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Easy Anti-Cheat is actually still supported for Linux, a statement from Epic Games
7 May 2019 at 11:46 am UTC Likes: 1

Well that's great news! I'm glad to hear it, and frankly I'm more than a bit relieved. For once Epic was nice to us.

But ooooo I hate it when Epic are nice! It makes despising then so damn awkward!

;)

Planet Nomads has left Early Access and feels like a big missed opportunity
3 May 2019 at 11:42 am UTC

Pity. I never could quite bring myself to buy it in Early Access. I'm glad I waited.

The twin-stick shooter 'Moss Destruction' continues to improve but it's still ridiculously hard
3 May 2019 at 11:30 am UTC

Moss Destruction? HA! Probs not gonna play it, myself, but serious props for that name!

(Now I want to see someone make Moss Effect---hee)

Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape is out and works with Steam Play, it's also very weird (updated)
3 May 2019 at 11:27 am UTC Likes: 4

Outfits by Marcel Marceau? Check.
Faces by Frosty the Snowman? Check.
Jumping from Valley? Well, okay. Maybe not that high, but fine. Check.
All atop a Norwegian Slow TV train? Check and double check.

Three cheers and a tiger for TALLBOYS for this wacky original FPS, and three tigers and a cheer for Valve's Steam Play that lets us play it right away!

Character-driven, procedurally-generated tactical RPG 'Wildermyth' adds Linux support
30 Apr 2019 at 12:24 pm UTC

I gotta say, this looks like it could be something I could enjoy quite a bit. Wishlisted!

You can now easily run the Epic Store on Linux with Lutris, Epic suggests applying for a grant
18 Apr 2019 at 12:15 pm UTC Likes: 7

Granted, I don't know how much this "grant" might be, and maybe I'm missing something, but what I think is happening is Tim Sweenie is saying: "We're not going to pay someone a living wage to do this work, how about you beg us for a few bucks and do it for us, instead?"

I'm a hypocrite for imagining this scenario, because I would be thrilled if some black-hearted mega-publisher were to offer the same deal to the Community to port/wrap their latest AAA release over to Linux. I just despise Epic so much right now, even their possibly good deeds are like apples from the Evil Queen: shiny, red, juicy with poison.

I feel no ill will towards the Lutris Crew ("Lucru") for making this happen. They deserve no less then a hundred times whatever $$ Epic may deign let fall from Lord Master Sweenie's table. I just can't help feeling that whatever time the Lucru spends doing Epic's work for them is time lost to improving Lutris in general.

I almost feel bad about how much I loath Epic. Almost.

Action-RPG 'Last Epoch' to release a Beta on April 30th, also heading to Steam
13 Apr 2019 at 12:12 pm UTC

110 skill trees? Well, there goes the remaining hours of my life. Looks like I'll enjoy them though.

Valve have confirmed Linux support for their Valve Index VR headset, pre-orders on May 1st
7 Apr 2019 at 12:16 pm UTC Likes: 2

I'm feeling pretty excited by this news. Granted, it sounds unlikely that I'll be able to afford it immediately, but if it's anything like all of Valve's other hardware, it will start going on sale after a year or so. Frankly, I'd just like the visual, 360 degree viewing aspect of the tech. I still want to sit with my butt firmly planted on my couch with my beloved Steam Controller in my hands. ;)

The EU is going after Valve and others for "geo-blocking", a statement from Valve
6 Apr 2019 at 11:46 am UTC

The whole thing (i.e. Valve getting called out by the EU for this) sounds like a tempest in a teapot.

A quick look over ProtonDB reports for Steam Play in March 2019
2 Apr 2019 at 12:01 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: AkitakeAnd just a shoutout to the SPCR (SteamPlay Compatibility Report), which recently renamed to [ProtonDB for Steam](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/protondb-for-steam/) (with authorization from ProtonDB's owner) which allows you to see the average report for the game's steam page you're on!

Thanks for the link! I followed it and, like, two seconds later had the extension installed!