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For a third month in a row, Linux remains above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey

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I still can't quite believe it but the Linux user share on Steam has not only remained above 1% for three months, it's actually risen again.

Steam Next Fest is live again with demos, livestreams and more

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It's that time again! From now until October 7 you get to try out various new demos on Steam, watch developer livestreams and much more.

The upcoming No VR Mod for Half-Life: Alyx shows off amazing progress

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I consider Half-Life: Alyx played in VR to be one of the greatest gaming experiences I've ever had but for a lot of people it's just not possible and so the No VR Mod is in progress.

Help change lives with the SpecialEffect One Special Day sale on Steam

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SpecialEffect is a charity that uses specialist technology to help people of all ages who have severe physical challenges and their One Special Day 2021 event is going on right now.

Cyberpunk speedrunner platformer Aeon Drive is out now starring Kira Buckland

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Developer 2Awesome Studio has released Aeon Drive, a cyberpunk themed platformer with a speedrunning theme.

Steam is doing another Tabletop Fest starting October 21 all about RPGs

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While today will see the Steam Next Fest arrive, Valve have more plans as the digital Tabletop Fest returns to Steam between October 21 - 25 and this time around it's all about the RPGs.

XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat working towards Steam Deck support by launch

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XIGNCODE3 is another popular anti-cheat like Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye that currently causes issues for Linux and it's going to hopefully see support for Linux and the Steam Deck by launch.

Steam Play Proton 6.3-7 is out now, Proton Experimental gets DLSS for DX12 games on Linux

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Two big bits of news for Steam Play Proton today with two new versions getting released so let's take a look and see exactly what's new for the Windows compatibility layer.

Another month down, here's a round-up of what was big through September 2021

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September 2021 is officially over and with it a whole lot of news came in. Here's our monthly overview round-up of what was big in case you missed it.

Third in the To The Moon series, time-loop adventure Impostor Factory is out

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Ready for more adventuring that might make you need a tissue to dry your eyes? Freebird Games are back for the third game in the To The Moon series with Impostor Factory.

Valve's Steam Deck dev kit got the early benchmark treatment

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Shared on a Chinese news website, one lucky recipient of the Steam Deck developer kit decided to show off some benchmarks although they probably weren't supposed to.

Paradox celebrate 1 year of Crusader Kings III with stats, like Cannibalism being popular

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Now that Crusader Kings III has been out for just over a year and with the Royal Court expansion on the way, Paradox are talking some more fun stats from players.

Beautiful puzzle game Bonfire Peaks is officially out now

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Bonfire Peaks is a new release from Corey Martin and Draknek that's a puzzle game about moving things around, and then setting your belongings on fire.

Kalypso Media forms new studio to work on Tropico 7, hiring developers now

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It seems Tropico 7 is now a confirmed thing, with Kalypso Media emailing today an announcement about forming a brand new studio dedicated to the next game.

GOG celebrates 13 years with Elvira I & II, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and a sale

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Founded 13 years ago, GOG.com is celebrating with the release of more classic games along with a big sale.

Seedlings is a puzzle-platformer that uses real nature footage from New Zealand's forests

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Made using real photos and videos of various aspects of the great outdoors, Seedlings seems like an absolutely wonderful 2.5D puzzle platformer to keep an eye on and try the demo too.

Stadia gets Control, Hello Engineer and more in Stadia Pro for October

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Time for another look at what Google are doing with their cloud gaming service Stadia with more new releases and new Stadia Pro games coming to the optional subscription. There's also a new way to party up with people.

Plane-crash island survival game Stranded Deep gets online multiplayer

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Being alone on a desert island after a plane crash? No thanks. Bringing along a friend? Yes please. Stranded Deep now has online multiplayer for two people.

'Deckard' is apparently the codename for a possible standalone Valve VR headset

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Back in June we reported on a patent from Valve that indicated work progressing towards their next VR headset and it appears the codename is Deckard.

New Steam Client Beta adjusts the Vulkan pre-caching system and PipeWire for Linux

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Another day another Steam Client Beta release and this time Valve has done some adjustments to the Vulkan pre-caching system for Linux.