FYI your link to Steam is pointing to Imgur.

To be fair it’s not exactly obvious that the downloaded file is generic enough to be used on something else than the Steam Deck when the file is named steamdeck-repair-20231127.10-3.5.7.img.bz2

SteamOS 3.0 should get out there for generic PCs pretty soon, in the meantime there’s Bazzite.

I claim whatever I can, and that still doesn’t force me to play it or install their launcher to claim them.

IMO a gambling label should only be considered if there’s is real money involved in the game combined with chance (ie: lootboxes)

Making the rating boards only look at the old-fashioned method of gambling (casino or casino-themed mecanism) while disregarding the monetary factor doesn’t help anyone.

A kind of brawl-based FPS (with some limited gunplay, ammo is really scarce) with a kind of old detective vibe mixed with an underground superhero group. It’s replayable in a way where you can try a more sneaky approach to minimize combat or punch your way through.

In that situation, Fallen Aces.

My favorite game of 2024: Selaco

EDIT: Confused by what you’re looking for, space-themed or not space-themed?

It’s depressing when you see someone actively doing their best to help people gets harassed for the state of the industry upon which they have no control of…

Of course there are reasons to be angry for the mass layoffs, but at least be angry at the people actually responsible.

Shit, should have bought them on GOG when they were still there…

Good question 🤔

Two games I anticipated came out on Steam only, so I asked the developers if they planned to sell on alternative platforms and they did, but considering the game isn’t full done yet (they released it in Early Access) Initially I was annoyed, but after their response (they want to focus their effort on the game before adding the extra burden of managing multiple update channels) I understand why they did, on top of being a small team.

I decided to wait for one (came out on GOG on v1.0) and for the second one I decided to buy it on Steam right away since there’s still a lot of work left.

I just wait, not like I don’t have a ton of games to play with. Plus I get to buy it for cheap later on.

Took me a while, but I finally took the time to play Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2, and recently started Watch Dogs: Legion.

When I struggle to find a new game to play, I just go through my backlog. The difficult part is to get started, get used to the controls, get settled in the story. Once you’re in, it’s not too hard to pick it up when you have some spare time.

Especially stuff already shipped in the game code!

The later, I want these games decrapified if I’m going to spend money on them.

So many old games from Ubisoft that I’d buy from GOG if they’d strip out their stupid launcher but here we are.

Let me guess, related to an anti-piracy thing that get its hands way too deep into the kernel? 🙄

Small screen, combined with poor/touch screen controls, and wanting to make money no matter what by pushing ads everywhere because no one wants to pay $10+ for a mobile software.

The only time I consider a mobile a game is when there is an ad-free option available.

For those kind of devices, the manufacturer should be required to make it possible to easily load a third-party firmware when they declare a device as obsolete.

I understand it’s not financially viable to support a device beyond a certain threshold, but there’s likely a community behind those that are willing to keep these devices alive for a while longer, with the benefit of reducing the amount of ewaste.

Especially with the rootkit scandal from 2005, the PSN breach from 2011, the internal employee data breach in 2023, etc

And it does send a signal.

I hate it because it’s just a sign of disrespect of the publisher towards the legitimate customers. Guess who has a better experience when the DRM goes to shit or slows down the game? Those who didn’t pay.

I just won’t be part of the first customers, I’ll wait for the game to be cleaned up of this bs.

I’ll just wait for it to show up DRM-free on GOG at a discount ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And it’s easier to certify that a game works as expected when there aren’t too many hardware revisions.

it will still require a PSN login.

🚮

I think Rockstar simply abandonned the PS3 version.

Already bought it with my own code, thanks for sharing :)

55% off coupons are being sent by emails to the GOG mailing list subscribers too.

I’d go with Bazzite, which is what SteamOS and Fedora Atomic Desktop would look like if they had a child.

gog.com (acronym of Good Old Games), an alternative store where you can buy DRM-free games.

I even rebought some games I really care about on GOG.

I’m playing Watch Dogs 2 right now because I got it for free, but yeah.

Ubisoft in general has fallen behind expectations.

Or if you want something more turnkey, a Steam Deck. Want more flexibility? Put Bazzite on it.

That you don’t have admin access to. Good for not fucking it up, bad for freedom.

Selaco (Steam)

It’s technically still in early access, but damn I haven’t had that much fun with a boomer-shooter in a while. The level design is top-notch, the music slaps, and the AI is actually good at cornering you.

They’re working on the next two chapters, which you’ll get when they come out at no additional cost. Also, the OST is on Bandcamp.

I agree with that stance, if a game doesn’t work when the service is pulled or if the system is offline, then it doesn’t belong on GOG.

There was Hitman in 2021 that caused some backlash

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/hitman-game-of-year-edition-removed-from-gog-apology-issued