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Valve's Proton 11 beta boosts Linux gaming with better performance and classic game support (techspot.com)

2026-04-17 | get Proton 11 Beta Software → | tags: valve, proton, linux gaming

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A four-day Steam freebie turned into $250,000 for an indie game (techspot.com)

2026-04-17 | get Indie Game Development Kit → | tags: steam, indie game, nichiporchik

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Google tests Play Store UI change that should help picky gamers save time (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-17 | get Google Play Gift Card → | tags: google play store, android authority, google

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Solitaire simulator for finding the best strategy: Current record is 8.590% (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Solitaire Strategy Trainer → | tags: solitaire, card game, strategy

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Playdate’s handheld changed how Duke University teaches game design (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Playdate Handheld Console → | tags: playdate, panic, unreal engine

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A Tiny Yellow Handheld Changed How Duke University Teaches Game Design (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Game Design Handheld Kit → | tags: playdate, panic, unreal engine

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A first look at Metro 2039 shows how its Ukrainian developer turned the darkness up to 11 (engadget.com)

2026-04-16 | get Metro 2039 Novel → | tags: metro 2039, 4a games, dmitry glukhovsky

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Nintendo's Empire of Secrets with Keza MacDonald – Factually with Adam Conover (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Nintendo Switch OLED → | tags: nintendo, super nintendo, keza macdonald

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Roblox’s AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Aisha Malik | get Roblox Developer Hub Kit → | tags: roblox, roblox assistant, ai tools

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Game devs explain the tricks involved with letting you pause a game (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Game Development Pause Button Kit → | tags: game development, game design, user experience

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The New ‘Street Fighter’ Trailer Is Goofy as Hell (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-16 | get Street Fighter Action Figure → | tags: street fighter, teaser, video game

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Updating Gun Rocket through 10 years of Unity Engine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | by Jack Pritz | tags: unity, steam, gamejolt

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Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark (theverge.com)

2026-04-16 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: xbox, game pass, microsoft

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The 2026 PC and Console Gaming Report shows most revenue now comes from games outside the Top 20 (techspot.com)

2026-04-16 | get Gaming Subscription Service → | tags: pc gaming, top 20 games, western markets

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How Netflix made us fall in love with K-dramas (theverge.com)

2026-04-16 | by Janko Roettgers | get K-Drama Streaming Guide → | tags: netflix, squid game, bloodhounds

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Steam might soon display 30-day price history for game deals (techspot.com)

2026-04-16 | get Steam Price History Tracker → | tags: steam, price history, game deals

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I learned Unity the wrong way (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Unity Official Learning Kit → | tags: unity, game development, learning

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The simple geometry behind any road (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | get Road Design Geometry Kit → | tags: road infrastructure, bezier splines, procedural generation

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A Better Ludum Dare; Or, How to Ruin a Legacy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | tags: ludum dare, legacy, game jam

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Microsoft counters MacBook Neo with free Game Pass and Office bundle on Windows laptops (techspot.com)

2026-04-16 | get Microsoft Office Home & Student → | tags: microsoft, macbook neo, xbox game pass

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Microsoft's new college deal is a half-hearted answer to the $500 MacBook Neo (engadget.com)

2026-04-15 | get Microsoft Surface Laptop Go → | tags: microsoft, surface laptop, xbox game pass

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Microsoft has a new idea on how to deter students from MacBook Neo (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-15 | by Chance Miller | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: microsoft, macbook neo, microsoft 365

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Another rival is coming for Google over its app store practices (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-15 | get Google Play Store Developer Badge → | tags: google play store, aptoide, android

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Microsoft counters the MacBook Neo with freebies for students (theverge.com)

2026-04-15 | by Tom Warren | get Microsoft Surface Laptop Go → | tags: microsoft, windows 11, surface

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'Seeking connection': video game where players stopped shooting, started talking (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Oliver Holmes | get Discord Voice Chat Adapter → | tags: arc raiders, embark studios, ai machines

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Mouse: P.I. For Hire Review: A Competent Shooter Oozing With Cartoon Charm (cnet.com)

2026-04-15 | by See Full Bio | get Gaming Mouse with Cartoon Design → | tags: fumi games, steamboat willie, rubber hose animation

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League of Legends' new WASD control scheme will be enabled for ranked later this month (engadget.com)

2026-04-14 | get Gaming Mouse with Customizable Buttons → | tags: league of legends, riot games, patch 26.9

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War Game Exercise Demonstrates How Social Media Manipulation Works (darkreading.com)

2026-04-14 | get Social Media Manipulation Kit → | tags: social media, bots, election

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Wargame Exercise Demonstrates How Social Media Manipulation Works (darkreading.com)

2026-04-14 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | get Social Media Monitoring Tool → | tags: wargame, social media manipulation, artificial intelligence

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Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Looks Way Different Than We Were Expecting (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-14 | get Resident Evil Action Figure → | tags: resident evil, zach cregger, austin abrams