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MySims and MySims Kingdom from EA get Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 2 days ago

Electronic Arts (EA) announced that both MySims and MySims Kingdom have been upgraded with "some things we have been working on for a long time" which includes Steam Deck support for both titles.

Linux support for Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour is coming along now it's open source

By Liam Dawe, 31 Mar 2025

Now that the code for Command & Conquer Generals (along with other classic RTS games from EA) is open source, the community is working on getting it working natively on Linux without the need of Wine / Proton.

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Amazon Luna and Electronic Arts sign a multi-year deal, as Luna expands into more countries

By Liam Dawe, 28 Mar 2025

Seems like Amazon are not ready to give up on their cloud gaming service Luna just yet, with it expanding into more countries and getting a big new deal going.

Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios and EA gets Steam Deck Verified and no EA app needed

By Liam Dawe, 28 Feb 2025

The co-op adventure Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios (It Takes Two) and EA releases March 6th, and the good news is that it will be easy to play on Linux / Steam Deck.

EA just open sourced Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Renegade and Generals

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2025

I can't quite believe it either. Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Command & Conquer Renegade and Command & Conquer Generals (inc. Zero Hour) have their code officially open sourced.

The Sims and The Sims 2 officially return with a Legacy Collection for each

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2025 [updated]

The rumours were true, EA have re-released the classics. The Sims Legacy Collection and The Sims 2 Legacy Collection are live on Steam now.

EA pledge another 23 accessibility patents for public royalty-free use

By Liam Dawe, 9 Dec 2024

EA did another actually genuinely great thing here. They've expanded their previous patent pledge for game developers to use without problems.

OpenRA for classic RTS games like Red Alert has a new playtest with enhanced visuals, revamped map editor

By Liam Dawe, 18 Nov 2024

OpenRA is a free and open source project to play classic strategy games like Red Alert, Command & Conquer, and Dune 2000. It's also used as the base for some original games. A new playtest is finally out with lots new!

EA / Respawn now block Apex Legends from running on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 31 Oct 2024

The developers of Apex Legends have announced that they're going to be blocking the game completely on Linux platforms including Steam Deck.

EA Anti-Cheat arrives for Battlefield 1 breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Oct 2024

It's here. EA Anti-Cheat has now been rolled out into Battlefield 1, breaking another multiplayer game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor gets Denuvo DRM removed, plus performance improvements

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2024

Good news for DRM haters. STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor has been liberated as of the latest update which also thankfully continues improving the performance too.

Battlefield 1 gets EA anticheat in September - will be left broken on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2024

Here we go once again, EA are about to completely break another game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux and this time it's Battlefield 1.

It Takes Two now Steam Deck Verified, EA App launcher no longer required

By Liam Dawe, 29 May 2024

Finally some good news from an Electronic Arts published title, as developer Hazelight just upgraded It Takes Two to get it Steam Deck Verified.

EA SPORTS WRC is adding EA anticheat, breaking another game on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2024

Well, here's another game that EA will be breaking on Steam Deck / Linux, with EA anticheat rolling out to EA SPORTS WRC when it goes live in June.

EA want to put adverts in your video games to squeeze you for every penny

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2024

As if things couldn't get any worse, now EA are looking at ways of putting adverts in video games to squeeze every possible penny from you.

Apex Legends Upheaval update live with EOS Anti-Cheat breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2024

Respawn and EA have today released a major update for the popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends, which gives it an anti-cheat upgrade. Sadly it's causing issues for Steam Deck / Linux players. ARTICLE UPDATED

Battlefield V now broken on Steam Deck / Linux with EA anticheat live

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2024

That's all folks. EA anticheat has now been added into Battlefield V, so it's the end of being able to play it on Steam Deck and other Linux systems.

EA anticheat arrives for Battlefield V in April, will break it on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 27 Mar 2024

Following on from adding EA anticheat into FIFA 23, Battlefield 2042 and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 we're about to see another game broken on Linux / Steam Deck with Battlefield V.

Respawn release statement and update on the Apex Legends hacking situation

By Liam Dawe, 20 Mar 2024

Recently I reported on Apex Legends pro players getting hacked during the Global Series tournament, and now the developer Respawn Entertainment has released a small statement.

Proton Hotfix updated for Apex Legends to work again on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 8 Mar 2024

A recent update to Apex Legends has been causing some havoc on Linux / Steam Deck, but now Valve have released a fresh update to Proton Hotfix to get it working again.

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