Games: Marketing Junk, Frostpunk 2, Steam, and More
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Boiling Steam ☛ POLL: Excited for the Minecraft Movie? [Ed: More like marketing for proprietary Microsoft stuff]
The Minecraft movie, featuring Jack Black and a few other famous people will be out in the US pretty soon.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ 11 bit studios working on getting Frostpunk 2 up to Steam Deck Verified
11 bit studios latest game Frostpunk 2 was recently rated Steam Deck Playable by Valve, with the developer noting they are working towards getting it bumped up to Verified.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ FINAL FANTASY XVI removed Denuvo Anti-tamper
Square Enix released a fresh small update to FINAL FANTASY XVI on March 4th, noting a couple of minor fixes but it appears they also removed Denuvo Anti-tamper. The game originally launched on Steam on September 17, 2024.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Action-adventure Eternal Strands gets bumped up to Steam Deck Verified with a new update
Yellow Brick Games have updated their fantastic looking action-adventure Eternal Strands, and this enabled them to get it Steam Deck Verified.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Two Point Museum launches with Linux support and glowing reviews
Looks like Two Point Studios and SEGA are onto quite a hit here, with Two Point Museum now available with Native Linux support and a Steam Deck Playable status. It's launched to some incredibly positive reviews from critics and players alike, with an Overwhelmingly Positive score on Steam.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Humble Choice for March 2025 has Pacific Drive
Humble Bundle have released Humble Choice for March 2025 and it has Pacific Drive, making it a good deal even just for that one game.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake launches in July
Iron Galaxy Studios and Activision have revealed that Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake is real and it's going to release on July 11. This time around it will not be Epic Games Store exclusive, and appears to be entirely skipping the Epic store. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 was Epic Exclusive for multiple years.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure announced from the team behind the original Hand of Fate
A bullet heaven survivor-like auto-shooter from the Hand of Fate team? Okay, you have my attention here. Spitfire Interactive have revealed Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure set for release in 2025. It will have Linux support at launch.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam Beta for March 4 brings Game Notes via the web and 8BitDo Micro support
A new Steam Client Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck was released on March 4th, bringing with it the ability to view your game notes via the web.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.23 Beta released with fixes for rendering issues with Avowed
Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.23 Beta "Beak Visible" is available now for people to test in the Beta and Preview channels.
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PlayStation Gets Hit With Another Wave Of Layoffs After Multiple PS5 Projects Get Canceled
The post-Covid era has been a tragic tale for gaming, with waves of layoffs across Microsoft and Sony over the years since. However, 2025 was projected to be a more stable year after a rough last 12 months for PlayStation, but things don’t seem to be getting better.
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PlayStation hit with more layoffs amid live-service game cancellations
Sony has conducted another round of layoffs as the console goliath proceeded with the cancellation of more live-service games. The layoffs were announced to be part of PlayStation’s restructuring in the U.S. that has been implemented in the recent past. However, despite the unfortunate layoffs, Sony has not ceased to work on other projects like the Horizon live service.
Layoffs have been a chronic problem that has negatively affected the video game industry over the last few years. Many game developers have released their employees, leaving them without work. Sony Interactive Entertainment became the latest giant game company to be hit by layoffs as it continued to struggle with its game projects.