Intel talks up new hardware at Intel Architecture Day 2021
Intel Architecture Day 2021 happened and Intel has put out quite a bit more information on upcoming processors, GPUs and more. So here's the major points announced relevant to desktop users.
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Save your school in Kraken Academy!! with the help of a time-loop on September 10
Kraken Academy!! sounds like a wonderfully weird game where you attending the most unusual high-school that's full of ghosts, cultists, crocodiles and a magical Kraken.
Play through a sci-fi cooking competition show in Galactic Chef
Thoughtquake Studios are currently developing Galactic Chef, a fun spin on cooking games with a sci-fi theme where you take part in a competitive cooking show.
Check out the pumping new trailer for SPRAWL an upcoming hardcore FPS
SPRAWL is yet another promising upcoming FPS that we managed to get some new footage of thanks to the Realms Deep 2021 event, and it's looking really good.
Iron Gate explain the new Valheim blocking and staggering mechanics in Hearth & Home
In another video about the upcoming Hearth & Home update for the co-op survival game Valheim, developers Iron Gate did a short explainer video about some new mechanics.
FPS adventure Hedon 2 arrives as a free update on August 30
Another that was announced during Realms Deep 2021 is that Hedon is getting a sequel, although it will be released as a free update for all existing players.
Intel Arc is the new brand for their high-performance GPUs, Alchemist arrives in 2022
Intel announced today that Arc is the new, proper brand name for their upcoming high-performance discrete graphics hardware, based upon the Xe architecture with the first named Alchemist arriving in 2022.
Stardeus is an exciting and expansive space colony management game up on Kickstarter
Stardeus from studio Kodo Linija (Bloody Rally Show) is an upcoming space colony management game inspired by the likes of RimWorld, Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, Oxygen Not Included, Prison Architect and FTL.
It's hard to believe Selaco is running on GZDoom in the latest 3 minute trailer
We've seen plenty of gamepacks and mods for various things running on GZDoom and some are pretty awesome but the upcoming Selaco looks like it's going to be one of the absolute best.
Stellaris set for a big 'Lem' update in September with 'The Custodians' initiative
It appears that Paradox will continue to push ahead with upgrading Stellaris with a new team formed to help with free upgrades for all players every few months.
Fortune's Run is an upcoming retro-styled hard-scifi shooter worth watching
Announced during the recent Realms Deep 2021 event, Fortune's Run is an upcoming retro-styled first-person shooter set in a hard science fiction universe.
Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it
Valve has remembered they have an official YouTube channel with the release of a new advert for the Steam Deck, plus the Steam Deck gets a nod of approval from an unlikely source.
Zorin OS 16 Pro brings a little Windows 11 flavour to Linux
Zorin OS 16 Pro, the upcoming release that will replace Zorin OS Ultimate has been announced and one of the features they're showing off is a pre-made style to look like Windows 11.
s&box from Facepunch 'works great' on the Steam Deck but no native Linux plans
s&box is the upcoming game from Facepunch Studios that acts as a sequel to Garry's Mod although it won't actually be Garry's Mod 2. Recently Facepunch were asked about Linux support since it uses Valve's Source 2 game engine.
Mojang continue tweaking Minecraft with a new Caves & Cliffs biome in testing
With the second part of the Caves & Cliffs update in progress, Mojang put up a snapshot to try in July and they've continued tweaking it since.
Historical adventure Svoboda 1945: Liberation to release for Linux soon
Charles Games announced recently that their historical adventure Svoboda 1945: Liberation, the follow up to their hit Attentat 1942, will be releasing officially for Linux soon.
I look forward to all the improvements KDE Plasma will get with the Steam Deck
One thing I am excited about when it comes to the Steam Deck is that it has a full desktop Linux mode, which is powered by KDE Plasma and I don't think that's getting the attention it deserves.
Inspired by Hollow Knight, Crowsworn becomes one of the most funded Kickstarter projects
It's not really surprising that the metroidvania action-platformer Crowsworn got funded but it is a surprise to see just how popular their Kickstarter campaign had become.
Valve dumped Debian Linux for Arch Linux with SteamOS 3 because surprise - faster updates
It was likely no secret to most Linux users who know a bit about distributions but Valve has clarified directly that the main reason for dumping Debian Linux for Arch Linux was for faster updates.
Bittersweet Birthday brings a mix of a boss-rush adventure with exploration
Now crowdfunding on IndieGoGo with a demo available, Bittersweet Birthday is a very promising atmospheric adventure that mixed in plenty of boss battles and an intriguing story about being hunted.
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