Games: Steam Deck, Capcom Bundle, and More
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Valve clarifies ban on in-game advertising on Steam
Valve makes their anti-advertising-on-Steam stance clearer than ever.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Stellar Blade to be optimized for the Steam Deck and other "UMPC environments"
Shift Up have today released another earnings report for the end of 2024, and in it they talk about some expectations for the upcoming PC release of the popular Stellar Blade. A PC release was confirmed in November last year.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Fanatical's new Capcom Bundle has some great games to pick
For fans of Capcom games, there's another bundle giving you a chance to build up your collection. Fanatical's Build your own Capcom Bundle (BundleFest 2025) is live now.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Try the new demo and trailer for Rift Riff, a fast and "strategically tight" tower defense game
If you love tower defense games, you're going to want to check out the new demo and trailer for the upcoming Rift Riff. A "strategically tight" game, the developer says.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Humble's Better With a Friend bundle has some quality co-op games
Need some more games to play with your friends? Check out the Better With a Friend Humble Bundle that has 6 quality games included. Using ratings from Valve on Steam Deck Verified, plus any ProtonDB and Native Linux notes here's all that's in it. Plus as usual each is a Steam link if you need more info first.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam Deck Verified highlights for February 2025 - come find your next game
It's time to highlight some games you might have missed! Here's a run over what's been through Valve's Steam Deck Verified with some of my personal picks here for February.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Popular game launcher Playnite will get Linux support but it's still a while away
Playnite is a very popular free and open source video game library manager, one used a lot on Windows and a developer has confirmed they will be working on Linux support.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Blender Studio announced Project DogWalk, a "Micro-Game" made with Godot
Blender Studio, the creative unit of the free open source Blender project, recently announced work has begun on their second video game with Project DogWalk. It's going to be a small one, made to be playable in a single sitting, so they're calling it a "Micro-Game".
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GamingOnLinux ☛ The Campsite is a short and sweet modern point-and-click adventure worth your time
One for your next coffee break is The Campsite, a short but sweet modern point and click adventure that looks to be worth your time. It has a Native Linux version available.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Commandos: Origins gets an April release date
Commandos: Origins from Claymore Game Studios and Kalypso Media is set for release on April 9th, where you get to see the beginning of this legendary elite force. I'm actually quite excited about this one. I spent more hours than I probably should have in the original Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, back in the 90s.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Paranormal point-and-click adventure Slender Threads is out now
Love your modern point and click adventures? Paranormal point-and-click adventure Slender Threads from developer Blyts looks like a good one. From the same team as Kelvin and the Infamous Machine, it promises a much darker and more ambitious tale but still features plenty of humour.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Classic Diablo game engine DevilutionX improves gamepad support, gets lots of bug fixes
DevilutionX remains the best way to play the original Diablo on modern systems including Linux (and Steam Deck), macOS and Windows. A new update to this community-made project should also make it feel even better.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Early Access wasn't enough for Alterium Shift so it's now on Kickstarter
Inspired by classics like Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and Final Fantasy - Alterium Shift entered Early Access in 2023 but it's now back on Kickstarter. Seems the Steam release simply wasn't good enough, so they're asking for more funds to finish the game.
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Bryan Lunduke ☛ Grummz: Wokeness & DEI in Video Games & Open Source
The Team Lead of World of Warcraft (Mark Kern, aka "Grummz") on DEI, Wokeness, & Censorship in the Video Game and Computer industry.