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Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher aims to improve Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Oh no! Another launcher! Well, not quite. In fact, Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (ULWGL) is actually meant to be used by existing game launchers like Heroic Games, Lutris and others on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Palworld overtakes Counter-Strike 2 for most players on Steam and hits 5 million sales

By Liam Dawe,
There seems to be absolutely no stopping Palworld. It just keeps on growing and pulling in more players with its enticing theme of Pokémon with guns and crafting.

Last Epoch crosses 1 million Early Access sales, new trailer and pre-order bonuses

By Liam Dawe,
Eleventh Hour Games are ramping up their plans for the 1.0 release of Last Epoch, the popular ARPG with a rather unique sounding item trading system. Now there's a new trailer and details of pre-order bonuses if you pick it up before February 21st.

You slept through the end of the world in Aground Zero

By Liam Dawe,
Aground Zero just recently released from Fancy Fish Games, as a spin-off from their popular side-scrolling survival game Aground. This time it's in full 3D and you're deep underground and you slept through the end of the world.

Edge ISO available for Linux Mint 21.3 with newer Linux kernel

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux Mint team have announced the release of the Edge ISO for the latest Linux Mint 21.3, making it easier to use with newer hardware.

31% of devs already using AI and the PC platform looks strong from GDC Survey

By Liam Dawe,
The annual GDC Survey is out now and it's an interesting look into what developers are up to and how the industry is changing, and some of the info this time around is pretty eyebrow raising.

MONSTER HUNTER RISE adds new DRM that breaks it on Steam Deck (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe,
Capcom have rolled out an update to MONSTER HUNTER RISE, and sadly it has broken it on Steam Deck. As they continue attempting to change their DRM in older games. ARTICLE UPDATED: Valve fixed it.

Palworld is Steam Deck Playable and runs on Desktop Linux with Proton

By Liam Dawe,
Palworld is a new release on Steam in Early Access from Pocketpair. A fusion of Pokémon with monster catching, farming, building and much more. It is Steam Deck Playable and does work on Desktop Linux too.

VCMI, open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III v1.4.3 brings lots of bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
If you want to play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic III, the open source engine VCMI is easily the best way on modern platforms and version 1.4.3 is out now with plenty of bug fixes.

Steam Beta adds explainers to Steam Deck performance menu - plus fixes for Desktop too

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released a new Beta for the Steam Deck and Steam Desktop that improved numerous bugs, and for Steam Deck makes the performance menu a little easier to understand.

GPU Reshape is a fancy new open source tool for developers

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh announcement for developers today is GPU Reshape, a free and open source tool that could be really useful for game developers working with Vulkan and DirectX 12 to deal with potentially undefined behaviour.

Deep survival game Vintage Story adds cave-ins, improved first-person, lots more animals

By Liam Dawe,
Vintage Story is a brutal deep survival game that I just love to watch expand, because it's so filled full of content it's spilling over the sides. The latest release, v1.19.0 Dejank Redux brings in even more content.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered gets Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is releasing from Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics on February 14th, and now Valve have given it the green tick of approval as it is now Steam Deck Verified.

Exiled is a new compact puzzle thriller from the director of My Friendly Neighborhood

By Liam Dawe,
Up for being puzzled and thrilled at the same time in a compact setting? John Szymanski, director of My Friendly Neighborhood, has released a standalone version of Exiled.

Need more Left 4 Dead 2? Check out the huge Cold Front mod

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by Fuze Studios' Left 2 Die for Roblox, Left 4 Dead 2 just got a huge new mod campaign for you to play through with Cold Front and it looks great.

Popular mobile puzzle game classic Threes! is launching on PC for its 10th anniversary

By Liam Dawe,
Threes! took the mobile world by storm back in 2014 winning the Apple Design Award, and finally for its 10th anniversary it will be coming to Steam so we can all get in on the fun. Releasing on February 6th, it appears it will have Native Linux support too!

Time Survivors is the most completely absurd Vampire Survivors-like yet

By Liam Dawe,
Time Survivors just released on Steam and like many horde survival games it takes the idea of Vampire Survivors, and puts a few little different ideas into the mix and it's probably the most insane one yet.

NVIDIA 535.154.05 for Linux brings a few bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA released driver version 535.154.05 for Linux bringing with it a few useful sounding bug fixes, so here's what's new for the first NVIDIA update of 2024. NOTE: ARTICLE UPDATED.

Valve seeing increasing bug reports due to Steam Snap - other methods recommended

By Liam Dawe,
Canonical announced some time ago their Steam Snap which was promoted as stable with Ubuntu 23.04, as they continue to push their own packaging format with Snap but it seems this has been causing problems for Valve.

GStreamer gets funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund to rewrite parts in Rust

By Liam Dawe,
While GStreamer may not be something that generates a lot of headlines, it's a much loved and well-used bit of open source tech for handling media on Linux and many other systems and it just got a big funding boost from the Sovereign Tech Fund.