Double Fine is the latest team at Microsoft to unionize
The studio behind Psychonauts and Keeper has filed a petition to the National Labor Relations Board.
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This Week In Techdirt History: May 3rd – 9th
Now that our detour for the game jam winner spotlights is complete, we’re rolling out a new version of these weekly history posts after collecting your...
Read moreMicrosoft Releases Azure Linux 3.0.20260506 With Many Security Fixes
Microsoft released Azure Linux 3.0.20260506 on Saturday in order to ship the latest security fixes affecting a wide variety of open-source software projects…
Read moreBattlefield 6’s next huge update is almost here – here’s what’s new
EA has finally pulled back the cover on the details of next week’s Battlefield 6 update, patch 1.3.1.0., revealing new content, improvements, a new map, weapons,...
Read moreJelmer Vernooij: Remove-after Annotations for Debian Files
deb-scrub-obsolete is a tool in the debian-codemods suite that tries to identify and remove cruft automatically. It knows about dummy transitional packages, superseded alternatives, and similar...
Read moreNew Subnautica 2 gameplay teaser has just dropped and if you weren’t excited before, you will be now
We’re just days away from returning to the beautiful briny in Subnautica 2, and to celebrate, we’ve been treated to an all-new teaser trailer showing off...
Read moreAnthropic Signs SpaceX Colossus 1 Data Center to Boost Capacity
Anthropic signed a deal this week for the SpaceX Colossus 1 data center compute capacity which hit home at STH since we took you on a...
Read moreDebate: Is turn-based or real-time-with-pause better for CRPGs?
Time to relitigate this contentious subject.
Read moreParanormal Activity: Threshold is as dead as its ghosts, as the game gets canned because Paramount couldn’t wait any longer
Sorry to all the Paranormal Activity heads out there, but the upcoming game adaptation Threshold has crossed over to the other side. Brian Clarke, the solo...
Read moreEuropa Universalis 5’s latest patch notes took up 72 pages on a Google Doc so I think it might be a big one
The latest patch for Europa Universalis 5 dropped earlier this week. Numbered 1.2 and titled Echinades, it is the game’s “biggest update yet,” as true a...
Read moreMachining a Two-Stroke Engine out of Aluminium
Recently [Camden Bowen] took a swing at machining a two-stroke engine out of billet aluminium, following adventures in 3D printing such an engine, as well as...
Read moreDiscussion time: Are classic tab-target MMOs with loads of keybinds going out of style?
I can feel my inner old man weeping, but the times, they are a-changing.
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