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The great auto-battler deck-builder Hadean Tactics gets a big content update

By Liam Dawe, 20 Aug 2021

Hadean Tactics is an Early Access game that blends together an auto-battler with a deck-builder to give you a thoroughly great experience and there's a new content upgrade out now.

The original Quake got a new enhanced edition, Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda updated for it

By Liam Dawe, 20 Aug 2021

During QuakeCon the original Quake got an enhanced edition released, which Nightdive Studios worked on. It works with Steam Play Proton and you can also use the Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda to play the new content on an open source game engine.

The Legendary Keeper Update is out for monster taming metroidvania Monster Sanctuary

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2021

Monster Sanctuary from Moi Rai Games and Team17 grows again, with the 1.2 Legendary Keeper Update out now.

Parkitect gains cross-platform online co-op in the latest update

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2021

Parkitect, the magnificent theme-park building game from Texel Raptor added online co-op, after being in Beta since April.

Intel talks up new hardware at Intel Architecture Day 2021

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2021

Intel Architecture Day 2021 happened and Intel has put out quite a bit more information on upcoming processors, GPUs and more. So here's the major points announced relevant to desktop users.

The free creative Mario Maker-like platformer MakerKing is out now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2021

After having regular early public releases available for around 4 years now MakerKing (previously called Jumpaï), has formally entered Early Access on Steam and it's free to play.

The GOG Games Festival is live with new games and lots on sale

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2021

It seems GOG have been watching what Valve are doing with Steam and they've announced the GOG Games Festival.

Splitgate to remain in Open Beta 'for the foreseeable future', adds 2v2 Ranked mode

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2021

1047 Games have announced that due to the explosion in popularity that Splitgate, the FPS with portals will see the current Open Beta extended with no end date.

MATE 1.26 is out now with big changes like initial Wayland support

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2021

The MATE desktop environment version 1.26 has released after 18 months of development and excitingly adds some more Wayland support to various parts of the stack.

Save your school in Kraken Academy!! with the help of a time-loop on September 10

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Kraken Academy!! sounds like a wonderfully weird game where you attending the most unusual high-school that's full of ghosts, cultists, crocodiles and a magical Kraken.

Play through a sci-fi cooking competition show in Galactic Chef

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Thoughtquake Studios are currently developing Galactic Chef, a fun spin on cooking games with a sci-fi theme where you take part in a competitive cooking show.

ScummVM continues keeping games alive with early Macromedia Director support

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Remember any classic games made with Macromedia Director? Well you're in luck, as the ScummVM project is adding in some early support for it.

Icculus has released MultiZork, making the 1980 classic Zork multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Some games live on forever and that's very much the case with Zork, a true classic interactive fiction adventure from 1980 and thanks to Ryan "Icculus" Gordon there's also now MultiZork.

Having VR issues on Linux? You should look to disable async reprojection

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Virtual Reality is still a niche and doing it on Linux is a niche within a niche, that said when it works it's brilliant but there's a few problematic issues that have arisen recently.

Manjaro Linux 21.1.0 Pahvo is out with installer improvements, new desktop upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Manjaro Linux, the distribution based on Arch Linux but with an aim to make it more suitable for less advanced users, has a big new version released with Manjaro 21.1.0.

Zink Vulkan driver Suballocator lands in Mesa, certain games get 'over 1000%' more FPS

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Zink, the OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan continues to be an exciting development for Linux open source graphics drivers, with some new code landing in Mesa to improve its performance.

Among Us not connecting on Linux with Proton? Here's a simple fix

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Among Us continues to be a very popular game and it can run quite nicely on Linux with Steam Play Proton, however if you have issues with it not connecting or getting a black screen - there's a really simple fix.

Check out the pumping new trailer for SPRAWL an upcoming hardcore FPS

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

SPRAWL is yet another promising upcoming FPS that we managed to get some new footage of thanks to the Realms Deep 2021 event, and it's looking really good.

Iron Gate explain the new Valheim blocking and staggering mechanics in Hearth & Home

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

In another video about the upcoming Hearth & Home update for the co-op survival game Valheim, developers Iron Gate did a short explainer video about some new mechanics.

Bronze Age RTS game The Fertile Crescent adds Wonder building and victory option

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

Like a retro-pixel Age of Empires, the RTS game The Fertile Crescent continues getting bigger with two recent updates expanding on what you can do in the game.

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