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Harebrained (BATTLETECH / Shadowrun) announced GRAFT, a post-cyberpunk survival horror RPG
3 September 2024 at 5:41 pm UTC Likes: 4
Quoteone Shadowrun fans might like to take a look at

I did really enjoy the Shadowrun games even though I don't generally get on with RPGs. I hope Harebrained keep the Deck in mind as they're developing this game, since that's where I enjoyed their previous ones.
Steam Survey for August 2024 shows Linux just below 2% as China surges
3 September 2024 at 11:33 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Purple Library Guy
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Quoting: Purple Library GuySomeone definitely needs to be getting the Chinese onto Linux.
How Microsoft Conquered China
Yeah, I know. But that's not set in stone for all time. If MS can screw up for a while and then come up with a strategy that works, so can we.

Sure. But things like having meetings with government representatives, massive investment in the country, and education and employment for the citizens are things that any competitor would have to be able to counter. Being cheaper and having source code access won't do much because Windows also has those things in China. Just being better in some aspects wouldn't be sufficient to move the needle. There's a whole lot going on with Microsoft's relationship with China, and it took decades (and a whole lot of money and commitment) to achieve.
Run a paranormal investigation business in point and click adventure The Phantom Fellows
3 September 2024 at 11:17 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: KlaasThe question is: Will this be better than or as good as Darkside Detective?

At first glance it looks similar and obviously the theme is similar as well.
It's also similar to the Blackwell games and Whispering Willows.

And obviously a lot of these games are heavily influenced by Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).
Here's what was most popular on Steam Deck through August 2024
3 September 2024 at 12:10 am UTC Likes: 1
Since the last time I said what I'd been playing, I've played a bit of The Captain, which has been fun so far, and I've just tonight started The Forgotten City, which I don't think should have got the green tick but has also been good so far.
Steam Survey for August 2024 shows Linux just below 2% as China surges
2 September 2024 at 9:14 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: Purple Library GuySomeone definitely needs to be getting the Chinese onto Linux.
How Microsoft Conquered China
Deadlock surpassed 100,000 concurrent players, Valve adds wall jumping
31 August 2024 at 11:12 pm UTC
Quoting: pilkQuestion, has anyone else noticed the game defaulting to DirectX 11 on Linux instead of Vulkan? I was wondering why a native Linux game was taking that long to process shaders, and that seemed to be the culprit. Swapped it over to Vulkan.

It's not native (yet?).
Selaco hits 70,000 copies sold with a big update live and sale now on
31 August 2024 at 11:10 pm UTC Likes: 7
Quoting: NexxticWe've already sold more units than expected just making the game that we want to make and sticking with our own vision.

Since you're here, I'll repeat what I've said in the comments for every article about Selaco (of which there have been plenty, because we're very interested in the game): I'm really looking forward to this coming out of Early Access (since I don't buy Early Access games), when I'll buy the game at full price (because Linux is natively supported), and I'll play it on my Deck (yay, green tick!).

Good luck with the remainder of the game's development and release.
Battlefield 1 gets EA anticheat in September - will be left broken on Steam Deck / Linux
29 August 2024 at 6:59 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: drdindu2why would microsoft do that? this helps microsoft. every game that doesn't run on linux is one less user leaving windows for linux.
Because one bad update to something with kernel access can BSoD 8.5 million Windows machines worldwide in one go.
Battlefield 1 gets EA anticheat in September - will be left broken on Steam Deck / Linux
28 August 2024 at 2:26 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: MohandevirThere is another thing to take into account, though. I do not have statistics to back this, but many PC gamers are DIY builders. Windows doesn't come preinstalled on these PC. If Valve releases a desktop version of SteamOS, it might lure a couple of them to our side. It's already begun.

Yeah, I don't have statistics either, but the impression that I get is that fewer gamers DIY build than they used to: back in the day, building your own machine, tweaking settings and config files, and doing all sorts of fiddling to get the maximum out of it was part-and-parcel of PC gaming; my understanding is that that kind of knowledge and experimentation is much less prevalent amongst gamers these days, which might mean that DIY building is also less prevalent.

But, yeah, if people are in a position to choose their OS (because they're going to have to install something regardless) then some may well choose Linux - especially if they're chafing from things like the enforced Microsoft account.
Steam Deck reaches over 16,000 playable and verified games
28 August 2024 at 2:16 pm UTC Likes: 2
QuoteWhat have you been enjoying the most on Steam Deck recently?

I've been streaming Death Stranding off and on from my desktop even though I've completed the game, played quite a bit of Sail Forth, completed Contrast, and just started Dex. I've also done a few runs through of Metal Gear Solid with RetroDeck.
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