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Flathub to verify first-party apps and allow developers to collect monies
Flathub and Flatpak packages are the future of Linux apps, according to more people, and GNOME are continuing to invest in it. They have some big plans to improve it too.
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HITMAN 3 arrives on Steam and works flawlessly on Linux with Proton
Good news for the Steam Deck. IO Interactive have finally put HITMAN 3 on Steam, after the Epic exclusive period has finished and it works out of the box on Linux with Steam Play Proton.
Game devs don't seem convinced on the Steam Deck from the GDC 2022 survey
The annual game developer survey from GDC is out now for 2022 and it has some interesting insights as usual. That includes thoughts on the upcoming Steam Deck, with it clearly not selling everyone.
Kitsune Tails gets an all-star voice cast
Kitsune Tails is an upcoming LGBTQ-focused retro story platformer from Kitsune Games and MidBoss, LLC. that's due out later this year. Looks great for platformer fans and it's going to have quite the voice cast.
Steering Wheel manager Oversteer expands supported wheels in 0.7.0
Oversteer continues to be the best way to setup and configure Steering Wheels on Linux. Oversteer 0.7.0 is out now and expands support for more wheels.
Stellaris 3.3 Unity gets a Beta available on Steam
Paradox Interactive are gearing up ready for the next major update to their space strategy game Stellaris. A new opt-in Beta is available for the 3.3 Unity update.
Get a fresh up close and personal look at the Steam Deck with Hellish Quart
Want a really close view on the Steam Deck in action? Hellish Quart developer Kubold recently had a Steam Deck devkit delivered so they took a video.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is out on Steam and runs well on Linux
Want to get into a new card game? Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel just released on Steam from Konami Digital Entertainment and the great news is that it works out of the box with Steam Play Proton Experimental on Linux.
A whole bunch of games just got Steam Deck Verified
Seems Valve has now properly started verifying games ahead of the Steam Deck launch, with a bunch of titles now verified ready to play so let's take a look.
Total War: WARHAMMER III gets a short hype-trailer for The Daemon Prince
Total War: WARHAMMER III is getting real close to the release now, and it's getting exciting for strategy fans to see the conclusion of this epic.
Action-packed 'combat-puzzle' roguelite Red Tether is out now
It's actually called ---Red---Tether--> but that would look a bit odd in the headline. A new release from indie dev Sleeper Games, it's a thoroughly unique looking shoot 'em up with pretty fun looking gameplay.
KDE begin the 15-Minute Bug Initiative to make Plasma great
KDE Plasma is a pretty frelling great desktop environment - but couldn't it be better? The KDE team have begun the previously announced 15-Minute Bug Initiative.
RetroArch need your feedback on their Open-Hardware planned for 2022
RetroArch announced back in February 2021 their plans for the Open-Hardware project. This was to bring an easy way for you to play your legally owned physical games directly in emulators and they have an update on their plans.
One of the most challenging VR rhythm games releases February 10
VR rhythm game Groove Gunner from BitCutter Studios Inc will be leaving Early Access on February 10. If you own a VR kit, this is one you need to try.
dbrand are cooking up something big for the Steam Deck
It's not entirely clear what dbrand has planned, however their team are clearly cooking up something with a teaser being posted on Twitter.
Wine 7.0 is officially out now bringing better compatibility
Just over a year since the last major version bump, Alexandre Julliard has announced the final release of Wine 7.0.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive updated, more tweaking for Steam Deck + Vulkan
Valve continues to tweak more of their games ahead of the Steam Deck release in February and their focus now appears to be on CS:GO with a fresh update out.
Penguin Heist game hits 25,000 sales with 5% on Linux
The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time developers That Fish / That Other Fish have announced their Early Access game seems to be doing reasonably well.
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard
A bit of wider industry news today. News which completely blows my mind - Microsoft are out to acquire Activision Blizzard.
Mad Experiments 2: Escape Room releases on March 8
March 8 will bring more puzzle / escape room antics with Mad Experiments 2: Escape Room from PlayTogether Studio.
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