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Vampire Survivors - Adventures Update out now, plus Among Us collab DLC coming

By Liam Dawe,
Well this is quite unexpected. Vampire Survivors is getting a new DLC later this month with an Among Us cross-over. Plus, a big update is also out now.

Feral GameMode v1.8 out now with CPU core pinning and parking

By Liam Dawe,
GameMode, the tool for Linux originally from Feral Interactive, has version 1.8 released with some new features to tweak your system performance for gaming.

100 Steam Deck OLEDs will be given away during The Game Awards 2023

By Liam Dawe,
The Game Awards 2023 is approaching and just like last year, they will be hosting a giveaway so you can win! This time it's the Steam Deck OLED for 100 people!

dotAGE adds controller support - working towards Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
dotAGE is a challenging turn-based village builder, one that will suck away a lot of your time. It's a genuinely great game and it only keeps getting better! Now it has controller support, as the dev works towards being Steam Deck Verified.

Check out the demo for Planetiles, a chilled city-builder like Dorfromantik

By Liam Dawe,
Enjoy games like Dorfromantik that have you build tiles and expand while mostly just chilling? Then you're going to want to look at Planetiles.

The incredibly weird psychedelic physics game Juice Galaxy got a Steam release

By Liam Dawe,
A game I checked out back in 2021, Juice Galaxy (formerly Juice World), is a thoroughly odd game that is terribly hard to actually describe.

Check out some midweek Steam Deck Verified picks

By Liam Dawe,
Keeping up with all the latest games going through verification for Steam Deck, here's another set of picks for you to take a look at.

Skyrim Special Edition updated with Steam Deck support, ultrawide res, bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
I'm as surprised as you are but The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition just got a brand new update that includes Steam Deck support. And paid mods are back.

Humble Choice for December 2023 is a nice all-rounder of treats

By Liam Dawe,
The latest Humble Choice for December 2023 is now available with another set of games for subscribers, so here's your usual run over what's inside and the compatibility for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Combined Arms, the big free retro C&C and Red Alert combo 1.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Combined Arms brings Command & Conquer and Red Alert action mashed together into a single OpenRA powered game and the 1.0 release is out now.

Minetest 5.8.0 is out now with improved settings, Minetest Game no longer default

By Liam Dawe,
Minetest, the popular free and open source voxel game engine, one that can be used to play various different games (like a Minecraft clone) just released version 5.8.0.

Grand Theft Auto VI trailer is live but no mention of a PC release yet

By Liam Dawe,
Grand Theft Auto VI is no doubt going to be the absolute biggest release all year when it arrives in 2025, but for now Rockstar Games are only announcing it for consoles.

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.5.9 Preview 'Well Paced Edition' brings more fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Even more fixes are landing in Preview for Steam Deck in the SteamOS 3.5.9 Preview: Well Paced Edition update. I'm enjoying Valve giving them fun code-names too.

A favourite and top Steam Deck game Brotato is expanding with new content

By Liam Dawe,
Brotato is a great game, absolutely one of my favourites, it's also one of the most played Steam Deck games and the good news is that it's set to expand!

Cyberpunk 2077 gets another big upgrade with a Metro System, new Accessibility options

By Liam Dawe,
One of the most popular single-player games on Steam, Cyberpunk 2077 has received another big free update for all players.

Get a bunch of JRPGs and Uplifting Adventures in these game bundles

By Liam Dawe,
Some more games to start your week? Okay then! Here's two newer selections from Humble Bundle. As usual I'll give you the Steam Deck and Desktop Linux compatibility for their JRPG and Uplifting Adventures bundles.

EA opens up more patents for increasing Accessibility in gaming

By Liam Dawe,
EA (Electronic Arts) have added a few more patents to their Patent Pledge for Increasing Accessibility to help game developers.

Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress arrives April 2024

By Liam Dawe,
Kitfox and Bay 12 Games have revealed that the new Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress (Steam) will arrive in April 2024 with a new trailer.

Sons Of The Forest adds FSR 2.0 and better settings for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Sons Of The Forest is one game that was sadly a little too much for the Steam Deck to handle at the release, but now it seems it should run a fair bit better.

ControllerImage provides easy on-screen prompts for game developers

By Liam Dawe,
Developer and game porter Ryan "Icculus" Gordon has created a new library named ControllerImage for game developers, with an aim to help showing on-screen controller prompts