Latest Comments by Eike
Valve now warns on Steam pages if an Early Access game hasn't been updated in a long time
5 Feb 2025 at 3:40 pm UTC Likes: 5
I've got several games on my list that haven't seen any news in years, and I wonder if the developers are still working on it. Or if they are even developers anymore. Or if they're actually alive. Who knows.
And we shouldn't forget that nobody's forced to put their game on Steam loads of years before the release. I'm not sure this is useful in making some PR waves after all this time either.
5 Feb 2025 at 3:40 pm UTC Likes: 5
I don't think it's realistic to force developers to give any updates on unreleased games, feels a bit unreasonable just because people want it.Once a year?!? Even if they only say "Yes, we're still working on it in 2025.", it's at least something. If that's too much to do for your future release and your future customers, thank you, but no thanks.
I've got several games on my list that haven't seen any news in years, and I wonder if the developers are still working on it. Or if they are even developers anymore. Or if they're actually alive. Who knows.
And we shouldn't forget that nobody's forced to put their game on Steam loads of years before the release. I'm not sure this is useful in making some PR waves after all this time either.
Run a game store and go through gaming history in GSC - Game Store Chronicle
4 Feb 2025 at 11:47 am UTC
4 Feb 2025 at 11:47 am UTC
Hm. Maybe I'm able now to open my own virtual retro Amiga shop.... but then, Amiga is going out of fashion and you need to give up on it. :cry:
Steam Survey for January 2025 shows Linux still above 2%
3 Feb 2025 at 8:46 pm UTC
3 Feb 2025 at 8:46 pm UTC
Bazzite numbers would be interesting... I heard of quite a few people who switched in the last time to Bazzite because of it's ease of use and stability.< 2.47%, I guess...
Physics building game Besiege gets a big 10 year anniversary update
3 Feb 2025 at 6:10 pm UTC
3 Feb 2025 at 6:10 pm UTC
Ten years?! It can't be that long . . . I bought it when it had come out pretty recently and I still haven't gotten around to playing it yet!I think it had quite some early access time.
Steam Survey for January 2025 shows Linux still above 2%
3 Feb 2025 at 11:41 am UTC
3 Feb 2025 at 11:41 am UTC
Debian, huh?:heart:
No Man's Sky - Worlds Part II brings Gas Giants, New Story Missions, Trillions of New Planets
29 Jan 2025 at 5:15 pm UTC Likes: 1
29 Jan 2025 at 5:15 pm UTC Likes: 1
I'd rather take three handcrafted planets than those generated trillions of them.
Wild West point & click adventure Rosewater set for release in March with a new trailer
28 Jan 2025 at 12:04 pm UTC Likes: 3
28 Jan 2025 at 12:04 pm UTC Likes: 3
Lamplight City was very good, especially the choices actually mattering.
I showed some... not sure anymore, I think human bones to somebody. She was shocked and refused to talk to me any more. So I (reloaded and) started to actually think what I should and shouldn't be doing instead of just clicking on anything possible!
Will buy Rosewater, too.
Additionally, Application Systems Heidelberg is a very Linux friendly publisher.
I showed some... not sure anymore, I think human bones to somebody. She was shocked and refused to talk to me any more. So I (reloaded and) started to actually think what I should and shouldn't be doing instead of just clicking on anything possible!
Will buy Rosewater, too.
Additionally, Application Systems Heidelberg is a very Linux friendly publisher.
Linux 'fascinates and terrifies' the dev of DEAD LETTER DEPT. but they're supporting it anyway
24 Jan 2025 at 9:12 am UTC Likes: 3
And our build guys are reporting an unbelievable factor (like 4 or so) in build times between Windows and Linux. :woot:
So despite being a slow moving company in a slow moving business, we will move to Linux over time.
24 Jan 2025 at 9:12 am UTC Likes: 3
What I find difficult to understand: How can you learn to code software and have absolutely no contact with POSIX while doing it?C64, Armstrad, MSX, Sinclair, ... Windows, ...
Maybe nobody is learning C anymore as everybody is going straight for C++ (or Rust, or C# or or or…), but I’ve always seen C and Linux as being intertwined…Actually, developer world does turn in the Linux direction. Ever touched Docker and Kubernetes on Windows? No? Lucky you! :D
That must be it - the world moved on and I became an old man yelling at a cloud.
And our build guys are reporting an unbelievable factor (like 4 or so) in build times between Windows and Linux. :woot:
So despite being a slow moving company in a slow moving business, we will move to Linux over time.
90s classics inspired adventure Splittown arrives on Steam and looks great
24 Jan 2025 at 8:55 am UTC
24 Jan 2025 at 8:55 am UTC
Not in my back yard!It does look like it will enter my front yard!
An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
22 Jan 2025 at 12:18 pm UTC Likes: 1
22 Jan 2025 at 12:18 pm UTC Likes: 1
Now this came just in time...!
My children started to play Minecraft inspired stuff on the school yard lately (don't ask me, I don't know either...). Today, I wanted to buy Minecraft, so we can play together (I played it before!), and see, my favorite (and only) gaming site has got what I need!
My children started to play Minecraft inspired stuff on the school yard lately (don't ask me, I don't know either...). Today, I wanted to buy Minecraft, so we can play together (I played it before!), and see, my favorite (and only) gaming site has got what I need!