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Some thoughts on 'Planet Explorers' now it's out of Early Access
14 Dec 2016 at 11:59 pm UTC Likes: 3

It sounds like Chen was trolling you, which maybe isn't so good for an NPC.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, the top-down stealth game is now out
10 Dec 2016 at 10:29 pm UTC

This game is awesome. I think the only way it could get better is if they eventually added workshop support. A level editor would make the fun endless.

'Lara Croft GO', a turn based puzzle-adventure released day-1 on Linux
4 Dec 2016 at 5:28 pm UTC Likes: 1

I didn't expect the character to be animated. Hitman Go has static board game pieces. Looks interesting.

You will need to update your udev rules for the Steam Controller
24 Nov 2016 at 8:25 am UTC

Thanks for alerting us to this. I would've been wondering what went wrong if you hadn't.

Saints Row IV gets Steam Workshop support for Windows, they are hoping to update the Linux version too
23 Nov 2016 at 4:49 pm UTC

Quoting: GuestI played Saints Row IV to the end a few months ago and had no issue with it that I can remember. And it wasn’t hard to configure it to reach 60 FPS with good graphics (on a Core i5 / GTX 660).
Really? Did you actually measure the framerate, or were just eyeballing it and wishing it was 60? Or were you playing at 1280x720 (or even lower)? I have an i5 / GTX 970, and even on the lowest settings (still at 1920x1080), it would drop down into the 40s on Linux. On Windows it stayed over 100 FPS, and even back when I had a GTX 660, it stayed over 60 at all times on Windows. I'd say it was a pretty lousy port.

Nvidia 375.20 stable driver released, increases OpenGL shader cache size and more
20 Nov 2016 at 11:41 am UTC

Quoting: Guest
Quoting: PixelPiIs there a possibility to limit the game to constant 30 fps?
You can try libstrangle [External Link]. I use it to limit Mad Max and Dying Light to 60 FPS so it’s likely it will work with Deus Ex too.
That's a great little program. Thanks! It makes Mad Max much more playable for me.

X-Plane 11 system requirements revealed, needs plenty of RAM
16 Nov 2016 at 9:46 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: z3ntuThat's a LOT of RAM :o
The minimum requirement is 8 GB of RAM, still quite a bit for a game, but probably low enough for most people.

Looks like mech combat game 'Dark Horizons: Mechanized Corps' is coming to Linux
15 Nov 2016 at 10:14 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: shigutsoa game released in 2014 still in early access and with ~3000 steam sales...

hopefully when it gets Linux support it will get more players!
They've been testing their Linux version for that long too. I remember when they first announced it. I think Linux was always in their plans. For those who don't know, the original version, Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion [External Link], was on Linux too back in 2005. I used to enjoy it quite a bit.

Alienware manager on Steam Machines lull: Windows 10 changed things
14 Nov 2016 at 9:54 pm UTC Likes: 1

I've said this before, but it's worth saying again. People need to stop thinking of SteamOS as a competitor to Windows. I doubt that was ever Valve's intention. As someone above already mentioned, Steam Machines were an alternative to those people who were going to leave Windows anyway and switch to consoles. Valve is making a boatload of money from Windows gamers, and all they've done is add even more revenue from Mac and Linux game. For them it's a win-win situation.

Steam as a whole is their platform, not just SteamOS. They have multiple streams of revenue coming in. That's actually good for us because it means we'll still get games even if SteamOS isn't highly competitive because Valve doesn't depend on it to stay afloat.

The Talos Principle updated again, new public beta improves their Vulkan support some more
12 Nov 2016 at 5:31 pm UTC

So, this is the publictesting branch in Steam? Is it safe to switch to that with current saves on the main branch?