EA Vows to Ruin Their Game for Steam Deck Owners

This week we’ve seen major publishers intentionally ruin Steam Deck support for their games. We’ll investigate. And we’ll talk about Xbox’s major new announcements this week. Plus, what’s Valve been up to with Steam Deck updates? All of this and more, today! Let’s get into the gaming news.

EA Vows to ruin Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/plants-vs-zombies/plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-2/news/pvzgw2-anticheat-update
Most played games on Steam Deck, January 2024 https://twitter.com/OnDeck/status/1753113749068960022
Xbox’s “Business Update” nothingburger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlD9SO3rKU
Mind Bending Masterpieces Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/mindbending-masterpieces?partner=thelinuxgamer
Steam Deck Beta 2/2: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4064004264594243144
Steam Deck Beta 2/6: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4064004735504576851
Steam Deck Beta 2/9: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4064004735515085560
Steam OS Beta 2/9: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4064004735511926127
Steam OS Beta 2/12: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4064004735526102919
Steam Deck Beta 2/13: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4213750056442965287
Steam Deck Beta 2/14: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4213750056446375363

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— Chapters —
00:00 – Introduction
00:16 – Mind Bending Masterpieces Bundle
01:03 – Most Played Steam Deck Games
02:39 – Microsoft’s “Big Announcement”
04:56 – Electronic Arts vows to ruin Garden Warfare 2
06:53 – Steam Deck Beta Channel Updates

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