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Steam Scream Fest 2022 is live now with lots of discounts
25 Oct 2022 at 8:26 pm UTC Likes: 3

The Darkside Detective bundle [External Link] is 68% off, with the final DLC releasing in a couple of days!

Steam continues growing hitting over 30 million online
24 Oct 2022 at 5:25 pm UTC

Steam bah! A glorified Half-Life 2 launcher, a mere passing fad. :tongue:

Currently playing VirtuaVerse (from GOG)

Someone released the FOSS RTS 0 A.D. on Steam without speaking to the developers
20 Oct 2022 at 7:42 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: EagleDeltaYou're missing that the Steamworks SDK, which is required to distribute a game on Steam, and since the Steamworks License is incompatible with "copyleft" licenses, any exceptions to the GPL to allow a piece of software to be distributed on Steam must be agreed to/decided on by the Software Authors, not just anybody.

Source: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/sdk/uploading/distributing_opensource [External Link]
That only refers to linking the binary with the SDK library, it's not a necessity to publish on Steam.

The SDK also contains shell scripts and helper tools to upload builds. Not a problem to use those with GPL licensed software.

AMD to fully reveal next-gen AMD Radeon RDNA 3 in November
20 Oct 2022 at 6:17 pm UTC Likes: 2

Let's hope for a solar powered GPU with negative TDP and an instruction set that devalues cryptocurrency if used for mining.

FIFA? Nah, give me more of Pixel Cup Soccer
19 Oct 2022 at 7:32 pm UTC

I'm usually of the "go sports!" or "did you see that ludicrous display last night" part of the demographic but this one was quite fun.

Extra brownie points to the developers for displaying the correct button icons for my Dual Shock and not assuming everything is an Xbox controller.

Lucy Dreaming is a quality point and click adventure with great British humour
19 Oct 2022 at 4:21 pm UTC Likes: 3

I got it early from the Kickstarter and it's been a blast so far. Highly recommended!

Speaking of British humor, I wonder if there are any TCP references in there? Maybe not. I guess it would be a joke better suited for a game with network support...

Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.19 is out now
18 Oct 2022 at 9:56 pm UTC Likes: 3

A new Wine release,
mrdeathjr tests his games.

God’s in his heaven.
All’s right with the world!

(Sincere apologies to Robert Browning!)

Sweet point and click dino adventure Zid Journey is up on Kickstarter with demo
18 Oct 2022 at 9:52 pm UTC Likes: 4

Anyhow... loved the first game in the series, loved the demo, the full version will be great I'm sure, but man am I'm glad they stuck to letting the programmers program and not draw:


Sweet point and click dino adventure Zid Journey is up on Kickstarter with demo
18 Oct 2022 at 9:13 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Purple Library GuySigh. There was a time when I knew all the dinosaur names. There are so many more nowadays . . .
What is your favorite one? I was always on team Triceratops!

Return to Monkey Island gets a Linux Beta version
17 Oct 2022 at 11:04 am UTC Likes: 3

I wanted to pirate it, but shall force myself to buy it instead.