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Kontrakt, a hyper-violent action game that looks a little like Hotline Miami announced with Linux support
28 Aug 2018 at 2:47 am UTC Likes: 1

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Valve are already pushing ahead with updates to Steam Play's Proton with a beta channel
26 Aug 2018 at 6:43 pm UTC

Quoting: pythoneer
Quoting: ArnvidrI've been dual-booting a bit lately, and I just installed Windows from an iso downloaded directly from Microsoft, but just never registered it, and the only thing I've noticed is that I couldn't change my wallpaper. Can't see that within a game no matter what!
You're violating the software license from Microsoft by not registering your copy of windows. Its basically "stealing" (like games or movies from the internet you don't pay for). I don't know if there is a more specific term in your jurisdiction but by german law its more or less "Obtaining services by deception"(Section 265a from StGB) or breaking contracts i guess.

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_stgb.html#p2231 [External Link]
Big brother Microsoft is getting something more precious than money from him anyway.

Valve are already pushing ahead with updates to Steam Play's Proton with a beta channel
25 Aug 2018 at 3:13 pm UTC Likes: 1

"Valve bows down in submission, accepts Microsoft proprietary standards as de facto."

Some thoughts on Valve’s new Steam Play feature and what it means for Linux gaming
24 Aug 2018 at 10:34 pm UTC

Quoting: adolsonOK, so now we just sit back and wait for the market share to rapidly and magically increase... Or we watch as people keep making excuses as to why they can't switch to Linux.
If it's not games then it becomes HD streaming or productivity tools or any number of software that have arbitrarily decided to lock users into some "protection" scheme.

Some thoughts on Valve’s new Steam Play feature and what it means for Linux gaming
24 Aug 2018 at 3:35 pm UTC Likes: 1

Even though WE, here at GoL and the larger Linux community in general, plan to stick to our guns buying native ports, this does not mean that the same holds true for everyone who will now feel comfortable adopting Linux. The gamers who migrate because of Proton are ultimately concerned only with GAMES and will buy only with the mentality that they MUST have said game with no regard to whether the title is native or not. THIS is the mechanism that will harm native releases long term. Hence, the Windows API and DiarrheticX reigns supreme in the game development world forever delegating non-windows buyers a lower caste.

Indie FPS 'War Brokers' adds a new Battle Royale mode, has Linux support
22 Aug 2018 at 3:41 pm UTC

I just tried the browser version. There are no ads when you block malware ;)

Co-op starship sim PULSAR: Lost Colony updated with more content, get ready to go to red alert
22 Aug 2018 at 3:31 pm UTC

When Humble says DRM free that means they offer a non-Steam download?

Open-world vehicle builder 'TerraTech' has left Early Access
13 Aug 2018 at 6:58 pm UTC

Quoting: x_wingBut the game uses DRM at steam release?
In order to even download the game you need Valve's proprietary client. So yes.

Set Phasers to fun! Stage 9 lets you explore the Enterprise-D from Star Trek The Next Generation on Linux
13 Aug 2018 at 5:01 pm UTC

Finally I can now try to understand the layout of this set.

If you have ever looked up set design for things like The Shining you will learn that they often cannot make logical sense. I wonder how the designers of this recreation handled this.

Looks like Valve may be preparing a 64bit version of the Steam client
9 Aug 2018 at 4:04 pm UTC Likes: 2

2019: 128-bit architectures roll out and become pervasive with 100% market penetration.

2031: Valve FINALLY delivers 128-bit Steam client.