We take the occasion of our 30(1) Episode to give you the best five percent of all the games we have played during the run of this podcast. Many thanks to all our fans and listeners!

Video of the week: Fight Crab Trailer (the craziest 90 seconds outside of trump admin)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY_EfJ7pTmo

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

--Hellpoint ($34.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/628670/Hellpoint/

--Fight Crab (-10% $17.99 through August 5th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213750/Fight_Crab/

Our 300th episode arrives during the midst of the gaping maw of an uncontrolled pandemic in the USA. As daily death tolls ratchet once again past 1,000, it doesn't feel right to celebrate. SO WE MURDER: with our full review of the masterful sidescrolling metroid-murder-machine that is "CARRION." This game helps refocus on the logistical implications of the Trump administration's complete failure, reminding us that, whether you believe in COVID or not, it believes in you.

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

--Carrion ($19.99)

NOTE: Mispoke consistently throughout: not "Super Mario World," but "Super Mario Bros. 3"

This week, as we meet new friends we are forced to face the incontrovertible reality of the existential dilema - along with the sundry injustices, inequities, and insults that still seem to be with us during even this, the ostensibly most enlightened moment in our sad shared history on this planet. AND THEN A PARADE!

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

--3DSen ($9.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147940/3dSen_PC/

--Neon Abyss (FREE DEMO, $19.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/788100/Neon_Abyss/

--Detroit: Become Human (FREE DEMO, or $39.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222140/Detroit_Become_Human/

Because people will not SHUT THE FUCK UP, and continue to mischaracterize the APOCALYPTIC REVELATION that is Mint 20 and its refusal to buy into Canonical's corruption of apt, we present the following episode. Which was produced on a machine running Mint 20, with snap. See you next week.

the anti-canonical TERROR-CODES:

sudo rm /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref

sudo apt install snapd

sudo apt install chromium-browser

Truly, it is the end of the world.

https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/chromium.html

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Get mint 20 cinnamon here:

https://www.linuxmint.com/

An old composition of mine from 2004, introduced here in memory of Ennio Morricone who died today. He will be missed, but his influence will last forever.

HAPPY 4th of July everyone! In this year's super-deranged episode, we present to you: THE BIG PLAYS OF THE STEAM SUMMER SALE! ***BIG*** games, real cheap, the kind that help you forget the impending doom of plague and the unremitting darkness of a traitor occupying the presidency! Have a happy, safe, depressing 4th of July!

Vid of the Week: WE HAPPY FEW

"Well, I made a big mistake..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGRHLmBNO_w

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

--Metro Exodus (-55%, $17.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/Metro_Exodus/

--Wolfenstein: The New Order (-70%, $5.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/201810/Wolfenstein_The_New_Order/

--Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (-70%, $11.99, through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/612880/Wolfenstein_II_The_New_Colossus/

--Mad Max (-75%, $4.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/234140/Mad_Max/

--Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (-70%, $5.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/287700/METAL_GEAR_SOLID_V_THE_PHANTOM_PAIN/

--mark of the ninja remastered (-55% $8.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/214560/Mark_of_the_Ninja/

--Dead Cells (-40%, $14.99, through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/

--Void Bastards (-40% $17.99 through July 9thb)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/857980/Void_Bastards/

--We Happy Few (-80, $11.99, through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/320240/We_Happy_Few/

--Titanfall 2 9-67% $9.89 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237970/Titanfall_2/

--Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: (-50% $29.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172380/STAR_WARS_Jedi_Fallen_Order/

--Buy Battlefield™ V Year 2 Edition 9-50% $24.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238810/Battlefield_V/

THIS WEEK: Amidst steam summer sale, we talk about 2 great EA/Origin Thin client performance fixes, and then baste you with a blast of some cursory deals we've found. Finally, we finish you off with our full review of "Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order."

perms fix:

*NOTE: change the number in brackets to correspond to the origin game you want to patch, and make sure the install path for steam is the same as yours:

steampath=~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/

originpath=/[APPID]/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Application\ Data

Feral's gamemode:

https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode

if you have problems following the instructions there (mint 19.3), use this PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samoilov-lex/gamemode

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gamemode

then add "gamemoderun %command%" to the launch properties of the game in steam.

*BE SURE TO CHECK IN GAME OPTIONS for GPU/CPU metering and disable them.

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--Titanfall 2 9-67% $9.89 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237970/Titanfall_2/

--Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: (-50% $29.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172380/STAR_WARS_Jedi_Fallen_Order/

--Mirror's Edge: Catalyst (-50% $9.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233570/Mirrors_Edge_Catalyst/

--Injustice 2 Legendary Edition (-70% $17.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/627270/Injustice_2/

--Buy Battlefield™ V Year 2 Edition 9-50% $24.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238810/Battlefield_V/

--furious angels (-60% $1.99 through july 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/551450/Furious_Angels/

--sonic generations collection ($1.00 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/71340/Sonic_Generations_Collection/

--mark of the ninja remastered (-55% $8.99)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/214560/Mark_of_the_Ninja/

This week, we cover the ins and outs of how to get three of the best of the newly Steam-proton enabled EA titles to work on your Linux box. Simple, easy to follow. "Titanfall 2," "Mirror's Edge: Catalyst," and "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order" chief among them. ALL THIS AND MOAR!

gamemode:

https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode

if you have problems following the instructions there (mint 19.3), use this PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samoilov-lex/gamemode

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gamemode

then add "gamemoderun %command%" to the launch properties of the game in steam.

*BE SURE TO CHECK IN GAME OPTIONS for GPU/CPU metering and disable them.

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

--Titanfall 2 9-67% $9.89 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237970/Titanfall_2/

--Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: (-50% $29.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172380/STAR_WARS_Jedi_Fallen_Order/

--Mirror's Edge: Catalyst (-50% $9.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233570/Mirrors_Edge_Catalyst/

This week: we welcome our new alien EA overlords, and wish them well: now tht originthin client installs games like "Mirror's Edge: Catalyst," "Battlefield V," "Need for Speed: Heat" and many others, we take a moment to reflect on what an enormous sea change this is for the future of Linux gaming. Also: "SATISFACTORY," "JOURNEY," dxvk and MOAR!

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

--Journey (-25% $11.24 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/638230/Journey/

--Satisfactory (-10% $26.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory/

--Mirror's Edge: Catalyst (-50% $9.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233570/Mirrors_Edge_Catalyst/

--Battlefield V (-50% $24.99 through July 9th)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238810/Battlefield_V/

This D-Day, we mark the invasion entirely different from the Allies invasion of occupied France: EA has (seemingly) invaded the Steam store, offering delicious discounts on long-lusted-after titles... but do they run on Linux? Find out!

VID OF THE WEEK: Deckbuilding a rush deck from scratch in KARDS (with surprising results)

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/628161866

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---Games Mentioned In This Week's Episode:---

--West of Dead Beta (free)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1270990/West_of_Dead_Beta/

--KARDS - The WWII Card Game (Free, in game deck purchases)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/544810/KARDS__The_WWII_Card_Game/