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Civilization VII major update "Test of Time" will stop the forced civ swapping

By Liam Dawe,
Celebrating the first anniversary of Civilization VII, the developers at Firaxis put up a new video and developer blog post going over some big changes coming.

Factory 95 is a retro Windows inspired automation sim about making a slide-show factory

By Liam Dawe,
Anyone have fond memories of retro Windows? Well, now you can make a slide show factory in this automation sim that has a demo available.
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Get some quality action in the Sci-Fi Shooters 2.0 Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
The Sci-Fi Shooters 2.0 Humble Bundle has launched with 7 quality action games to fill up on, here's all the details you need from it.

Firefox will get AI controls to turn it all off

By Liam Dawe,
Something that might help calm the masses against generative AI, Mozilla announced that AI controls are coming to Firefox.

GOG are giving away Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy to celebrate their Preservation Program

By Liam Dawe,
GOG are celebrating their Preservation Program where they revive classic games, with you able to claim a free for keeps copy of Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy.

Story-heavy tactical CRPG 'ATOM RPG 2' announced

By Liam Dawe,
If you love classic Fallout and Wasteland styled tactical CRPGs, you may want to keep an eye on the newly announced ATOM RPG 2.

Upgrade your theme park as OpenRCT2 updates just as new Humble Bundle drops

By Liam Dawe,
Not only can you grab a bunch of RollerCoaster Tycoon games from Humble Bundle, but the modern open source engine for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 was upgraded.

The new TerraTech Legion trailer has me itching to play it

By Liam Dawe,
TerraTech Legion brings brick-based vehicle building to the bullet heaven / survivor-like genre, and I absolutely cannot wait to play the full game.

Bash Moto is an upcoming 90s themed beat 'em up motorcycle racing game

By Liam Dawe,
Welcome back, Road Rash. An indie developer is reviving the classic beat'em up motorcycle racing game with Bash Moto - and it looks worth keeping an eye on.

ScummVM v2026.1.0 is a huge new release with tons of new supported games

By Liam Dawe,
ScummVM is an excellent tool that preserves a lot of classic games with new game engines to run on modern platforms and a huge 2026.1.0 release is out now.

Valheim gets a big birthday update with optimizations, Steam Deck upgrades and new content

By Liam Dawe,
Valheim is celebrating five years of Early Access with a big upgrade that should make it perform better everywhere, especially on the Steam Deck.

Hardcore single-player survival FPS Road to Vostok arrives April 7

By Liam Dawe,
Quite a showcase for Godot Engine, Road to Vostok is a hardcore single-player survival FPS that has a new trailer and release date for Early Access.

Team Fortress 2 Classified (formerly Team Fortress 2 Classic) has launched on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Team Fortress 2 Classified (formerly Team Fortress 2 Classic) is a mod for Valve's Team Fortress 2 updated with refreshed visuals, new game modes and more.

Raspberry Pi prices are rising again by up to $60

By Liam Dawe,
It's not a good time to be buying anything computer related right now, and the Raspberry Pi team just upped their prices for the second time recently.

Steam Survey for January 2026 shows a small drop for Linux and macOS

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for January 2026, showing Windows getting a small bump while Linux and macOS drop.

Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026

By Liam Dawe,
With a fresh month here now it's February 2026, here's your most up to date look at what has been popular for players on the Steam Deck.

CachyOS founder explains why they didn't join the new Open Gaming Collective (OGC)

By Liam Dawe,
The Open Gaming Collective (OGC) was an interesting announcement recently from a few bigger names, but the CachyOS team opted out of it and now we know why.

GPD release their own statement on the confusion with Bazzite Linux support

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
In the continuing saga of GPD versus Bazzite Linux, the GPD team have now posted their own statement on what happened.

Check out the new suitably weird Mewgenics feature trailer

By Liam Dawe,
Mewgenics from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel is set for release on February 10th, and we have a fresh look at it in a new weird features trailer.

Stop Destroying Videogames initiative to get a public hearing organised by the European Parliament

By Liam Dawe,
Following the immense success of the Stop Destroying Videogames initiative, it's set to get an official reply and public hearing in the European Parliament.