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Stadia Pro games for June include Blue Fire, MotoGP20 and more - ARK arrives this 'Summer'

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2021

We now know what you can expect from Stadia Pro, the optional Google Stadia subscription, if you stay subscribed in June with the next set of claimable games announced. Time for another Stadia round-up.

Slimbook think they have the 'One' for you with their new compact mini-PC

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2021

Need a new PC? Slimbook have a pretty fancy and sleek looking compact mini-PC called the Slimbook One powered by an AMD RYZEN 7 4800H and AMD Radeon Graphics Vega 7.

StarCrawlers Chimera is a new upcoming first-person cyberpunk dungeon crawler

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2021

StarCrawlers Chimera has been announced by Juggernaut Games as their newest modern first-person dungeon crawler.

Google detail 'Half-Double', a new Rowhammer vulnerability for DRAM

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2021

Is nothing sacred any more? Gosh, there's vulnerabilities everywhere. Just when you thought you were safe after updating to protect your CPU, now there's this. Thought RAM vendors had fixed Rowhammer from 2014? Think again, it's back with Half-Double.

Looks like Steam is getting a brand new Downloads page

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2021

Now that the dust has settled on the new Steam Library design, along with various other UI overhauls like the Properties page for games (and the recent SteamPal console leaks) - Valve will be fixing up the Steam Downloads page now too.

A trio of top-down Dungeon Crawlers reviewed, one old, one new and one coming soon

By scaine, 25 May 2021

I was recently offered a beta key for the upcoming Ampers@t dungeon crawler and then a curator key for the recently released Ouroboros Dungeon. What better time, then, to also review the classic crawler, Unexplored?

Dome Romantik is a unique roguelite miner about digging to the planet's core

By Liam Dawe, 25 May 2021

Dig for riches but watch out for nasty creatures on these alien worlds in the unique and quite clever Dome Romantik.

JRPG inspired adventure Light Fairytale Episode 2 is out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 25 May 2021

Following on from a cliffhanger in the first episode, Light Fairytale Episode 2 is a Japanese inspired RPG featuring a modern presentation with a classic core.

Comedy point and click adventure Not Another Weekend is out now

By Liam Dawe, 25 May 2021

With a certain level of humour and style found in early Leisure Suit Larry, developers Animatic Vision / Dead Blue Friends have released Not Another Weekend.

Heroic Games Launcher for running Epic Store titles on Linux 1.7.0 release is out

By Liam Dawe, 25 May 2021

As Epic Games continue ignoring Linux with their store, the Heroic Games Launcher picks up that slack and it has a new release now available for you.

Hints appear of Valve making a handheld Steam "SteamPal" Neptune console

By Liam Dawe, 25 May 2021

Well well, perhaps we finally know what the end game is here for the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer and a lot of the other work Valve has been doing for Linux with a possible handheld Steam console. UPDATED.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By , 25 May 2021

This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

SCS put up an open Beta for multiplayer in Euro Truck Sim 2 and American Truck Sim

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2021

To be available in an opt-in Beta on Steam, SCS Software are officially bringing online multiplayer to both of their truck sims with Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.

GZDoom 4.6.0 rolls out with widescreen graphics for Heretic and Hexen

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2021

GZDoom continues maturing as a game engine to play the classics including the Doom series, Heretic and Hexen and more along with developers using it to make their own games (like the upcoming Selaco).

Cartoon-like action-adventure Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread coming Linux

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2021

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread from Allods Team Arcade and publisher MY.GAMES has recently been confirmed as getting a Linux version.

Space sci-fi drone sim Duskers hits five years, dev talks sales and returns to indie

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2021

Misfits Attic, developer of Duskers are celebrating the well-received game hitting five years and they're returning to indie development once again. We also have sales info across platforms.

Theme Hospital game engine reimplementation CorsixTH gets a big new Beta

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2021

Doctor needed in the surgery! CorsixTH, the wonderful free and open source game engine reimplementation for the incredible classic that is Theme Hospital has a big new Beta out.

Have you played Code 7? It's a thrilling episodic story-driven hacking adventure

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2021

Now and then I go back to the big long list of games that was inluded in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality and come across a gem. This time it's Code 7, a really engrossing hacking adventure.

Lightweight Linux distribution for retro gaming Lakka 3.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2021

Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown retrogaming console, and it's the official RetroArch Linux distribution. Good for the Raspberry Pi and other small devices.

A possible light at the end of the tunnel for GPU shortages thanks to Ethereum

By Liam Dawe, 24 May 2021

Ethereum, the stupidly popular cryptocurrency is moving from a Proof-of-Work model which needs powerful machines to a Proof-of-Stake method which will cut actual electrical power use dramatically and need less computing power to work with.