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Controller support for Path of Exile leaving Beta, should work great on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 6 May 2022

Path of Exile, the free to play ARPG from Grinding Gear Games, is getting close to releasing the Sentinel update and along with masses of gameplay additions — controller support will leave Beta.

An interview with Aaron Honeycutt from System76

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2022

It's time for a fresh interview. Today I have Aaron Honeycutt from System76, makers of Linux distribution Pop!_OS and various hardware, who talked a little about their work.

Fortnite added to Xbox Cloud Gaming, easier than ever to play on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2022

Microsoft has today announced that the massive free to play game Fortnite is now on Xbox Cloud Gaming, this makes it easier than ever to play it on Linux and Steam Deck.

Owners of Dying Light get upgraded to the Enhanced Edition, final patch out now

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2022

Do you own the base game of Dying Light? Good news for you, as Techland are bumping everyone up to the full Enhanced Edition which includes The Following expansion. Plus a final patch is out now.

Check out the demo for Space Bandit, a shoot 'em up roguelite with 'annoyingly clever AI'

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2022

Love a twin-stick shooter? How about one that features apparently clever AI? Check out Space Bandit, which has a demo available right now.

Check out an hour of cancelled Half-Life game Ravenholm

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2022

Ravenholm, one of the names that Arkane gave to their Half-Life game, was previously shown off back in 2020 and now we have a lot more footage of it.

Steam Deck hits 2,500 games Verified or Playable

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2022

Another big milestone has been hit for the Steam Deck from Valve. There's now at least 2,500 games that have been through Deck Verified to be classed as either fully Verified or Playable.

The deb-get tool helps Ubuntu (and derivative distro) fans grab extra apps

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2022

While there's plenty of software available out of the box for Ubuntu (and all the derivatives), some developers only provide .deb downloads from their websites - that's where deb-get comes in.

Free and popular precision-platformer 'Janosik' gets a big upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2022

Love some retro action-platformer to fill your time? Janosik quite a popular one, likely because it's free, and it just got a big upgrade.

Linux gaming overlay MangoHud has a new release

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2022

MangoHud is something that Valve use on the Steam Deck, specifically for the performance HUD that shows various details like FPS, frame timing, temperatures and more. It just had a new release with plenty of changes.

HoloISO brings Valve's SteamOS 3 from the Steam Deck to everyone

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2022

While Valve has yet to actually release a proper iso for SteamOS 3 used on the Steam Deck, others have been taking it into their own hands to provide, like with the new HoloISO.

Media center and entertainment hub Kodi adds Steam Deck controls support

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2022

Kodi (originally XBMC), is a free and open source media center and entertainment hub, and the latest release up on Flathub adds in support for the Steam Deck controller.

Star Labs add an AMD Ryzen option to the StarBook Mk V

By Liam Dawe, 4 May 2022

Want a fancy new laptop with great Linux support? Check out the StarBook Mk V, which just added an AMD Ryzen option.

PowerTools is a Steam Deck Plugin for power users

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2022

Want to tweak more on your Steam Deck? You need some PowerTools. A new plugin for the Steam Deck Plugin Loader.

Beautiful looking puzzle-adventure Sonority releases May 25

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2022

Hanging Gardens Interactive and Application Systems Heidelberg have announced their lush looking puzzle adventure Sonority will release on May 25.

Peglin turns Peggle into a Slay the Spire styled roguelike

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2022

It may be a little rough around the edges since it's brand new and in Early Access but Peglin might be another game I end up sinking 100s of hours into.

Lovecraft's Untold Stories 2 releases with Linux support on May 17

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2022

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2 is an action RPG with rogue-like elements, a sequel to the hit from 2019 and it releases on May 17, 2022.

Wine manager Bottles gets a UI refresh, developers now GNOME Foundation Members

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2022

Lots of news and excitement happening for Bottles, the free and open source application designed to help you manage various programs and games on Linux that need Wine.

Space Invaders fused with awesome music, Beat Invaders gets a huge 2.0 update

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2022

Quite possibly one of my absolute favourite games released in 2022, Beat Invaders is a marvellous fusion of the classic Space Invaders with slick beats and neon lighting. Version 2.0 is out now adding in a lot and overhauling even more.