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Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation fheroes2 adds widescreen support
19 May 2023 at 2:53 pm UTC

Quoting: hardpenguinHeck yes. Probably my favorite HoMM game.
Is it better than HoMM3? It looks better, but what about gameplay?

Steam gets game trials with Dead Space being first, plus Valve dumps Google Analytics
16 May 2023 at 8:08 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: slaapliedjeSteam has had Demos for a long time, but of course it has depended on the developer. So is the Trial just time limited "you can play the first 30m of the game" Seems like it'd be much easier to deal with, that's for sure (from a developer's point of view). Wonder how this works with Early Access games... Like do they renew the trial whenever there is a huge new patch?
On the one hand, it might be better to just play the actual game (albeit for a limited time) than the demo (case in point: Dying Light's demo was not especially convincing, because the player was dropped into the middle of a late game mission; playing the game since the beginning was much more enjoyable and I was very glad I eventually bought it despite playing the demo), on the other hand in some games it takes 1h to get through the introduction, and also the time is still flowing if you need to step away from the computer and leave the game open (young parents probably know it all too well). We'll see how it goes.

Time running out to swap your Minecraft account over to Microsoft
15 May 2023 at 10:36 am UTC Likes: 8

Will I get a honorary badge if I don't? :tongue:

Nreal Air and Steam Deck together - quite mind-blowing
8 May 2023 at 1:38 pm UTC Likes: 2

That absolutely looks like something I'd be tempted to buy, fortunately it's not available in my country. :whistle:

UK CMA blocks the Microsoft takeover of Activision
26 Apr 2023 at 2:05 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: rea987IDK, there are so many abandonware titles related with Activision due to licensing issues, I would prefer Activision to be absorbed by Microsoft which might lessen the issue a bit.
Damn, there goes my hope for The Lost Vikings 3. :cry:

Roblox intentionally blocking Linux with Wine in their new update
22 Apr 2023 at 10:09 am UTC Likes: 16

> As a Linux user I am sure you understand the challenges of the Windows ecosystem.

Am I ignorant or does that sentence make no sense?

Europa Universalis IV: Domination and free update out now
20 Apr 2023 at 1:22 pm UTC

Quoting: emphy
Quoting: mamillerAll of my friends are playing EU4, but to be fair: it's too complicated for me :cry:
I'm going to stay with Civilization 5
Heh, I am still with the original dos civ.
I feel that FreeCiv with Civ2 ruleset, square tiles and top-down view, is a worthy successor. :tongue:

Picma - Picture Enigmas gets a free Steam release, lots of Picross styled puzzles
18 Apr 2023 at 5:51 pm UTC Likes: 4

Looks cool, I'll play the free puzzles for sure. If there was an option to buy the rest then why not, but monthly sub is a no-go.

Landnama gives a non-violent exploration city-builder roguelike
14 Apr 2023 at 5:01 pm UTC

Settling Iceland sounds pretty boring tbh. :tongue:

The Pale Beyond sold 10% of copies on Steam Deck
30 Mar 2023 at 3:46 pm UTC Likes: 3

We're no longer the 1%! :grin: