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Steam Deck gets a small update to add more keyboard layouts

By Liam Dawe,
Continuing to improve the typing experience with the Steam Deck on-screen keyboard, Valve has released a new Steam Deck Client update with additions.

Linux user share on Steam hits second highest percentage in years

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put out their usual monthly Hardware & Software Survey and it's looking pretty great for Linux overall. April 2022 showed a big boost to Linux gamers.

Going Rogue: A Festival of Persistence event is live on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Going Rogue: A Festival of Persistence is a new week-long event on Steam, celebrating how diverse and confusing the whole roguelike thing is.

Embracer Group to acquire Eidos, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix Montréal

By Liam Dawe,
Another huge acquisition for the games industry today as Embracer Group have agreed to purchase Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montréal amongst others.

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed gets a huge character overhaul and lots of fixes

By Liam Dawe,
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed came to Linux recently as a Native title and it is Steam Deck Verified but it wasn't without issues, which Digital Cybercherries have now fixed up.

Relaxing and gorgeous city-builder Dorfromantik is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Dorfromantik is a masterful blending of genres to create something you don't often see. Bringing together elements of tile matching with a city-builder, it sure is a peaceful way to game.

Society management city-builder Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is a city-builder that brings in some social society management, so prepare for some fierce class riots and more.

The Long Dark has some huge changes on the way with paid survival DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Hinterland has confirmed now that the future of the The Long Dark will have the Story and Survival modes completely separate, along with paid expansions for the Survival mode.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe hit 100,000 sales in 24 hours

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like developer Crows Crows Crows has managed to make a hit into another hit, with The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe shifting 100,000 copies in the first 24 hours.

Cytopia is a free and open source retro city-builder in development

By Liam Dawe,
Love city builders like the classic Sim City? You may want to keep a close eye on Cytopia, a free and open source retro pixel-art sim.

Microsoft joined the Open 3D Foundation for the Open 3D Engine

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a missed one from Friday, Microsoft has joined the Open 3D Foundation, who oversee the Open 3D Engine that's a free and open source updated version of Amazon Lumberyard that was contributed by Amazon.

Crawl through dungeons, hack computers, or explore an undersea base: Dungeon Crawler Jam

By Dennis_Payne,
A round-up of some interesting titles included in the recent Dungeon Crawler Jam 2022, there's a very varied mix.

Steam Deck updates out for Stable and Beta, better Refresh Rate Switching

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released another set of Steam Deck upgrades and it includes updates for both the Stable and Beta branches.

Canonical going 'all in' on gaming for Ubuntu, new Steam Snap package in testing

By Liam Dawe,
While there's a huge focus on Flatpak and Flathub thanks to the Steam Deck shipping with it out of the box, Canonical on the other hand continue with their own Snap packaging and they have a Steam Snap in testing for Ubuntu (and other distros, since Snap also works elsewhere).

Good Old Games Week is live on GOG with a sale

By Liam Dawe,
Good Old Games, what GOG were originally known as, is a bit more than just a name it's a commitment to keeping classics alive and easy to purchase so GOG are celebrating with a sale.

First-person zombie co-op shooter Projekt Z is up on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Projekt Z from German studio 314 Arts is now live on Kickstarter, with an ambitious plan to release a free to play shooter that's supported on Linux.

Mistlands in Valheim will have strange structures — and Hares

By Liam Dawe,
As work continues on the major Mistlands update for Valheim, Iron Gate have given us another teaser of what's to come for their co-op survival game.

Easy GE-Proton installer ProtonUp-Qt now shows Steam Deck compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
ProtonUp-Qt is great. A very simple application that allows you to download extra compatibility layers for Linux desktops and the Steam Deck and now it's even better.

Absolute classic Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries gets a new upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, an absolute classic strategy game originally from Enlight Software that released in the 90s and later become open source just had a surprise update.

A 4th Gen Kubuntu Focus M2 laptop is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Looking for top Linux support, along with KDE Plasma out of the box and you need a new laptop? Perhaps have a think on the new fourth generation Kubuntu Focus M2.