Free weekend + Double XP should start about an hour from now. It was announced on their Discord channel.

The best part in this is how trivially easy it is to prevent AI from creating nude images. There already exists several nudity detectors, some of them even use everyone’s favorite buzz word of the day: AI. Just feed the AI’s output to one of them.

But, let’s ignore that, and instead focus on AI’s right to produce illegal content from illegal source material.

Xbox consoles have been mostly sold out in Finland. Some retailers still have some stock left, mostly Series S, but it seems that Microsoft has exited Finland.

Modding is a way to add some adult content to some games. For example, Bethesda’s games have a very active modding community.

Turns out it has a native Linux version, besides Windows and macOS versions, so compatibility shouldn’t be a problem.

https://hollowknightsilksong.com/

Glad to see it DRM free on GOG.

Looks like Linux adoption has been skyrocketing since early this year in English speaking areas.

There are also rumors that Microsoft will remove third-party apps like antivirus apps and anticheats from Windows kernel. If that happens, it will pretty much solve the anticheat problem for Linux as well.

It’s not intended for desktop use.

And would be nice to know if it’s coming to other platforms at the same time, or is it going to be Switch 2 exclusive for some time.

Remedy is making Codename Condor which is a co-op multiplayer game set in the Control Universe, namely in the Oldest House.

From Remedy’s business review JANUARY–MARCH 2024:

Codename Condor, a part of the Control franchise, moved to full production meaning it has reached the final development stage before a game is launched. Based on wide internal playtests, we can see that the core loop is engaging, and the game brings a unique Remedy angle to the genre.

Or just wait for the reviews, and then the next sale. These Steam sales aren’t one-off special offers, they happen a few times every year.

For some reason, when a GBA game crashes, the GBA will output the content of the game cartridge as audio over the headphone jack. This person noticed it and created a script that can re-create the ROM file (content of the cartridge) from the audio that the GBA outputs.

A recent study found that “Super Mario Odyssey” reduced depression symptoms more than cognitive training or standard treatments

The N-value was pretty low, only 46 participants divided to three groups, so one can’t draw too many definitive conclusions from this study. Also their findings were reduced symptoms. If your house is on fire and you figure out a way to reduce the amount of smoke, it will appear as if your house is less on fire. Still, interesting results which implies that games could be used as part of a treatment.

with participants showing higher motivation

They found out that people like playing video games more than going to a psychiatrist.