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Comment True (Score 5, Interesting) 325

by probain on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @03:49PM (#46871339) Attached to: <em>Star Wars: Episode VII</em> Cast Officially Announced

Maybe it was just me who was hoping that it wasn't a thing of the past.

Comment Looks like the site has been /.ed (Score 1) 325

by probain on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @03:10PM (#46870943) Attached to: <em>Star Wars: Episode VII</em> Cast Officially Announced

It's been a while since a site got hit by /. this bad. Site offline atm

Submission + - Another major game engine gets Linux support ahead of Steam Machines launch (engadget.com)

Submitted by probain on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @10:13AM

probain writes: The engine that powers the Crysis series, CryEngine, is headed to Linux. That means games like Crysis 3 and Ryse: Son of Rome could see ports on Valve's forthcoming Linux-powered platform, SteamOS. At very least, it means that developers already working with CryEngine have a shortcut to porting their work to Steam Machines; Crytek will show it off in detail next week at the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Linux support was long-rumored for CryEngine, with job listings as far back as last July hinting that it was coming. It's unclear when the engine will get updated to support the new platform, but we expect it'll be long before Valve's Steam Machines initiative gets seriously underway.

Submission + - Valve jpins The Linux Foundation (engadget.com) 1

Submitted by probain on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @08:41AM

probain writes: In case Valve's multi-tiered investment in Linux gaming weren't clear enough from SteamOS, the Steam Controller and Steam Machines, the company's also joining the ranks of The Linux Foundation membership. Valve Linux head Mike Sartain calls the news, "one of the many ways Valve is investing in the advancement of Linux gaming"; he sees the move as yet another step for Valve toward its bigger goal of popularizing accessible Linux-based gaming.

Submission + - MIT has made a camera that can take 1 Trillion fra (chime.in)

Submitted by probain on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @06:14AM

probain writes: MIT has made a camera that can take 1 Trillion frames per second!
With this high speed capability, they can actually SEE the movement of photons of light across a scene or object. This is just mind-boggling.

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