For indie developer you got itch.io… then the void.
How this is Valve fault? You can’t blame a company in both direction for the same argument, you have to pick a side for your criticism.
Valve was accused to allow all sort of shovelware by indie developers… then you got the competition like GoG that say: " sure, we will have store curation: we will give indie developers the discipline that Valve won’t "
How things gone for GoG in the indie sphere? You remember any indie recently booming on GoG… Because surely can name few on both Steam and itch.io.
There are different types of monopoly: the one that attempt Epic by using bribe money just so everyone come to their Battle Royale… and one you get because all the companies around you ignore what customers and business (indie Dev) wants: a democratic platform like itch.io (in which Valve is closer with its approach)
From a developer on Deathloop, Dishonored, and Crysis 4 comes Threshold, [free] short survival horror game. (www.pcgamesn.com)
The Queer Games Bundle returns for 2024 (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Humble Choice for June has Risk of Rain 2, LEGO 2K Drive, Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector and more [referal links in the article] (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Nightmare Kart released free on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
Intel CEO says China must make its own chips if sanctions become too restrictive, points to EUV as key cutoff point (www.tomshardware.com)
Ultrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it' (www.pcgamer.com)
Nvidia unveils 4K 120FPS AV1 capture and commits to implementing multi-monitor RTX HDR support — new game ready driver adds Pax Dei and Elden Ring Shadow (www.tomshardware.com)
Intel’s new chip could seriously threaten AMD and the Steam Deck (www.pcgamesn.com)
Hades II tops the most played Steam Deck games for May 2024 (www.gamingonlinux.com)
ZOTAC Zone is yet another AMD [Windows] gaming handheld (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Hidetaka Miyazaki says Shadow of the Erdtree had to be big, because he wanted Elden Ring players 'to experience that sense of discovery and that sense of wonder' all over again (www.pcgamer.com)
Dark and Darker: Now free to play. (www.darkanddarker.com)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game is live (store.steampowered.com)
Songs of Silence - Early Access Launch Trailer (yt.artemislena.eu)
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Intel unwraps Lunar Lake architecture: Up to 68% IPC gain for E-cores, 16% IPC gain for P-Cores (www.tomshardware.com)
Arm Holdings CEO expects Arm chips to capture 50% or more of PC market space by 2029 (www.tomshardware.com)
Metal Slug Tactics - New trailer | Coming Fall 2024 (yt.artemislena.eu)
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Qualcomm says it's tested 1,200 x86 Windows games on its new X Elite Arm chip but won't say how well they actually run (www.pcgamer.com)
Fan-made Fallout 2 first-person remake now has over 100 developers working on it, and is targeting a Steam release while making 'fast progress' (www.pcgamer.com)
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero release date estimate and latest news [October 1st, 2024: unconfirmed and should be taken with a pinch of salt] (www.pcgamesn.com)
Sony Announces PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter for August (www.ign.com)
Riven remake launches June 25 (www.gematsu.com)
Avalanche Studios closes New York and Montreal locations, laying off nine percent of staff (www.gematsu.com)
Linux user share on Steam breaks 2% thanks to Steam Deck (www.gamingonlinux.com)