drasglaf
@drasglaf@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater - Gameplay Trailer 1 day ago:
It looks great, but why wasn’t Ocelot moving his mouth while he was speaking?
- Comment on SILENT HILL f | Release Date Trailer (September 25) 1 day ago:
I hope it does really well, can’t wait to try it.
- Comment on Survey shows Gmail users would gladly sacrifice features for more privacy 1 week ago:
If email is all you want, Tuta Mail is a good alternative with a free tier.
- Comment on German court sends Volkswagen execs to prison over Dieselgate scandal 1 week ago:
Here you go:
Four former Volkswagen managers have been convicted of fraud for their roles in the so-called Dieselgate scandal, which erupted when U.S. regulators discovered that the company had installed software to cheat emissions tests on millions of VW, Audi, and Porsche vehicles worldwide.
The court sent the former head of diesel engine development behind bars for four years and six months, and the former head of powertrain electronics to two years and seven months. Two others — Volkswagen’s former development director and a former department head — received suspended sentences, according to Der Spiegel and Deutsche Welle reports from the Braunschweig courtroom.
The verdict follows nearly four years of proceedings and adds to the mounting legal troubles for Volkswagen. Prosecutors had asked for prison terms of two to four years, while the defense argued the men were scapegoats. Appeals remain possible.
After being caught cheating in 2015, the company admitted to installing software in its diesel engines that activated emissions controls only during laboratory testing, allowing the vehicles to meet U.S. standards while in real-world driving, the vehicles emitted up to 40 times more pollutants.
The fallout forced CEO Martin Winterkorn to resign, although he denied wrongdoing. U.S. authorities issued an arrest warrant for Winterkorn in 2018, but Germany does not extradite its nationals. His trial in Germany was paused in 2021 due to health issues, but he remains a key figure under investigation.
Meanwhile, the arrest of Audi’s then-CEO Rupert Stadler in 2018 marked a dramatic shift, as German prosecutors expanded their probe into current executives. Stadler was accused of continuing to sell cars with illegal software even after the scandal broke.
Across the Atlantic, two former VW engineers — Oliver Schmidt and James Robert Liang — are already serving prison sentences in the U.S. Schmidt, who once led VW’s environmental office in the U.S., was sentenced to seven years after initially denying guilt but later reaching a plea deal. Liang received 40 months after cooperating with prosecutors.
Currently, German authorities are investigating up to 40 executives and engineers across Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche, with parallel cases against Daimler (Mercedes) and BMW under way.
OCCRP previously reported on Volkswagen’s 2017 U.S. guilty plea and multibillion-dollar settlement.
The Dieselgate saga has so far cost VW an estimated €33 billion ($37.5 billion) and the legal and financial fallout is far from over.
Thousands of European customers continue to press for compensation, while investigators on both sides of the Atlantic keep pushing for accountability at the highest levels.
- Comment on Switch 2 supports USB mouse controls, developer reveals 1 week ago:
You can always buy a used Switch 2 once it’s hackable.
- Comment on Catchiest video game song? 1 week ago:
- Comment on And gay men. I'm sorry. I'm weak for it 2 weeks ago:
I’ll always remember what I was doing on 9/11: Drinking ice coffee while watching the news after lunch. Not gay, btw.
- Comment on It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System 2 weeks ago:
This gives me flashbacks. I had to take Java exams with pen and paper. They took 6+ hours. The reason? Not enough computers for everyone and our teacher wasn’t willing to make 2 different exams, like every other fucking teacher does.
- Comment on Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers 2 weeks ago:
If you ever see yourself in the need of information about the DOS era again, Vogons is the place to go IMHO.
- Comment on I'm a console gamer so, Why the hate on the Epic Games Store? 2 weeks ago:
People should like Epic for giving more money to developers than Steam.
They give more money to publishers* That may or may not translate to more money to developers, but seeing how the industry is going, I’m more inclined to believe devs don’t see a cent from the extra cut in most cases.
- Comment on Don't worry about it 3 weeks ago:
Sounds like regular alcohol to me.
- Comment on Day 300 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing 3 weeks ago:
You could post a collage of all 364 screenshots together, but that must be quite a bit of work.
- Comment on Day 300 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing 3 weeks ago:
You’re getting very close to 365, have anything special in mind for that day?
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #15 3 weeks ago:
I hate the old before-my-time ‘tank controls’ Yeah, now I feel old. Crow Country is a nice little game, very nostalgic for old people like me ;p
I’m slowly making my way through Expedition 33 and loving every minute. I think I might be stuck for a while in a boss, will have to check a guide online.
Silent Hill 2 is such a great remake, I’m glad they decided to release it DRM-free. I played the original back in 2002 with a friend, but we were high as a kite and we were teenagers, so we didn’t really understand the story that well. When I played the remake in October I ended up crying, it’s a fucked up situation. I spent months watching people play it for the first time on Twitch, quite entertaining and enlightening to see how differently everyone reacted to it. The thing every player had in common was that they started it thinking it was a cool, scary game (which it is) and ended up finding so much more. A masterpiece IMHO.
As always, thank you for your great post.
- Comment on Developer interview: my Q&A with the creator of Lutris 3 weeks ago:
I’m one of those who has 10 or less games installed, because having more would only be detrimental to my experience. I’d be unable to choose and then I’d play even less than I already do lately.
- Comment on this post is just 42kib 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 4 weeks ago:
Maybe I’m wrong, but I think there’s going to be a crash in the industry sooner rather than later. The situation is becoming unsustainable.
- Comment on Silent Hill 2 (remake) now on GOG 4 weeks ago:
This is great news! Pretty awesome remake.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 4 weeks ago:
I’ve always enjoyed trying new technologies such as Ray Tracing or HDR, but in all in all I agree with you, gameplay comes first. That’s why I’ve been falling in love with indie games more and more.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 4 weeks ago:
I own a NEC CRT and I use it even for modern games every now and then. I beat Silent Hill 2 Remake on it last year and it looks great. I can’t remember which resolution it was, but I only lost a bit of screen on top and bottom so it was playable even if the game didn’t come with 4:3 support.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 4 weeks ago:
I’ve been a PC player for 2 decades now, but it’s getting so expensive! I can’t go back to consoles after being so free, but high end PC gaming is probably over for me. I feel one of my biggest mistakes was buying my first 1440p monitor, everything gets more expensive and I put myself in that position.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 4 weeks ago:
highly recommended if you have the space.
And the money. Especially if you game on PC.
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #13 5 weeks ago:
Since you love underwater settings, you probably know already, but Subnautica 2’s Early Access was announced not long ago. I’ll wait until it’s complete, but given their track record, I feel it’s a game many people will be comfortable buying in EA to give feedback.
- Comment on Ace Attorney became a hit IP only because Capcom pushed past the “failure” of first game, according to former dev 5 weeks ago:
I’m currently replaying the original trilogy on my New 3DS, lovely games.
- Comment on Here the fuck we go again 1 month ago:
Why in the world would they shoot themselves in the foot like that?
- Comment on A Rare Shigeru Miyamoto Interview About The Making Of Mario 64 Has Just Surfaced Online | Time Extension 1 month ago:
- Comment on Doom (2016) now DRM free on GOG 1 month ago:
You’re not alone, I loved 2016, but I couldn’t finish eternal. all that platforming diluted the essence that made Doom fun IMO.
- Comment on Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs 1 month ago:
That picture… Just look how casually human he is!
- Comment on Suggestions for mouse only games? 1 month ago:
If you don’t mind something older, both Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic games can be played only with mouse. It’s bit clunkier than also using a keyboard, but doable. I used to play them like that while smoking many years ago.
- Comment on 'There Are So Few Of Us Left': Even Full-Time Games Journalists At Big Websites Are Feeling It In 2025 1 month ago:
They dug their own grave.
