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Dune: Awakening is getting a single-player mode and more story content
4 Jun 2026 at 9:54 am UTC Likes: 8
4 Jun 2026 at 9:54 am UTC Likes: 8
Couple this single player mode with offline option, and the game can live on beyond the years of servers being online. Let's hope they bake in an offline mode.
If they do, I pledge to buy the game to show my support.
If they do, I pledge to buy the game to show my support.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing
29 May 2026 at 2:18 pm UTC Likes: 3
29 May 2026 at 2:18 pm UTC Likes: 3
Sweeney is such an absolute 🔔🔚
The most whiny c u next tuesday. He makes my skin crawl.
The most whiny c u next tuesday. He makes my skin crawl.
Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems
25 May 2026 at 11:57 am UTC Likes: 4
25 May 2026 at 11:57 am UTC Likes: 4
I am so relieved and over the moon about this news. Great news, good to hear they had some common sense this time around.
Unreal Engine 6 revealed with a major Rocket League upgrade - the teaser concerns me
25 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC Likes: 13
25 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC Likes: 13
The reason why Rocket Leagues graphics haven't really been updated in so long is that, oh I dunno, maybe... NOBODY asked for it? They were literally fine.
Now players will have worse frames, higher bar for getting input lag, and what looks to be an EXCUSE to shove crap nobody asked for. Another Epic fumble, imo.
I bought the game on steam back in the day when it was a paid game. I come back to it every now and then, but if they remove it from being able to be played on Steam, I'll be so angry. The writing looks to be on the wall though...
Now players will have worse frames, higher bar for getting input lag, and what looks to be an EXCUSE to shove crap nobody asked for. Another Epic fumble, imo.
I bought the game on steam back in the day when it was a paid game. I come back to it every now and then, but if they remove it from being able to be played on Steam, I'll be so angry. The writing looks to be on the wall though...
Steam Controller goes out of stock as Valve get a ton of "Game Console" shipments
5 May 2026 at 2:14 pm UTC
5 May 2026 at 2:14 pm UTC
Well, if nothing else, it does bode well for the possibilities of success for the Steam Machine doesn't it? If this was a bit of a test for Valve, they will have gotten a good idea that it will sell like hot cakes.
Horizon Chase Turbo is getting delisted after the Epic Games layoffs
26 Mar 2026 at 2:27 pm UTC Likes: 4
26 Mar 2026 at 2:27 pm UTC Likes: 4
Another victim of the collossal cluster-fluff that is Epic Games. Shame, I enjoyed Horizon Chase Turbo. Wouldn't entertain buying the second game on EGS. doesn't exist to me.
Forza Horizon 6 confirmed to be playable on Steam Deck / SteamOS
26 Mar 2026 at 2:22 pm UTC
26 Mar 2026 at 2:22 pm UTC
I enjoyed FH4 and FH5, but man I hope they do away with all that awkwardness that is the XBox login rubbish. No end of trouble signing in on Linux. That and because the Xbox game bar isn't on linux, connecting with friends meant I had to mess around with my phone app which was inevitibly clunky, unreliable and too hard basket. Effectively, it was a single player game to me. It still daunts me to think about going through it all again in FH6. Yes it 'works' on Steam Deck and Linux, but does it work 'well'?
Epic Games Store saw a 57% increase in purchases for third-party PC games in 2025
4 Feb 2026 at 8:42 pm UTC Likes: 10
4 Feb 2026 at 8:42 pm UTC Likes: 10
A couple of things here:
1) I think Alan Wake 2 being exclusive to EGS played a strong part of this increase. Especially since they funded the game to begin with.
2) Tim Sweeney whines about competition and fairness yet, he keeps stealing games from steam and making exclusive to EGS. (Rocket league, fall guys, Alan Wake 2). Man, I HATE exclusives. It's not competition, it's desperation. The guy is a hypocrite. Competition, for the consumer, is having those games on BOTH stores and having a price war.
Now despite me having over 4000 games on steam, I've always said, of anyone can make a game store as good or as useful as steam out better, I'd be happy to purchase my games there. The biggest trouble with EGS is the fact it is just a store. There's no community, workshop, competent voice chat, game recording, etc.
As long as EGS remains the petulant Little featureless game store, why is it worth my time?
I read in an interview with the store boss, they have great plans to take on steam. They plan to optimise the software so it is faster and lighter on resources. They still don't get it. It can be as fast as you like but still, why would I switch to buying games there?
1) I think Alan Wake 2 being exclusive to EGS played a strong part of this increase. Especially since they funded the game to begin with.
2) Tim Sweeney whines about competition and fairness yet, he keeps stealing games from steam and making exclusive to EGS. (Rocket league, fall guys, Alan Wake 2). Man, I HATE exclusives. It's not competition, it's desperation. The guy is a hypocrite. Competition, for the consumer, is having those games on BOTH stores and having a price war.
Now despite me having over 4000 games on steam, I've always said, of anyone can make a game store as good or as useful as steam out better, I'd be happy to purchase my games there. The biggest trouble with EGS is the fact it is just a store. There's no community, workshop, competent voice chat, game recording, etc.
As long as EGS remains the petulant Little featureless game store, why is it worth my time?
I read in an interview with the store boss, they have great plans to take on steam. They plan to optimise the software so it is faster and lighter on resources. They still don't get it. It can be as fast as you like but still, why would I switch to buying games there?
Bash Moto is an upcoming 90s themed beat 'em up motorcycle racing game
2 Feb 2026 at 2:31 pm UTC Likes: 1
2 Feb 2026 at 2:31 pm UTC Likes: 1
This is why I RSS subscribe to gmaingonlinux. Thanks Liam, my amazement, seeing this game. I had no idea it existed. Wishlisted immediately!
The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026
5 Jan 2026 at 10:04 pm UTC Likes: 3
5 Jan 2026 at 10:04 pm UTC Likes: 3
I just went ahead and Bazzite everything in 2025. Laptops, handheld, desktops, family devices. All Bazzite lol
Works out of the box and more secure with immutable underpinnings. It just works, it's fedora, it's Nvidia & AMD ready, and thanks to distro shelf / distro box/ podman it does literally everything i'd ever need.
Works out of the box and more secure with immutable underpinnings. It just works, it's fedora, it's Nvidia & AMD ready, and thanks to distro shelf / distro box/ podman it does literally everything i'd ever need.