Here’s the Winners of the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards
The 2026 Golden Joystick Awards happened and here’s the results across each category from games to hardware.
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Open-world survival game SCUM adds Linux support via Proton, plus controller support
If you’re in need of a new open-world survival game to play on SteamOS / Linux including Steam Deck and Steam Machine - now you be be SCUM.
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Steam Update for November 11 brings a 64bit Linux client, Steam Achievement Sets and more
The latest major Steam stable update is out now for all platforms bringing the fancy new Steam Achievement Sets, and for Linux the client is now 64bit.
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Power Grids On 5 Continents Pulse Every 60s. Scientists Think They Know Why
“ScienceAlert is reporting that researchers may have finally determined why, for many years, power grids around the world have been pulsing every 60 seconds,” writes longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot. The likely culprit? Uninterruptible power supplies running routine battery checks. From the report: Every minute, some … ⌘ Read more
Sunken SS United States Set To Become World’s Largest Artificial Reef
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PBS: The historic ocean liner SS United States will be intentionally sunk Wednesday off the coast of the Florida panhandle. Live coverage of the sinking of the SS United States is expected to start at 1 p.m. EST, with the sinking expected at 2 p.m. EST. Watch live in the video player above. In its … ⌘ Read more
United Airlines Bans AI Agents From Booking Flights On Behalf of Travelers
United Airlines is banning unauthorized third-party AI agents from booking flights, checking in passengers or making account changes on travelers’ behalf. CBS News reports: To make an airline booking, an AI agent requires access to a customer’s personal information, including credentials like payment information. United has a probl … ⌘ Read more
Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing scrutiny over an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Now, The New York Times reports that Mr. Huang also had an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, the company’s vice president of health care and a direct report, raising questions about conflicts of interest and compli … ⌘ Read more
Nvidia and Jensen Huang Face Shareholder Lawsuit Alleging Investors Were Misled About Spy Affair
Charlotte Web shares a report from the Associated Press: A shareholder has sued Nvidia and its CEO, Jensen Huang, accusing them of deceiving investors in their responses to media reports about Huang’s affair with a purported Chinese spy that threatens national security. […] The ne … ⌘ Read more
New York Forces T-Mobile to End Data Caps On Low-Income Plans
New York has forced T-Mobile to remove a 50GB monthly data cap from its $15 low-income broadband plan after regulators found customers who exceeded the limit had their speeds cut by more than 97%, to just 650 Kbps. “Additionally, the [Office of the Attorney General (OAG)] found T-Mobile restricted [New York’s Affordable Broadband Act (ABA)] plans t … ⌘ Read more
Ukraine Strikes Cause Permanent Data Loss at Russia’s Yandex Cloud
Russia’s Yandex says 2.84% of customer data has been permanently lost following Ukrainian strikes on data centers in the country. “According to the company, recovery is impossible because of critical damage to equipment and the lack of backup copies on the platform,” reports UNITED24 Media. From the report: Yandex clarified that customers … ⌘ Read more
Court Says Trump Can’t Use Leaks To Justify Spying On Journalists’ LinkedIn DMs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Trump administration’s fight to stop suspected leaks of top-secret military information on LinkedIn can’t sweep in “a vast number of confidential sources” of random journalists “who have no conceivable relationship” to the Department of Justice’s investigation, … ⌘ Read more
Logitech Giving All 7,000 Employees the Day Off to Play GTA 6
Under a new “Logi Game Day” initiative, Logitech is giving all 7,000 of its employees an extra paid day off to play GTA 6 when it launches on November 19. Employees and interns can use the day off anytime over the next year. Tom’s Hardware reports: As for Logitech, the company believes that it’s time for people to move away from the belief that playing … ⌘ Read more
Apple Is Killing Its Support Community Forum Next Week
Apple is shutting down its Apple Support Community forum on November 20, ending a user-to-user support platform whose history stretches back to the 1998 launch as the Apple Tech Exchange. The forum is already read-only, and Apple has not said whether the nearly three decades of community posts will be preserved or disappear when the site closes. Here’s the full ban … ⌘ Read more
Amazon’s Ring Unveils Flying Drone and Robot To Patrol Homes and Businesses
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Amazon’s Ring is going deeper into surveillance with an indoor drone for home monitoring and an autonomous robot designed to patrol businesses. The company on Tuesday unveiled the $250 Ring Drone Cam, a security camera that can fly from room to room, including upstairs, as we … ⌘ Read more
Warhammer Survivors is out now - review
Warhammer Survivors has arrived from Auroch Digital as a licensed version of Vampire Survivors wearing the skin of Warhammer.
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GTA VI Is Now Available For Preloading
Ancient Slashdot reader Lank writes: GTA VI is now available for preloading. The download weighs in at a whopping 210+ gigabytes on the PS5! Start downloading now and remember to take Nov. 19th off from work. “On Xbox, preloads for digital versions went live at 12 a.m. GMT on November 10 for Series X and Series S, which translates to 7 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. CST / 5 p.m. MST / 4 p.m. PT on Monday, Nov … ⌘ Read more
Hand-drawn dino adventure Zid Journey gets a new trailer, set to arrive in Q2 2027
The dinosaurs are back! Zid Journey is the second game in the Zid and Zniw series: inspired by classic adventure games. It’s set to arrive in Q2 2027.
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Devolver Digital trolling with its “first ever AAA game” - All Army Attack
When I first saw Devolver Digital tease a “AAA” game, I knew it would be a stupid troll joke - but the game All Army Attack does sound interesting.
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JetBrains renewed their support for Godot Engine through 2027
Good news for the cross-platform free and open source game engine, JetBrains have renewed their support through 2027.
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The incredible open source 3D creation suite Blender 5.3 is out with Vulkan by default
One of the best open source tools ever! One used by artists, game developers, movie studios and more - Blender 5.3 is officially out now.
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A Golden Wake: Roaring ‘20s Edition announced, a complete re-imagining of the 2014 adventure
A reimagining of the 2014 original from Grundislav Games, A Golden Wake: Roaring ‘20s Edition was recently revealed.
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Herd alien sheep in the slapstick co-op game Ranchonauts
Goldfire Studios, creators of survival adventure Arctic Awakening, have just revealed their upcoming game: Ranchonauts.
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Award-winning point and click Loco Motive adds Linux and macOS support
Along with full touch controls on Steam Deck, the award-winning point and click adventure game Loco Motive adds Linux and macOS support.
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US and Rest of World Must Follow China’s Lead On Green Energy, Says John Kerry
Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from The Guardian: China is leading the world in moving away from fossil fuels, and the rest of the globe – including the US – must now follow, the former US secretary of state John Kerry has told the Guardian, as Cop watchers wonder exactly how China is going to approac … ⌘ Read more
M John Harrison Becomes First Sci-Fi Author To Win Booker Prize
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Eighty-one-year-old M John Harrison has won the Booker prize for The End of Everything, a postapocalyptic novel set on a near-future Kent coast, becoming the oldest winner in the award’s history. Gaby Wood, chief executive of the Booker Prize Foundation, said that while plenty of previous winne … ⌘ Read more
Google Fi Brings Back Network Switching With ‘Secondary’ Partner
Google Fi is bringing back network switching through an unnamed “secondary” 5G carrier. “Most users will be on the ‘Primary network,’ but Google Fi will automatically switch users to the ‘Secondary network’ if it meaningfully improves performance with so-called ‘smart thresholds’ for doing so,” reports 9to5Google. “At launch, there is no manual s … ⌘ Read more
Fireworks AI Confirms Wider Breach Affecting Notion AI Chats
Fireworks AI says its October breach was broader than initially disclosed, with attackers gaining access to customer account and billing information as well as some datasets, incomplete model weights and secrets. Notion, the popular productivity and note-taking app, disclosed that it was impacted in the breach but “fewer than 1% of Notion workspaces” were … ⌘ Read more
New York Launches Nation’s First State AI Testing Program
New York is launching a state-backed AI safety research center at Binghamton University that will independently study and test AI systems, develop safety and security techniques, and train researchers in responsible AI. “While the federal government fails to act, New York is leading the way on AI safety and holding big tech accountable,” New York Gov. Kathy Hoch … ⌘ Read more
Anthropic Launches New Workplace Features To Take On Microsoft and Google
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Anthropic announced new workplace features on Tuesday, including Claude Meetings, which brings Claude into video calls to begin working on tasks while participants are still talking. The company also unveiled Claude Whiteboards and Claude Sheets. The launch of Anthropic’s new … ⌘ Read more
Starlink Mini 2 Adds a Swappable Battery, Wi-Fi 6
SpaceX has unveiled the Starlink Mini 2, equipping the company’s smallest satellite internet terminal with a removable 71Wh battery and Wi-Fi 6. Preorders are opening to select U.S. customers for $999, which includes a year of Roam Unlimited service. Shipments are expected to begin in mid-December. InterestingEngineering reports: The removable battery represents the biggest fun … ⌘ Read more
Nintendo Is Officially Investing In Game Preservation
Nintendo is hiring a digital archivist to help ensure the company’s historical records are “preserved for future generations.” The 12-month position is tasked with designing and implementing a “structured framework for organizing technical records, engineering documentation, source materials, and institutional knowledge related to legacy systems and platforms.” Polyg … ⌘ Read more
Blender 5.3 Released With Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, Vulkan Default
Blender 5.3 has been released with support for 3D Gaussian Splats, Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction and Vulkan as the default graphics backend on Linux. Phoronix reports: Blender now allows importing Gaussian Splats from PLY, SPZ, and glTF files. Also new to Blender 5.3 is NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction support as a new … ⌘ Read more
Reddit Is Turning User Conversations Into AI-Powered Product Reviews
Reddit is rolling out an AI-powered shopping feature called “Reddit Reviews” that summarizes user conversations about products and turns them into dedicated reviews. TechCrunch reports: Reddit’s announcement points to its rules and its latest measures to combat automated abuse and spam, as well as its practice involving community moderato … ⌘ Read more
Massive scale RTS ‘Ashes of the Singularity II’ out now - review
Ashes of the Singularity II is out now from Oxide Games and Stardock Entertainment, here’s some of my thoughts on this massive RTS game.
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Europe Must Rethink Security As Big Tech Power Grows, EU Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The European Union must rethink security to take into account challenges and risks posed by the growing power of major technology companies that go beyond traditional competition concerns, European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera said on Monday. “We need to review and to deepen our concep … ⌘ Read more
X.Org Security Advisory released for November 10th - multiple security issues in X.Org X server
A fresh X.Org Security Advisory has been released today, noting multiple security issues in X.Org X server. Here we go again huh?
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Proton Experimental gets fixes for Phantom Blade Zero, AION 2, The Forest and more
Valve released an early update to Proton Experimental to bring fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS including Steam Deck, Steam Machine and Steam Frame.
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Mesa 26.3.0 arrives with many Linux graphics driver enhancements
While there’s no announcement for it yet, the Mesa 26.3.0 open source drivers release is tagged and out now. Bringing many enhancements for gamers!
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Uber Is Launching Its Own Parking Reservation Service
Uber is launching Uber Parking, integrating technology from its SpotHero acquisition to let users find and reserve parking garages and lots directly through the Uber app. “You can also filter your results based on criteria like whether you want to self-park or use a valet, or other specific amenities,” adds Engadget. From the report: To book a spot, you’ll need to pro … ⌘ Read more
Upcoming isometric action rogue-lite Everrest is “Hades meets EarthBound”
Everrest looks like one to stick onto your wishlist and keep an eye on, if you like the sound of “Hades meets EarthBound” as the developer tells me.
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OpenZ is an open-source 3D fan remake of the RTS ‘Z’ (The Bitmap Brothers, 1996)
Anyone remember the classic strategy game Z from The Bitmap Brothers? A true and brutally difficult classic that’s been revived by fans in 3D.
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Dune: Awakening gets fully offline single-player in the latest update
Dune: Awakening developers delivered what they promised, as the game can now be played entirely offline in single-player.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy set for release in January, 2027
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy from Owlcat Games just got a release date reveal of January 28, 2027, plus there’s a brand new trailer too.
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Dwarf Fortress now has audio for the Fortress Mode
Dwarf Fortress, the popular colony sim just had another big upgrade, with Fortress Mode now actually having audio in it.
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Valve now provide Steam Deck Framerate data to the public for each game
Now you don’t have to entirely rely on Valve’s sometimes iffy verification status for games on Steam Deck, as they’re providing Framerate data.
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Boston Dynamics Adds Wheels to Atlas Humanoid
Boston Dynamics has equipped its Atlas humanoid with wheels, allowing the robot to rapidly roll across flat terrain while still using its articulated legs to navigate obstacles and uneven surfaces. “The ‘experiment’ combined classical model-based motor control with whole-body reinforcement learning to maintain dynamic stability across unstructured, real-world terrain,” reports Th … ⌘ Read more
FDA Warns GLP-1s May Increase Risk of Sudden Blindness
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that GLP-1 drugmakers must add a warning label about a rare eye condition that can cause sudden blindness. The condition, called nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, affects the optic nerve, which carries signals from the eye to the brain. When blo … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Took 31 Years to Let You Kill Windows 11’s Sticky Keys Popup
Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 option that lets users permanently disable the Sticky Keys and Filter Keys activation prompts directly from the pop-ups themselves, ending a 31-year-old annoyance without requiring a trip into Settings. Windows Latest reports: Sadly, the dialog is still the same aging Win32 window, but we spotted Micr … ⌘ Read more
Trump Backs Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Amid Chinese Spy Affair Investigation
President Donald Trump says the FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with a woman alleged by U.S. intelligence to have gathered information for Beijing. “I know the FBI is looking into it in terms of something else, and I think that he’ll be in good shape,” Trump said at a White House briefing. The Associated Pre … ⌘ Read more
Epic Games Comments On Planned Linux Distribution Support
Epic Games says it plans to support its new Linux launcher on as many distributions as possible, specifically naming Fedora, SteamOS, CachyOS and Omarchy. GamingOnLinux’s Liam Squires-Hand reports: Speaking to Jake Jones, Communications Director at Epic Games, they said: “Hey Liam! The new Epic Games Launcher is still in Preview and we plan to support as many … ⌘ Read more