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@PRAGMATAgame But why did you have to pick Denuvo. If it wasn't for that I would buy this game.

Thanks for heading to the moon with us! 🚀🌑 #PRAGMATA

@NikTek Except I won't play this due to the DRM they picked

If Capcom's goal with Pragmata was to make everyone who plays this game want to be a parent, then they've done an amazing job. I always sit back when Diana starts playing and think to myself "so this is what is like having a daughter" She's so cute

@Pirat_Nation I would request a refund and site Denuvo as the reason. Also don't buy the game. Write to the developers saying you won't buy it due to Denuvo

Pragmata launched with Denuvo, and many legitimate buyers on Linux and Steam Deck cannot play the game they paid for. The problem is Denuvo’s strict 5-machine activation limit per 24 hours. Every time you change Proton version, enable a launch option, or tweak settings like DLSS or ray tracing, it registers as a new PC and quickly locks you out. “Currently your game purchase cannot be re-validated successfully, please wait 24 hours and try again.” Users who tested different Protons on launch day are now stuck for a full day. One review: preordered months ago, but on release day the limit hit while trying to get the game running. Pirates played the full version days before buyers. The same Denuvo that failed to stop early cracks is now blocking paying customers who simply wanted to optimize performance. Windows users with stable setups report fewer problems, but Linux/Proton users are heavily affected. If you are on Linux: choose one Proton version and do not switch.

@NetworkChuck It's due to all the security issues it's causing

Anthropic says NO MORE OpenClaw, they are officially cutting us off starting April 4th. How do you feel about this? Will this hurt Anthropic, OpenClaw or both?

@NACHOS2D_ The physics is all messed up in this. Still ai slop

Hollywood got cooked. AI Seedance 2.0 just dropped a Hancock vs Homelander in a matter of days $1,000,000-level quality.

@cmuratori, @ThePrimeagen

@LundukeJournal Meta is also behind this

System76 Meets with Colorado Lawmakers on Age Verification The Linux PC maker's CEO pushes Senators to add "an exemption for open source software" to new age verification laws. 4Chan's lawyer says this would "make the law even more unconstitutional".

You are never going to believe which company is behind the age verification laws: reddit.com/r/linux/commen…

In a world where artificial intelligence can replicate a person’s voice or face in seconds, Denmark is stepping forward with a groundbreaking proposal: a copyright law that grants every citizen ownership of their own likeness. If passed, this law would mean no one — not even AI companies — could legally use your face, voice, or body data without consent. The move comes amid growing global concerns about deepfakes, where digital replicas of real people are used in scams, misinformation, and even political manipulation.

The CEO of Microsoft (Satya Nadella, from India) just hired a new, unqualified VP of Xbox (Asha Sharma, whose family is from India), replacing a white guy (Phil Spencer). Normally the ethnicity of a person in a role doesn't actually matter. Who cares what part of the world a person has ancestry from, as long as they do a good job... right? But, in this case, it's worth pointing out a strange -- highly racist -- pattern within Microsoft. That pattern is this: Microsoft managers from India, disproportionately hire people also from India (even if those people are less qualified than other, non-Indian, candidates). A pattern which is overtly racist and anti-meritocracy. In the case of Asha Sharma, the new Xbox lead, this is glaringly obvious... as she has no experience, whatsoever, working in games. Zero. Not a drop of gaming. (Her longest tenures were at Instacart and working on Facebook messaging.) Are we to believe that there were zero candidates available, to lead one of the largest gaming organizations in the world (Xbox), with significant experience working in the gaming industry? Not *one*? That is extremely unlikely. In fact, I can say with absolute certainty that there are many managers and directors, already working within Microsoft, with extensive experience (decades) shipping successful games and gaming hardware. And that's just the internal candidates. Which means that Asha Sharma was likely hired for a reason other than her applicable work experience. It is a reasonable assumption, based on Microsoft's established patterns, that she was hired because of her ethnicity. Microsoft is one of the largest users of H1-B visas within the entire Tech industry -- with the vast majority of those H1-B's going to employees from India. More workers from India, replacing non-Indian workers. Every Microsoft employee has seen this happen over the years. A little personal anecdote: Back in the late 1990's, I worked within a small team at Microsoft (only a dozen or so people). When I first joined, the team looked roughly like the surrounding area (Redmond, WA): Mostly white, with one Indian, and one Korean. It was roughly proportional to the community. The Indian man was then promoted to a management position. And, quickly, things changed. In less than 1 year, the team was now predominantly Indian (with a few people of other Asian ancestry)... with only 3 White guys remaining. Within a single year, the demographic ratio had flipped. It now no longer matched the city in which we worked. Then things got weird. The team moved to a new floor of the building, and every employee within the group was given their own, individual office. Well. Every employee... except for the 3 White guys. We were put, together, in the smallest office available. The size of a long, thin closet. In fact... I believe it was originally just a storage closet. It was so cramped that, whenever the guy at the back of the "office" needed to leave the room... the other two guys had to get up and exit one at a time. Single file. We called it "The Honky Closet". All requests for the "Honkies" to move to space where we could fit was denied by non-Honky management (despite several offices remaining empty). The purpose was clear. It was one, of many, attempts to get the remaining "White guys" to willingly quit. Which we all did within a matter of months. And, yes, those roles we also replaced with "non-Honkies".

this video will be referenced over and over in the next 20 years.

@Pirat_Nation So instead of optimizing the game they just opting out? Just ask Nixxes Software for help

Sony has patented a new asset streaming system that aims to reduce the size of PS5 and PS6 games to combat rising SSD prices, potentially shrinking initial downloads from 100GB+ to around 100MB. High-detail assets would stream from Sony servers on demand while core game logic runs locally on the console, lowering SSD storage needs. It remains only a patent and is not confirmed for release.

@SpeQx @iris_seraphina Depends on the game. The ones aimed at kids are very easy.

90s kid here. A lot of this is true but we cannot completely undermine the difficulty of modern games. Alot of modern games have become more complex in their gaming mechanics, requiring steeper learning curves & then there’s the insanely competitive multiplayer landscape. Many 90s gamers with busy schedules can’t cope & thus a majority will settle for single player game modes

90s games vs. today's games: How they shaped our brains differently. The impact is wild. 🎮🕹️👾🧠 #Gaming #90sGames #RetroGaming #BrainFacts #VideoGames

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: The Dutch authorities, without a warrant, just seized one of our VPN servers saying they'll give it back after they "fully analyze it". Windscribe uses RAM disk servers so the only thing the authorities will find is a stock Ubuntu install. The bigger worry is the unredacted Epstein files we had on there...

@Pirat_Nation But it's flatpack

Nvidia GeForce Now is officially on Linux

GOG calls Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client

@The_SocialCode But most users ditched Adobe due to this?

In 2013, Adobe made a decision that nearly cost them everything. They killed their best-selling product and forced users onto a subscription model. Customers revolted. Petitions flew. Today, that gamble makes Adobe $5B per quarter. Here’s how Adobe turned outrage into billions.

@Rahll How are you going to use the cloud if you can't afford a device to connect to it?

GPUs, RAM, SSDs, HDDs, and now CPUs, all skyrocketing in price. This is un-f*cking-real, soon nobody will be able to afford any kind of computer and they'll force you into the cloud. You don't hate AI enough. F*ck it all.

"Stadia service is no longer available. Thanks for playing." Jeff is not an expert. Google hired experts and burned a lot of money and couldn't achieve cloud gaming. Instead, gamers are buying 240Hz monitors and 1000Hz mice to reduce the input lag further.