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Proton Hotfix update fixes Fallout 4 frame pacing issue on Steam Deck OLED

By Liam Dawe,
Just recently we had the Fallout 4 "next gen" update, which came with some issues. Thankfully, Valve are on the case with Proton Hotfix.

Factorio devs detail their 'Linux adventures' in a new blog post

By Liam Dawe,
Factorio from Wube Software currently has an expansion and big update on the way, with regular blog posts going over all that's coming. The latest has some fun behind the scenes info on their Linux adventures.

Lefties unite! Counter-Strike 2 now lets you swap hands

By Liam Dawe,
All you Lefties out there can finally get properly represented, in Counter-Strike 2 that is, as there's now the ability to swap your weapons into the other hand.

Dome Keeper is getting a major content update and multiplayer is coming

By Liam Dawe,
An absolute indie gem released in 2022 is Dome Keeper from developer Bippinbits that has you mine underground for resources, while you also defend your dome above land from aliens. It's good fun and some big updates are on the way.

Check out the free spooky fan game Aliens: Redacted

By Liam Dawe,
To celebrate Alien Day, one developer decided to make a fan game with Aliens: Redacted now available on itch.io.

Open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver NVK gets more enhancements

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Faith Ekstrand has written up a fresh blog post on Collabora which goes over implementing two extensions in NVK, the open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver, and how it ended up fixing actual games.

Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0

By Liam Dawe,
More open source surprises for you today, coming from Microsoft too which is always interesting to see as they've now open sourced MS-DOS 4.0.

NVIDIA developer contributing to the open source NVK driver

By Liam Dawe,
Another surprise from NVIDIA here. On top of one developer contributing to Nouveau, we have another developer now contributing to NVK.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) is now available

By Liam Dawe,
Another big Linux distribution release is upon us. Ubuntu 24.04 is a new long-term support release from Canonical available today.

Create, Automate & Manage in this Humble Bundle of games

By Liam Dawe,
If you love building sims with a sprinkle of management you should take a look at the new Create, Automate & Manage Humble Bundle.

SteamOS 3.5.19 for Steam Deck out now for everyone

By Liam Dawe,
After two recent Preview releases of SteamOS for Steam Deck, Valve has now put out the latest Stable update for everyone with SteamOS 3.5.19 code-named "Grey Park Seagull".

Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers released after 5 years of development

By Liam Dawe,
Sonic fans will love this one! Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers builds upon the idea of its predecessor SRB2Kart, a kart racing game built on the fangame Sonic Robo Blast 2, itself based on a modified version of Doom Legacy.

Fallout 4 'Next Gen' update out now and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Well, here it is Vault Dwellers, the big update to Fallout 4 you've been waiting on after binge-watching the Fallout show.

Fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx is approaching the end-game

By Liam Dawe,
Songs of Syx is approaching the end-game now with a new Beta release out for version 66, which as usual has tons of changes for this massive city-building strategy game.

Garry's Mod forced to remove Nintendo content after takedowns

By Liam Dawe,
Facepunch issued an announcement for Garry's Mod players, to explain that a whole lot of user content is being taken down due to Nintendo.

Semi-open world paper plane adventure 'Paper Sky' coming to Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
I do love how indie developers come up with all these unique and quirky game ideas, and now Paper Sky is on the way from developer BRUTE FORCE who also made the dynamic physics platformer Crumble.

Valve makes paid 'Advanced Access' a clear feature on Steam now

By Liam Dawe,
With more and more AAA publishers putting up special editions of games you can pay extra for, to play a few days before the main release, Valve has formally made "Advanced Access" a thing on Steam.

Atari revives Infogrames and acquires Totally Reliable Delivery Service

By Liam Dawe,
Atari are trying more and more to make a proper full comeback now and they've just announced a revival of Infogrames along with acquiring Totally Reliable Delivery Service.

Flathub for Linux apps has been given quite the makeover

By Liam Dawe,
Flathub is my favourite place to grab various apps for Linux and Steam Deck and it just had a bit of a makeover and it's looking fancy.

Minecraft v1.20.5 the Armored Paws drop update is live now

By Liam Dawe,
Mojang have released the latest upgrade to Minecraft with the version 1.20.5 the Armored Paws drop free update out now.