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Show HN: Making a cross-platform game in Go using WebRTC Datachannels

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-27 06:30:37

(The following was adapted from a talk I gave at DWeb Weekend 2025 at the Internet Archive in San Francisco on August 17, 2025) Simplifying WebRTC Datachannels for Games First of all, to get some stuff out of the way, instead of using the “super complicated” WebRTC datachannels, why don’t we use something simpler? Why Not Use Websockets? Too slow : Most games use UDP with a reliability layer on top. : Most games use UDP with a reliability layer on top. Suitable for turn-based games : Fine f

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Neil Druckmann Has High Hopes for ‘The Last of Us’ Season 3

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-09-28 05:15:53

It was a shock to hear that Neil Druckmann, creator of The Last of Us and co-creator of the TV adaptation, was leaving the show after its second season. Many wondered if there was any deeper reason behind the exit, but as Druckmann has since explained, he had been stretching himself so thin over the past few years, he felt it was time to get back strictly to video games. Plus, he was leaving the show in the very good hands of Craig Mazin. The Last of Us would be okay. In a new interview, Druckm

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Is Hollow Knight: Silksong too hard? Well, it depends on what you mean by “hard.”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-28 09:45:40

For seven years, the discussion around Hollow Knight: Silksong focused on the cult-like levels of devotion among fans patiently waiting for the sequel. Now that Silksong has been available for about a week, though, that discussion has turned decisively toward seemingly endless takes on the game's relative difficulty (or lack thereof). The discussion has gotten so loud that the developers at Team Cherry have vowed to implement a "slight difficulty reduction in early game bosses Moorwing and Siste

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Nvidia GeForce Now RTX 5080 (Blackwell) Review: RTX 5080 in a MacBook

wired.com Jacob Roach 2025-09-28 07:30:00

Nvidia hasn't broken the limitations of time and space, but its GeForce Now platform is now close enough to having an RTX 5080 inside your MacBook. Starting with a handful of locations, Nvidia is upgrading the servers of its cloud-based game-streaming service with RTX 5080 SuperPods, replacing the RTX 4080 models available with the Ultimate subscription tier. If you subscribe to GeForce Now, you'll get to enjoy the upgrade without paying an extra cent. It's not just a slight bump in GPU speed,

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You can now play Silksong on flagship Android phones — and pick up where you left off on PC

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-09-28 09:50:26

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Hollow Knight: Silksong, one of the hottest games of the year with a reported five million players in its first week, didn’t launch on smartphones. But that won’t stop you from playing it on Android — because a new leap in Windows to Android emulation m

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Thursday Night Football: How to Watch Commanders vs. Packers Tonight

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-28 15:46:14

When to watch the Washington Commanders and Green Bay Packers? Thursday, Sept. 11, at 8:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. PT). Where to watch The Commanders and Packers game will stream live on Prime Video and for free on Twitch. Fans in the home markets of each team can also watch on a local channel. Playoff teams from a year ago, the Commanders and Packers get Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season started tonight at Lambeau Field. If you're looking for this game on your TV, you'll need to close out of your us

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Streaming Can’t Replace Your PC, but Nvidia’s Updated GeForce Now Comes Close

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-29 01:47:36

No, you shouldn't use it for multiplayer, but I still find myself gravitating to GeForce Now more than ever. The best compliment I could ever lay at the feet of any game streaming service is that I can forget I was even using it. Nvidia’s GeForce Now service, which lets players run their own game library through the cloud, is better than ever with its most recent update. As a bonus, Nvidia’s $20-per-month “Ultimate” subscription doesn’t cost any more than it did previously, unlike TV streaming’

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The New York Times Mini Crossword Is Now Paywalled: Here's One Way to Play

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 02:00:03

The New York Times Mini Crossword is a fun and simple younger sibling to the newspaper's legendary regular daily crossword. The Mini Crossword (we publish the answers daily) usually has only about six across-clues and six down-clues, and you can finish it in less than a minute if all goes well. It makes me feel smart, unlike the big crossword, which sometimes makes me throw things. But in late August, some Mini Crossword players were met with a paywall. Going forward, anyone who doesn't pay fo

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Sega reportedly called police after mistakenly scrapping Nintendo dev kits

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-29 05:41:12

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A UK-based video game reseller claims Sega was behind a police raid that seized a trove of Nintendo development kits from his home, according to a report from Time Extension. The seller, who reportedly purchased the collection from a scrapyard, accuses Sega of g

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DOOMscrolling: The Game

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 16:56:55

We’re all familiar with doomscrolling, spending too much time scrolling endless feeds of content that make you feel bad about everything. But sometimes when I hear the word “doomscrolling” it makes me think of two other things: the classic video game Doom and, well, scrolling. That got me wondering if I could make a Doom-inspired game in a web browser where the only thing you do to play is scroll. No moving your character laterally, no jumping. Just scrolling. So I made it. And it’s fun! Here

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Little Nightmares 3 Hands-On: a Creepy Co-Op Game Arriving Just in Time for Halloween

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 17:01:49

After about an hour playing Little Nightmares 3, I'd used a person's bisected halves to solve a puzzle, gotten a high score in a carnival shooting game and escaped the murderous claws of a deranged baby. As a 2-foot-tall youth trying to survive the morbid dangers of one demented area after another with my co-player, I was terrified and delighted. I've only sampled the first two Little Nightmares games, but in my brief preview of Little Nightmares 3, it felt like a refined version of the series'

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WWE 2K25 Jumps From the Top Rope Onto PlayStation Plus in September

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 20:23:24

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, son of one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is the current undisputed WWE champion. And PlayStation Plus subscribers can bring Rhodes down a peg or help establish a new wrestling dynasty with the champion beginning on Sept. 16 in WWE 2K25. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large and constantly expanding library of games. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers -- Ess

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The PS Plus Game Catalog additions include Persona 5 Tactica and WWE 2K25

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-30 01:10:06

On Wednesday, Sony rolled out its September Game Catalog additions for PS Plus subscribers. This month's entries run the gamut from turn-based tactics to survival horror and pro wrestling. Persona 5 Tactica (PS5/ PS4) may be the most critically acclaimed title in the batch. The 2023 Persona spinoff takes the mainline games' battles and shifts them into grid-based tactics. Think XCOM with Phantom Thieves. The Invincible (PS5) is an adaptation of the 1963 sci-fi novel by Stanisław Lem. As its in

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What Time Is the Next Nintendo Direct? How to Watch September's Nintendo Direct

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 04:19:00

Another Nintendo Direct is just around the corner. The gaming giant is heading into the holiday season with the recently released Switch 2, and it will likely show off some of the big games coming out for the console. That could start its celebration of its most iconic mascot. Nintendo says its next Nintendo Direct will take place on Friday, Sept. 12, according to a post on X on Wednesday from the company's account. As is typically the case with these teasers, Nintendo didn't reveal many detail

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Thursday Night Football: How to Watch Commanders vs. Packers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 05:15:25

When to watch the Washington Commanders and Green Bay Packers? Thursday, Sept. 11, at 8:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. PT). Where to watch The Commanders and Packers game will stream live on Prime Video and for free on Twitch. Fans in the home markets of each team can also watch on a local channel. Playoff teams from a year ago, the Commanders and Packers get Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season started tomorrow night at Lambeau Field. If you're looking for this game on your TV, you'll need to close out of

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What Time Is the Next Nintendo Direct?: How to Watch September's Nintendo Direct

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 09:19:00

Another Nintendo Direct is just around the corner. The gaming giant is heading into the holiday season with the recently released Switch 2, and it will likely show off some of the big games coming out for the console. That could start its celebration of its most iconic mascot. Nintendo says its next Nintendo Direct will take place on Friday, Sept. 12, according to a post on X on Wednesday from the company's account. As is typically the case with these teasers, Nintendo didn't reveal many detail

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The Best Meta Quest Games You Can Play Right Now (2025)

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-10-01 05:30:00

Tips Before Playing Before you can actually play, there are a few things you need to do. Here are some tips for getting everything set up, because the Quest interface is not always the easiest to navigate. Set your boundary. The last thing you want while playing is to run into an object in your room while essentially blindfolded. Your Quest will guide you through the process of setting up your boundary. Roomscale lets you draw a play space to move freely, Stationary when you're standing still.

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You Can Play Hollow Knight: Silksong on Xbox Game Pass Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-01 09:00:07

The wait is over. After years of rumors and speculation, Hollow Knight: Silksong, the sequel to the award-winning indie darling Hollow Knight, is here. And Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play the highly anticipated sequel right now at no additional cost. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, smart TV and PC or mobile device for $20 a month. A subscription gives you access

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Hands-on: Nvidia’s GeForce Now RTX 5080 is better and worse than I hoped

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-10-01 09:00:00

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Today, Nvidia is soft-launching its latest gaming GPUs in the cloud — upgrading its $20-a-month GeForce Now Ultimate cloud gaming service with RTX 5080 graphics for select games, with more to come down the road. At the same time, it’s also adding thousa

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All clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-30 05:09:25

Last year, we reported on the efforts of classic iPod fans to preserve playable copies of the downloadable clickwheel games that Apple sold for a brief period in the late '00s. The community was working to get around Apple's onerous FairPlay DRM by having people who still owned original copies of those (now unavailable) games sync their accounts to a single iTunes installation via a coordinated Virtual Machine. That "master library" would then be able to provide playable copies of those games to

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Nvidia’s latest GeForce driver is ready for Borderlands 4 and RTX Remix mods

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-01 22:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nvidia is releasing a new GeForce Game Ready driver today in preparation for the Borderlands 4 release later this week. There’s also an Nvidia app update arriving today that includes a new RTX Remix update to allow modders to improve fire and smoke effects in older games. Today’s Game Read

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GameHub 5.0 arrives with Steam sync on Android and big performance gains

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 21:37:59

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR GameSir’s GameHub app has gained full Steam support, including cloud saves and other ecosystem features. The update is also fully optimized for Hollow Knight: Silksong. Early users are also reporting notable performance gains. GameSir is rolling out version 5.0 of its GameHub app, with full Steam support, including cloud saves and online play. That means you can now play your Steam games on your Android devices and keep the progress synced across devi

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All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-30 10:09:25

Last year, we reported on the efforts of classic iPod fans to preserve playable copies of the downloadable clickwheel games that Apple sold for a brief period in the late '00s. The community was working to get around Apple's onerous FairPlay DRM by having people who still owned original copies of those (now unavailable) games sync their accounts to a single iTunes installation via a coordinated Virtual Machine. That "master library" would then be able to provide playable copies of those games to

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Will the iPhone 17 Be Able to Run GTA 6?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 13:05:00

Apple held its big annual iPhone event Tuesday, showing off the upcoming ultrathin iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch Series 11, the Apple Watch SE 3 and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. There were a few mentions of video games during the show, but in one sequence showing off the new camera for the iPhone 17, it was hard to ignore that this particular shot looked like something out of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6. Megan Nash, product manager for iPhone, spoke during the event abou

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Hollow Knight: Silksong's first patch should give you a chance against its early bosses

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-02 11:41:25

Video game difficulty is a real balancing act. You want to be challenged and earn each new level, but when it's too hard there's more frustration than fun. Apparently, a number of players have found the new Hollow Knight: Silksong game a bit too hard, struggling to defeat some of the bosses. Now, Team Cherry, the indie studio behind the Hollow Knight series, is making things a bit easier. Team Cherry has announced Hollow Knight: Silksong's first patch, which includes a "slight difficulty reduct

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No Man's Sky Players Are Competing to Create the Goofiest Spaceships Imaginable

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-03 05:01:39

Procedurally-generated open exploration game No Man's Sky recently got one of its biggest updates ever, a whopping nine years after it was first launched, allowing players to customize their own spaceships to a baffling level of detail — and the resulting creativity is truly out of this world. The "Voyagers" update, which rolled out late last month, adds the ability to decorate enormous "Corvette"-class ships to an unprecedented — and sometimes hilarious — degree. The update proved to be incre

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Building a DOOM-like multiplayer shooter in pure SQL

news.ycombinator.com Lukas Vogel 2025-10-03 04:12:18

DOOMQL: A DOOM-like multiplayer shooter in pure SQL I recently stumbled across Patrick’s excellent DOOM clone running in a browser powered by DuckDB-WASM. Ever since I’ve read that, I wanted to push his awesome idea to the logical extreme: Build a multiplayer DOOM-like shooter entirely in SQL with CedarDB doing all the heavy lifting. During a month of parental leave (i.e., a lot of sleepless nights), I tried exactly that. Here’s a sneak peek at DOOMQL: Your browser does not support the video ta

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The Next ‘Star Wars’ VR Game Has a New Trailer and Release Date

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-10-03 05:00:37

It’s time to collect and play with Star Wars toys like never before. ILM and Lucasfilm just announced that Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset will be released on October 7 exclusively for Meta Quest 3 and 3S. It’s a part narrative adventure, part racing playset VR experience that gives you a chance to live a brand new Star Wars story and also race pods like you would in your backyard. Don’t quite get what that means? Here’s the brand-new, full trailer, which makes it much clear

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Horror Maze Game ‘Dark Deception’ Is Becoming a Horror Movie

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-10-03 05:45:34

The next video game to join the list of those coming to the silver screen is Glowstick Entertainment’s Dark Deception. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s described on Steam as a “story-driven first-person horror maze” inspired by classic arcade games. The 2018 PC and mobile title came out in 2018 and tasks players with getting out of a maze filled with big-headed monsters that’d probably be right at home in Five Nights at Freddy’s. (Probably why it got picked up; the 2023 Freddy’s film was a hit

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Retro Games Fan? Atari's $180 Gamestation Go Is Up for Preorder

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-03 04:30:00

The venerable video game company Atari is offering preorders for a new game console it previewed earlier this year: The Gamestation Go will release in October for $180 (plus $8 shipping). On its website, Atari shows off a colorful portable device with a 7-inch screen and multiple ways to control games including trackpads, a trackball and even a numeric keypad. Atari says the console will come bundled with 200 built-in games including Pac-Man, Centipede, Asteroids and Balls of Steel. It includes

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Show HN: Making a cross-platform game in Go using WebRTC Datachannels

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Is Hollow Knight: Silksong too hard? Well, it depends on what you mean by “hard.”

Nvidia GeForce Now RTX 5080 (Blackwell) Review: RTX 5080 in a MacBook

You can now play Silksong on flagship Android phones — and pick up where you left off on PC

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All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity

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Retro Games Fan? Atari's $180 Gamestation Go Is Up for Preorder

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