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Typing adventure RPG 'Nanotale - Typing Chronicles' out now for Linux
2 August 2021 at 4:24 pm UTC

Oh, I didn't hear about the Linux build being released! Epistory was a lovely little adventure. My fingers might hate me for doing so but I will definitely be considering Nanotale

The Valve Steam Deck, lots of excitement and plenty to think about for Linux gaming
16 July 2021 at 5:09 pm UTC Likes: 3

Good sign – I would have been worried otherwise

Valve has formally announced the Steam Deck, a portable handheld console with SteamOS
16 July 2021 at 6:38 am UTC

I wish I had any idea what those specs mean in Intel/Nvidia terms. I could see myself buying this to replace my aging laptop even though I don’t much care for a handheld gaming device per se. As long as the virtual keyboard is reasonably roomy and it runs concurrent productivity apps smoothly.

Either way, their expectations regarding Proton sound very promising :)

Humble Bundle replacing purchase sliders with less generous options
25 April 2021 at 5:01 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Guest
Quoting: SalvatosWell, if they’re bleeding so much money that they can’t stay in business, they won’t be able to support charities at all.
They already don’t support charities. We do, when we buy games there and set some amount to go to charities.
So people who run fundraisers, advertise charities and provide incentives to donating to non-profits don’t support charities if they don’t also give themselves? That’s an odd argument. By the same token, I guess people who donate hair for cancer patients should just shut up and do it instead of turning it into an event to increase awareness and raise money? Because supposedly those charities would receive exactly the same amount of money in the end without anyone nudging people to donate?

Humble Bundle replacing purchase sliders with less generous options
24 April 2021 at 2:54 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Cyril
QuoteToday we’re sharing some updates coming to bundle pages and how they will help us continue to support charity.
Yeah, sure!
Well, if they’re bleeding so much money that they can’t stay in business, they won’t be able to support charities at all.

Valve makes further improvements to Steam Link and Remote Play Together
3 March 2021 at 6:42 pm UTC

What’s the change for Remote Play Together?

Valve & Netflix teamed up for a Dota anime series
17 February 2021 at 4:12 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: NezchanWow.

All the characters they could have picked, there's what, 120 of them? Almost all with amazing, visually impressive designs and costumes, flashy abilities and compelling backstories, and this is what they picked? A generic looking human warrior whose outfit is mainly brown?

Gonna have to agree on this. Plus their one-liner synopsis is the most non-descript and cliché I’ve seen in a long time. "Warrior dude wants to be a hero, unexpectedly teams up with princess who is more than she appears, gets more than he bargained for." I’ll go out on a limb and guess that the dragons he used to fight aren’t as evil as he thought, the princess has a quirky pet for comedic relief and, I don’t know, the order he works for is actually behind the scourge somehow.

Bytten Studio say not to sleep on Linux in their postmortem for Lenna's Inception
18 January 2021 at 4:41 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: NezchanSo the solution here is that game devs should be nicer to Liam, and they've found the road to success.
It’s definitely an easy way to pump up your Linux sales, based on the comments on every article about a game dev discussing their experience selling Linux-native games.

Quoting: NanobangI almost skipped right past this article because the game just looks like something I wouldn't be interested in, but I didn't understand what the headline meant by "not to sleep on Linux."
Same! I also thought the game had failed to see release based on the "postmortem" bit so all in all this was a much more positive article than expected.

What we expect to come from Valve to help Linux gaming in 2021
18 January 2021 at 4:32 pm UTC

Quoting: DuncBack in the days of physical media, you could go to a friend's house and take your games along. Not so easy nowadays. (Sure, it's theoretically possible, if you log in to your account and wait to download them, but unless your friend has a fat connection it's hardly practical.)
There’s also Steam Remote Play, where you just need to leave your home computer running with Steam open and log into your account on your friend’s computer :)

What we expect to come from Valve to help Linux gaming in 2021
18 January 2021 at 2:39 am UTC

Quoting: GoboOr imagine using the stick with the new console generation to access your steam library on those.
See, that’s where I think it could have been a cool move to get Steam into people’s living rooms without having them buy yet another console (or a gaming PC and Steam Link), but Liam’s quote says "trying out Linux on a normal PC" so... meh. If they could somehow force the consoles to boot to USB and give us full Linux operating systems on top of cheap console hardware without the risk of bricking the device, I would definitely be more excited about that.