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Khronos Group takes over cross-platform Slang shading language from NVIDIA

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Interesting industry news here for you, especially for developers. The Khronos Group announced they've launched the Slang Initiative, taking over the Slang shading language supported by NVIDIA since 2017.

Steam getting proper Season Pass support with clearer guidelines and refunds for cancellations

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Valve have another Steam store update incoming, with seemingly proper built-in support for a Season Pass along with new guidance for developers.

Valve fixes up Steam Input bug with ROG Ally X

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Valve confirmed back in August they still had plans to release SteamOS 3 outside of the Steam Deck for other handhelds, and it's nice to see they're still working away on the Steam Client for various hardware.

itch.io store now requires AI generated content disclosures for assets

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With AI generated content continuing to spread everywhere, the itch.io store has made a change to now require AI generated content disclosures.

Engineering puzzle game Poly Bridge 3 gets Steam Deck Verified with a major update

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Highly rated, and now you can take it happily on the go, Poly Bridge 3 had a big upgrade and it's now Steam Deck Verified.

Monster catcher Cassette Beasts adds Steam Workshop support and a new battle mode

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Cassette Beasts from Bytten Studio is a brilliant spin on the whole monster catching genre, and a fresh update out now continues expanding it.

Steam Deck update has fixes for performance issues in long sessions and Remote Play Together

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Valve pushed out a new stable Steam Deck Client update which includes some pretty essential sounding bug fixes.

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered now Steam Deck Verified

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Well there's a surprise. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered from Guerrilla Games / Nixxes Software and PlayStation Publishing has been given the Steam Deck Verified tick from Valve.

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from GSC Game World has now been released and after playing it pre-release, I've had a damn fun time with it.

FromSoftware owner Kadokawa confirms Sony sent an 'initial letter of intent' to acquire them

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Recently I covered that Kadokawa, the owner of ELDEN RING developer FromSoftware, were potentially being acquired by Sony and now Kadokawa have confirmed there's something going on.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Greece lands December 4, SCS continue updating legacy art assets for both truck sims

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SCS Software have announced that Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Greece is set for release on December 4th. Plus, they're continuing to update the visuals for both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.

ROSE is a free rogue-lite arena shooter where you sacrifice your body parts to progress

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A free game to play midweek? Why not eh? You really should check out ROSE, a violent rogue-lite arena shooter where you sacrifice your body parts to progress and gain new weapons and abilities. Developer Zakroutil launched it free on Steam, with an optional donation DLC on November 18th.

Vehicular combat shooter Mad Mechs looks like one to watch

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With various types of customizable vehicles and dynamic maps, Mad Mechs looks like good fun if you want over the top action.

Steam Controller 2 is apparently a thing and being 'tooled for a mass production' plus a new VR controller

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Take this with a pinch of salt as you always do with leaks, but it appears Valve may be prepping a Steam Controller 2, along with a new controller for their Deckard VR kit as well.

NVIDIA stable driver 550.135 released for Linux

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While NVIDIA continues working on new features for their 565 series, and they have their current new-feature branch 560.35.03, they also have the slightly older and stable version that just updated to version 550.135.

Fighting Fantasy Classics plans to add full Steam Deck support

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Fighting Fantasy Classics is a library app from Tin Man Games that collects together all your favourite Fighting Fantasy gamebooks from the 1980s to more recent modern-day releases.

Check out Miniatures, a short mixture of strange tales

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Here's one for you if you're short on time, and want to experience something a bit unique. Miniatures released recently from developer Other Tales Interactive.

Hotloop is a twin-stick shooter where you fling yourself around using gravity from planets

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Need some fresh twin-stick shooting fun? Hotloop looks like a nice one, with an interesting gravity mechanic to throw your ship around using gravity from various planets.

Sony reportedly looking to acquire Kadokawa, owner of ELDEN RING dev FromSoftware

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According to a report from Reuters, Sony are currently in talks to buy Kadokawa Corporation, the owner of ELDEN RING developer FromSoftware.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth gets online co-op in the latest update with Repentance+

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Available in Beta for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, is the new The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ update that brings online co-op.