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Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages (www.gamingonlinux.com)
submitted 1 week ago by RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21962053

Valve announced a change for Steam today that will make things a lot clearer for everyone, as developers will now need to clearly list the kernel-level anti-cheat used on Steam store pages.

In the Steamworks Developer post Valve said: "We've heard from more and more developers recently that they're looking for the right way to share anti-cheat information about their game with players. At the same time, players have been requesting more transparency around the anti-cheat services used in games, as well as the existence of any additional software that will be installed within the game."

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cool, can you make a toggle to just opt out of even seeing them on my store page? Also extend this feature to companies like EA and the likes...

[–] karthnemesis@leminal.space 20 points 1 week ago

You can sort of block publishers/devs, if they have their own "steam page." If you click on the publisher/dev in the listings underneath review scores, if it takes you to an actual dedicated page you can click the gear icon on the right and click "ignore this creator."

This does not completely block them but it has them show up in less places (or are greyed out in some places.) Basically they can pop kinda randomly up in sales when steam forgets to add that, or greyed out in the tabs section on the front page (new and trending, top sellers, popular upcoming tabs)

It's not the cure-all "erase EA" button I'm sure we'd all prefer, but it does help a little.