Tags: Steam, Apps, Beta, Update
Quite a small update to the Steam Beta recently, but for some Linux gamers using Steam Play Proton it might be a rather helpful one.
The new Library got tweaked a little again, now allowing for Family Sharing of tools, Valve also fixed new categories created in small mode or Big Picture mode not being properly saved when switching to normal mode and recently played but disallowed by Family View games not appearing in the Recent Games shelf when Family View is enabled on startup.
Remote Play Together got a tweak as well, to actually allow it to be used in conjunction with Family Sharing.
Specifically for Linux, the Steam Runtime got a gnutls update "to support Proton". As I understand it, that's one of the packages that people needed up to date to get Halo: The Master Chief Collection working properly with Steam Play Proton on Linux. On top of that, there's been "further improvements to steam-runtime-system-info".
Find the announcement here.
Tags: Free Game, DRM-Free, Game Sale, GOG
Is there seriously another big sale going on already? Yep! This time it comes with a FREE game too. GOG are offering Wasteland 2 Director's Cut at no cost.
Firstly then, the Wasteland 2 Director's Cut Digital Classic Edition going FREE on GOG which also comes with Wasteland 1: The Original Classic so you're getting two games for nothing here. That should keep you busy enough through the colder Winter nights.
Something GOG don't do often is a bundle of games where you get a bigger discount, if you buy more. This is back with the 2019 Indie Gems Bundle so you could pick up titles like Indivisible, DUSK, Pathway (and more) to save some extra cash when picking them up together. GOG also have a Paradox Interactive Bundle, allowing you to do the same. Before you decide on that one though, it may be worth comparing with the Humble Paradox Bundle first.
Want a helping hand at picking a new game? Here's some top-quality indie games going cheap:
Perhaps you're after some classics that were revamped and given new life with updated versions and Linux support? These are also cheap and good:
Additionally, GOG Connect is back with new games for you to redeem a free GOG copy if you own them on Steam. Games included: DUSK, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Through the Ages and Galaxy Trucker - always handy to get an additional DRM-free backup.
See all the Linux games on sale at GOG using this link. The sale will continue on until January 2, 2020.
[Contexte de grève nationale : en France ; congestionnant (notamment) les transports en commun franciliens]
Non mais c'est bien, avec juste quelques RER, pas de métro sauf deux lignes et quelques bus, vous avez un bon aperçu d'a quoi ressemble la carte des transports parisiens pour les usagers en fauteuil roulant.
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Tags: Action, RPG, Steam, Indie Game, Upcoming, Platformer
Mega Cat Studios previously showed how eating enemies in Bite the Bullet would power you up, now they're talking about the varied weapons you get to play with.
As a huge fan of Broforce and other such crazy action platformers, Bite the Bullet is high up on my list of games coming out next year. We shouldn't be waiting too long on it, with it due in the first quarter of 2020. To show it off a little more, Mega Cat Studios have a new video talking about all the weapons and some of them are pretty crazy. Take a look:
One thing that's clear from the video, is that they really need to sort that camera out. The constantly flicking between left and right so forcefully makes it a bit disorientating. They're going to need to tone that down a bit, too distracting and it's not as if it gives you much extra view either side when it does it. Apart from that, Bite the Bullet is shaping up to be quite an expansive and explosive run and gun RPG-platformer that's arriving with Linux support next year.
Quick feature highlight:
- Devour enemies to powerup your character, weapons, and abilities!
- Choose between diet-based classes, like the vegetarian Slaughter of the Soil or the blood-soaked Gorivore!
- Chow down on everything - enemies, walls, even bullets!
- Blast or eat your way through powerful enemies like Goo Behemoths and Mutant Hamster Squirrels!
- Loot powerful weapons with fun modifiers, like Spicy Critter Cannons and Organic Meat-Seeking Missiles!
- Craft exotic new weapons by wolfing down special types of characters and enemies!
- Customize your character with synergistic skill trees that offer abilities like Napalm Vomit and Appetite for Destruction!
You can wishlist and follow Bite the Bullet on Steam.
Tags: Action, RPG, Steam, Upcoming
Cradle Games recently put out some fresh exciting details for Hellpoint, their upcoming crowdfunded dark sci-fi action RPG.
Firstly, it seems the release has been pushed back a while. They were aiming for this year but they're just not going to hit it. They've been going through console certification, along with doing regular updates to the PC Beta and they're now saying it's going to be sometime in "Q1 2020" for Hellpoint's release.
The latest video talking about it was a developer diary back in August, which is quite a while to not get any new info. Thankfully, they did just recently put up a news post on Steam finally going into some brief details about the main character and it sounds very interesting:
You are a Spawn: a 3D-printed organism, an artificial human being. You were granted a life, yet not a consciousness, by your creators. With a blank mind, you venture through Irid Novo, an ancient asteroid mining facility turned into a space station, seeking answers. Why are you here? What is your purpose?
Also mentioned in the update are Breaches, "tears in the very fabric of time and space that interconnect parallel universes". They seem to act like both a spawn point and a fast travel system, while also allowing you to alter enemy difficulty / loot grade and save your progress. There is going to be a progression system too, so you can upgrade your character with 8 different skills. It was also confirmed in a Steam comment that there's some customization in too, with different armour sets.
When speaking to Cradle Games earlier this year, they confirmed Linux support was still happening. You can wishlist and follow it on Steam.
Tags: Action, Platformer, Retro, Adventure, New Release
Starting off with a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign back in 2013 and growing into a massive multi-part 8-bit inspired world, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove now finally finished. Note: Keys provided by GOG.com to us.
Originally having a goal of $75,000 and a Linux/macOS stretch goal at $130,000 it proved to be popular ending on $311,491. It's taken six years for Yacht Club Games to get here starting with Shovel of Hope, followed by Plague of Shadows in 2015, Specter of Torment in 2017, and now King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown in 2019. The wait was firmly worth it as the saga is really worth playing! They have a big new trailer covering all of it to celebrate the final releases:
Should you pick up Shovel Knight? It's pretty much a modern-retro classic—so yes, absolutely. I've been having tons of fun battling in Showdown. Taking the characters from the series, with the fun mix of mechanics and the responsive platforming controls that Yacht Club Games have basically perfected and putting them into a platform fighter works very well.
You can buy the whole saga together in the Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove package on GOG, Humble Store and Steam. You don't need to buy either King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown if you already own Treasure Trove, as it's a free update which is great. Each store also has the individual parts available, if you prefer the standalone stuff.
Tags: Survival, Unity, Indie Game, Humble Store, Steam, Update
As promised, Hinterland Studio have released a huge update to the Survival Mode side of The Long Dark named ERRANT PILGRIM.
It brings in a whole new region to explore, Bleak Inlet. Once home to a thriving industrial Cannery, seismic activity cut-off Bleak Inlet from the rest of the Great Bear mainland. Exploring is not for the faint of heart, being Timberwolf territory but the treasures contained in the industrial complex may just be enough to warrant the journey.
Also introduced is another Challenge Mission with "As the Dead Sleep", which involves visiting a bunch of graves in what Hinterland say is the "harshest Challenge yet".
Some big new gameplay mechanics also arrived, giving you the ability to now assemble your own ammunition with the right supplies at an Ammunition Workbench. All the raw materials needed to make ammunition have been added into The Long Dark like lead, sulfur and everything else needed to make gunpowder and shell casing. You can also do a bit of smithing to fix up old and ruined weapons.
You can also now break down Campfire rings and Emergency Shelters, if you're really desperate or you're an explorer constantly on the move it will be quite useful. You can pick up The Long Dark from Humble Store and Steam.
Over time, this has become one of my favourite survival games. Often hauntingly beautiful, gives you a lot to think on. Punishing too though if you get caught out in the cold without enough supplies! Worth a go.
Lorsque les trains TER ne roulent pas c'est la pagaille dans Lyon, preuve (s'il en fallait une) que les TER participent grandement à la fluidité des transports dans la métropole.
Même les automobilistes qui ne veulent/ne peuvent pas utiliser le train ont donc intérêt à ce qu'on développe le train de proximité.
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