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Open source physics-based tabletop sim 'Tabletop Club' gets an official release

By Liam Dawe,
After a bunch of early testing builds, the developer of the free and open source tabletop sim Tabletop Club has announced the first stable release.

Soul Survivors is a refreshing skill-based time-survival Vampire Survivor-like

By Liam Dawe,
Continuing my quest to have no free time ever, I have been checking out Soul Survivors that's now available in Early Access. It may be yet another Vampire Survivor-like but that's not a bad thing at all.

Framework gives more detail on their AMD Ryzen laptop

By Liam Dawe,
Recently Framework excited everyone over their big DIY laptop upgrades, and now they're giving more detail on the Framework 13 Laptop with AMD Ryzen.

AMD Render Pipeline Shaders SDK adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
One for game developers here and anyone tinkering around with graphics APIs, as AMD has announced the next upgrade to their Render Pipeline Shaders SDK and now it has Linux support.

Steam Deck hits over 9,000 games rated Verified and Playable

By Liam Dawe,
Another juicy milestone for Valve with the Steam Deck, as it now has over 9,000 games rated as either Verified or Playable.

Spooky creature photography game Penko Park gets Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
A bit like a slightly creepier Pokemon Snap, the indie hit Penko Park from developer Ghostbutter has just released Native Linux support.

Get a bunch of Rhythm games in this game bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Do you have the moves? Are you quick on the finger? Check out the Feel the Rhythm bundle over on Humble Bundle. Here's what compatibility to expect on desktop Linux and Steam Deck.

Look after your pixel people in life sim Tiny Life

By Liam Dawe,
A pixel-art version of The Sims? Sign me up. Tiny Life from Ellpeck Games and Top Hat Studios is now available in Early Access.

Valve limits Steam store pages to 2 trailers before screenshots

By Liam Dawe,
I don't know about you, but I used to get a little annoyed by endless amounts of trailers on Steam pages that didn't really show much. Valve have been paying attention again to what players want to see.

GE-Proton 8-1 released, mainly pulling in Proton 8 upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton has a new release out with 8-1, which is mainly pulling in a whole bunch of improvements from Proton 8 and Proton Experimental.

OBS Studio 29.1 is out now with AV1 / HEVC for YouTube

By Liam Dawe,
One for content creators here, as the excellent OBS Studio just released version 29.1.0. This brings initial support for AV1 / HEVC on YouTube.

Heroic Games Launcher 2.7.1 hotfix 1 fixes up Epic Games login

By Liam Dawe,
Having some troubles with Epic Games on the Heroic Games Launcher? You weren't alone and a new hotfix is out to get it sorted.

OpenRazer v3.6 brings support for 11 more Razer devices

By Liam Dawe,
Another fantastic update to OpenRazer with version 3.6.0 bringing support for more Razer devices on Linux along with various improvements.

Proton 8.0-2 out for Linux / Steam Deck fixing the EA app (yes, again)

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has upgraded the newer Proton 8 that only launched for Linux and Steam Deck recently, with a bunch of bug fixes.

Rogue Legacy 2 has one final content update out now

By Liam Dawe,
Cellar Door Games are saying farewell to Rogue Legacy 2, with one final major content upgrade out now with The Swan Song.

Animated series in the works for Vampire Survivors, plus big upgrade upcoming

By Liam Dawe,
Not only will Vampire Survivors get another content upgrade and a small patch later this month but an animated TV show is currently in the works.

Combat Master is a cheesy indie free to play Call of Duty

By Liam Dawe,
Heard of Combat Master? It's a free to play first-person shooter released on Steam in late April and now it has Linux and Steam Deck support.

Seems the big Chinese surge on Steam is over - Steam Survey for April 2023

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has now released the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for April 2023, and it shows that things have calmed down again.

FNA gets Direct3D 11 support on Linux using DXVK and vkd3d

By Liam Dawe,
Some fun for game developers and game porters looking at Linux and Steam Deck here, as FNA has released a major upgrade that has early support for Direct3D 11 on Linux.

Another Steam and Steam Deck Beta brings fixes and Steam Input improvements

By Liam Dawe,
After the huge update recently that overhauled the Steam Overlay, Valve has put up another Steam and Steam Deck Beta to fix up lingering issues and upgrade Steam Input.