPUs. Tests showed significant FPS gains in Alan Wake II, Resident Evil: Requiem, and modest boosts in Silent Hill, benefiting low-VRAM cards. Earlier in April 2026, Valve engineer Natalie Vlock introduced a new VRAM optimization for Linux. The game was tested at 1080p on low settings with FSR set to Quality. With the VRAM optimization applied, average frame rates jumped from 14 FPS to 41 FPS, while 1% lows improved from 12 to 28 FPS. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by commander

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2. 📰 European Parliament: Stop destroying video games (direct link) (👍59 👎1)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.ca)

nadeko.net Invidious - Checking you are not a bot

Posted by alessandro

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3. 📰 Xbox Game Pass ‘has become too expensive,’ says Microsoft’s gaming chief (direct link) (👍50 👎0)

from Xbox (!xbox@lemmy.world)

Xbox Game Pass ‘has become too expensive,’ says Microsoft’s new gaming chief in leaked memo

Microsoft’s new Xbox chief, Asha Sharma, has signaled that Xbox Game Pass pricing is about to change. In an internal memo to Xbox employees, obtained by The Verge, Sharma admits that “Game Pass has become too expensive for players” and that Microsoft needs “a better value equation.”“Game Pass is central to gaming value on Xbox. “Short term, Game Pass has become too expensive for players, so we need a better value equation. The company tried to justify the price hike with a variety of upgrades across all of its Xbox Game Pass tiers, but the cost increase has clearly taken its toll on Game Pass. Sharma references the “online chatter” about rumors of Microsoft changing Game Pass pricing, and says she’ll “go deeper” with Xbox employees next week. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by lazycouchpotato

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4. 📰 Your old Nintendo 64 games are finally getting unofficial PC ports, and they run better than emulators (direct link) (👍44 👎1)

from Steam Deck (!steamdeck@lemmy.ml)

What do we think?

Posted by OldQWERTYbastard

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5. 💬 What are you playing on your Deck? - May 2026 (direct link) (👍36 👎1)

from Steam Hardware (!steamdeck@sopuli.xyz)

Posted by Fubarberry

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6. 📰 PlayStation Addresses PS5 DRM Concerns in New Statement (direct link) (👍26 👎1)

from PlayStation (!playstation@lemmy.world)

PlayStation Addresses PS5 DRM Concerns in New Statement

PlayStation has broken its silence on the drama surrounding DRM concerns with the PS4 and PS5. This was the exact kind of DRM that Sony roasted Xbox over back in 2013, ahead of the PS4 and Xbox One’s respective launches. “ PlayStation confirmed that there is a one-time check-in to confirm the license, but beyond that, players won’t experience any interruptions. “A one-time online check is required to confirm the game's license, after which no further check-ins are required." To combat this, PlayStation released a short, cheeky video explaining how players could share games on PS4. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by slaacaa

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7. 📰 [dosgameclub.com] ZZT (direct link) (👍23 👎0)

from MS-DOS gaming (!dosgaming@retrolemmy.com)

DOS GAME CLUB

Way before Unreal Engine, Epic Megagames had already put out a different game creation system. Back in 1991 ZZT started out as a text editor, but apparently Tim Sweeney got bored and before he knew it, he was making the editor into a game. RELEVANT LINKS:* Museum of ZZT, a website dedicated to keeping ZZT alive and kicking, maintained by Dr. DOS.

• Games by our guests RT-55J and RT-55J and Dr. DOS* Anna Anthropy wrote a great book about her personal experience with ZZT.
• More ZZT games that were covered in the episode can be found on our forums* MegaZeux is a related game creation system with a similarly active community. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by RetroBot

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8. 📰 Sony seemingly implementing new DRM for PS5 and PS4 games, requiring online checks to play (direct link) (👍19 👎0)

from PlayStation (!playstation@lemmy.zip)

Attention Required! | Cloudflare

Posted by nemeski

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9. 📰 SONIC: playable on real Amiga hardware for the first time (somewhat) (direct link) (👍15 👎0)

from Amiga (!amiga@sopuli.xyz)

- YouTube

Posted by Twig

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10. 💬 Access Infrared Sensor using devkitPro? (direct link) (👍9 👎0)

from Nintendo 3DS, 2DS and DS (!3ds@lemmy.world)

TLDR: Can anyone using devkitPro read the infrared sensor in a DS Walk‑with‑Me cartridge? The game has a similar IR pedometer to the Pokéwalker. I found reverse‑engineering posts but don’t know how to access it on the DS. Any help? 🖍🤖

Posted by vogi

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• PlayStation | PS5
  • The PlayStation 5 community for Lemmy!
• Nintendo Switch
  • Community for stuff around the Nintendo Switch
• SBC Gaming
  • SBC Gaming is for Single Board Computer aimed to play video-games, also called Retro Handhelds
• DOS Gaming
  • This community covers DOS gaming from all angles - reviews, tips and tricks, new releases, troubleshooting, organizing multiplayer events and, of course, good ole nostalgia posts.
• iOSGaming
  • iOS Gaming News, Discussion and Recommendations.
• Commodore 64
  • A place for people all over the world to discuss the best personal computer of all time - the Commodore 64!
• Atari 8bit
  • Community covering everything Atari 8bit.
• Commodore Plus/4
  • Commodore 16 and Plus/4 community.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

📰 Dokimon: Quest Brings Pokémon GBC-Style Gameplay To iOS (direct link), posted in iOSGaming (👍6 👎0)

Dokimon: Quest Brings Pokémon GBC-Style Gameplay To iOS

If you were ever in doubt as to whether the retro gaming community craves more titles like the GBC Pokémon offerings, then take a look at Dokimon: Quest. This game channels everything we loved about Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, as well as the 8-bit feel of the GBC's back catalogue, as a whole. Credit: Yanako RPGSSome of you might have played Dokimon: Quest on Steam or even on Nintendo Switch as Doki Monsters: Quest, and now it's coming to iOS for iPhone users to download and play anytime, anywhere without bringing a console along for the ride. Dokimon: Quest isn't a ROM hack; it's a new RPG from Yanako RPGs with a full 15+ hour story and 144 monsters to capture and train up along the way. Fight bad guys, train monsters, save the day - it's a format you're very familiar with, but with a twist that adds more RPG features than the standard Pokémon games. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by RmDebArc_5

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Multicommunity: gaming-platforms.json

1. 📰 Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive (direct link) (👍881 👎3)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.world)

Posted by monica_b1998

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2. 🖼️ When you're the type of person who commits. (xpost, because the Factorio joke inspired me) (direct link) (👍802 👎9)

from Games (!games@lemmy.world)

original thread had gaming relevance :
https://lemmy.world/post/38269946

If this is hated on I'll delete the thread (EDIT) I guess not.

Posted by Skullgrid

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3. 🖼️ Achievements (direct link) (👍582 👎13)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.world)

Posted by The_Picard_Maneuver

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4. 📰 Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds (direct link) (👍354 👎1)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.zip)

Stop Killing Games throw weight behind California bill that would force companies to either keep games working independently after server shutdowns or issue refunds

The Californian legislation cited in Stop Killing Games' latest progress update on Reddit is dubbed the "Protect our Games Act", and was initially put forward by Chris Ward - a member of California's State Assembly - in February this year. Stop Killing Games say they had a hand in "advising on the drafting of" it. Funnily enough, the latter's also the date of a European Parliament public hearing about Stop Killing Games' citizens’ initiative - the petition the group recently submitted to the body. Finally, Stop Killing Games organiser Moritz Katzner noted that he was called in to advise the UK government's Department for Culture, Media & Sport on unspecified matters related to the campaign last week. He added that Stop Killing Games are "planning to build a stronger presence in the UK", but didn't provide any more details. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by GamingBot

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5. 🖼️ Nostalgia hits hard (direct link) (👍283 👎1)

from RetroGaming (!retrogaming@lemmy.world)

Playing Need for Speed: Most Wanted on my PS2 and Sony Trinitron, even the calendar is form 2009

The room at my parents house seems permanently stuck in mid 2000s, too bad I can't take the TV with me

Posted by los0220

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6. 🖼️ Should have gotten that 3% interest mortgage back in the day. (direct link) (👍173 👎2)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.ml)

Posted by UltraGiGaGigantic

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7. 📰 House Flipper is free on Steam (direct link) (👍163 👎0)

from Games (!games@sh.itjust.works)

House Flipper on Steam

Take job offers from nearby residents - clean up, paint walls, install heaters, showers, and air conditioners, or even furnish their whole property! Once the grateful clients pay you for your solid work, it's time to get your own house. Get rid of broken glass shards, litter, and leftover pieces of furniture, to prepare the place for a complete makeover! Regardless if you plan to create the house of your dreams, help the residents with their renovations or feel the need to smack some walls -House Flipper is here for You! So just sit comfortably, let go off your usual daily routine, and delve into the world of House Flipper... into your world! 🖊️️🤖

Posted by BobbleBubble

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8. 📰 lutris-minus-ai (direct link) (👍60 👎13)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.ml)

ridge/lutris-minus-ai: Lutris desktop client. Forked from the last commit before AI was (to my understanding) used in the project.

LutrisAbout this forkThis is a fork of Lutris before AI was included in commit logs. Running LutrisIf you have not installed Lutris through your package manager and are using the source package, it is recommended that you install lutris at least once, even an older version to have all dependencies available. Via the website, it is also possible to sync your Steam library to your Lutris library. The Lutris client only stores a token when connected with the website, and your login credentials are never saved. Configuration files~/.local/share/lutris : The client, runners, and game configuration files There is no need to manually edit these files as everything should be done from the client. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Twig

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9. 💬 Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (direct link) (👍40 👎1)

from Patient Gamers (!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works)

Posted by BurntWits

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10. 💬 Emulator games as a way to postpone your purchases (direct link) (👍27 👎1)

from Patient Gamers (!patientgamers@lemmy.ml)

Go to https://retroachievements.org/ for emulator. Check out games total players or https://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/ for inspiration and dont hesitate to play long time classics for selected consoles, handhelds.

Posted by xelar

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11. 📰 Towns releases source code (direct link) (👍26 👎0)

from OpenSourceGames (!opensourcegames@lemmy.ml)

Source Code Release

Posted by basxto

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12. 📰 [Early Access] 2DOM! is a Chill 2D sidescroller physics-based chain reaction puzzle game featuring dominoes! (direct link) (👍2 👎1)

from Indie Gaming (!indiegaming@lemmy.world)

[Early Access] 2DOM! by Oka's Games

As a solo indie developer who dreams of working on games full time, I am unable in today's job climate. If the game is profitable early on, that may result in me converting to part-time or full-time, meaning faster updates and more content! Players have access to a puzzle level editor which you can use to build, test, save and load your levels. 3 free post-release content updates are planned which will add more spawnables, more campaign branches. Early Access price is $4.99, with the launch price being set at $6.99. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Oka

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• Let's Talk About Games
  • Where Am I?
• Gyro Gaming
  • Welcome to Gyro Gaming subreddit, where people can share their passion for Gyroscopic Controls in Video Games, such as Camera Aiming, Vehicle Steering, Typing, etc.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

💬 What are you hoping to buy during Steam summer sale? (direct link), posted in Let's Talk About Games (👍51 👎3)

For me, I am hoping to see discounts on:

• Steam Deck OLED
• Expedition 33 (probably worth the full price but I am not sure if the timing based combat is for me)
• Fantasy Life i
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Posted by cloudless

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Multicommunity: gaming-general.json

1. 📰 OpenTTD asks people to please stop being mad at Atari for forcing the game off Steam: 'OpenTTD as a project retains its full independence,' and you can still get it for free (direct link) (👍147 👎1)

from Tycoon Games (!tycoon@lemmy.world)

OpenTTD asks people to please stop being mad at Atari for forcing the game off Steam: 'OpenTTD as a project retains its full independence,' and you can still get it for free

Transport Tycoon Deluxe is currently weighed down with a "mostly negative" user rating on Steam, and reviews helpfully suggesting, for instance, that Atari—and I quote—"can, and should, eat my entire ass." "The OpenTTD project owes a lot—indeed, it owes everything—to Transport Tycoon Deluxe and to Chris Sawyer. It also links to OpenTTD on the Transport Tycoon Deluxe Steam page. If you want to play Transport Tycoon Deluxe as it was originally envisioned in 1995, you can pick it up for a tenner from Steam or GOG. If you want the free OpenTTD, which is free, you can get it for free at openttd.org. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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2. 📰 Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 dev says he was "fired" and replaced with AI: "I feel incredibly betrayed by the management of the company I've come to care about" (direct link) (👍43 👎1)

from Computer RPG Games (!crpg@lemmy.world)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 dev says he was "fired" and replaced with AI: "I feel incredibly betrayed by the management of the company I've come to care about"

GamesBethesda says Nvidia's new DLSS 5 AI filter "will all be under our artists' control, and totally optional for players" 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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3. 📰 [Summoning Salt] The History of Spyro World Records (direct link) (👍20 👎0)

from Speedrun video games (!speedrun@sh.itjust.works)

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

Posted by Die4Ever

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4. 📰 "As soon as it fired up, he'd get up and go to lunch": How Age of Empires' developers tested mission difficulty (direct link) (👍16 👎0)

from Real Time Strategy (!rts@reddthat.com)

"As soon as it fired up, he'd get up and go to lunch": How Age of Empires' developers tested mission difficulty

Back in 1997, when Ensemble was working on the first Age of Empires, Ian Fischer joined the team to help with QA and design scenarios. "Tony would start your scenario, [and] as soon as it fired up, he'd get up and go to lunch. "Some of the changes that you're going to make to accommodate everyone are going to be changes that are going to alter the fundamental game. You have to be careful – if you're making everybody happy, there's definitely that risk you're building a vanilla game." I'm guessing it's only after years of making games you know how large a group of players you want to aim for. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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5. 💬 What JRPGs will you be playing in April? What games did you finish in March? (direct link) (👍16 👎1)

from World of JRPGs (!jrpg@lemmy.zip)

Posted by tamlyn

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6. 📰 Stardew Valley-like farming sim, [Grave Seasons], with a romanceable "supernatural serial killer", [and horror elements], gets an August release date, with a demo coming soon (direct link) (👍14 👎0)

from Life Simulation Games (!lifesimulation@lemmy.world)

Stardew Valley-like farming sim with a romanceable "supernatural serial killer" gets an August release date, with a demo coming soon

GamesNew games 2026 and beyond: The biggest video game release dates for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Switch, and more 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

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7. 📰 Under Night In Birth II - 2026 New Character Reveal Trailer (direct link) (👍9 👎0)

from Fighting Game Community (!fgc@lemmy.world)

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

Posted by missingno

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Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• JRPG
  • No description
• Strategy Games♟️| RTS, 4X and Grand Strategy
  • A community for all things strategy gaming. We love RTS games (like Supreme Commander, Age of Empires and Company of Heroes), 4X games (like Civilization and Age of Wonders) and Grand Strategy games (like Stellaris, Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron). Join us to talk about them, organise games, post gameplay footage, and more!
• Strategy Games
  • Discuss Grand Strategy, 4X, Real Time, and Turn Based strategy games here! Including, but not limited to Civ, Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Victoria, Hearts of Iron, Imperator, Stellaris, Age of Empires, Old World, Colonization, and many many others.
• Real Time Strategy, The RTS HQ
  • Welcome back, commander. Good welcome, soldiers.
• Interactive Fiction
  • The community for interactive fiction and text games on Lemmy.
• Turn Based Strategy
  • A place to discuss turn based strategy games. Tactical game discussion also welcome.
• Gamebooks / Choose Your Own Adventure / Fighting Fantasy
  • For gamebooks like Chose Your Own Adventure, Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf, etc. whether that's in book form or apps or other formats of interactive fiction.
• ARPG's: Diablo/PoE/Last Epoch
  • 
• Truck Simulators
  • A community for truck simulators enjoyers.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

💬 How are we enjoying Last Epoch ? (direct link), posted in ARPG's: Diablo/PoE/Last Epoch (👍7 👎0)

I recently re evaluated my choice to buy this game and I'm having a blast, I found the game far more generous than PoE 2 (though I like the poe graphics more)

Posted by Sylvartas

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1. 📰 385TB video game archive saved by fans — Myrient has been '100% backed up' and validated, torrents being generated (direct link) (👍605 👎2)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.ca)

385TB video game archive saved by fans — Myrient has been '100% backed up' and validated, torrents being generated

It is great to share good news regarding the preservation of classic video games. However, with the 385TB resource now backed up, work is underway “generating torrents and getting them available.”Article continues belowTorrents? Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future)As mentioned previously, Myrient is still operational. Myrient and AIThe AI industry frenzy undoubtedly contributed to the original Myrient archive’s soaring costs, ahead of its closure announcement. Perhaps ironically, if Myrient hadn’t been saved, retro fans may have looked to AI to generate copies of their favorite apps and games of yesteryear? 🖊️️🤖

Posted by alessandro

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2. 📰 Linux hacked onto a PS5 to turn Sony's console into a Steam Machine — GTA V Enhanced Edition runs at 60 FPS on 1440pwith ray tracing (direct link) (👍237 👎2)

from PC Gaming (!pcgaming@lemmy.world)

Linux hacked onto a PS5 to turn Sony's console into a Steam Machine — GTA V Enhanced Edition runs at 60 FPS on 1440pwith ray tracing

Not only did he manage to get Linux running, but the modded console actually performs well in games. Now that it's a PC, it can do anything a standard computer can, which includes running GTA V Enhanced Edition via Steam. Article continues belowI ported Linux to the PS5 and turned it into a Steam Machine. Running GTA 5 Enhanced with Ray Tracing. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/aMbT0PQ1dSMarch 6, 2026To achieve this, Andy used a PS5 running significantly older firmware, between 1.0 and 2.0, that was released around five years ago. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by commander

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3. 💬 [Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck? - April 2026 (direct link) (👍55 👎0)

from Steam Hardware (!steamdeck@sopuli.xyz)

Posted by Fubarberry

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4. 📰 Deluxe Paint gallery - remember these? (direct link) (👍30 👎0)

from Amiga (!amiga@sopuli.xyz)

Amiga Graphics Archive

Space IFFIFF AmigaWaterfall IFFIFF AmigaYacht IFFIFF AmigaCeltic Woman IFFIFF Amiga Created with Deluxe Paint II for MS-DOS. Dan Silva Portrait IFFIFF AmigaEiffel Tower IFFIFF AmigaEye IFFIFF AmigaKing Tutankhamun IFFIFF Amiga IFFIFF AmigaAGA The iconic Tutankhamun mask used as cover for many Deluxe Paint versions. Lemur IFFIFF AmigaNew Tutankhamun IFFIFF Amiga Created with Deluxe Paint II for MS-DOS. Venus IFFIFF AmigaWaif IFFIFF Amiga Printed in Amiga World July/August 1986 - Page 80Bio domes IFFIFF AmigaFaces IFFIFF Amiga IFFIFF Amiga IFFIFF Amiga IFFIFF Amiga IFFIFF Amiga IFFIFF Amiga A collection of pre made head assets, that were included in Deluxe Paint. Gorilla IFFIFF Amiga Printed in Amiga World July/August 1986 - Page 81Deluxe Paint - Paint Can IFFIFF AmigaSleeping Alien IFFIFF AmigaIris IFFIFF AmigaLost Ark IFFIFF Amiga 🖊️️🤖

Posted by Deebster

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5. 📰 Sony is reportedly testing dynamic pricing on its PlayStation storefront that changes the price tag of over 190 games (direct link) (👍26 👎0)

from PlayStation (!playstation@lemmy.zip)

Sony is reportedly testing dynamic pricing on its PlayStation storefront that changes the price tag of over 190 games

Sony has been conducting a dynamic pricing experiment on the PlayStation StoreThe system has been running since November 2025 and affects Sony's own first-party gamesUsers in certain regions are being offered discounts of up to 27.8%Sony has been reportedly testing dynamic pricing on the PlayStation Store for months. That's according to PSPrices, which claims that Sony has been running an A/B testing experiment that shows different prices to different users since November 2025. In the first four months, the experiment grew from just 50 games in 30 regions to now over 190 games in more than 70 regions. In addition to regular discounts, during the February PlayStation Store sales PSPrices reports that it found that experiment participants received a different discount compared to regular users, as well. "For example, Helldivers 2 was sold to regular users at -25%, while experiment participants saw -56%," it said. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by nemeski

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6. 🖼️ I finally joined the retro gaming handheld club! (direct link) (👍24 👎0)

from SBC Gaming (!sbcgaming@lemmy.ml)

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/48277785

“Anbernic RG35XX-H playing Castlevania: Dracula X.”
I finally bought one after price hikes. It’s a great deal—great fun, custom OS, RetroAchievements for Castlevania & Secrets of Mana, and easy access to PICO‑8 games. I wish I had it sooner. Anyone else own a retro handheld? 🖍🤖

Posted by popcar2

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7. 📰 PS5 price increasing by $100, PS5 Pro by $150 starting April 2 (direct link) (👍18 👎0)

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New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player

Like thisWith continued pressures in the global economic landscape, we’ve made the decision to increase the prices of PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player globally. The updated recommended retail prices for PS5 consoles are effective starting April 2, 2026 as follows. For all other territories, please check with your local retailer or direct.playstation.com where it is available. U.S.PS5 – $649.99PS5 Digital Edition – $599.99PS5 Pro – $899.99U.K.PS5 – £569.99PS5 Digital Edition – £519.99PS5 Pro – £789.99EuropePS5 – €649.99PS5 Digital Edition – €599.99PS5 Pro – €899.99JapanPS5 – ¥97,980PS5 Digital Edition – ¥89,980PS5 Pro – ¥137,980The updated recommended retail price for PlayStation Portal remote player is effective starting April 2 as follows. For all other territories, please check with your local retailer or direct.playstation.com where it is available. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by lazycouchpotato

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8. 📰 [dosgameclub.com] The Settlers II (direct link) (👍18 👎1)

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The Settlers II (E114)

Like an actual Roman commander, in Blue Byte's Settlers II you don't tell each of your soldiers directly what to do, or what to produce. Join us as we discover what the word "Wuselfaktor" means and whether an indirectly controlled strategy game makes any sense at all. RELEVANT LINKS:* Return to the Roots is a faithful reimplementation of the game* Our guest Christopher (Spike) made a video tutorial about training soldiers efficiently* Settlers II review on GoodOldDays.net by DGC member Mr. Creosote* The Settlers II.net is an online encyclopedia on "The Settlers II Gold Edition" and "Return to the Roots"* A large collection of custom maps on Isch und Ivans Settler II page* Siedler 2-MissionCD is an unofficial game extension by Jürgen Nagel* Christoph Kamon's bachelor's thesis.

• Widelands is a free, open-source real-time strategy game inspired by Settlers II.
• Official Amiga-version of Settlers II released in 2025 🖊️️🤖

Posted by RetroBot

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9. 📰 Pixeldust AB - Monkey Island Project (direct link) (👍12 👎0)

from Commodore 64 (!c64@lemmy.world)

The Secret of Monkey Island Project

The Secret of monkey island projectThe ongoing work involves the classic The Secret of Monkey Island. We are converting the complete game for the Commodore 64. My task in this project is to bring all the graphics to the screen on the Commodore 64 platform. This is a large task involving a meticulous process of hand-drawing each background, as well as the animations and characters. The pixel art and animations are made by Joachim Ljunggren/Pixeldust. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by monica_b1998

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Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

📰 Dokimon: Quest Brings Pokémon GBC-Style Gameplay To iOS (direct link), posted in iOSGaming (👍6 👎0)

Dokimon: Quest Brings Pokémon GBC-Style Gameplay To iOS

If you were ever in doubt as to whether the retro gaming community craves more titles like the GBC Pokémon offerings, then take a look at Dokimon: Quest. This game channels everything we loved about Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, as well as the 8-bit feel of the GBC's back catalogue, as a whole. Credit: Yanako RPGSSome of you might have played Dokimon: Quest on Steam or even on Nintendo Switch as Doki Monsters: Quest, and now it's coming to iOS for iPhone users to download and play anytime, anywhere without bringing a console along for the ride. Dokimon: Quest isn't a ROM hack; it's a new RPG from Yanako RPGs with a full 15+ hour story and 144 monsters to capture and train up along the way. Fight bad guys, train monsters, save the day - it's a format you're very familiar with, but with a twist that adds more RPG features than the standard Pokémon games. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by RmDebArc_5

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