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Thanks, I'm so used to super-angry replies on any slightly contentious internet discussion that I probably got the wrong sentiment from your message! I definitely don't want to be misleading anyone and I'm happy to have discovered that I was wrong about that particular bit.

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[itch.io] AL7USSAIN sales (al7ussain.itch.io)

submitted 2 years ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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7 little indies for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android; pay-what-you-want on itch.io until 29th September.

Confusingly there are actually two separate sale pages:

YouTube suspends monetisation of Russell Brand's channel in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

OK, I've edited it, no need to make it sound malicious

Stadia's death spiral, according to the Google employee in charge of mopping up after its murder in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Oh wow, I'll have to have a read up

Stadia's death spiral, according to the Google employee in charge of mopping up after its murder in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I don't think the people downvoting you have ever experienced the pain of dealing with Windows in a cloud environment

Stadia's death spiral, according to the Google employee in charge of mopping up after its murder in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Does it actually even exist? I feel like I've been getting whispered rumours about it for years and years, but never anything sold!

YouTube suspends monetisation of Russell Brand's channel in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago (6 children)

If they're not displaying ads at all now then I guess that's slightly better than I initially assumed, thanks for the clarification

YouTube suspends monetisation of Russell Brand's channel in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Maybe bad phrasing on my part. Innocent until proven guilty and all that, even if he's looking pretty guilty. I didn't want to duplicate chat that already happened on the other articles posted, I wanted to chat about the power that Google apparently has here.

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[IndieGala] Yashik (freebies.indiegala.com)

submitted 2 years ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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Indie platform puzzler for Windows, free on IndieGala

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YouTube suspends monetisation of Russell Brand's channel (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by smeg@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Or in other words "Megacorp reminds you that it can and will decide to ~~pocket~~ cut your income based on the court of public opinion".

This is not a discussion about the allegations against him, this is about the fact that Google have decided to ~~pocket the income they would otherwise be giving him (not taking down the videos, oh no, they're probably bringing in even more ad revenue now!) without any convictions or similar~~. Not that Google is an employer (I'm sure they consider payments they make to video uploaders to be some kind of generous untaxable gift), but should an employer have the power to take away a source of income based on allegations, no matter how heinous?

Edit: seems they're actually not putting ads on his videos at all now, which was a surprise to me

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[Prime/GOG] Ozymandias (gaming.amazon.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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Quick historical 4X strategy game for Windows, free on GOG for Amazon Prime subscribers until 18th October

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[IndieGala] ReX (freebies.indiegala.com)

submitted 2 years ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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2D pixel art platformer/shooter for Windows, free on IndieGala

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[Amazon Prime] Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy (gaming.amazon.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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Turn-based RPG for Windows, free on Amazon Prime Gaming until 18th October

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I've just discovered the wealth of mad RPGs that Grant Howitt has written (gshowitt.itch.io)

submitted 2 years ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/rpg@ttrpg.network

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Most of you are probably already aware of prolific game designer Grant Howitt, I've only just realised just quite how prolific he is. There are 79 RPGs on his itch.io page, most of which are pay-what-you-want, and several of which contain multiple different games!

Lots of them are single-page RPGs (Honey Heist being the most well-known I believe) and I fancy running a few when we're down a player for our regular campaign. Anyone have any recommendations?

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[Steam] We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip (store.steampowered.com)

submitted 2 years ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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Cooperative puzzler for Windows, free on Steam until 13th October

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[Fanatical/Steam] Crumble (www.fanatical.com)

submitted 2 years ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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Colourful 3D platformer for Windows, Mac, and Linux, free on Steam if you link your account on Fanatical (and subscribe to their newsletter) by 20th September

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[IndieGala] The Dope Game (freebies.indiegala.com)

submitted 2 years ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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Drug-dealer-simulator based on John E. Dell's Drugwars from 1984, free on IndieGala

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[Google Play] Cytus II (play.google.com)

submitted 2 years ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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Anime rhythm game for Android, free on Google play. Contains microtransactions so as usual with mobile games I don't know how much you're actually getting for free!

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[IndieGala] Smithy (freebies.indiegala.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

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Dungeon crawler for Windows, free on IndieGala