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Standalone Steam Controller driver and UI 'SC Controller' gets a sweet small upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 9 Dec 2020

SC Controller is a pretty essential standalone user-mode driver and configuration UI for working with the Steam Controller, and it just got the first stable update in some time.

Stadia gets direct to YouTube livestreaming, a new home page, new games and more

By Liam Dawe, 9 Dec 2020

It feels like over the last month or so that Google finally woke up on Stadia, as they have continued to repeatedly push out new features and content for the platform.

Oxygen Not Included - Spaced Out! released into Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Klei are back with their great space colony sim with the Oxygen Not Included - Spaced Out! expansion now available in Early Access with Linux support.

Rogue-lite dungeon crawler Tallowmere 2 is over the top and ridiculously fun

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Tallowmere 2 could easily be a contender for my own personal Early Access GOTY as developer Chris McFarland has managed to craft an absolutely brilliant game here.

You can now build a theme park online with others in Parkitect

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

After being out for two years, Texel Raptor have now added online multiplayer to the theme park builder Parkitect.

The Long Dark has a big new Survival Mode update out now with a new region

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

The Long Dark is probably one of the most beautiful survival games, and quite brutal too. Ready to get cold again? A big new update to the Survival Mode is out now.

Crumble might be the best 3D platformer I've played in ages with swinging physics fun

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Crumble from BRUTE FORCE is a fast-paced 3D physics platformer, one that released with Linux support on December 4 and it's pretty awesome.

Firaxis reveal the upcoming Civilization VI free December update

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Pulling in some much requested features by users, the upcoming free December update for Civilization VI sounds like it's going to be quite nice.

A new Steam Client update has rolled out with PS5 Controller support and Linux fixes

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Valve have pushed out the latest updates for the Steam Client to everyone, and this update is a little on the exciting side with new hardware.

OBS Studio has managed to pull in YouTube as a new sponsor

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Seems that Blender and Godot Engine aren't the only open source projects pulling in wide support, as OBS Studio has announced a new funding partner.

Steam Play Proton 5.13-3 rolls out restoring controller hotplugging

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Valve and CodeWeavers have rolled out another smaller update to the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer.

Wolfenstein - Blade of Agony Chapter 3 gets a teaser, overhauled Chapter 1 & 2 coming

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

The very popular story-driven FPS powered by GZDoom, Wolfenstein - Blade of Agony, will be getting a third chapter in early 2021.

Google's game streaming service Stadia arrives in more countries

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

Ahead of the Cyberpunk 2077 release, Google has expanded the list of supported countries for their game streaming service called Stadia.

#AkiRobots is a clever puzzle-platformer where you control multiple robots simultaneously

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

Spread across 100 levels that increasingly test your ability to think about movement for multiple characters, #AkiRobots is an absolutely charming puzzle-platformer out now.

Become a powerful Rogue in the latest update to the action-RPG Last Epoch

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

This might actually be my favourite class so far in Last Epoch, the impressive time-travelling action RPG.

Deck-building fast-paced battler One Step From Eden gets a huge free expansion update

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

Mixing in elements inspired by Mega Man Battle Network along with the popularity of deck-building, One Step From Eden is quite a highlight from earlier 2020 and now it's bigger and better.

Fantastic puzzle game Superliminal now has a level editor in Beta

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

Want to build your own crazy dream-world perspective puzzles? Superliminal now has a level editor available in Beta.

Get colourful with the new release of the open source lighting control OpenRGB

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

Love your flashy lights, your colourful RBG LEDs covering your computer and your desk? How about controlling them from Linux? OpenRGB is your friend.

Linux hardware vendor ZaReason has officially closed up shop

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

Always sad when a Linux-focused business fails. ZaReason announced recently that they're no longer in business.

Beamdog need testers for major updates to Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

Continuing to move through their library of classic RPGs starting with the first Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, there's now the 2.6 Beta available for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.