Looks like the EU is getting serious about open source, which could eventually spell good news for Linux and hopefully gaming distros

The European Commission (EC) has opened a ‘call for evidence‘ (via LWN.net) to inform the “European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy.” In other words, it’s looking for experts and relevant parties to help it figure out how to push towards open source software. This has the SteamOS-loving and Linux-pining part of myself getting all excitable on…

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Larian’s given us a single-word spoiler for Divinity, its next game, and for some reason it’s ‘alligator’

Unsurprisingly, Larian Studios isn’t revealing much about Divinity‘s story, characters, and world, not least because it’s likely to change a lot from now until its eventual launch. Baldur’s Gate 3 made significant changes to characters and story arcs from its early access launch, so it’s a fool’s errand to even attempt to pin anything down…

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‘I wish Wyll had gotten more content’ says the Baldur’s Gate 3 writer who wrote him, and splitting his story between devils and dads ‘might have been a mistake in hindsight’

Baldur’s Gate 3, you may have heard, was quite a good videogame. Good enough to make PCG history, even. But not every part of it shines equally. Wyll, the origin character and (if you’re not playing as him) party member, is notoriously a little underbaked. He’s so straightforwardly good as to be, well, maybe a…

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Share of the Year 2025

Share of the Year 2025

It’s a new year, but we’re taking one last look back at the 2025 year in gaming. We asked you to share your favorite shot taken in 2025 using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: SheikhSadi80 shares Sam fighting off a BT grabbing him in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach fwto_ shares a…

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Elder Scrolls fans are taking it well after Microsoft says it’s a ‘big year for games ending in 6’ ahead of its upcoming Xbox Direct showcase: ‘I’m practically living off hopium and copium at this point’

There’s an Xbox Direct showcase happening on January 22, and Microsoft has teased three games that will appear: Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation. In response to a post on X about said showcase, UsagiMoonlight wrote,” More excited for Horizon 6 than GTA 6 atm,” to which Microsoft responded, “Big year for games…

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Elder Scrolls fans are taking it well after Microsoft says it’s a ‘big year for games ending in 6’ ahead of its upcoming Xbox Direct showcase: ‘I’m practically living off hopium and copium at this point’

There’s an Xbox Direct showcase happening on January 22, and Microsoft has teased three games that will appear: Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation. In response to a post on X about said showcase, UsagiMoonlight wrote,” More excited for Horizon 6 than GTA 6 atm,” to which Microsoft responded, “Big year for games…

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