1. 🖼️ Skill issue (direct link) (👍2066 👎31)

from Games (!games@lemmy.world)

Posted by InfiniteHench

2. 📰 Elon Musk dies to tutorial boss in Path of Exile 2 livestream (direct link) (👍1053 👎56)

from Games (!games@sh.itjust.works)

Elon Musk dies to tutorial boss in Path of Exile 2 livestream

The stream, which, as of this writing, is still available to view on X, lasted for roughly an hour and 45 minutes, in which Musk himself rarely spoke. He stared silently and solemnly at the camera as he played through the early parts of the game, released in early access back in December. During the stream he died a few times, forcing him to create new characters as he played on hardcore (i.e. A few minutes into the stream, Musk started to receive private messages from other players. Some were celebratory, calling him a “god gamer,” but the messages quickly veered into spammy, then abusive territory. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by misk

3. 🖼️ Tetris (direct link) (👍920 👎47)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.world)

Posted by The_Picard_Maneuver

4. 🖼️ Here, have some unpleasant knowledge about Mario. (direct link) (👍736 👎10)

from RetroGaming (!retrogaming@lemmy.world)

Posted by The_Picard_Maneuver

5. 📰 Steam's Latest Client Update Introduces Many Refinements for Linux (direct link) (👍411 👎4)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.world)

Steam's Latest Client Update Introduces Many Refinements for Linux

Steam has been a notable backer of gaming in Linux thanks to their Arch-powered SteamOS and Wine-based Proton compatibility layer. The Linux app now features improved client update download speeds and a fix for a bug where non-Steam versions of Proton were being assigned the wrong compatibility tools. Users of Fedora can follow our guide to get it installed. 🖋️🤖

Posted by cm0002

6. 🖼️ Oblivion "remastered" (direct link) (👍299 👎26)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.ml)

Posted by StarvingMartist

7. 📰 DOOM (2016) gets a surprise release on GOG with a big discount (direct link) (👍116 👎4)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.ml)

DOOM (2016) gets a surprise release on GOG with a big discount

Doom (2016) has just released on GOG and there's a nice big discount to go along with the release. However, it's single-player only though. 80% off until May 2nd so this is a great chance to get it. You can play GOG games easily on Linux / Steam Deck with the likes of Lutris. 🖋️🤖

Posted by warmaster

8. 📰 Thrive is a free, open-source game about the evolution of life. (direct link) (👍92 👎0)

from OpenSourceGames (!opensourcegames@lemmy.ml)

Home

Thrive is a free, open-source game about the evolution of life. Players will create and edit an organism on its journey from insignificance to the stars. Seven stages are planned – Microbe, Multicellular, Aware, Awakening, Society, Industrial and Space. 🖋️🤖

Posted by Agent_Karyo

9. 📰 Ubisoft argues players don't own their games in wake of The Crew lawsuit (direct link) (👍76 👎0)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.zip)

Ubisoft argues players don't own their games in wake of The Crew lawsuit

The Crew is an online-only title, and once Ubisoft deactivated its servers, launching the game merely starts a restricted demo version. Two California plaintiffs filed suit against Ubisoft last year after the company shut down servers for The Crew. The case has sparked renewed calls for legislation to protect players when games reach end-of-life status. 🖋️🤖

Posted by BrikoX

10. 💬 Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (direct link) (👍55 👎2)

from Patient Gamers (!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works)

Posting from a diff account today—main account cod keeps giving errors. Weekly post here this week, back to main next week. 🖍🤖

Posted by BurntWits

11. 🖼️ Dice'n Goblins launched today! It's a Paper Mario-like turn-based Indie-RPG (direct link) (👍19 👎0)

from Indie Gaming (!indiegaming@lemmy.world)

Disclaimer: I am not the dev! Just a fan who follows them on Mastodon (@ColdEmber@hachyderm.io) and watched them develop this :>

There's a free demo, so please give it a try!

Posted by Berin

12. 💬 Recommend a FPS game for linux? (direct link) (👍18 👎2)

from Let's Talk About Games (!letstalkaboutgames@feddit.uk)

Could you guys recommend a FPS game similar to CS2 that runs on a modern linux? Decent graphics (essentially GPU support) is of course fundamental, with multiple scenarios and multiplayer? Thanks

Posted by nettuno291

Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

• Patient Gamers
  • A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
• Gyro Gaming
  • Welcome to Gyro Gaming subreddit, where people can share their passion for Gyroscopic Controls in Video Games, such as Camera Aiming, Vehicle Steering, Typing, etc.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

📰 Populus (1998) & "god games" (direct link), posted in Patient Gamers (👍85 👎3)

Populous: The Beginning

Whereas previous Populous games were god games where players assumed the role of a god with terrain-altering abilities, Populous: The Beginning adopts elements of real-time strategy games. [16][10]Development editBullfrog Productions released Populous in 1989, followed by Populous II in 1991. [20] Bullfrog representative Brian Allen asserted that these departures distinguished Populous: The Beginning from other real-time strategy games on the market at the time. [24] A number of strategy and god games being produced in 1998 and 1999, especially at EA, where Populous: The Beginning was expected to be one of its standout titles. Bullfrog released an expansion to Populous: The Beginning, Undiscovered Worlds in 1999. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by GrappleHat

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