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OpenRA for classic RTS gaming version 20231010 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2023

Turns out my RSS reader broke and so I missed a bunch of great stuff recently, like a brand new stable public release of the excellent OpenRA game engine for classic RTS games like Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000.

Steam Desktop and Steam Deck Beta add new Gyro Mode and fixes in-game purchases

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2023

Valve released a fresh update to the Steam Client for Desktop and Steam Deck, which fixes a couple of bugs while also providing another new experimental Gyro Mode.

Love classic RTS games? Check out D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2023

D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict is an upcoming RTS based on the OpenRA game engine, and it looks really promising so it's going to be one to keep an eye on.

Epic Games launch 'First Run' and 'Now On Epic' with 100% revenue for devs

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2023

Epic Games are trying to pull over more developer to the Epic Games Store, with the launch of two new incentives with the previously announced First Run and the newly announced Now On Epic deals for developers.

Minecraft hits 300 million sales, update 1.21 announced with trial chambers

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2023

Mojang has announced that Minecraft has now crossed over 300 million sales, and the Minecraft 1.21 update has been announced that will have some pretty fun additions. Here's a short round-up from 2023's Minecraft Live.

NVIDIA looking to hook up Reflex support in Proton

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2023

An NVIDIA engineer has sent in pull requests to DXVK, VKD3D-Proton and DXVK-NVAPI to enable support for Reflex / NV low latency to get it hooked up in Proton.

The Indie Horror Game Showcase from DreadXP runs on October 19

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2023

Ready to see some upcoming indie horror games? Publisher DreadXP is going to run a full Indie Horror Game Showcase on October 19 so here's the details.

Modern text adventure [I] doesn’t exist is out now

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2023

[I] doesn't exist is a brand new text adventure from LUAL Games KIG and DreadXP that pays homage to the classics, taking cues from the likes of The Beginner’s Guide, Stories Untold, Buddy Simulator and Zork.

Windjammers 2 added lobbies and full cross-play

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2023

Windjammers 2 is a fun PvP sports game about throwing discs around. It's Steam Deck Verified and works great on Linux and the latest major free update sounds great.

Forza Horizon 5 gets a Proton Hotfix to work again on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 15 Oct 2023

While Valve continue investigating the launch issues with the new Forza Motorsport, at least Forza Horizon 5 should work again on Steam Deck and desktop Linux after also breaking recently.

GE-Proton 8-17 brings fixes for Alan Wake, Batman Arkham Asylum and more (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 15 Oct 2023

A fresh release of the community-maintained GE-Proton for Steam Deck and Linux desktop is out! GE-Proton 8-17 has some nice sounding fixes for running various games. Updates: and now GE-Proton 8-18 too and later 8-19.

Wine 8.18 brings more Wayland work

By Liam Dawe, 15 Oct 2023

Wine 8.18 is the latest development release of Wine now available, bringing with it the continued work to provide full Wayland support but still plenty of work ahead on that.

Get Alan Wake, Pathologic 2, STASIS: BONE TOTEM and more in this bundle

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2023

There's some seriously spooky stuff going in the latest from Humble Bundle. Inside the Fright of your Life Bundle you'll get some pretty great games. Here's a run over Steam Deck / Linux desktop compatibility.

Microsoft completes takeover of Activision Blizzard as UK CMA approves new deal

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2023

Well that's it. Microsoft has completed their acquisition of Activision Blizzard King thanks to the UK's Competition & Markets Authority clearing the way.

Godot 4.2 beta 1 is out now for testing

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2023

The Godot team are preparing the next release of their free and open source game engine, with Godot 4.2 beta 1 now available for anyone to jump in and test it.

Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.9 released

By fheroes2, 13 Oct 2023

As usual, after a month of hard work, fheroes2 Resurrection Team released a new 1.0.9 version of the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine, filled with updates, fixes and new features!

Diablo 4 now Steam Deck Verified before launch but no Steam keys for Battle.net buyers

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2023

Good news if you plan to dive into Diablo 4 with the Steam release coming on October 17th, as it has been Steam Deck Verified. There's some bad news if you already purchased it on Battle.net though.

Ubuntu 23.10 download got pulled down due to a malicious translation

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2023

Canonical announced shortly after the release of Ubuntu 23.10 that the official downloads were pulled, as there was hate speech identified from a malicious contributor in some of their translations.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.5.1 Preview fixes backlight staying on when docked

By Liam Dawe, 13 Oct 2023

Valve has now released the latest SteamOS 3.5.1 Preview for download, fixing up some more issues in the Steam Deck OS like the backlight staying on when docked.