Games: Latest From Liam Dawe and Reddit Censorship Again

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 19, 2022

• Dead Cells price hike in Argentina & Turkey due to cross-region purchases

  Motion Twin / Evil Empire have announced that Dead Cells is increasing in price in Argentina & Turkey, as it seems too many people were taking advantage of the cheaper prices from other countries.

• Capes is a gritty superpowered turn-based strategy RPG from ex-Hand of Fate devs

  Love your superhero stuff? Keep an eye on Capes, an upcoming turn-based strategy RPG full of people with superpowers. It's being developed by Spitfire Interactive, who have risen from the ashes of Defiant Development who created the Hand of Fate series.

• Get a couple treats in the new Linux & Thrills bundle on Steam

  Hanoi Studios have today put up their second multi-developer bundle on Steam, with a primary focus on highlighting studios that support Linux. Their first bundle was Linux & Chill that went live on Steam back in 2021 and now we have a new collection.

• Reddit Bans '/r/PiratedGames' for Excessive Copyright Claims (Updated)

  Reddit's/r/PiratedGames, a thriving community of more than 300,000 members, was banned yesterday for excessive copyright infringement. The subreddit didn't tolerate links to infringing content but some posts and comments still slipped through. Reddit notes that the ban is justified under its repeat infringer policy but the sub's moderators say that they were never warned.

• Covert Critter is basically Metal Gear Solid with lizards

  Sneaking out at some point, Covert Critter is an upcoming stealth action game that will have Native Linux support. It's also pretty much Metal Gear Solid with animals. No really, it looks exactly like the classic and is obviously something of a homage to it and a demo is available.

• There's a new bundle with some Paradox Interactive titles

  The weekend is coming closer and you want some new games? Check out the small Paradox Interactive bundle from Humble Bundle with a few of what they've published. As usual now I'll be going over each game to list the Steam Deck Verified rating plus either Native Linux status or ProtonDB ranking so you've got the full picture.

• Embracer Group to swallow up Tripwire, Tuxedo Labs, The Lord of the Rings

  Embracer Group are quite terrifying. The amount of power they have in the gaming industry is simply insane and now they're swallowing up more studios and even the full rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

• SteamOS 3.4 Beta to update the Arch Linux base, new Steam Deck updates out now

  Valve has announced three things recently including multiple updates that are out now for the Steam Deck, plus a quick tease of what's to come for a Beta of SteamOS 3.4.