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Clever light-manipulating puzzler Closure from 2012 gets upgraded for modern PCs
15 Apr 2024 at 10:54 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: benstor214I don’t see a Linux version on the store? Does it run through proton?
There is a Linux depot and it was updated today as well.

Clever light-manipulating puzzler Closure from 2012 gets upgraded for modern PCs
15 Apr 2024 at 10:09 am UTC Likes: 1

Very nice, time to play it again. :happy:

Fallout 4 is getting a fresh update and will be Steam Deck Verified
11 Apr 2024 at 4:41 pm UTC Likes: 3

That's very nice of them indeed.

Slay the Spire 2 announced by Mega Crit for 2025
10 Apr 2024 at 8:17 pm UTC

Quoting: GetBeanedWhat did you think it was going to be? They advertised it pretty heavy as a quickfire showcase of upcoming games, indie games at that, not AAA.
Did they? Dunno, I only saw the hype about the upcoming "initiative", but yes, I had a hunch that it was going to be just a way to promote indie games. Turned out to be even less than that.

Slay the Spire 2 announced by Mega Crit for 2025
10 Apr 2024 at 5:58 pm UTC

So the whole hyped Triple-I Initiative was all about [External Link] announcing a few sequels and DLCs, am I missing something? Zero excitement for me, but then again, I don't watch or care for Triple-A announcements/events, so I guess I'm just not the target audience.

Linux continues to be above 4% on the desktop
9 Apr 2024 at 1:16 pm UTC Likes: 8

Quoting: rustigsmedwith win10 support ending for home users late next year combined with win11 high system requirements we could see a continued or slight jump. anyone want to predict Jan 2026? will 6% or higher be possible? It will be interesting and fun to watch.
4% in 2024, 6% in 2026, 80% in 2300. :happy:

Old School Rally plans full support for Steam Deck - got me feeling nostalgic
8 Apr 2024 at 7:27 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: EhvisClearly I'm too old for this sort of graphics to trigger nostalgia. This is probably more referencing times from my gaming deadzone where I had no time to play or in the early years after switching to Linux.
Whew, I sometimes thought I was the only one who missed a whole generation (or two) of games. :whistle:
Pre-2000 - gaming on Amiga 500 and 1200
2000-2010 - only playing some open source games every once in a while :wub:
2010-2013 - as above plus some closed-source Linux games from humble indie bundles
Post-2013 - gaming on Steam for Linux (RIP my time and wallet)

Arch Linux changes vm.max_map_count to match Fedora, Ubuntu for better gaming
8 Apr 2024 at 7:57 am UTC Likes: 1

BTW why is default 65530 and not a round number like 65536?

Arch Linux changes vm.max_map_count to match Fedora, Ubuntu for better gaming
8 Apr 2024 at 7:53 am UTC

$ cat /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count
65530

Why am I hearing about it just now? :cry:

Battlefield V now broken on Steam Deck / Linux with EA anticheat live
5 Apr 2024 at 6:58 am UTC

Quoting: strycore
Quoting: pbSingle player doesn't work either?
Yeah, you can't launch the game at all. It gives you a "Wine is not supported!" error.
Damn, that's very inconsiderate of them.