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Games: Liam Dawe Moving Away From Twitter, Super Mario 64 in DDNet, and More

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 19, 2022

Programming Leftovers

Android Leftovers

↺ Paradox Interactive

Moving on from Twitter

↺ Moving on from Twitter

> Update 19/12/22: Twitter has now completely removed the new rules, including removing all posts about it from the official Twitter Support account. It's a small step in the right direction. Mastodon links are still completely blocked though. For now, I will still be pointing you to follow us in other places.

Super Mario 64 in DDNet - DDraceNetwork News

↺ Super Mario 64 in DDNet - DDraceNetwork News

> DDNet community member and developer headshot2018 (also check out his fun Teeware modification) has combined Super Mario 64 and DDNet!

Paradox Interactive will be increasing game prices across a bunch of currencies

↺ Paradox Interactive will be increasing game prices across a bunch of currencies

> Paradox Interactive have announced that they're going to be increasing their prices. Some countries will get a huge bump and others only a little bit but some will actually be decreased.

The free and open source Worms-like 'Hedgewars' is now on Steam

↺ The free and open source Worms-like 'Hedgewars' is now on Steam

> Hedgewars has been going for quite a number of years now, although it only had a 1.0 release back in 2019. It's very much styled in the spirit of Worms, except with hedgehogs. If you've somehow never played Worms or�Hedgewars: teams take it in turns to try to blow the other up, with turn-based combat and various different weapons. Your weapons also blow up the terrain and it can be thoroughly entertaining.

Multiplayer sandbox building game Brickadia heads to Steam next year

↺ Multiplayer sandbox building game Brickadia heads to Steam next year

> Brickadia could be a good one for gamers both young and old, giving you a game that looks a little bit like a cross between LEGO,�Minecraft and Roblox. It's been in Alpha for quite some time and the developers just announced the plan to release in Early Access on Steam in April 2023.

Epic Games needs your birthday to keep your account working in Heroic Games Launcher

↺ Epic Games needs your birthday to keep your account working in Heroic Games Launcher

> Recently, Epic Games rolled out a change to their account system aimed at protecting the younger people on their store and it has caused issues for the Heroic Games Launcher.

Comedy point & click adventure Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack gets a GOG release

↺ Comedy point & click adventure Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack gets a GOG release

> Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack looks like a fun time for those of you eager to play more comedy 2D point and click adventures.

GE-Proton 7-43 is out should fix up Immortals Fenyx Rising, Baldur's Gate 3

↺ GE-Proton 7-43 is out should fix up Immortals Fenyx Rising, Baldur's Gate 3

> GE-Proton 7-43, the community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer, is out now and it comes with some useful looking fixes for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.

Microsoft Files Patent for Displaying Personalized Ads in Games [Ed: Software Patents on surveillance, sold as "Games" or "Ads"]

↺ Microsoft Files Patent for Displaying Personalized Ads in Games

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