Category: Video Games
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Transferring Steam Game Save Data Isn’t Worth the Headache
My blog tends to be a collection of solutions for problems that I have faced. Today I had set out to write about transferring Steam game save data. I recently upgraded from my Steam Deck LCD to a Steam Deck OLED. Most games use Steam Cloud to sync the save data. I found that I…
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Quick Guide to Uber Uniques in Diablo 4
We play a lot of Diablo in our house. Across the franchise, we’ve played thousands of hours. Having jumped on Diablo 4 last year, we’ve logged at least a thousand hours collectively since launch. Neither of us have beat Uber Lilith, and we’re definitely filthy casuals at best. Something that’s continued to plague me are…
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Steam Deck Dock Not Working: Easy Step-by-Step Fix Guide
While the Steam Deck has become my primary gaming device, the dock not working has become my least favorite game to play. Fortunately, it’s only one of a small handful of issues I run into regularly with the Steam Deck. The official Steam Deck Docking Station not working is exceptionally frustrating because you usually run…
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Your Steam Deck is connected to a slow charger
Since procuring a Steam Deck, it has continually been my go-to gaming device. While I do the majority of my gaming in handheld mode, I have been dabbling more into playing on the TV. My current rig for big screen play includes a docking station, an Xbox One controller, and…
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Anbernic RG35XX vs. RG353M
As I’ve recently procured yet another retro gaming handheld, I felt the need to give a quick comparison of two similar offerings that I own. Please keep in mind that this isn’t meant to be an exhaustive post, comparing sizes and weight down to the gram. This is more of…
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Steamworks initialisation failed running V Rising on Steam Deck
Before the wife and I jumped into Diablo IV, which runs really well on the ol’ Steam Deck, we were playing V Rising. V Rising is a great little multiplayer survival game with a vampire theme that came to us as a recommendation from a friend. While not the best…
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How do I update GodMode9?
As part of my recent spring cleaning of my Nintendo 3DS XL, I’ve been updating the custom firmware (CFW) as well as a bunch of the homebrew / after market software that I had installed. One such piece of software was GodMode9, and this was actually the first time I…
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EmuDeck not working after renaming micro SD card
Recently, while cleaning up the SD card I use on my Steam Deck, I decided that the name “UNTITLED” wasn’t good enough, and that I would rename it to something more descriptive. What I didn’t anticipate is that all of my EmuDeck / Emulation Station games would cease to function….
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No sound from iOS games without headphones connected
While I’ve had iPhones and iPads in the past, and have been back on iOS from Android for the last year, there are still some things that I’m ignorant to. One of those things, is why most of the games I played on my iPhone only played sounds when I…
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Portal at Eleven
Eleven years ago today, Portal was released. I happened to have picked the game up a few years later, in 2009, as part of one of the many Steam sales on The Orange Box. And like many games I’ve procured during Steam (and Humble Bundle sales), it took me another…