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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.

Owlboy gets a nice upgrade, should now work great on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Owlboy, a rather sweet story-driven platformer developed by D-Pad Studio has been updated and it's quite a major change for the tech behind it that will make it run nicely on the Steam Deck.

Kaiju Wars seems like Into the Breach but it's much more and it's out now

By Liam Dawe,
Taken at face value, you could easily think that Kaiju Wars was close to Into the Breach but after playing it, I can safely tell you it's a whole lot more than that.

Trigon: Space Story is a fresh FTL-like space strategy game out now

By Liam Dawe,
Now this looks pretty darn cool. Did you enjoy FTL: Faster Than Light? Well, Trigon: Space Story looks very much inspired by it but with much more modern graphics.

Bugsnax out on Steam, looking good on Steam Deck but tweak needed on Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Bugsnax, originally a console exclusive for PlayStation and an Epic Exclusive on PC, was just released on Steam. Thankfully it works well on Steam Deck but on Linux desktops you need a small adjustment.

Proton Experimental fixes video playback in Ember Knights, Ghostwire: Tokyo and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has put up a new build of Proton Experimental for April 27, this is the special version of Proton you can switch to that has all the latest fixes but less testing.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is out now

By Liam Dawe,
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe from Crows Crows Crows is out now with Native Linux support and it's looking good.

Building and management sim Tavern Master comes to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Now you have a chance to build up and run your own tavern, with the positively reviewed Tavern Master now having a Native Linux build released.

SteamOS 3.2 Beta brings a new Steam Deck Fan Curve, experimental Refresh Rate Switching

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has only just put SteamOS 3.1 into the Stable channel with tons of improvements and there's already a Beta available for SteamOS 3.2 with some big goodies.

Wii U emulator Cemu getting closer to Linux and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Work continues on the Wii U emulator Cemu to bring it over to Linux, and with that gain Steam Deck support.

Block Quake is basically Quake made into LEGO

By Liam Dawe,
Do you love Quake? Do you love LEGO? Well, now they've been kind-of combined together to create Block Quake.

Classic Bethesda titles come to Steam, play them easily on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
With the Bethesda Launcher shutting down, they've begun the migration to Steam and now some of their classics have become available to download easily.

FLASHOUT 3 will bring high-speed combat racing later this year

By Liam Dawe,
Jujubee S.A. has announced they're bringing back FLASHOUT with FLASHOUT 3, a high-stakes and high-speed combat racer is coming with Native Linux support later this year.

Claustrowordia, a fun free crossword-type game from Ludum Dare 50

By Liam Dawe,
The Game Jam Ludum Dare 50 is over and the overall winner appears to be Claustrowordia, and it turns out it actually is a great crossword-type game.

Classic Sonic games being delisted to make way for Sonic Origins

By Liam Dawe,
A sad day for preservation and emulation, as SEGA has announced that they will be delisting the classic Sonic games.

Dune: Spice Wars is out in Early Access, works on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The battle for Spice has begun on the sandy planet, with Dune: Spice Wars from Shiro Games and Funcom officially out on Steam in Early Access.

Loop Hero gets controller support, looking good on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Loop Hero, the fantastic deck-builder from Four Quarters and Devolver Digital now has controller support, making it work even better on the Steam Deck.

AMD driver work ongoing to help Halo Infinite on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Bas Nieuwenhuizen has a new blog post up about some of the work going into the radv AMD GPU driver on Linux, and they're taking steps towards doing "A driver on the GPU" which should help Halo Infinite get working.

AI War 2: The Neinzul Abyss DLC out, Arcen finished with it

By Liam Dawe,
The massive-scale space RTS AI War 2 has a new expansion out with AI War 2: The Neinzul Abyss, and it seems Arcen are now finished with the game and moving onto their next project.