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Vulkan API 1.4 released with new required extensions, better 8K rendering

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The Khronos Group have today announced the release of the Vulkan 1.4 API specification, with various changes and improvements for game and application developers.

Disney Black Friday Humble Bundle has 17 classics for you like Star Wars and LEGO

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I doubt you need any more games, or perhaps you do, and you fancy some classics. Well the Disney Black Friday Humble Bundle has some fun stuff in it.

Motorsport Games delisting all NASCAR games after iRacing license transfer

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Motorsport Games announced at the end of November, that all NASCAR games will be delisted from stores on December 31st.

Inventory management battler NeoDuel: Backpack Monsters gets new content - we have keys to give away

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NeoDuel: Backpack Monsters from DiceHit Games, Rogue Duck Interactive and The 4 Winds Entertainment is an inventory management battler with a creature collecting / fusing twist and a fresh content update recently went live.

Looks like Discord finally fixed Linux screen and audio sharing with Wayland

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A while ago in November, it seems I missed a post from a user in the GamingOnLinux Discord server, noting that the Discord developers finally hooked up screen and audio sharing for Linux with Wayland.

Lutris game manager v0.5.18 released with improved GOG and itch.io support, various other features

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Lutris, the popular free and open source game manager for Linux, has a fresh update out now fixing up some issues and adding in a good bunch of new features.

Blizzard are delisting Warcraft I and II from GOG, so GOG adds a special discount and will keep them updated

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GOG have announced that Warcraft I and Warcraft II are going to be leaving GOG "at the publisher's request" (Blizzard).

Linux share remains above 2% in the November 2024 Steam Survey thanks to Steam Deck

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Valve have released the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2024. Here's the details from it.

Proton 9.0-4 Beta updated with more game fixes needing testing on Steam Deck / Linux

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Recently I covered the huge Proton 9.0-4 update for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux hitting the Release Candidate stage and there's been a couple of changes.

Here's the most played Steam Deck games for November 2024

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Another month down and we're closing in on the festive period, so here's a look back at what's been popular on Steam Deck during November 2024.

Free & open source RPG 'Veloren' update compilation - weeks 233 to 241

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This is a compilation series from recent updates provided at the Veloren blog, the free and open source voxel action-adventure RPG

Best cheap Steam Deck / Linux games in the Steam Autumn Sale 2024

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To help you decide on what to pick up, I've gone through the Steam Autumn Sale and picked out a whole bunch that will work great across both Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

The latest from Prime Gaming - November 29 edition - more for Steam Deck / Linux

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Here we go again! Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep.

Project Zomboid set for a massive update that should get a Beta before Christmas

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Project Zomboid, the highly rated and popular zombie survival game from The Indie Stone, is set to get another truly massive update.

Theme park builder Parkitect gets a campaign editor and a new DLC is on the way

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Parkitect from Texel Raptor is celebrating a sixth anniversary, with a big new update out now and news of a fresh DLC coming.

itch.io Creator Day is live today where they take no cut from devs, along with their Autumn Sale

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itch.io Creator Day is live right now, where the store will not take any cut at all from sales developers make.

Survival game The Last Plague: Blight adds controller support, great for Steam Deck

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The Last Plague: Blight impressed me quite a lot with the initial Early Access release, and the developer has been doing some great updates to it recently.

Modding support returns to Dome Keeper in the latest update

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While the developers keep working away on multiplayer for Dome Keeper, you can now get back to filling your game up with mods as support has returned.

Baldur's Gate 3 will get cross-play, a photo mode and 12 subclasses next year

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One of the best RPGs ever made is about to get even better, with Larian Studios announcing what looks to be the last major update for Baldur's Gate 3 coming in 2025.

Latin cowboy casual farming sim Gaucho and the Grassland new demo released

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​Gaucho and the Grassland is a game that depicts the life of a Gaúcho, the equivalent of a Latin Cowboy from the region of the Pampas (South of Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile). A new demo is out now, here's some thoughts on it.