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The Great Steam Backlog Phenomenon
Gamedev Unity Programming
1 month ago 74.8K views 0 shares
The Great Steam Backlog Phenomenon
Ah, the Steam library paradox – where we shovel money into Gabe Newell's pockets during sales with the enthusiasm of someone who definitely plans to play all those games... someday. That tiny shoveled patch labeled "Games I played" compared to the vast snowy wasteland of "Games remain on my Steam library that I bought but never played" is the digital equivalent of buying gym equipment that becomes an expensive clothes hanger. The backlog grows with each seasonal sale, while our free time mysteriously shrinks. It's almost as if buying games has become its own separate hobby from actually playing them.

The Duality Of Gaming Hardware
Hardware Gamedev
1 month ago 100.9K views 0 shares
The Duality Of Gaming Hardware
THE DUALITY OF GAMING HARDWARE! On the left: the tragic aftermath of a Razer product meeting its inevitable doom - shattered into a million pieces after being dropped from a height of approximately 2 millimeters. On the right: the FANTASY marketing photos showing a pristine setup with RGB lighting that could probably be seen from the International Space Station. The gaming hardware industry's biggest lie isn't the FPS boost claims - it's the suggestion that their products won't disintegrate if you breathe near them while costing you a kidney and half your liver. But we keep buying them because CLEARLY our 0.002 second faster reaction time is worth the financial ruin!

The Four Horsemen Of Digital Hoarding
Gamedev Windows
2 months ago 67.6K views 0 shares
The Four Horsemen Of Digital Hoarding
The four horsemen of the gaming apocalypse: opening Steam, scrolling through your massive library, realizing you don't want to play any of those games, then closing Steam. It's the same energy as staring into a fully stocked fridge and declaring "there's nothing to eat." Except you paid $3,000 for those leftovers during various sales. And you'll do it again tomorrow.

Sweet Dreams, Silicon Princess
Hardware Gamedev
3 months ago 114.0K views 0 shares
Sweet Dreams, Silicon Princess
After three months of GPU hunting, six crashed websites, and a second mortgage, this guy finally scored a Radeon RX 9070 XT. And what does he do? Tucks it into bed before even installing it. That's not desperation—that's respect for the silicon gods who finally answered his prayers. Tomorrow he'll sacrifice his entire weekend to driver updates and benchmarks while explaining to his partner why they're eating ramen for the next six months. Worth it.