Linux Mint's XApps to Get Screen Blanking, Sublime-like Search Bar Lands for Xed

We already know that work on Linux Mint 18.1, the next major release of the popular Ubuntu-based operating system loved by many users, has already begun, and Clement Lefebvre shares with us today some of the improvements coming to XApps.
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My Initial Thoughts on Civilization 6

TotalBiscuit brings you an overview on the upcoming Civilization 6, developed by Firaxis.
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Female chess players forced to wear hijab as governing body awards world championship to Iran

The world's top female chess players have reacted with horror after being told they must compete at next year's world championship wearing a hijab.
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'No Man's Sky' Studio Being Probed For False Advertising

'No Man's Sky' is supposedly being investigated for false advertising claims in the U.K. While the case itself is unconfirmed, here's everything we know about what's making the game's PC audience so upset!
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Battlefield 1 Official Single Player Trailer

The new single player trailer reveals the heroes of The Great War.
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Study finds young men are playing video games instead of getting jobs

Danny Izquierdo, a 22-year-old who lives with his parents in Silver Spring, Md., has found little satisfaction in a series of part-time, low-wage jobs he's held since graduating from high school. But the video games he plays, including "FIFA 16" and "Rocket League" on PlayStation and Pokemon Go on his smartphone, are a different story. "When I play a game, I know if I have a few hours I will be rewarded," he said. "With a job, it's always been up in the air with the amount of work I put in and the reward."
Read more: http://snapzu.com/sauce/study-finds-young-men-are-playing-video-games-instead-of-getting-jobs?source=Snapzu

The neglected history of videogames for the blind

The game starts with a black screen. A woman’s voice, speaking in Japanese: “Real Sound. Kaze no Regret. This software brought to you by WARP Inc.”
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WTF Is... - Project Highrise ?

TotalBiscuit takes look at the recently released management sim from SomaSim.
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The Creation of the ESRB - Gaming Historian

Gaming Historian provides a history of the ESRB's creation. In the early 90's, there was a growing concern from the public about violent entertainment. When the government began seeing footage of graphic video games, they stepped in with an ultimatum for the industry: Regulate yourselves, or we'll do it for you.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/PrismDragon/the-creation-of-the-esrb-gaming-historian?source=Snapzu

Oculus Rift's Palmer Luckey “Sorry” for Funding Nimble America

Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey has said that he is
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The Last Guardian Has Changed Over The Last Year - A Graphics Comparison

There’s an interesting video to be seen at the channel of the YouTuber ‘Cycu1’ that compares footage of The Last Guardian from E3 2015 to last week’s footage. The first thing that can be noticed right off the bat are the changes made to Trico: smaller wings and tail, and his feathers have been made darker. It’s interesting to see there are changes still being made to the main character even in a game that’s been in development for 10 years – it could be about development or simply character design.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/jedlicka/the-last-guardian-has-changed-over-the-last-year-a-graphics-comparison?source=Snapzu

Pi Cart: a Raspberry Pi Zero Retro Gaming Rig in an NES Cartridge

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The End of a D&D Campaign Was the Beginning of Doom

Doom, widely-regarded as one of the first successful first-person shooter video game, has its roots in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign that went disastrously wrong when one of the player characters made a literal deal with the devil...and lost.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Zeus/the-end-of-a-dd-campaign-was-the-beginning-of-doom?source=Snapzu

When Choice Doesn’t Matter: An essay on game storytelling and choice in favor of player immersion over gameplay

Walking into The Banner Saga 2, I had a rough idea of what to expect; hard choices, beautiful music and lovely hand-drawn art to frame a sad story. I'd played the first game in the series and was certain that I'd remembered it well enough to know what to expect from its sequel. The trouble is, I'd forgotten something important about the first game: my choices didn't always matter- and that made the experience more meaningful.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Jourdy288/when-choice-doesnt-matter-an-essay-on-game-storytelling-and-choice-in-favor-of-player-immersion-over-gameplay?source=Snapzu

Disney Does Brownface in Moana Costume Misfire

The writer of this article is an idiot.
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A short history of food in videogames

It’s well known that Pac-Man, released in 1980, was the first time a game presented food as a relevant feature.
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Gravity Arena

Have some fun with gravity.
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The AI Gaming Revolution

Artificial intelligences that play abstract, strategic board games have come a long way, but how do their "brains" work?
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Death From Above in New Zelda: Breath of the Wild Video

We recently saw The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Link being a bully by hitting Bokoblins with their own arms, and now Nintendo has released new footage of the supposed Hero of Time terrorizing unsuspecting creatures that were just minding their own business.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/NinjaKlaus/death-from-above-in-new-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-video?source=Snapzu

How long does it take games to be cheap on Steam?

We dug through years of Steam sale data to determine how quickly most games hit 33%, 50%, and 75% off.
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After Hour - Redout

TotalBiscuit takes a look at the upcoming futuristic racing game from 34BigThings.
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CD Projekt Red is now worth $1 billion

It’s been a little over a year since The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt was released, but CD Projekt Red is still riding high thanks to the adventures of Geralt of Rivia. Over the weekend, the company released its first-half financial report for 2016, and while its profits are slightly down year-over-year, its value on the Polish stock market is now $1 billion, thanks to the combined power of The Witcher 3 and Gog.com.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/zobo/cd-projekt-red-is-now-worth-1-billion?source=Snapzu

How the end of "lonely fun" lead to today’s trickle of D&D books

Gaming used to be what D&D boss Mike Mearls called “a hobby of not playing the game you wanted to play.” Fate designer Fred Hicks calls time spent creating characters or reading game books “lonely fun.” Electronic games took away the appeal of lonely fun. Now wherever you have a laptop or phone, you can game.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/Zeus/how-the-end-of-lonely-fun-lead-to-todays-trickle-of-dd-books?source=Snapzu