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Selaco has sold 51,000 copies in only two weeks
17 June 2024 at 1:38 pm UTC Likes: 2

It has been confirmed for a long time that playing with Proton counts as a Linux purchase.

This is also noted on the Steam Tracker.

Linux user share on Steam breaks 2% thanks to Steam Deck
17 June 2024 at 10:45 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Pikolo`Ubuntu Core 22 64 bit` is probably the snap version of Steam - is the the default packaging on Ubuntu 24.04?
Ah, Ubuntu changed the default package type found in software centre to be snap, and Steam snap is out of beta.
A bit late on this, but it is indeed the Snap package confirmed by Canonical.

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown gets a Steam release in August
14 June 2024 at 2:12 pm UTC

Quoting: BlooAlien
QuoteWarning: This title uses 3rd-party DRM (Ubisoft Connect, Denuvo Anti-Tamper).

Well, that dashes that hope right to the rocks...
Denuvo doesn't stop games working with Proton.

Kubuntu Focus announce the Focus Ir14 GEN 2 and Ir16 GEN 2 laptops
14 June 2024 at 8:12 am UTC Likes: 1

Yes it’s the Kubuntu logo lol

Piece together the broken memories of a cybernetic house in Psychroma
14 June 2024 at 7:15 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: Dodger
Quoting: Liam Dawe(...)
I've messaged the developer, and emailed Valve about it because it keeps happening.

It's fixed. I can play the Linux version now. Thank you for the effort.
Good stuff, it’s exactly what I told them it was :)

Kubuntu Focus announce the Focus Ir14 GEN 2 and Ir16 GEN 2 laptops
13 June 2024 at 3:22 pm UTC

Quoting: benstor214Is it India Romeo or Lima Romeo?
I as in Iridium.

Piece together the broken memories of a cybernetic house in Psychroma
13 June 2024 at 9:20 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: DodgerI bought the game today. The Linux version isn't available. The size of the game is exactly 0 bytes. This happens a lot lately.
It appears they've set it for both Linux and Steam Deck, they need to remove the Steam Deck setting on it, since that forces it to be only downloadable on Steam Deck.

Valve really need to improve the messaging in the Steam admin.

https://steamdb.info/app/1879950/depots/

I've messaged the developer, and emailed Valve about it because it keeps happening.

Hundreds of thousands of people are now clicking a Banana on Steam
11 June 2024 at 9:23 pm UTC Likes: 13

Quoting: tfkI'll play it if it has penguins in it.
I just had a 100 dollar idea.

Steam Next Fest - June 2024 edition is live with lots and lots of demos
10 June 2024 at 6:24 pm UTC

Quoting: SalvatosYou might want to check your list, Liam, as neither Fera nor Enotria have a Linux demo as far as I can tell.
Correct, noted above they're a separate list for Proton.

High on Life, Atari 50 Anniversary Celebration, MechWarrior 5 and more in this bundle
7 June 2024 at 9:10 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: Mountain ManThe Humble Bundle just isn't as enticing as it used to be. They still claim "pay what you want" but then lock the best games behind the highest price threshold. I miss the days when it was literally "pay that you want".
To be "devil's advocate" for a moment: the PWYW model was only good for players after the initial boom where people were quite generous. Developers and Humble all need to make money from it, so it makes sense to have a minimum that still gives players a better deal than buying individually (and usually by quite a lot too).

The bundles haven't been PWYW for a long time now, can't remember the last time I saw that, multiple years no doubt. It's almost always "Pay at least" now.