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Steam Survey for January 2025 shows Linux still above 2%
3 Feb 2025 at 6:49 pm UTC

Mint is not Ubuntu, thanks awfully.

Absolutely! Anyone who's actually used Mint for any length of time and/or been involved with its community would know this.

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Run a game store and go through gaming history in GSC - Game Store Chronicle
3 Feb 2025 at 6:38 pm UTC Likes: 2

Having actually run a game store for 15 years, I think that I can pass on this virtual simulation. Trust me -- when it's your livelihood on the line -- it's not as stress-free as these simulators make it out to be ...

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The Sims and The Sims 2 officially return with a Legacy Collection for each
31 Jan 2025 at 6:14 pm UTC Likes: 2

@Kimyrielle

I have no experience wearing neckties, but do they interfere with the brain's air supply?

Well, I've never liked wearing them -- I find them way too constraining. You may have something there ...

:grin:

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Warner Bros platform fighter MultiVersus goes offline for good in May
31 Jan 2025 at 6:07 pm UTC Likes: 4

Offline play for a FTP multiplayer game? That's unusual. But props to WB Games for leaving a way to play the game after they shutdown the online servers.

However, the game uses Easy Anti-Cheat and requires a WB Games Account. With a 3rd-party account requirement, I can't be bothered.

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Awesome free retro RPG Moonring gets another big update - looking good on Steam Deck
31 Jan 2025 at 5:34 pm UTC Likes: 1

Updated to "build 902" on itch.io.

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The Sims and The Sims 2 officially return with a Legacy Collection for each
31 Jan 2025 at 5:30 pm UTC Likes: 2

Guess they're not abandonware anymore. For 20+ year-old games, they are priced way too high!

I got my disc based compilation editions for both versions for much cheaper back in the day ...

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Open source RTS 0 A.D. Alpha 27 released bringing a new Vulkan renderer, new maps, AMD FSR and lots more
31 Jan 2025 at 5:21 pm UTC Likes: 4

AppImage [External Link] has been updated to Alpha 27.

Flathub, Snap and official PPA (Ubuntu) have not been updated yet.

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PlayStation Network requirement on PC will now be optional with in-game rewards
29 Jan 2025 at 5:48 pm UTC Likes: 1

Guess Sony realized that the policy was costing them profits. Just shows that voting with your money works ... :grin:

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Awesome free retro RPG Moonring gets another big update - looking good on Steam Deck
29 Jan 2025 at 5:19 pm UTC Likes: 3

@Reyold
You beat me to it. I was just going to point out that there was a Linux version in AppImage format on the itch.io page [External Link].

There's a Mac version too.

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How to install GE-Proton on Steam Deck, SteamOS, Linux
26 Jan 2025 at 6:11 pm UTC

Thanks, @tuubi, I will look into this the next time my laptop has Internet access. Time to do some testing!

By the way, I found a Reddit thread about the topic that seems to support your findings. The title was misleading, so I didn't look at it before.

Reddit: What's happening with Wine and umu-launcher? [External Link]

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