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GE-Proton 8-28 released with ULWGL support for non-steam games
30 January 2024 at 9:33 pm UTC

Correction, hotfix-fix 8-30 is out.

GE-Proton 8-28 released with ULWGL support for non-steam games
30 January 2024 at 10:30 am UTC

In true Eggy fashion, hotfix 8-29 dropped just now.

Never Grave from the Palworld developer looks a lot like Hollow Knight
29 January 2024 at 1:41 pm UTC Likes: 9

Is this what the gaming industry has become? 'Developers' rip off well known projects, rename, repackage and push out the door in a not-terrible-asset-flip way, trying to be clever enough to dodge the inevitable lawsuits and DMCA takedowns.

We'll need a new name for it...
Clone-likes.


Steam Remote Play gets VA-API DRM hardware decoding on Linux
25 January 2024 at 12:21 pm UTC

Steam Beta on desktop since longer than I can remember, the Deck is fully stock with stable client.

Palworld overtakes Counter-Strike 2 for most players on Steam and hits 5 million sales
22 January 2024 at 6:07 pm UTC Likes: 4

I'm more baffled by the fact PUBG still has half a million daily players.

Valve seeing increasing bug reports due to Steam Snap - other methods recommended
17 January 2024 at 7:03 pm UTC Likes: 6


AYANEO Next Lite with a customized SteamOS-like HoloISO fully revealed
12 January 2024 at 12:26 pm UTC Likes: 8

I don't think this is what Valve intended but it's what we got now.
Is it a good thing? Much like getting buried in a glass casket, remains to be seen.

AYANEO NEXT LITE handheld announced with SteamOS Linux
11 January 2024 at 10:30 am UTC Likes: 2

Bleh, guess I didn't have enough fingers. Concerned this might hurt the Linux gaming handheld scene instead. I didn't trust Ayaneo before, things like this sure don't help and I definitely don't trust their ability to maintain a fringe spin of a fringe distro.
What will they do when issues start happening? Tell people to install Windows instead?

AYANEO NEXT LITE handheld announced with SteamOS Linux
10 January 2024 at 4:44 pm UTC Likes: 16

Crossing all the fingers I got left here, this is what Valve wanted and what could break the dam.

Valve announces new rules for games with AI Content on Steam
10 January 2024 at 11:43 am UTC

QuoteLike it or not, "AI" use is only going to increase in the games industry
I'm going with not.