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KDE developer thinks they will become the 'Windows or Android' of the FOSS world

By Liam Dawe,
KDE developer Nate Graham, who is known for writing the 'This week in KDE" blog posts keeping us up to speed on all the latest changes has a fresh update about plans for taking over the world, and Graham has some interesting things to say.

Here's some of what we've learned about the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
We're getting more and more excited about the Steam Deck, even though Valve has delayed it at least until February 2022 we do now have quite a few more fun details thanks to the recent Steamworks Virtual Conference.

Valve answers the question: should developers do native Linux support or Proton?

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck over, we now have quite a few details that have come out on what to expect from the Steam Deck, Proton, Linux, SteamOS 3 and more.

Proton 6.3-8 gets a first Release Candidate, lots of games working on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh Proton release is coming up with Proton 6.3-8 now seeing a Release Candidate ready for more people to test and report issues on.

Relaxing jelly-taming RPG Alchemic Cutie is out now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Fancy exploring a cute pixel-art land filled with wild bouncing jellies? Alchemic Cutie is a very sweet casual RPG and it's officially out now on Steam.

Ryan Gordon gets an Epic MegaGrant to further improve SDL, helping with next-gen APIs

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like cross-platform game development with SDL is going to get easier, as Ryan Gordon (also known as Icculus) has confirmed an Epic MegaGrant and details what it will be used for.

Megaquarium: Architect's Collection is out now with 15 new animals

By Liam Dawe,
Megaquarium: Architect's Collection is a new and exciting sounds expansion pack for the impressive aquarium building game that's now available.

Forza Horizon 5 on Linux? Yeah okay fine, Proton Experimental was updated

By Liam Dawe,
So it wasn't enough that Age of Empires 4 from Xbox Game Studios was now playable on Linux, Proton Experimental has once again been upgraded to get Forza Horizon 5 off the starting line.

Barotrauma gets its biggest discount yet and a Steam Free Weekend

By Liam Dawe,
2D co-op submarine death simulator Barotrauma will be having a big sale and a Steam Free Weekend starting later today. Your chance to buddy up with some friends and watch the chaos unfold.

Baba Is You gets a level editor in a free update this month

By Liam Dawe,
Baba Is You, one of my most favourite puzzle games ever, is set to finally see the big level editor update on November 17 as a free upgrade for all owners.

Valve's Steam Deck developer event is open to all to watch today at 6PM UTC

By Liam Dawe,
Today (November 12) at 10am PST / 6PM UTC, Valve are hosting the Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck and you will actually be able to watch.

Valve adds documentation for Steam Deck development, suggests Manjaro Linux for now

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Deck delayed until February 2022, Valve has produced new developer documentation giving a helping hand to devs interested in testing ready for it using Linux.

OPGames donates $300k to open source including Godot Engine and Blender

By Liam Dawe,
OPGames, a company that (as they describe) helps "turn games into investable assets through NFTs" has donated a bunch of monies to a few great open source projects.

Total War: WARHAMMER III gets more new footage

By Liam Dawe,
Now that we know when Total War: WARHAMMER III will release, Creative Assembly has been putting out some more info about it and there's some fresh gameplay videos too.

The Khronos Group officially announces the Dynamic Rendering extension for Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
Recently with the Vulkan 1.2.197 specification update, a new extension popped up that has plenty of developers happy with Dynamic Rendering and now The Khronos Group has formally announced it with a more detailed explanation.

Escape Simulator sees over 600 rooms made by players

By Liam Dawe,
Pine Studio has seen quite a success with player interaction with their new game Escape Simulator, with 500 player created rooms in just over two weeks after release and right now it has well over 600.

Europa Universalis IV: Origins is out along with a big free update

By Liam Dawe,
Europa Universalis IV: Origins is a new "Immersion Pack" available now as a paid DLC for Paradox's popular historical strategy game and the 1.32 Songhai free update is also live.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice releases in December

By Liam Dawe,
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice from Mimimi Games is going to be releasing in December and they have a new trailer ready.

Valve delays Steam Deck, now starts shipping February 2022

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has announced today that their hotly anticipated handheld, the Steam Deck, has been delayed until 2022.

Axis & Allies 1942 Online from Beamdog is out now with full cross-play

By Liam Dawe,
Beamdog, known for their RPG revamps like Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition have finally pushed Axis & Allies 1942 Online out of Early Access as a finished game with full cross-play.