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Linux Mint 21.2 gets a Beta release

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2023

Linux Mint 21.2 is getting close to release now with a Beta available for testing across their Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce desktop environments.

Classic open source FPS Xonotic 0.8.6 released with new game modes

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2023

Xonotic 0.8.6 is an essential upgrade for anyone playing this classic free and open source arena shooter, due to a security issue but there's also plenty of new features and additions.

SDL 2.28.0 released and goes into maintenance mode, now focusing on SDL 3

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jun 2023

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware used by a great many companies and SDL 2 is now pretty much finished.

Valve moving away from the Battle Pass in Dota 2

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2023

As Dota 2 comes up to the 10 year anniversary, Valve developers have put up a blog post going over some of their thoughts on the future.

Pixel art RTS TFC: The Fertile Crescent adds in factions and dynamic music

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2023

TFC: The Fertile Crescent is a great fast-paced pixel-art take on an RTS, a little in the spirit of Age of Empires and similar games. The latest update is the biggest yet adding in a faction system.

Crusader Kings III: Wards & Wardens releases August 22 focusing on child rulers

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2023

Crusader Kings III is expanding again with a new event pack in Crusader Kings III: Wards & Wardens releasing on August 22nd that will focus on your children.

RetroDECK got a lot bigger and better for emulation on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2023

RetroDECK is just one of the ways you can set up your Steam Deck for emulation and their team recently put up a rather great sounding upgrade in v0.7.0b.

Fanatical's Diamond Collection has some worthy games to pick up

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2023

Fill up your cart to sit inside and play games this Summer. Fanatical's Diamond Collection build your own bundle has some interesting picks for you.

Steam Next Fest June 2023 is live now with lots of games

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2023

Say goodbye to your free time for the next week? Steam Next Fest June 2023 is live and there's lots and lots of demos to feast your eyes on.

GOG giving away classic RPG Eschalon: Book II - plus Yakuza series now on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2023

Ready for another free game? The GOG Summer Sale 2023 continues with their third giveaway being the RPG classic Eschalon: Book II. Plus the Yakuza series is now on GOG.

Save your owner as a space-pup in shoot 'em up ProtoCorgi

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2023

ProtoCorgi is a shoot 'em up with a difference. You're not a spaceship, you're not even a person, you're a dog on a quest to save their owner.

DevilutionX continues improving classic Diablo and Hellfire

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2023

A fan of the classics? DevilutionX is a modern game engine for running Diablo and Hellfire on various systems and a big new update has rolled out.

Dark Chess now has a Native Linux version available

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2023

Originally released on Steam back in February, Dark Chess now has a Native Linux version available and it brings some interesting sounding adjustments to the classic to really change how you play.

Get a free copy of Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition with Prime Gaming

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2023

Subscribe to Amazon Prime? Well you can get a free copy of Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition thanks to their partnership with GOG.

Grab a free copy of Sigma Theory: Global Cold War on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jun 2023

Fancy another free game during the GOG Summer Sale 2023? They're now giving away Sigma Theory: Global Cold War along with lots of games on sale.

Get PAYDAY 2 and lots of DLC in this Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jun 2023

Here's an easy chance to get PAYDAY 2 and a whole bunch of DLC super cheap thanks to the latest Humble Bundle so here's the details.

New Beta for Valheim adds in world modifiers letting you customize your game

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jun 2023

It's here in Beta! A big upgrade for Valheim to let you change how you can play it, so here's a run over what's new and improved.

Steam UI scaling should work even better in the latest Beta

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jun 2023

Having Steam UI scaling issues? You may want to have a look at the Steam Client Beta that was released June 15th and see how you get on.

Soulstone Survivors a great Vampire Survivor-like has a huge skill tree upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jun 2023

Soulstone Survivors is one of my favourite games in the spirit of Vampire Survivors, and it just got a lot bigger with the new Path of Ascension upgrade.