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After many years, Switchcars is done and has left Early Access
Switchcars is a very strange game. One where you run along, throw a hook into cars to speed up, pinch all sorts of vehicles and try to outrun strange alien creatures.
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Big screen gaming distribution GamerOS continues picking up the SteamOS slack
While Valve continue ignoring SteamOS for now, GamerOS continues to mature the big-screen Linux experience with another big release available to download now.
Humble Choice for May is up now with Metro Exodus, Hellpoint, Fury Unleashed + more
Ready to grab another bundle of interesting games? Humble Choice for May is up now with Metro Exodus being the big headliner game this month.
Portal Reloaded adds 'preliminary' Linux and macOS support on Steam
Portal Reloaded, a very popular community made mod for Portal 2 recently arrived on Steam and as of the latest update the developer added in preliminary Linux and macOS support.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is free on Stadia Pro, Head of Product at Stadia leaves
May the 4th be with you, if you're a Stadia Pro subscriber as you can now claim Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order free.
Nadir is an upcoming roguelike deckbuilder with 'artwork burning of infernal fire'
Polish studio Shockwork Games are working to bring us Nadir, an roguelike deckbuilder with artwork burning of infernal fire aimed at an adult audience due to the themes.
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GOG are having a big Polish games sale with a discount on the Razer store
Maybe time for a new game and some extra fancy hardware? DRM-free store GOG.com are offering you 15% off in the Razer store, if you buy from them during the Polish Games Festival.
Katja's Abyss: Tactics turns Minesweeper into a turn-based tactics game
What joy! Seeing even more developers try and take on the basic idea of Minesweeper with a fresh spin.
Free Game Tuesday - get 100% off on Nubarron, an adventure of an unlucky gnome
Here's your quick tip of the day! Until May 9, you can grab a free permanent copy of Nubarron: The adventure of an unlucky gnome on Steam.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced a minority investment in Discord
After all that talk of a possible Microsoft acquisition, and then that being shot-down, it seems Discord really will continue solo while pulling in more investors.
Steam Play Proton 6.3-3 is out now with Origin Overlay working, vkd3d-proton v2.3.1
Ready for another fun week testing out more games? Valve have you covered with the latest update to Proton.
Arcade top-down hack & slash Battle Axe is out now
Little over a year after the successful Kickstarter campaign, Battle Axe, an arcade styled hack and slash inspired by the likes of Golden Axe and Gauntlet.
Infinitrap : Rehamstered goes free for Linux on the Snap store
Free Game Monday returns! Ready for a new adventure? Well, you can now grab Infinitrap : Rehamstered for Linux absolutely free if you go to the Snap store.
satryn is a free twin-stick infinite shooter that deserves to be played
Free Game Monday! How about checking out satryn, a completely free infinite twin-stick shooter and it's absolutely awesome once you get a few levels in.
Beyond a Steel Sky gets a big upgrade with newer Vulkan support
Beyond a Steel Sky, the sequel to cult classic Beneath a Steel Sky continues seeing some big post-release support from Revolution Software with a big engine upgrade.
Taisei, a free and open source fan game based on Touhou Project has a new update out
A little bullet hell / shoot 'em up for your Monday morning wake up call? Taisei, a free and open source fan game based on the Touhou Project has a fresh release.
Grand strategy game Secret Government has left Early Access with Linux support
Secret Government, a grand strategy game about being the leader of a secret organization that changes the course of history is officially out now.
The Sunday Section is here for Linux and gaming fans
Another week down, plenty of items missed that we couldn't fit in. Here's your Sunday Section going over a few random bits of news. Grab a coffee and enjoy.
Imperator: Rome from Paradox is put on hold to focus on other projects
Paradox Interactive have announced that they've put Imperator: Rome effectively on hold for all of 2021.
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- Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is getting delisted starting November 15
- Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 4 is out now with lots of bug fixes and a major controller input change
- Steam's wider store page refresh is live with plans to improve the home page on the way
- OpenMW 0.50.0 for Morrowind is out with more enhancements and better gamepad support
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