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John Romero has announced a free unofficial spiritual successor to The Ultimate DOOM's 4th episode
10 Dec 2018 at 6:07 pm UTC
10 Dec 2018 at 6:07 pm UTC
SIGIL™ is the spiritual successor to the fourth episode of DOOM®, and picks up where the original left off.Does that mean DOOM had a story? :D
Valve have adjusted their revenue share for bigger titles on Steam
2 Dec 2018 at 2:02 am UTC
2 Dec 2018 at 2:02 am UTC
Quoting: Segata SanshiroNope, that would not achieve anything. Linux sales are low, so getting slightly more from it is not that big an incentive. But saying something like "if you support Linux, we get 1% less from your windows sales", that's suddenly huge.Quoting: TermySuper good idea. It could also be platform-specific incentives as opposed to the whole cake, ie. they take their 25% cut for Windows sales but only 15% or less for Linux. Something like that might actually tip the balance and would cover the port costs presumably.Quoting: MayeulCWhat would be interesting for them is to take a (slightly) lesser cut if the game is cross-platform. Everyone would be happy about this, I think, especially bean counters :)now that is one of the best ideas i've heard in a while to boost Linux-acceptance among the devs...too bad valve is not looking into this comments xD
Linux market share on Steam now at a 16 month high after a rounding error was fixed
5 Oct 2018 at 9:49 pm UTC
5 Oct 2018 at 9:49 pm UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyI can't seem to find the gol article quoting someone about this. @liam, do you remember this?Quoting: ShabbyXDidn't they reveal that os share is calculated automatically and is independent of the surveys?Maybe, but not that I remember hearing. Source?
Linux market share on Steam now at a 16 month high after a rounding error was fixed
4 Oct 2018 at 2:57 pm UTC
4 Oct 2018 at 2:57 pm UTC
Didn't they reveal that os share is calculated automatically and is independent of the surveys? Can we please stop complaining about survey frequency when it comes to market share?
Valve have released some interesting statistics about controller use
27 Sep 2018 at 4:32 am UTC
27 Sep 2018 at 4:32 am UTC
You should all know that the ps4 controller is amazing. The trigger and bumpers are nice and soft, and the dpad is actually usable (unlike both xb360 and xb1 controllers). The dpad is in fact a great way to play many platformers because you actually know which direction you are pressing. With dead cells for example, down jump is hard to get right with stick, but trivial with dpad.
The steam controller is honestly not great to handle. I love it for dual stick shooters like neon chrome as I can use both pads and not deal with stick and buttons which are far from reach. I love the second input at the end of the triggers too, which comes in very handy for rocket league boosts.
But generally speaking, I tend to go to my ps4 controller instead of the steam one, you should try it too!
The steam controller is honestly not great to handle. I love it for dual stick shooters like neon chrome as I can use both pads and not deal with stick and buttons which are far from reach. I love the second input at the end of the triggers too, which comes in very handy for rocket league boosts.
But generally speaking, I tend to go to my ps4 controller instead of the steam one, you should try it too!
Valve have been fined 147 thousand euros in France
18 Sep 2018 at 9:24 pm UTC Likes: 1
18 Sep 2018 at 9:24 pm UTC Likes: 1
Let's all buy one new game from steam tonight as a fu to this.
Compared to most other companies, Valve is being the nicest.
Compared to most other companies, Valve is being the nicest.
Play It Now - Invisible Inc
14 Aug 2018 at 7:15 pm UTC Likes: 1
14 Aug 2018 at 7:15 pm UTC Likes: 1
This game is really fun, seriously, everyone should play it now.
It gets really tense when you have to choose between augmentations, money etc and staying alive. Succumbing to or fighting the greed :D
It gets really tense when you have to choose between augmentations, money etc and staying alive. Succumbing to or fighting the greed :D
Talking point: Leaving user reviews for Linux games can really help a developer
9 Aug 2018 at 10:38 pm UTC Likes: 8
9 Aug 2018 at 10:38 pm UTC Likes: 8
If you don't have the writing or language skills, or you just don't feel analytical, I believe writing a review like this would be much better than nothing:
"Works great on Linux, thanks".
It's not a great review, but shows us the Linux port is solid, shows the devs we appreciate it, and gets them a +1 on their score.
Certainly better than no review.
"Works great on Linux, thanks".
It's not a great review, but shows us the Linux port is solid, shows the devs we appreciate it, and gets them a +1 on their score.
Certainly better than no review.
The Linux version of 'Outer Wilds' is still 'to be determined' despite being a platform on the Fig campaign
17 Jul 2018 at 1:59 pm UTC Likes: 10
17 Jul 2018 at 1:59 pm UTC Likes: 10
I hate to break this to them, but as a graphics developer, I can assure them focusing on windows and xbox means they would be knee deep in microsoft shit, and supporting other platforms would become a nightmare.
That would range from easy-to-fix nonstandardness from their c++ compiler allowing crap to be compiled, all the way to xbox silently ignoring gpu segfaults, or hiding nan values.
Either they have very smart developers to pull this off (but if they were smart, they wouldn't do this), or they will not release outside of the microsoft bubble (not at least for a year).
Not only that, but they will also build around dx semantics, optimize for xbox (slowest console imaginable) and sacrifice every other platform in its name.
So, forget about this game.
That would range from easy-to-fix nonstandardness from their c++ compiler allowing crap to be compiled, all the way to xbox silently ignoring gpu segfaults, or hiding nan values.
Either they have very smart developers to pull this off (but if they were smart, they wouldn't do this), or they will not release outside of the microsoft bubble (not at least for a year).
Not only that, but they will also build around dx semantics, optimize for xbox (slowest console imaginable) and sacrifice every other platform in its name.
So, forget about this game.
Play It Now - Transistor
10 Jul 2018 at 10:15 pm UTC Likes: 2
10 Jul 2018 at 10:15 pm UTC Likes: 2
This game is nothing but awesome. If you haven't played it, you need to Play it Now!
@pb, played this with a keyboard and mouse and it worked well. Didn't try with a controller.
@pb, played this with a keyboard and mouse and it worked well. Didn't try with a controller.