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The first stable Steam and Steam Deck update of 2024 is here

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve has released the latest Steam Client stable update for both the Steam Deck and Desktop Steam, pulling in all the recent changes like the re-designed Steam Workshop subscriptions system.

AYANEO Next Lite with a customized SteamOS-like HoloISO fully revealed

By Liam Squires-Hand,
AYANEO has now revealed the specifications and pricing for the Linux powered AYANEO Next Lite, which will be using the SteamOS-like HoloISO, although customized by AYANEO for the handheld.

Last Epoch to get 'Item Factions', a unique item trading system for the ARPG

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Last Epoch is closing in on a full release and it's going to be a big one for ARPG fans, especially if you weren't fussed by the latest Diablo. Now they've revealed what they call Item Factions, a unique system to allow item trading between players.

ELDEN RING gets patched to fix up anti-cheat on Steam Deck SteamOS

By Liam Squires-Hand,
While no doubt many of you are waiting on more news about the upcoming ELDEN RING expansion, this is not it. Instead, a small update has rolled out to improve ELDEN RING on Steam Deck with SteamOS.

Challenging platformer VVVVVV gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Squires-Hand,
VVVVVV is an indie classic from Terry Cavanagh that just got a nice juicy upgrade with version 2.4 now officially released that brings with it a Steam Deck Verified status.

Multiple shoot 'em ups from Taito like G-Darius HD got fixed up for Steam Deck

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Taito and M2 have been bringing some updated shoot 'em up classics to Steam with lots of enhancements, and players seem to love them. Now titles like G-Darius HD should work great on the Steam Deck.

Team Fortress: Source 2 fan project gets a DMCA from Valve

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Team Fortress: Source 2 project is now officially dead in the water after getting hit with a DMCA from Valve, although the creators were already stopping development.

Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 3 announced

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Even more classics are getting a new life on PC with the Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 3 announced for release on February 1st along with Linux and Steam Deck support just like the previous collections.

AYANEO NEXT LITE handheld announced with SteamOS Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Finally we're seeing another handheld vendor jump in with Linux. The AYANEO NEXT LITE was announced today and much like the Steam Deck, they plan to ship it with SteamOS! NOTE: ARTICLE UPDATED.

League of Legends likely unplayable on Linux / Steam Deck soon due to Vanguard anti-cheat

By Liam Squires-Hand,
A day we expected to come but now Riot Games have formally announced that their Vanguard kernel-level anti-cheat is coming to League of Legends, and so it will make it unplayable on Linux.

Usurper turns Chess into a deck-building roguelike

By Liam Squires-Hand,
If you love strategy games, board games, deck-builders and roguelikes you may want to keep a little eye on Usurper, an upcoming game from Rogue Brain Studios that releases later this year.

Palworld is Pokémon with guns, farming, survival and building - I'm quite excited

By Liam Squires-Hand,
After growing up playing Pokémon, I will jump at the chance to try pretty much anything that involves some form of monster collection. It's just my jam and Palworld looks and sounds kind of hilarious that I need to play it.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Fantastic news for Like a Dragon fans as the latest in the series Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth has been checked over and confirmed Steam Deck Verified by Valve ahead of the release.

Check out the demo for the relaxing exploration-trading game Townseek

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Available for a limited time during the Steam Capitalism and Economy Fest, you can try out a new demo for Townseek, a casual and relaxing exploration-trading game that looks real sweet.

Valve announces new rules for games with AI Content on Steam

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve have now confirmed their rules for game developers using AI generated content on Steam, and while they're not banning AI they are going to ensure it's clearly stated for players.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game engine OpenXRay gets taken down on GitHub

By Liam Squires-Hand,
OpenXRay is an improved cross-platform version of the X-Ray Engine, which is the original game engine used in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series by GSC Game World. However, it seems a bad actor got it taken down from GitHub. NOTE: ARTICLE UPDATED.

Pillars of Eternity from Obsidian has a new patch coming nearly 9 years after release

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Well this is quite a surprise isn't it? Obsidian Entertainment have announced a new patch is coming and now in Beta on Steam for their 2015 RPG the Pillars of Eternity.

MSI officially announced the Claw A1M handheld with Intel

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Well there it is! MSI Claw A1M is the official name of the next big vendor to jump into the handheld gaming space to take on the likes of the Steam Deck, ROG Ally and the Lenovo Legion Go.

Cross-distribution support improvements coming for Canonical's Snap packages

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Well, 2024 should be interesting for Linux packaging! While many distributions use different packaging formats like deb, rpm and others there's also Flatpak for cross-distro support. But we also have Canonical's Snap - which is going to get improved cross-distro support.

OpenAI say it would be 'impossible' to train AI without pinching copyrighted works

By Liam Squires-Hand,
I really fear for the internet and what it will become in even just another year, with the rise of AI writing and AI art being used in place of real people. And now OpenAI openly state they need to use copyrighted works for training material.