Games: New Titles and Development News
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Check out my appearance with Brodie on Tech Over Tea
I had the pleasure of speaking to Brodie Robertson recently on the subject of Linux Gaming, Steam Deck and all sorts of things for you to sit back and chill with. This was over on Brodie's Tech Over Tea channel.
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Steam Deck reservations continue to grow, now at its highest point
Valve has confirmed two tasty bits of info today for those waiting on getting a Steam Deck, and for those curious about how things are currently going.
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Get the likes of Parkitect and Project Hospital in this latest game bundle
Another reasonably good pick here from Humble Bundle with the Career Break Bundle. Here's what's in it and what to expect on Linux desktop and Steam Deck. 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.
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Building Pong in Your Terminal: Part Two
I’ve been trying to learn Golang recently. As a side project I’ve been building a version of Pong that you can play in your terminal. In Part One I showed how to use the tcell library to get a bouncing ball working in our terminal. In this second part, I’ll finish up the game by adding paddles, players, a score and some game logic.
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Boneraiser Minions is probably my next 100 hour indie obsession
Stop me if you've heard this before, but I've discovered another game that takes elements from Vampire Survivors and makes it nicely unique again. Enter the world of Boneraiser Minions. Another really cheap indie game that's released recently at around $1.99 / £1.69 and you can get a great many hours out of this one. It works perfectly on Linux with Proton and it is Steam Deck Verified too.
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Waves and Waves 2: Notorious are now free after developer passed away
Waves and Waves 2: Notorious are two rather good twin-stick shooters and sadly, the developer behind them has died after a battle with Cancer and as a dying wish has made both games free to keep for everyone.
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Command armies over voice comms, Radio General - Water Rats expansion out now
Radio General - Water Rats is the first paid expansion for the positively rated unique strategy game, where you call the orders over your microphone.
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Games publisher PQube accused of 'predatory practices' and being manipulative (updated)
PQube, a games publisher that has over 50 games on Steam, has been accused of engaging in "predatory practices".