I believe there is a legacy version of steam that can run on older OSs and download older versions of steam games, but it has to be run through a command line. A youtuber I watch that likes to install steam on ancient hardware that was never meant to play games uses it often.
Video Game News and Miscellany
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GasBandit
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Is this referring to SteamCMD? That's a command line steam downloader typically used to install dedicated server software, I use it a lot on my server for things like Valheim, Conan, Empyrion, etc.
Probably, I've seen it used to download steam software onto older, no-longer-supported machines.
figmentPez
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Leaks and rumors say that Valve is working on a version of Proton that works on ARM devices. The main aim of this is likely to run Windows VR games directly on VR headsets, though it could, in theory, also allow Windows games to run on a variety of ARM based devices, including tablets and cellphones. It's also possible that Valve is hedging their bets for future versions of the Steam Deck, in case they want to move away from x86-64 based chips.
Valve reportedly working on ARM64 Proton compatibility layer for Linux gaming
Valve reportedly working on ARM64 Proton compatibility layer for Linux gaming
Alien: Isolation sequel in early development. Oh, hell yes!
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Disco Elysium Spiritual Successor In Development At New Studio, Longdue
With the fifth anniversary of Disco Elysium on the horizon, Longdue is proud to announce its formation as a new independent studio that has raised seed investment to create an RPG that will continue Disco Elysium's award-winning legacy and represent a bold new artistic endeavor that aims to...
--Patrick
There are like 4 of them now, all from ex ZA/UM people and that's not including the unannounced one from the main writers. And at least two of them got announced hours apart.@Ravenpoe
Poe: "Pleasedon'tsuckpleasedon'tsuckpleasedon'tsuck..."Disco Elysium Spiritual Successor In Development At New Studio, Longdue
With the fifth anniversary of Disco Elysium on the horizon, Longdue is proud to announce its formation as a new independent studio that has raised seed investment to create an RPG that will continue Disco Elysium's award-winning legacy and represent a bold new artistic endeavor that aims to...
--Patrick
I won't hold my breath. Disco Elysium is easily one of my favorite games ever, I'm in danger of spontaneously writing several paragraphs on it here alone, and I just recently finished yet another playthrough of it. But it feels like lightning in a bottle that is unlikely to be recaptured.@Ravenpoe
Poe: "Pleasedon'tsuckpleasedon'tsuckpleasedon'tsuck..."Disco Elysium Spiritual Successor In Development At New Studio, Longdue
With the fifth anniversary of Disco Elysium on the horizon, Longdue is proud to announce its formation as a new independent studio that has raised seed investment to create an RPG that will continue Disco Elysium's award-winning legacy and represent a bold new artistic endeavor that aims to...
--Patrick
Now an official English translation of the original book.. that I can still hope for.
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figmentPez
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Marvel Spider-Man 2 has a PC release date: Jan 30, 2025
Grab 'em while you can, if you want. Your deadline is Dec 26th.
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Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them
A bunch of classic Sega titles will leave Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch in early December, but not if you already own them.
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--Patrick
I imagine they're removing them to re-release them in a new format, like a Classics Collection or something.Grab 'em while you can, if you want. Your deadline is Dec 26th.
[Link to full list]Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them
A bunch of classic Sega titles will leave Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch in early December, but not if you already own them.
--Patrick
I know for a fact this is true for some titles, but I don’t know about all of them.
Do/Did you enjoy Monkey Island? Then you might enjoy this fan-made spin-off: The Booze of Monkey Island. It's a free download and supposedly captures the charm of the original, but I can't speak to that as I still haven't experienced any of the franchise. It's also based on a property currently owned by Disney & Co, so if you're interested, you might want to grab it while the grabbing is still good.
--Patrick
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Valve is doing a massive 20th anniversary for Half-Life 2, including:
-Giving away Half-Life 2 for free this weekend, along with its expansion episodes.
-A major update and bug fixes. Also developer commentary from members of the team (Episodes 1 & 2 had commentary, but never H:L 2 itself)
-Half-Life Upllink, the original standalone demo, previously unavailable, is now available on the menu.
-Old Deathmatch maps re-added
-Workshop integration for mods
-Officially verified on the Steam Deck
Just an insane amount of updates and fixes for a 20-year old game. Some are speculating they're ramping up to announce Half-Life 3, but I'm not getting my hopes up there. It's been 16 years since Episode 2 released and the "Half-Life 3!" thing is just a punchline now. If they are working on it, then great, but yeah, I'm not getting my hopes up.
On t he other hand, I think I'll load up 'ol Half-Life 2 ad check out this new update.
www.half-life.com
-Giving away Half-Life 2 for free this weekend, along with its expansion episodes.
-A major update and bug fixes. Also developer commentary from members of the team (Episodes 1 & 2 had commentary, but never H:L 2 itself)
-Half-Life Upllink, the original standalone demo, previously unavailable, is now available on the menu.
-Old Deathmatch maps re-added
-Workshop integration for mods
-Officially verified on the Steam Deck
Just an insane amount of updates and fixes for a 20-year old game. Some are speculating they're ramping up to announce Half-Life 3, but I'm not getting my hopes up there. It's been 16 years since Episode 2 released and the "Half-Life 3!" thing is just a punchline now. If they are working on it, then great, but yeah, I'm not getting my hopes up.
On t he other hand, I think I'll load up 'ol Half-Life 2 ad check out this new update.
Half-Life
Half-Life is back and better than ever. Alongside interviews with the original developers, the game is now available with the Uplink mini-campaign, Steam Deck support, updated graphics settings, new multiplayer maps, and bonus restored goodies.
www.half-life.com
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Oh, and there's a free RTX update for Half-Life 2 coming soon, too. Basically a remaster of the game. Jury's out on whether it'll be good or not.
AND there's a 2-hour documentary.
If they are planning an announcement I'd put my money on either a TV show or Half-Life: Alyx 2.
I could see them announcing a non-VR version of Alyx as well.
Whoops, I linked the wrong thing for their website. That was for the 25th anniversary of the original Half-Life. Here's the website for Half-life 2.
www.half-life.com
Half-Life 2 Anniversary Update
Experience Half-Life 2 all over again, with a brand-new commentary mode, improved graphics and gameplay options, Steam Workshop support, and more. We're also bringing back the art book, and have a new documentary featuring the original development team.
www.half-life.com
I hope this goes in line with a new version of the Steam Link, but sadly, I doubt it will.
figmentPez
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There's not a lot of incentive for Valve to make dedicated hardware for Steam Link when you can run an app on a number of different devices. (I still want to get a cheap Android TV device to see what the experience is like with one of those.)
Valve is still developing that software, and recently released an update for the Raspberry Pi version of Steam Link that finally updates it to be compatible with the RPi 5 and the latest versions of Raspberry Pi OS. (Compatibility broke because RPi OS changed the way the display is rendered, moving to a modern wayland compositor.) The RPi 5 can even stream 4K 60fps now.
LOL, just noticed a reply from Jeff Geerling in the Steam Community thread announcing the latest version. With a problem only Jeff would have, because there's not many people out there connecting desktop graphics cards to Raspberry Pis.
Though, now that i think on the matter more, it would be interesting for Valve to release their own Android TV device. If it could do all the usual streaming services, and play some games locally (even some Windows games), and run Steam Link, that might do enough for Valve to be able to market it.
Borderline political, but felt it belonged here more:
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Musk: "I have built a supercomputer out of NVIDIA GPUs, ensuring that NVIDIA can't make enough consumer GPUs for purchase by ordinary people."
Interviewer: "And what are you going to use this supercomputer for?"
Musk: "We're going to train it to make video games [that presumably aren't polluted by the woke mind virus]!"
Interviewer:
--Patrick
Elon Musk says too many game studios are owned by giant corporations so his giant corporation is going to start a studio to 'make games great again'
Musk says he's going to launch an "AI game studio" at his xAI startup.
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Interviewer: "And what are you going to use this supercomputer for?"
Musk: "We're going to train it to make video games [that presumably aren't polluted by the woke mind virus]!"
Interviewer:
--Patrick
Apparently selling in physical stores is no longer profitable enough. They already left ireland, switzerland and austria last year. It's unclear if they keep a online store open here in germany.