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  • Looking to upgrade, compatibility question

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  • To my knowledge, PCIE4 versus PCIE5 is irrelevant at 1440p.

    You probably can't find compatibility info because PCIE is always backward and forward compatible when it comes to a 1:1 slot:card ratio. Unless you are splitting the PCIE lane, using one of those GPU + SSD combo cards, you should be fine.

  • Qualcomm says [self proclaim] 90% of games run on its new Snapdragon X2 Elite, and faster than Intel and AMD

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  • I was more thinking about Qualcomm being particularly dishonest (which is a massive achievement in their industry).

  • Qualcomm says [self proclaim] 90% of games run on its new Snapdragon X2 Elite, and faster than Intel and AMD

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  • Why not 99.99%?

  • PC Gaming @lemmy.ca
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    With Skigill, the classic RPG skill tree becomes a crowded battlefield

    arstechnica.com /gaming/2025/11/with-skigill-the-classic-rpg-skill-tree-becomes-a-crowded-battlefield/

  • Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines, why is it so hyped?

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  • It's a great game but definitely flawed in places. I will agree that the world building really carries the game. By modern standards the open world is rather small (and some parts look like they simply didn't have time to develop - the hotel in downtown), but it works really well.

    I will pick a less commonly chosen favourite; you get to meet the creator of the zombie movie genre and help him out.

    And I love the Hollywood map music track (and this just excellent track among many).

    VTMB2 sounds like an action game that's lacking in RPG elements, so it's not for me.

    I might get it at as some point if the game + all DLC are available for under $10. If not, no problem, there are more than enough games to keep me occupied.

  • Microsoft responds to Gaming Copilot controversy, says it uses screenshots to understand in-game events, not for training AI models — optional feature can be turned off, but not easily uninstalled

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  • Office applications (Excel, Powerpoint, PowerBI, Word) is one area where I can't have any friction at all, since that's how I get my income. I need the latest version of these applications for desktop, web version does not cut it and Linux emulation seems very spotty unless you are OK with using a much older version of office like 2013/2016.

    That just on the Microsoft side, there is also Tableau desktop, some Adobe applications and even open source Windows applications that I rely on that don't have native Linux versions (Notepad++, Paint.net).

    I am planning to buy a new laptop, might be worth trying to switch to Linux on the laptop and experiment with emulated Office solutions (while always having a reliable fallback on desktop).

  • Microsoft responds to Gaming Copilot controversy, says it uses screenshots to understand in-game events, not for training AI models — optional feature can be turned off, but not easily uninstalled

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  • I wish the EU would require Microsoft to release the latest desktop (no cloud subscription required) version of Office for Linux (and broad, open ended criminal liability if they try any tricks).

    I cannot switch without a native, official supported version of Office.

  • Gaming Copilot Is Watching You Play Games and Training Off Your Gameplay, Unless You Turn It Off

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  • You can continue getting updates for Window 10 for free and they don't really add new software to Windows.

    Microsoft Office and lots of line of business apps (e.g. I prefer Tableau desktop over the web version) require Windows. Many game (not only multiplayer ones) continue to have issues with Linux (although there have been massive improvements in the last ~5 years).

  • New trailer for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown has a rather bald Borg crew member

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  • This is an adventure sim video game.

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website
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    New trailer for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown has a rather bald Borg crew member

    www.gamingonlinux.com /2025/10/new-trailer-for-star-trek-voyager-across-the-unknown-has-a-rather-bald-borg-crew-member/

  • King of Dragon Pass, making you feel like a bronze age tribe chieftain

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  • This is a very unique game both in terms of setting (and how it relates to gameplay as highlighted in OP) and overall fusion of genres.

    One issue with KoDP is that it can become a bit min/max focused. The gameplay isn't as organic and open ended as I would like.

  • PC Gaming @lemmy.ca
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    Earth of Oryn (in development), a vibrant, colourful medieval city-builder x strategy hybrid game, with construction gameplay inspired by RCT/Parkitect, releases a demo on Steam.

    store.steampowered.com /app/4048640/Earth_of_Oryn_Demo/
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    Genshin Impact is introducing a Roblox-like games creation platform October 22nd | Massively Overpowered

    massivelyop.com /2025/10/13/genshin-impact-is-introducing-a-roblox-like-games-creation-platform-october-22nd/
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    Build a living city on rails in Steel Artery: Train City Builder

    www.gamingonlinux.com /2025/10/build-a-living-city-on-rails-in-steel-artery-train-city-builder/

  • Renegade graphics warlock makes Half-Life look like Half-Life 2, then runs it on an ancient laptop, raising a middle finger to poorly optimised PC games

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  • From what I remember while HL2 was demanding it was relatively well optimized at release. That being said, I would have been fine with 30-40 FPS back then.

  • PC Gaming @lemmy.ca
    Agent Karyo @lemmy.world

    Renegade graphics warlock makes Half-Life look like Half-Life 2, then runs it on an ancient laptop, raising a middle finger to poorly optimised PC games

    www.pcgamer.com /games/fps/renegade-graphics-warlock-makes-half-life-look-like-half-life-2-then-runs-it-on-an-ancient-laptop-raising-a-middle-finger-to-poorly-optimised-pc-games/
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    Team Fortress 2 Classic scrap their open beta and new Valve rules likely mean they have to change the name

    www.gamingonlinux.com /2025/10/team-fortress-2-classic-scrap-their-open-beta-and-new-valve-rules-likely-mean-they-have-to-change-the-name/

  • If Peter Molyneux had a time machine to remake his cursed cube game, 'what you would give, now, would be a cryptocurrency thing'

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  • I am assuming he is promoting his new game.

  • Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • Star Ruler 2. If you choose a map with ~450 systems, it plays more like a space economic strategy game, as opposed to the RTS/4X hybrid of the default map settings.

  • If Peter Molyneux had a time machine to remake his cursed cube game, 'what you would give, now, would be a cryptocurrency thing'

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  • Molyneux almost seems to reflexively say something stupid every time he gets an opportunity to do so. Or perhaps this is just a PR trick?

  • PC Gaming @lemmy.ca
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    If Peter Molyneux had a time machine to remake his cursed cube game, 'what you would give, now, would be a cryptocurrency thing'

    www.pcgamer.com /games/puzzle/peter-molyneux-says-we-never-took-a-penny-from-people-with-his-cursed-cube-game-contradicting-peter-molyneux-who-said-it-had-made-a-few-tens-of-thousands-in-2012/

  • I Wanna Be The Guy: The Movie: The Game, hardest game I ever played

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  • I remember first seeing Total Biscuit play this in the early 2010s.

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    Free Lives (Terra Nil, Broforce) released a demo for Side Effects that's Buckshot Roulette meets Big Pharma

    www.gamingonlinux.com /2025/10/free-lives-terra-nil-broforce-released-a-demo-for-side-effects-thats-buckshot-roulette-meets-big-pharma/

  • Unity has found a security vulnerability that has sat dormant for almost a decade: 'Take immediate action to protect your games & apps'

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  • For sure, I missed that (and the fact Valve seems to be deploying protections as well).

    The commentary about Windows Defender was just a random remark in passing. I wasn't expecting the WinRAR zero day to be addressed (it's a zero day after all), but the malware itself (the Monero miner) was around for a while (current version at the time was at least a year old) and WD had zero protections against its methods (that did not use the WinRAR zero day, that was the entry point).

    That being said, I do think this more of an edge case. WD works pretty well in my experience (especially for non-power users).

  • Unity has found a security vulnerability that has sat dormant for almost a decade: 'Take immediate action to protect your games & apps'

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  • I didn't know that Windows Defender essentially blocked the vulnerability.

    I will also note that there can be situations when Windows Defender doesn't work.

    I got hit by a WinRAR zero day exploit (the archive was supposed to be just images) that installed master Monero minor that disabled Windows Defender and blocked installation of other tools. I was able to clean my computer, but I only found through a non-english site (and I happen to speak that language so it was easier to validate that it was legit).

  • PC Gaming @lemmy.ca
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    Emperor of overpromising Peter Molyneux says he's done with games after Masters of Albion, which is also his 'redemption title'

    www.pcgamer.com /games/sim/emperor-of-overpromising-peter-molyneux-says-hes-done-with-games-after-masters-of-albion-which-is-also-his-redemption-title/

  • Unity has found a security vulnerability that has sat dormant for almost a decade: 'Take immediate action to protect your games & apps'

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  • A lot of older games are simply not going to be updated. Does this mean that presence of said (post Unity 2017) games means your system has a local escalation privilege vulnerability on a permanent basis (if the game is installed)?

  • New Steam study alleges that Valve's store is home to extreme right-wing "wars"

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  • Cheers! Will need to schedule this for my evening reading session.

    Thank you for the support!

  • New Steam study alleges that Valve's store is home to extreme right-wing "wars"

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  • Thank you for the commentary (PCGamesN blocks IPs from Ukraine so I can't read the article). Will need grab a copy of the paper.

  • PC Gaming @lemmy.ca
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    Goblin Cleanup manages to nail the art of unintentional yet hilarious co-op hijinks, making it a must-play for anyone looking for a new reason to yell at their friends

    www.pcgamer.com /games/sim/goblin-cleanup-manages-to-nail-the-art-of-unintentional-yet-hilarious-co-op-hijinks-making-it-a-must-play-for-anyone-looking-for-a-new-reason-to-yell-at-their-friends/
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    Dune Awakening developers Funcom are laying off an unspecified number of staff

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /dune-awakening-developers-funcom-are-laying-off-an-unspecified-number-of-staff
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    Amid EA's unpopular $55 billion buyout, Baldur's Gate 3 director takes time "to remind people that making games faster and cheaper while charging more has never worked before"

    www.gamesradar.com /games/baldur-s-gate/amid-eas-unpopular-usd55-billion-buyout-baldurs-gate-3-director-takes-time-to-remind-people-that-making-games-faster-and-cheaper-while-charging-more-has-never-worked-before/
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    Team Fortress 2 Classic will get an open Beta on October 13 during Steam Next Fest

    www.gamingonlinux.com /2025/09/team-fortress-2-classic-will-get-an-open-beta-on-october-13-during-steam-next-fest/
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    Star Citizen’s Manchester office shows off its newly opened ‘briefing room’ theater space

    massivelyop.com /2025/09/27/star-citizens-manchester-office-shows-off-its-newly-opened-briefing-room-theater-space/
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    Travel back to the days of cable TV with Blippo+, a time-hopping FMV game about... I'm not entirely sure, actually

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /travel-back-to-the-days-of-cable-tv-with-blippo-a-time-hopping-fmv-game-about-im-not-entirely-sure-actually
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    Mars First Logistics, an open world Mars colonization game where you can develop and control vehicles (rovers, flying vehicles) to make money completing construction projects, released on Steam.

    store.steampowered.com /app/1532200/Mars_First_Logistics/
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    Habbo Hotel's answer to WoW Classic is coming to Steam

    www.pcgamer.com /games/mmo/habbo-hotels-answer-to-wow-classic-is-coming-to-steam/
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    PuffPals: Island Skies, a cosy game that earned $2.5 million on Kickstarter, has been slammed with refund requests after its website and online store disappeared

    www.pcgamer.com /games/life-sim/puffpals-island-skies-a-cosy-game-that-earned-usd2-5-million-on-kickstarter-has-been-slammed-with-refund-requests-after-its-website-and-online-store-disappeared/
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    Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown looks like a field day for micro managers in its first gameplay trailer

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /star-trek-voyager-across-the-unknown-looks-like-a-field-day-for-micro-managers-in-its-first-gameplay-trailer