Best of Gaming — 2023

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   Hacker News·3y

   Valve Says Counter-Strike 2 for macOS Not Happening Because There Aren't Enough Players on Mac to Justify It

   Valve has announced that there will be no macOS version of Counter-Strike 2 due to the lack of players on Mac. Mac users can still access a legacy version of CS:GO, but certain functionality may degrade after January 1, 2024.

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   TechCrunch·3y

   a16z-backed Rooms.xyz lets you build interactive, 3D rooms and simple games in your browser

   A team of ex-Googlers is today launching a new digital creativity platform, Rooms.xyz, into beta testing. The startup, backed by $10 million in seed funding led by a16z, offers a browser-based tool for designing 3D spaces — or ‘rooms’ - using drag-and-drop.

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   Ubuntu·3y

   Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 release roundup

   Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 is packed with new features and improvements, including a new installer, a refreshed desktop experience with GNOME 44, improved snap refresh, and Azure AD authentication integration.

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   Hacker News·2y

   Whisky - A modern Wine wrapper for macOS built with SwiftUI

   Whisky is a gaming tool for Mac that allows effortless gaming with a native UI, pre-built tools, and easy setup. It supports a growing list of games and offers macOS integration features.

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   Venture Beat·3y

   React announces its first game jam for late July

   React announced today that it plans to hold its first game jam for July 20-30. The web development platform intends to use React Jam to help developers create their first game. React is currently the leading framework for web development and powers websites for Facebook, Netflix, Airbnb and others.

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   80 LEVEL·2y

   More Than 300 Devs Are Working on The Witcher 4

   CD Projekt Red's earnings conference revealed that The Witcher 4 is in full development with over 300 developers working on it. The team is expected to grow to over 400 developers by mid-next year. CD Projekt Red is also working on other projects related to The Witcher franchise.

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   omg! ubuntu!·3y

   Ubuntu Wants You to Test its Steam Snap

   Ubuntu is asking gamers to test its Steam snap and provide game reports for their favorite games.

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   Developer Tech·3y

   Apple simplifies porting Windows games to Mac

   Apple is making strides to transform the Mac into a competitive gaming platform with its new operating system, macOS Sonoma. Apple has developed a new Game Porting Tool that simplifies the process of porting Windows games to the Mac. The tool is based on Wine, an open-source platform known for translating Windows software to Unix environments.

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