Exciting Laptop & Gaming Handheld Device Improvements Merged For Linux 6.19
Merged during this second week of the Linux 6.19 feature merge window were the many x86 platform driver changes. As usual, much of the x86 platform driver activity surrounds bettering Linux hardware laptop support but also a growing number of handheld computers / gaming devices… ⌘ Read more

Doom Studio id Software Forms ‘Wall-To-Wall’ Union
id Software employees voted to form a wall-to-wall union with the CWA, covering all roles at the Doom studio. “The vote wasn’t unanimous, though a majority did vote in favor of the union,” notes Engadget. From the report: The union will work in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), which is the same organization involved with parent company ZeniMax’s … ⌘ Read more

The best video games of 2025, from Ghost of Yotei to Hades 2
There were hundreds of great games released this year, but these are my favourite 15. ⌘ Read more

Alright, Advent of Code is over:

https://www.uninformativ.de/blog/postings/2025-12-12/0/POSTING-en.html

It’s been quite the time sink, especially with the DOS games on top, but it was fun. 🥳

In case you’re wondering: All puzzles (except for part 2 of day 10) were doable in Python 1 on SuSE Linux 6.4 and ran in a finite time on the Pentium 133. Puzzle 10/2 might have been doable as well if I had better education. 🤣

‘Apple Tax is Dead in the USA’
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has almost entirely upheld a scathing April ruling that found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 injunction meant to open up iOS App Store payments in its long-running legal battle against Epic Games. A three-judge panel affirmed that Apple’s 27% fee for developers using outside payment options had a “prohibitive effect” and that the company’s design restrictions on external pay … ⌘ Read more

The Game Awards Are Losing Their Luster
The Game Awards, which broadcasts tonight on Twitch, YouTube, and Prime Video, has become the biggest night on the video game calendar since launching in 2014, but the show’s treatment of developers has drawn increasing criticism. At the 2023 ceremony, acceptance speeches were often cut off after roughly 30 seconds while Hideo Kojima received five minutes to discuss his upcoming game OD – enou … ⌘ Read more

ChatGPT Is Apple’s Most Downloaded App of 2025
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For the U.S. market, OpenAI’s ChatGPT topped the ranks of free iPhone apps (not including games) with the most installs in 2025. The AI app was followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail, and … ⌘ Read more

AMD FSR SDK 2.1 Released With FSR Redstone - Windows-Only For Now
AMD FSR SDK 2.1 is now available that includes their “FSR Redstone” machine learning based upscaling tech for gaming.. ⌘ Read more

Cambodia withdraws from Thailand’s Southeast Asian Games over border conflict
Cambodia withdraws its team from the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand for safety reasons, as a border conflict between the two neighbours rages for a third day. ⌘ Read more

Spurs under fire after moving rainbow flag for Champions League clash
Tottenham moves a rainbow flag inside its stadium following a request from Czech side Sparta Prague ahead of the two teams’ Champions League meeting. ⌘ Read more

How Pokemon Cards Became a Stock Market For Millennials
The Pokemon Trading Card Game has quietly transformed into something its creators never intended: a speculative asset class dominated by adults hunting for profit while children struggle to find a single pack on store shelves. The resale market has climbed so high that the latest set, Phantasmal Flames, had a rare Charizard illustration valued at more than $800 b … ⌘ Read more

Xbox Is Bleeding Out
Microsoft’s Xbox consoles were conspicuously absent from Black Friday’s winners, failing to crack the top three in U.S. sales during one of the retail calendar’s most important weeks. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, the PlayStation 5 captured 47% of Black Friday week console sales ending November 29, followed by the Nintendo Switch 2 at 24% and – somewhat remarkably – the NEX Playground, a Kinect-like Android device … ⌘ Read more

FIFA confirms all 2026 World Cup games will include two water breaks
FIFA announces three-minute water breaks in both halves of all games will be included in the 2026 World Cup. ⌘ Read more

Lenovo’s Next Gaming Laptop May Have a Rollable OLED Screen That Stretches Ultrawide
Lenovo may be preparing to unveil a gaming laptop that uses rollable OLED technology to expand horizontally into an ultrawide 21:9 display, according to a Windows Latest report suggesting the device could appear at CES 2026 in January. The Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable would differ from the company’s existing T … ⌘ Read more

**Salah left out by Liverpool for Inter Milan game **
Mohamed Salah has been left out of the squad for Liverpool’s Champions League match at Inter Milan. ⌘ Read more

**Salah left out by Liverpool for Inter Milan game **
Mohamed Salah has been left out of the squad for Liverpool’s Champions League match at Inter Milan. ⌘ Read more

**Salah left out by Liverpool for Inter Milan game **
Mohamed Salah has been left out of the squad for Liverpool’s Champions League match at Inter Milan. ⌘ Read more

Nancy suffers nightmare debut as his Celtic challenge laid bare
BBC Scotland’s Martin Dowden assesses Wilfried Nancy’s first game in charge of Celtic as Hearts win at Parkhead. ⌘ Read more

How Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s From the Ashes expansion aligns with the new film
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s From the Ashes game expansion is directly connected to James Cameron’s upcoming film, Avatar: Fire and Ash. 9news.com.au spoke with its creators to learn more about the new game update ahead of its release on December 18. ⌘ Read more

Why Gen Z is Using Retro Tech
“People in their teens and early 20s are increasingly turning to old school tech,” reports the BBC, “in a bid to unplug from the online world.”

Amazon UK told BBC Scotland News that retro-themed products surged in popularity during its Black Friday event, with portable vinyl turntables, Tamagotchis and disposable cameras among their best sellers. Retailers Currys and John Lewis also said they had seen retro gadge … ⌘ Read more

Five quick hits: Smith fires up, takes miracle catch as Bazball leaves the building
Smith “champs” Archer, Bazball leaves the building and the Australian captain breaks the game open with a miraculous grab. Here are the quick hits from the fourth and final day of the Gabba Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more

Watch: Match of the Day
Highlights of seven Premier League games, including Aston Villa v Arsenal. ⌘ Read more

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Scorchers book finals spot with Renegades WBBL defence over
Beth Mooney’s flawless 94 not out leads Perth to victory in its must-win game against Brisbane, ensuring the Scorchers will play finals again in the WBBL. ⌘ Read more

Why These Parents Want Schools to Stop Issuing iPads to the Their Children
What happened when a school in Los Angeles gave a sixth grader an iPad for use throughout the school day? “He used the iPad during school to watch YouTube and participate in Fortnite video game battles,” reports NBC News.

His mother has now launched a coalition of parents called Schools Beyond Screens “organizing in WhatsAp … ⌘ Read more

FEX 2512 Released With More Improvements For Gaming On ARM64 Linux
FEX 2512 is out toda as the newest monthly update for this software that enables running x86/x86_64 Linux binaries on ARM64 Linux, including the likes of Wine and Valve’s Steam Play (Proton) for being able to run Windows games on 64-bit ARM Linux devices… ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. ⌘ Read more

No summer break for Australian athletes chasing Winter Olympic glory
At a time when many Aussies are heading off for beach holidays, a group of snow sports athletes are chasing winter with their sights set on the next Olympic Games. ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. ⌘ Read more

Venus Vulkan Driver Lands Mesh Shader Support In Mesa 26.0
Venus is the VirtIO-GPU driver that allows for Vulkan support within guest virtual machines permitting sufficient host driver support and other requirements in place with hypervisors like CrosVM and QEMU. The Venus driver now supports Vulkan’s mesh shader capabilities and in turn advances the DXVK-Proton support for Linux gaming within VMs… ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. ⌘ Read more

Netflix wins deal to buy Warner Bros’ studio and streaming service for $108bn
The merger will see beloved shows and movies such as The Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones, and The Wizard of Oz join Netflix’s portfolio. ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, and Warner Bros streaming service HBO Max. ⌘ Read more

Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses in major Hollywood deal
The deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, and Warner Bros streaming service HBO Max. ⌘ Read more

Russia Blocks Roblox, Apple’s FaceTime
Russia has blocked Apple’s FaceTime and the gaming platform Roblox as part of a broader crackdown on foreign tech platforms. CBC News reports: Both restrictions are part of an accelerating clampdown on foreign tech platforms: In the case of FaceTime, Russian authorities allege it is being used for criminal activity, while Roblox was accused of distributing extremist materials and “LGBT propaganda.” Th … ⌘ Read more

This 18-year-old is the first badged netball umpire in a wheelchair
Brodie Taylor has changed the game of netball by overturning disability preconceptions to become the first person in a wheelchair to attain national netball umpiring accreditation. ⌘ Read more

Why is AI making computers and games consoles more expensive?
The AI industry consumes vast amounts of energy, fresh water and investor cash. Now it also needs memory chips - the same ones used in laptops, smartphones and games consoles ⌘ Read more

Valve Reveals Its the Architect Behind a Push To Bring Windows Games To Arm
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge’s Sean Hollister If you wrote off the Steam Frame as yet another VR headset few will want to wear, I guarantee you’re not alone. But the Steam Frame isn’t just a headset; it’s a Trojan horse that contains the tech gamers need to play Steam games on the next Samsung Galaxy, … ⌘ Read more

Japanese Devs Face Font Licensing Dilemma as Annual Costs Increase From $380 To $20K
An anonymous reader quotes a report from GamesIndustry.biz: Japanese game makers are struggling to locate affordable commercial fonts after one of the country’s leading font licensing services raised the cost of its annual plan from around $380 to $20,500 (USD). As reported by Gamemakers and GameSpark and tra … ⌘ Read more

Football presenter updates fans after scary on-air collapse during England game
Laura Woods says she is doing ‘OK’ after collapsing on-air during an England match. ⌘ Read more

Steam On Linux Hits An All-Time High In November
Steam’s November 2025 survey shows Linux gaming climbed to its highest share in a decade “thanks to the success of the Steam Deck, the underlying Steam Play (Proton) software, and now further excitement thanks to the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame,” writes Phoronix’s Michael Larabel. From the report: A decade ago in the early Steam days the initial use was around 3% an … ⌘ Read more

Steam On Linux Use Easily Hits An All-Time High In November
The Steam Survey results are out for November 2025 and continue to be very positive for the growing adoption of Linux gaming thanks to the success of the Steam Deck, the underlying Steam Play (Proton) software, and now further excitement thanks to the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame… ⌘ Read more

Matildas coach calls out Australian football’s ‘inferiority complex’
Joe Montemurro echoes the words of former Matildas boss Alen Stajcic in offering a frank review of the culture surrounding the world game in Australia. ⌘ Read more

Woolworths accused of exploiting affordable housing schemes to ram through projects
The retail giant is using development fast-track schemes to push ahead with new supermarket and apartment projects opposed by local councils. ⌘ Read more