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Facepunch Studios 'Rust' has $4.3 million in refunds
29 Jun 2017 at 3:06 pm UTC Likes: 4

This game was pretty much a scam from the beginning. I love how they wasted backers' money for the first two-years before scrapping the whole thing and asking for even more money so they could rewrite the game from scratch. That kind of thing would never happen if a developer was held accountable, which is one reason why I despise the whole "crowdfunding" phenomenon.

Leaving Lyndow removes Linux support from Steam due to masses of bug reports
27 Jun 2017 at 2:23 pm UTC

Linux users account for less than 2% of our customers but over 50% of our bug reports...
If they're legitimate bugs then what's the problem? Are they expecting Linux gamers to just suck it up and accept buggy software? I really don't understand the nature of his complaint.

Steam is now available as a Flatpak app via Flathub
19 Jun 2017 at 3:28 pm UTC

Quoting: g000hWaiting for the day that Steam client for Linux is 64 bit..
What benefit would Steam gain from being 64-bit? You can install and run 64-bit software through Steam, so what does it matter if Steam itself is 64-bit?

The first of the free Dying Light DLC will add new enemies
17 Jun 2017 at 1:17 pm UTC

It had a rough start on Linux, but it runs great now. I've actually been really impressed with Dying Light on Linux, especially since it's rumored the port was handled by a couple of college interns.

PAYDAY 2 - Ultimate Edition is now live
13 Jun 2017 at 10:28 pm UTC Likes: 1

Ah, so that's why they gave it away for free. They're hoping folks will spend the money to upgrade to the ultimate edition since "Gee, I already own the game, so..."

Clever marketing ploy.

Meanwhile, I'm saying, "Thanks for the free game!"

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen expansion announced, sounds very exciting
12 Jun 2017 at 10:27 pm UTC

I'll probably buy this even though I haven't​ come close to beating the main game.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night shows off some action in a new trailer
10 Jun 2017 at 10:44 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: razing32...is she fighting in high heels ?
Female attire in video games rarely makes sense. I was playing Xenoblade Chronicles on my New 3DS, and I had to face-palm when the armor upgrade for a sensibly dressed woman was a bikini. Video game logic at its best.

Hearts of Iron IV gets a free DLC to celebrate a year since release
7 Jun 2017 at 5:51 pm UTC Likes: 2

I tend to wait for big Steam sales when the piddly cosmetic stuff is dirt cheap.

Hearts of Iron IV gets a free DLC to celebrate a year since release
6 Jun 2017 at 6:36 pm UTC Likes: 2

People complain about the Paradox DLC model, but they are, in fact, one of the most generous developers.

Steam Direct, the self-publishing system on Steam will cost developers $100, Curators getting an update too
2 Jun 2017 at 5:26 pm UTC

Quoting: Power-Metal-Games
Quoting: Mountain Man$100 is way too low. Junk games and scammers can easily make back 10x that or more before their stuff gets flagged and pulled. I think $1000 would have been better.
1000$... really? Why not 10K?? or even more? In fact, why allow anybody to publish something on the platform that only purpose is publishing something?
Oh, cool, the strawman fallacy.