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Apex Legends Global Series postponed due to mid-match hacks

By Liam Dawe, 18 Mar 2024

Good Morning. Some interesting industry news for you here, as it seems Apex Legends has something of a hacker problem right now that has even messed up the Global Series esport tournament. Note: ARTICLE UPDATED.

Steam breaking records again hitting over 36 million players online

By Liam Dawe, 18 Mar 2024

You all sure love your gaming huh? Valve has seen Steam repeatedly break records recently and yet again, another weekend saw another surge of players.

VKD3D-Proton version 2.12 adds NVIDIA Reflex support

By Liam Dawe, 17 Mar 2024

The project that implements Direct3D 12 on top of Vulkan, VKD3D-Proton, has version 2.12 out now bringing with it more new features like NVIDIA Reflex support!

Proton 9.0 Beta 15 released and Proton Experimental updated

By Liam Dawe, 16 Mar 2024

Valve released two separate Proton updates for Linux / Steam Deck as they push forward to the next stable release with Proton 9.0. Most of the changes are fixing up regressions this time to get it ready for the main public release.

Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate now available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

Originally a Flash browser game from around 2008, Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate is a remastered and expanded quirky classic-style point and click adventure. And now it has an official Linux port too done by Ethan Lee.

System76 refresh the Adder WS laptop, plus COSMIC desktop Alpha in May

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

Some exciting news for System76 fans here as not only have they now released the powerful refresh of the Adder WS laptop, but their COSMIC desktop environment is also approaching an Alpha release.

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection gets Steam Input support and various fixes

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

KONAMI are continuing to put out the fires from the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 release on Steam, with v1.5.0 out now for MGS 1, 2 and 3.

Hilarious physics-platformer Mosa Lina has a Director's Cut update - dev passed the torch

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

Mosa Lina is one of my little favourites from last year, a physics-platformer gem that's just completely ridiculous. The original developer has given it a Director's Cut update and has passed the torch to another to continue it on.

Check out the demo for supernatural point-and-click adventure Shadows of the Afterland

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

Shadows of the Afterland has you cross between the worlds of the living and the dead, and allows you to possess the living to hopefully unearth your haunting past.

Half-Life remake Black Mesa gets a Beta to fix up crashes and graphics bugs

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

The Half-Life remake Black Mesa from Crowbar Collective is about to get a patch to fix up lots of issues, and there's a public Beta available.

itch.io Spring Sale 2024 is live with lots of indie treats

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

The small and scrappy store itch.io is also now running its own Spring Sale for 2024 and there's plenty of good deals to be found, if you manage to sift through lots of the weirdness on itch.

Bazzite Linux v2.4.0 fixes ASUS Ally and Lenovo Legion Go suspend issues

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2024

The increasingly interesting Bazzite Linux has a new release out, and it's a good one for handheld gaming fans so here's what's new in v2.4.0.

Steam Spring Sale 2024 live, Valve list the Top 100 games on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Valve has launched the Steam Spring Sale 2024 and with it, you know the drill, there's masses of discounts across all sorts of games. There's also a fresh list of the top 100 most played games on Steam Deck.

Sea of Thieves gets Easy Anti-Cheat - thankfully enabled for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Sea of Thieves just got a big upgrade and with it Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) is now online. Thankfully the developers have ensured it's enabled for Steam Deck / Linux players using Proton.

The Machine Age expansion announced for Stellaris

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Paradox Interactive today announced a brand new expansion to Stellaris with The Machine Age, that will have your society face new ethical and social dilemmas along with new threats.

Valve COO on Epic's Tim Sweeney "you mad bro?" when launching the Epic Store

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

In the ongoing saga of the Wolfire versus Valve lawsuit, which is continuing, we've been able to see a funny little look behind the curtain and Tim Sweeney was not happy with Valve.

Sunshine game streaming app for Moonlight v0.22.1 out with more Linux improvements

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Sunshine continues to improve for all of you who want good quality game streaming with Moonlight from one system to another, and release v0.22.1 is out now with multiple Linux improvements.

RimWorld horror-themed Anomaly expansion and update 1.5 announced

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

This sounds really fun! RimWorld is getting a new horror-themed expansion named Anomaly, plus a free v1.5 update due at the same time.

Saber Interactive splits off from Embracer Group taking various studios with them

By Liam Dawe, 14 Mar 2024

Some potentially good (?) game industry news here, is that Embracer Group and Saber Interactive have split off with a purchase from Beacon Interactive, a company controlled by Saber Interactive co-founder Matthew Karch.

Get a bunch of Saints Row and Red Faction in this Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 13 Mar 2024

Another chance to fill up your backlog of games? How about a couple of classics if you don't already own them. The Plaion: The Hits Humble Bundle has various Red Faction and Saints Row games.