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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Statement on Stop Killing Games - VIDEOGAMES EUROPE⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Private servers are not always a viable alternative option for players as the protections we put in place to secure players’ data, remove illegal content, and combat unsafe community content would not exist and would leave rights holders liable.

  Just make people sign one of those “I understand there’s no guarantees this’ll work or won’t rape me” when they download the private server software, you fucking corporate snakes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google faces EU antitrust complaint over AI Overviews⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Just came here to say you can block them with ublock origin, tho the CSS selector might change in the future, now just filter this in UBO:

  www.google.com##.hdzaWe

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree he’s a hack, but his games are always fun for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On July 7, Gemini AI will access your WhatsApp and more. Learn how to disable it on Android.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I was fully expecting that, but since enshittification recently intensified (Android 15’s bluetooth settings are a giant step back in usability), neither google play nor system in general nor anything from motorola has internet access on my phone, I send everything through RethinkVPN (from f-droid) and block all internet access except for apps that I explicitly allow. I’m just not updating anything except periodically Signal, IronFox and PipePipe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On July 7, Gemini AI will access your WhatsApp and more. Learn how to disable it on Android.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They’d have to install it first.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Nuclear Throne beta build adds 60/120FPS support and quality of life features⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice. For anyone wondering, it’s openbeta x64 and the new options like refresh and aspect ratio are under controls for some reasom

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Will Take Cues From Mass Effect, Souls Games and More⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m interested but will wait up to two years after release for it to be 15€ to get excited

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disney's AI Paradox: Pursues OpenAI Deal While Suing Rival Firms⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  *hipocrisy

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You are NOT ready for this! – Endlight (Review)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  whilst the game is not officially supported on the Steam Deck, it runs fine on it, as it has a native Linux port, although I had to move to PC for that Metropolis level as it was starting to lag

  You mean Windows, a PC is actually what runs Linux in this case. Just wanted to say Linux port usually has worse performance than DirectX ran through Proton, it makes more sense running a Windows version on Linux than the native version.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Embracer has reduced its workforce by over 1800 people in the past year⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Embracer extended, now it’s extinguishing

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brain activity lower when using AI chatbots: MIT research⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So, if a computer is bicycle for the mind, llm can be viewed as combustion engine and the chatbot interface as a car. Hallucinations are accidents that can kill you (i.e. if you follow regurgitated reddit troll as health advice) and your mind’s muscles are wasting away.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Here's your first look at the rebooted Digg | TechCrunch⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This one is different, it starts enshittified and enshittifies further

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As The Outer Worlds 2 hits $80, director says "we don't set the prices for our games" and wishes "everybody could play" Obsidian's new RPG⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No, I’ve seen it, that is feedback and it should be invaluable to all interested parties, not only those who set the price.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As The Outer Worlds 2 hits $80, director says "we don't set the prices for our games" and wishes "everybody could play" Obsidian's new RPG⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just as heads up, Obsidian, I’ll require this to be at least 75% off if it’s good and over 20 hours of single-player campaign. If it’s shorter, I can be enticed at 90% off. I’ll wait for a few years, no problem, my family group backlog is in the thousands.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Super Meat Boy 3D: 15 Minutes of Gameplay⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s good news, I might give this a chance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Super Meat Boy 3D: 15 Minutes of Gameplay⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This looks completely unappealing, and I say that as someone who likes 3D platformers. There’s even no replay with all of the attempts at once, I’d argue that gimmick did a lot of heavy lifting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Outer Worlds 2 Can't Be Anti-Capitalist When It's Charging Us $80 To Play It⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  this handful of uncooked milled oats was a fantastic palate cleanser after half a kilo of shit

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deathloop is free to claim on Epic Games⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I know, I know, that’s why I’m piling it on still.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Shifts Xbox Gaming Handheld Ambitions to Third-Party Windows Handhelds, Postpones 2027 Launch Plans⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They have no leverage, no exclusive games and their DirectX moat is filled by Proton/Vulkan

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deathloop is free to claim on Epic Games⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll take it, throw it on a 300+ pile, but I won’t install your shit Sweeney.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's going on with Borderlands 2? Steam is giving it for free, but the game has 23% positive recent reviews.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s because Take Two came out with a fuck-you-in-the-ass EULA for all their games. I actually look forward to boycotting someone, there’s too much free and discounted shit everywhere

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DOOM: The Dark Ages Has Reportedly Sold Less Than 1 Million Copies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They’ll undoubtedly retain all of the people who came to play Dreck Aegis, after all it’s highly state of the art and highly replayable, like any Doom game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DOOM: The Dark Ages Has Reportedly Sold Less Than 1 Million Copies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How nice for Microsoft, I’m sure it’s a big success.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DOOM: The Dark Ages Has Reportedly Sold Less Than 1 Million Copies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The reverse-Midas of Microsoft, whatever they buy turns to shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WhatsApp is working on video and voice calls on the web⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  trying to get our friends to jump ship to a new alternative

  People keep saying this, but the problem is even those who know better keep Whatsapp installed alongside Signal. Trying means leaving Zuckerberg’s messenger and notifying your friends you’re only on Signal from now on. I did that and even my pre-boomer parents now use Signal.

  they already have a working app that does what they need.

  Not if they need to contact me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New STALKER remasters launch to 'Mostly Negative' Steam reviews⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Happy they didn’t fuck up the originals, but added these as separate titles. Fucking Sony recently pushed a rEmaSteREd Days Gone as a patch and it sucks, the version before looked great at 45 FPS on Steam Deck, this one is in the toilet for dubious gains. They certainly did it so that people who play the game on their ps5 pro don’t notice how much better the game looks and works on the pc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a very shitty (craptastic) advert

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL blocking users on Lemmy is nothing but a placebo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  an unlogged user can’t vote.

  But an unlogged user can create a new account, no problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL blocking users on Lemmy is nothing but a placebo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You use “stalk” for “see what you publicly publicized”. You block people to not be annoyed, not to be safe. Consider that AN UNLOGGED, ANONYMOUS user can also see your posts. How is blocking supposed to work in this case?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Doom the dark ages...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like complete ass, deflect the green is the stupidest idea in gaming in a long time and those dragon segments are just an insult. Also, I’m happy Bethesda saved time and CPU cycles not baking lighting, but it got offloaded to gamers’ computers for dubious benefit. I have eyes, I see how 2016 and Eternal look, please tell me how much of a graphic improvement the endless glitching fields of darkness are. I wouldn’t buy a game for more than 15€ if it’s top notch (patient gamer here), but I don’t see myself playing this ever, it just evokes a sadness. The story of Eternal (the only game of the recent trilogy I actually liked) was a huge Marvel-caliber turd and I skipped every cutscene, so I’m not expecting anything in that department.