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Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates


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This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

KenShape is a new tool to get easy 3D models from 2D pixel-art by Kenney


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Want a quick way to make 3D models? Here's your fresh tip of the day for prototyping, game development or anything else - check out the new KenShape application from Kenney.

Valve help developers into adding more controller support with new stats


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Valve are trying to give developer a bit more data on what controller / gamepad they're using, which is a good reminder for developers to make sure they are testing for more than just a mouse and keyboard.

OpenLoco is a free and open source re-implementation of Chris Sawyer's Locomotion


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Just like there's the awesome OpenTTD for fans of Transport Tycoon Deluxe, there's also OpenLoco for players who want to play through the classic Locomotion.

VRWorkout is a free and open source VR fitness rhythm game


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Need something new to try with your fancy Virtual Reality equipment? Well, VRWorkout looks interesting plus it's free and open source so you've got nothing to lose but time.

Free and open source voxel game engine Minetest 5.4 is out, makes mods easier for users


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Minetest, the Minecraft-like voxel game engine (and a basic game that comes with it) has a big new release out with Minetest 5.4.0 and it's worth trying again.

Team Cherry upgrade the excellent Hollow Knight with Vulkan for Linux


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Team Cherry have given their excellent action-platformer metroidvania Hollow Knight a bit of an upgrade, which you can test out on Steam in a fresh Beta test.

PixelJunk Raiders is the next Stadia exclusive, will have State Share and free for Pro


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While Google will no longer be doing any first-party games it seems they're still going to pull in exclusives. They've revealed PixelJunk Raiders along with the Stadia Pro line-up for March and other new games coming.

Of Mice and Moggies is an absolutely adorable puzzle game of constant cat-and-mouse


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Of Mice and Moggies is a game of cat and mouse, quite literally, as you step by step chase around mice and other animals in small but very clever puzzles. The adorable setting, as well as the excellent presentation and well designed puzzles are worth a look.

Super Plexis is a fresh competitive tile-matching battler with cross-platform PvP


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Do you love tile-matching? How about games similar to Tetris Attack, Puzzle League and other competitive tile-matchers? You will enjoy Super Plexis then which is out in Early Access.

Go on a journey through time in Two Point Hospital: A Stitch in Time out now


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Two Point Studios and SEGA just surprise released the latest expansion for the comedy building and management sim Two Point Hospital with Two Point Hospital: A Stitch in Time out now.

Stone Age co-op farming sim Roots of Pacha is live on Kickstarter


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You've played plenty of farming sims by now or at least seen plenty but have you done some farming in the Stone Age? Roots of Pacha is coming to Linux and it's live on Kickstarter.

KUR is an upcoming retro-styled FPS where you'll be kicking flesh-wearing robots


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With the retro-themed first-person shooter genre alive and well we have another entry upcoming with KUR, in development by Really Ragdoll with publisher The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild.

Jupiter Hell 0.9.7 'Expanse' is out, full release planned for August 5


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After being in Early Access for 18 months following a successful Kickstarter campaign, the brutal and brilliant roguelike Jupiter Hell will leave Early Access on August 5.

Transport Fever 2 gets a huge upgrade with Vulkan API support


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Urban Games are showing their dedication to Transport Fever 2, as they just today release a massive overhaul to the rendering system along with adding support for the Vulkan API.

Google, Bungie, id Software all under fire in a new Stadia lawsuit


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One day Google might catch a break with their cloud gaming service Stadia but it's not now and perhaps rightfully so in this case. There's a new proposed class action lawsuit over the streaming quality and display resolution on Stadia.

RetroArch announce the Open Hardware project, plus a new fantasy console core


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The team behind the RetroArch application have announced the Open Hardware project, their attempt to make things easy for you and they also recently added a new fantasy console core to play with.

With a few days left on the Kickstarter, Ova Magica has been an incredible success


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Making games is hard, marketing games and cutting through the noise is just as hard but for Claudia Gorsky they've managed both amazingly well with Ova Magica.

Puzzle-battler Aloof is launching on March 25 and it looks fab, do try the demo


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A puzzle-battler? Think like Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo and Puyo Puyo Tetris but with a new and fresh spin and that's what you're going to get with Aloof on March 25.

Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition returns on June 16


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Ready for a bunch more demos, livestreams and more? The Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition is set to return on June 16 and Valve are looking for developers to get involved.