Games: SteamOS, Godot, and More
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Forbes ☛ Lenovo All But Confirms New SteamOS Handheld With Surprise Event
Lenovo just announced a special CES 2025 event, and Valve is one of its special guests. The SteamOS hype train is gaining momentum.
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Godot Engine ☛ Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 dev 7
One last build before the holidays!
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Wired ☛ This VPN Lets Anyone Use Your Internet Connection. What Could Go Wrong?
Over the past year, teenagers have produced video tutorials showing how to [install] a virtual private network (VPN) onto Meta’s virtual reality headsets and use the location-changing technology to get ahead in the game. Using a VPN, according to the tutorials, introduces a delay that makes it easier to sneak up and tag other players.
While the workaround is likely to be an annoying but relatively harmless bit of in-game cheating, there’s a catch. The free VPN app that the video tutorials point to, Big Mama VPN, is also selling access to its users’ home [Internet] connections—with buyers essentially piggybacking on the VR headset’s IP address to hide their own online activity.