Dota 2 is going through some big changes to matchmaking
Valve are attempting to address numerous complaints and issues involving the Dota 2 community and matchmaking system, with some experimental changes.
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Sweet indie RTS "The Fertile Crescent" adds female villagers, better AI and improved performance
Currently free during Alpha, The Fertile Crescent looks a bit like a retro Age of Empires and the development team continue advancing it.
Dota Underlords just had a massive update, changing the way you play
Valve are reacting quickly to feedback along with implementing some needed features for their auto-battler strategy game Dota Underlords. The latest major update is out now, with some big changes to the gameplay.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive adds new maps and a "Scrimmage" game mode
Valve have updated Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to introduce some new maps as well as mix up competitive play with a new "Scrimmage" game mode.
Warfork, a fast-paced arena FPS based on Warsow is heading to Steam
Love fast-paced arena shooting? Warfork, a game based on Warsow is heading to Steam with an Early Access release due soon.
The free creative platformer "Jumpai" has another big release out
Jumpaï from Frame-Perfect Studio is a platformer for those who love to both play and create, with a big new release now up.
Think you're good at CS:GO Danger Zone? It now has Skill Groups for you to show off
Valve continue to do smaller tweaks to the Danger Zone Battle Royale mode in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with it now having Skill Groups.
FOSS racing game "Yorg" has a big new update ready for testing
Yorg, an in-development FOSS racing game is nearing the release of update 0.11, with a Release Candidate now available for testing.
Please, a tense ten-minute experience has a Linux build available
Got a few minutes to burn? Why not try out the short experimental experience that Please offers. Developed by somewhat, it delivers something quite surreal and freaky.
Something for the weekend: Age of Wonders 3 free to keep, Humble Store sale again
It's Friday, which means the weekend is almost ready to crash into our lives once again. Here's a few tips in case you need a new game or two to try out.
Albion Online just got another huge update with Percival now live
The mostly PvP focused MMO, Albion Online, today had a huge update named Percival. This is the seventh free post-launch update and it's a very interesting one, especially for solo players.
The Inanimate Mr Coatrack, a free comedy adventure worth taking a look at
Made for the Adventure Jam 2019, The Inanimate Mr Coatrack from Powerhoof is a rather silly comedy adventure.
Dota Underlords now has scoreboards and more improvements plus a "Proto-Battle Pass" next week
Valve continue to move at a rapid pace to improve their strategy game Dota Underlords, with the most recent patch adding in some new features that were needed.
Superstarfighter, a free and open source local multiplayer party game
I recently got shown Superstarfighter, a 1-4 player local multiplayer (with AI too) fast-paced action game and it's actually pretty fun.
Planet Explorers goes free as Pathea Games lose the multiplayer code
Argh! I can't believe it's the middle of 2019 and I'm writing about something so ridiculous. Pathea Games, developer of Planet Explorers and My Time At Portia have lost the multiplayer code for Planet Explorers.
You might be hearing voices in the latest Dota Underlords update and it continues to capture my interest
With the latest update to Dota Underlords now out, Valve continue moving quickly to make it a highly polished gameplay experience.
Bird by Example is quite possibly the weirdest game I've played in a long time
I'm thoroughly confused and also slightly amused with Bird by Example, what the developer says is a "mock RPG where all the other occupants are horrifying birds who mimic your behaviour with deep learning".
Classic open source RTS "Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries" has a brand new release out
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, a proper classic RTS that's open source continues living on with a fresh release now available to download.
Dota Underlords continues seeing polish as it passes 200K players online
Seems like Valve really are onto something here, as Dota Underlords recently managed to pass 200K players online at the same time and another update is out now.
Dota Underlords from Valve is now in open beta for Linux, mobile too
Valve are doing some really impressive work with Dota Underlords, their new strategy game that everyone can now try.
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