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Open source RTS '0 A.D.' Alpha 22 Venustas has been released, it's huge
27 Jul 2017 at 2:26 pm UTC

It looks like there is actually a studio behind 0AD development which would explain the quality that is normally absent from open source games.

The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
18 Jul 2017 at 3:33 am UTC

Quoting: Mountain ManSounds like the perfect game for trolls and griefers. No thanks.

And while the graphics are nice, I think you overrate them quite a bit just judging by the screenshots.
Private servers when possible. Otherwise I would never play such games.

Ballistic Overkill updated again to improve matchmaking and auto balance is back
18 Jul 2017 at 3:25 am UTC

Ballistic has been crash-prone on me since their Vulkan update. Any mention of stability fixes?

Game store itch seems to have a problem with people selling pirated games
13 Jul 2017 at 1:27 pm UTC

Quoting: Shmerl
Quoting: HoriThat's not a solution. Devs shouldn't HAVE to sell their games on every single store out there in order to combat piracy...
You didn't get the point. It's not about "combating piracy", it's about reaching more people who are actually interested in their games.
Me being one of them, there are a lot of games that I haven't bought yet because they are only available through Steam. These "pirates" are doing a service .. or at the very least, a protest.

The Witcher 3 didn't come to Linux likely as a result of the user-backlash from The Witcher 2
3 Jul 2017 at 10:26 pm UTC Likes: 7

"Local discovers that animals, after suffering years of abuse, will bite when cornered."

The share of Linux users on Steam is still holding steady
3 Jul 2017 at 12:52 am UTC

Quoting: marcusYou do know that you can disable these, right?

Steam -> Settings -> Interface -> "Notify me about [...]"
Heh thanks. Though this still feels a lot like "tweaking privacy settings in windows"... that is, sure you've changed some settings, but you're still using windows.

The share of Linux users on Steam is still holding steady
2 Jul 2017 at 3:33 pm UTC

Unless the Steam client goes open source and they start offering DRM-free options, I will be ditching Steam ASAP.

I hate having software installed on my system that shows me popup advertisements when I open it.. like why do I even make an exception to tolerate this shit?

Check out the developer commentary on Observer, the new horror title published by Aspyr Media
24 Jun 2017 at 3:04 am UTC Likes: 4

placing an emphasis on deeper primal terror over jump scares
Hollywood, take note...