Dark fantasy FPS fans should check out Hands of Necromancy II
Following on from the positively rated Hands of Necromancy, HON Team and Fulqrum Publishing are back bringing you more Heretic and Doom styled fun in Hands of Necromancy II.
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Sci-fi fantasy singleplayer arena FPS 'Viscerafest' launches in April 2025
After building up in Early Access to a Very Positive user rating, retro singleplayer arena FPS Viscerafest is going to properly launch in April 2025.
Prime Gaming is giving away quite a lot of games - so don't miss out
For those of you who subscribe to Amazon Prime, you would do well to remember that Prime Gaming exists and there's quite a few free games available to claim for keeps right now.
LibreQuake aims to create a completely free Quake alternative compatible with mods
In a similar spirit to Freedoom, for Quake fans perhaps you'll want to take a look at LibreQuake, which aims to do a similar thing to allow you to play Quake content with completely open source software.
Real-time air-traffic management sim 'Mini Airways' gets Steam Workshop support
Mini Airways is a total delight and now it's even better with some extra free maps, plus there's also now Steam Workshop support with a level editor.
Check out the SDHQ Podcast Episode 9 - featuring GamingOnLinux
Recently I had the opportunity to sit down and have a chat with Noah Kupetsky of Steam Deck HQ to talk about all sorts of things.
Steam Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest is live now
Running through until September 23rd at 5PM UTC — the Steam Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest has now launched. That's right, another mini-festival of discounts, demos and more.
Enlisted from Darkflow / Gaijin swapping from Easy Anti-Cheat to BattlEye
Darkflow Software and Gaijin Network Ltd have announced their multiplayer online shooter Enlisted will be changing the anti-cheat sometime in the coming days.
Steam Deck Verified - your game highlights for mid-September 2024
Looking to pick up some more games for Steam Deck or Desktop Linux? Well, here's a whole bunch more that should work great.
The TUXEDO Gemini 17 - Gen3 is a big powerful desktop-replacement class laptop
For people who have the need for something somewhat portable, with a lot of power, perhaps the TUXEDO Gemini 17 - Gen3 will be your next purchase.
Cyberpunk action-adventure Anomaly Agent gets Linux and macOS support
Released back in January 2024, Anomaly Agent from Phew Phew Games went on to get an Overwhelmingly Positive rating from Steam users and now it's officially available for Linux and macOS.
PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation changes license for no commercial use and no derivatives
There's been a bit of a furore in the emulation community lately centred around the PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation, which has now seen two license changes recently.
Valve make even more changes for Steam store pages
Valve are continuing to tweak how Steam store pages are displayed, along with giving developers more tools to show exactly what they want.
An interview with the creator of Lutris
Want to learn a little more about Lutris, the popular Linux app for managing games, emulators and much more? Here's your chance.
Go spelunking in the Don't Starve Together - Depths of Duplicity free update
I haven't checked back on Don't Starve Together for quite a while now, but Klei Entertainment continue to make it one of the most interesting survival games around and the latest free update is out now with Depths of Duplicity.
4A Games and Zen Studios staying with Embracer Group
Back in March there was the report that Saber Interactive split off from Embracer Group, with them potentially taking on 4A Games and Zen Studios.
Linux kernel 6.11 is officially out now
Linus Torvalds announced the final release of the Linux kernel 6.11, as usual with a ridiculous amount of improvements, fixes, support for new and future hardware releases and everything in between.
Microsoft Windows kernel changes don't suddenly mean big things for Linux gaming
There's a lot of blog posts and news articles being written right now centred around Microsoft's plans for updates to Windows 11, and potential kernel changes, with some thinking this means big things for Linux gaming.
Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.13 Beta and a new Steam Client Beta released
We're really closing in on the stable release of SteamOS 3.6 now for Steam Deck, with this being the second release candidate. Plus another small Steam Client Beta release.
European Consumer Organization goes after multiple publishers for their in-game currency
European Consumer Organization (BEUC) has called on the European Commission to deal with various game publishers, that the BEUC claim are breaching EU consumer protection laws.
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