Games and WINE: Retroid Pocket 3, Steam Deck, GOG Winter Sale, and More
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What we bought: The Retroid Pocket 3 is my own personal retro-game museum | Engadget
I’ve become increasingly infatuated with old video games. Lord knows I still play lots of new stuff, but more and more, the loudest parts of modern gaming – the live services explicitly designed to monopolize your attention, the market-tested blockbusters devoid of any edge, the constant stream of power fantasies – bore me. Being old doesn’t make a game good, but when I go back to my favorite retro games, I find a focus and honesty in their design that I don’t see in many of the more acclaimed games of today.
I took to collecting old games and consoles a couple of years ago – in just one of the many ways the pandemic broke my brain – but actually enjoying those on a modern TV is notoriously annoying. And while I could always emulate the classics on my phone or PC, I liked the idea of keeping my retro library on a distinct machine, something I could fire up when I’m in the mood but just as easily walk away from when I’m not.
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Steam Deck now shipping across Asia, plus a new Steam Deck Stable Client update
We're about to see a whole lot more people gaming on Linux, with a shiny Steam Deck arriving at the door of many people across Asia.ICYMI:Valve hit a home run with the first year of Steam Deck.
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Get a free copy of King of Seas during the GOG Winter Sale
Just a little update for you here, that during the GOG Winter Sale they're now giving away a free copy of King of Seas. At time of writing there's about 50 hours left on the giveaway, so you still have a fair bit of time to go and claim it.
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Crossover Office 22.0.1, Adobe Photoshop CS2 on Linux Mint 21 Vanessa
I'm always on the lookout for old Windows software, so a few months ago I looked on Ebay to see if I could find any old boxed versions of Adobe Photoshop.
There's always plenty for Mac, but when it comes to Windows versions of Photoshop they are actually quite rare. To my surprise someone was selling a boxed version of Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Windows, so I purchased this immediately for only £28.00 including delivery. This software was released way back in 2005, and would have cost you or the company you work for $599 approx, that's about £480 GBP, I think I got myself a good bargain.