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Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
Kernel-level anti-cheat feels like it's everywhere now, and will remain a thorn in Valve's side for the new Steam Machine powered by SteamOS Linux.

Hot on the heels of the Steam Frame announcement, SteamVR Beta 2.14.1 brings more fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve only just released the latest stable SteamVR update in version 2.13, but SteamVR 2.14.1 Beta is now here as well with more tweaks and fixes.
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ARC Raiders is expanding with a new map but first a multi-phase event to unlock it

By Liam Dawe,
With the first major update for ARC Raiders now available, we have an in-game event for players to work towards unlocking the next map.

Ready for the Steam Frame, Khronos Group announced a new OpenXR "Best Practices Validation Layer"

By Liam Dawe,
The Khronos Group, the stewards of various open protocols like OpenGL, Vulkan, OpenXR and more just revealed a new tool for XR (VR / AR) developers.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is getting mid-run saves and an endless mode

By Liam Dawe,
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is set for some major improvements, although we don't know exactly when but it will make surviving in it a whole lot nicer.

The wonderful open-world monster battler Cassette Beasts hit over 1.1 million sold

By Liam Dawe,
Cassette Beasts has been a great hit for developer Bytten Studio, as they just revealed it's crossed over the 1.1 million mark for sales.

The excellent CloverPit has sold over 1 million and gets a Hard Mode update

By Liam Dawe,
CloverPit is a rather excellent game that's hit the jackpot for the developer, as they're cashing in on over 1 million sales and celebrating with a big update.

You can grab a free copy of Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft

By Liam Dawe,
Need a free game ready for the weekend? How about Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft? Well you can claim it free to keeps right now.

Of course dbrand is doing a Steam Machine Companion Cube

By Liam Dawe,
You've seen the brand new Steam Machine from Valve right? But what about a Steam Machine Companion Cube? Yes that's also now going to be a thing.

Linux open source graphics drivers Mesa 25.2.7 released

By Liam Dawe,
The latest set of open source graphics drivers for Linux have released, with the bug fix Mesa 25.2.7 now available.

Valve reveal the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
The day has arrived, Valve have announced a major hardware expansion with multiple devices including the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine.

The wonderful roguelite farming deckbuilder Cropdeck has a proper demo out now

By Liam Dawe,
Plant, grow and harvest in the farming roguelite deckbuilder Cropdeck, with a demo out now that you definitely need to put on your list to try.

Satisfactory gets optimizations, and improved Steam Deck support in patch 1.1.1.7

By Liam Dawe,
Coffee Stain Studios are showing how it's done, with Satisfactory getting a bunch of optimizations, and there's also improved Steam Deck support.

KOMODO's Steam Deck store is renaming to KOMODO STATION - perhaps ahead of the Steam Frame

By Liam Dawe,
Something is definitely happening in Valve land, as the KOMODO Steam Deck Store is being renamed KOMODO STATION tomorrow, November 13th.

Embark confirm "Duo prioritized matchmaking" for ARC Raiders and lowered store prices

By Liam Dawe,
Embark Studios have confirmed some recent changes to ARC Raiders, including a highly requested change for Duos to have a bit more fun with it.

Beatblock may look simple but this rhythm-action game is absolutely brilliant (and brutal)

By Liam Dawe,
Beatblock has such a simple style to it that it may fool you into thinking it's a rather basic game, but the rhythm-action is provides is properly good.

Tabulo is an upcoming Balatro-inspired chess roguelike

By Liam Dawe,
Another Balatro-inspired game and this time it's a chess roguelike, and one that actually looks like it could be pretty fun.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage silently added Easy Anti-Cheat

By Liam Dawe,
With no official notice from the developer, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage recently added in Easy Anti-Cheat.

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN The Forsaken Hollows arrives December 4

By Liam Dawe,
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, the standalone multiplayer co-op survival action game by FromSoftware, Inc. is set to expand on December 4 with The Forsaken Hollows.

SteamVR 2.13 brings a whole lot of bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
While many of us are no doubt waiting on whatever the Steam Frame turns out to be, Valve have released the latest stable SteamVR release with lots of bug fixes.