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We played Valve’s secret new shooter: Deadlock
www.theverge.com We played Valve’s secret new shooter: Deadlock

Curious what the Half-Life and Dota 2 maker’s been up to?

We played Valve’s secret new shooter: Deadlock

> It’s like Overwatch, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 all baked into a pie.

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The Steam Deck finally has its own friends list icon
www.theverge.com The Steam Deck finally has its own friends list icon.

If you have the latest Steam client beta, you may notice a new Steam Deck icon in your friends list indicating who is on the handheld. That should make it easier to figure out which of your friends is on the Steam Deck or Big Picture mode, as Steam previously used the gamepad icon for both.

The Steam Deck finally has its own friends list icon.

> If you have the latest Steam client beta, you may notice a new Steam Deck icon in your friends list indicating who is on the handheld. > > That should make it easier to figure out which of your friends is on the Steam Deck or Big Picture mode, as Steam previously used the gamepad icon for both.

!Steam friends list entry with Steam Deck icon

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[Game] Fix For Jackbox Megapicker Corrupting Steam Decks Released - Steam Deck HQ
  • People on the Steam Community forums and Reddit were saying it soft bricked their Decks and were forced to reinstall the entire OS.

  • Technical quality of life advice
  • for FF14, I use a separate launcher, XIVLauncher, just so I don't have to type my password in all the time, it saves it for me

  • Open Source Rule
  • It was their CEO's stated opinion around the turn of the millennium: https://www.theregister.com/2000/07/31/ms_ballmer_linux_is_communism/

  • NSFW
    Ruletai
  • I just own it at this point. If my friends actually care that I'm playing Naked Maid Symposium or whatever, that's on them

  • Rule
  • All hail the FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER

  • puppy rule
  • Arf!

  • ‘Last Week Tonight’: Past Seasons Will Be Available for Free on YouTube
  • Just the main weekly segment, there are usually other segments that don't get uploaded to YouTube (weekly rundown, And Now, small updates)

  • What's the story behind your egg cracking?
  • Exactly the same here. Which is how my actual name ended up being my character's name lol

  • New study suggests kids are now experiencing social pressures to buy in-game items
    patrickklepek.substack.com New Study Suggests Kids Are Now Experiencing Social Pressures to Buy In-Game Items

    Once you hit middle school, the pressure to "fit in" hits. Naturally, this includes games now.

    New Study Suggests Kids Are Now Experiencing Social Pressures to Buy In-Game Items

    Once you hit middle school, the pressure to "fit in" hits. Naturally, this includes games now.

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    Nintendo is suing the makers of the Switch emulator Yuzu, claims 'There is no lawful way to use Yuzu'
    www.pcgamer.com Nintendo is suing the makers of the Switch emulator Yuzu, claims 'There is no lawful way to use Yuzu'

    Nintendo says Yuzu played a large role in encouraging piracy of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

    Nintendo is suing the makers of the Switch emulator Yuzu, claims 'There is no lawful way to use Yuzu'

    Nintendo says Yuzu played a large role in encouraging piracy of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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    Wheatley rule
  • "The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

  • Rule
  • It’s a small, fun, free puzzle game featuring mostly women demons in suits: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289310/Helltaker/

  • Microsoft is discontinuing Windows Mixed Reality
  • Shame, the early WMR headsets were a great non-Meta budget VR option. Loved my HP WMR and Samsung Odyssey+

  • What studio album disturbs you or creeps you out the most?
  • Neil Cicierega’s Mouth Silence (2014), just because how much is hidden inside it:

    Throughout the album, you may have noticed quiet and eerie low bassy wind sounds, most noticeable at the beginning or end of several songs.

    It isn’t wind.

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  • Rome if you want to, Rome around the world

  • [Discussion] What games are you currently playing on your deck? - October 2023
  • Final Fantasy XIV (per usual), Dodgeball Academia (really good, reminds me a lot of Paper Mario without being a clone), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 (very solid remake)

  • All Picross e games to be re-released on Switch
  • Oh, definitely (and I even have a few of them), but I think Jupiter’s versions are a notch above most of them. They feel a bit more polished, IMO.

  • All Picross e games to be re-released on Switch
  • I’d kill for PC versions — they’re the only games that ever make me want to pick up my Switch instead of my Steam Deck.

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