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Physics-based cyberpunk platformer LAZR is looking really good in the latest footage

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After an impressive early demo (which you can still try out) and a successful Kickstarter campaign, LAZR is looking really fun and I can't wait to see more of it.

The Choice of Life: Middle Ages is a silly and short choice-based adventure

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An adventure that slightly reminds me of the Reigns series, The Choice of Life: Middle Ages has you pick from a couple cards to pick choices and go on your adventure.

Try to save the world in Plague Inc: The Cure, DLC coming soon and temporarily free

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What was originally looking like a free update to the brilliant Plague Inc: Evolved is instead going to be a massive expansion that is "big enough to be a brand new game".

The next Steam Game Festival starts February 3, 2021 - devs have until early December

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With the last Steam Game Festival ending in October, Valve have announced the dates for the next and developers don't have long to get their demos ready.

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 455.46.01 driver out now

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NVIDIA have released another update to their quickly advancing Vulkan Beta Driver, with the 455.46.01 release out.

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead releases November 19 with Linux support

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Along with getting a new trailer, it's now confirmed that Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead will be releasing on November 19 with official Linux support.

Beamdog need testers for major updates to Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

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Canadian studio Beamdog who made the Enhanced Editions of Baldur's Gate I & II, Icewind Dale and others are currently testing a huge upgrade for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.

Zniw Adventure is a sweet new family-friendly cartoon-like point & click out now

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Developed by two people since way back in 2014, Zniw Adventure is a thoroughly charming looking cartoon-styled point and click adventure with a family friendly theme.

Shortest Trip to Earth gets a second DLC expansion with new content

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Shortest Trip to Earth, a roguelike spaceship sim that somewhat resembles FTL but with far more depth to it has a second expansion now available.

DoubleShake is an upcoming love letter to 5th generation console platformers

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Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter with a goal that's been hit, DoubleShake from Rightstick Studios is a love letter to classic 5th generation platformers.

With deep sandbox building options and lots of content, From the Depths is out now

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After 6 years in Early Access, the sandbox vehicle building game From the Depths has officially released.

The Darkside Detective: Season 2 becomes The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

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Akupara Games and Spooky Doorway have announced that The Darkside Detective: Season 2 is going through a rebranding to The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark and they released a new trailer too.

Linux game manager Lutris gets a 0.5.8 Release Candidate

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The absolutely huge 0.5.8 update for the game manager Lutris is one step closer to a proper release, with a Release Candidate out now.

Say hello to PLATYPUS, the latest CPU security problem

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This kind of PLATYPUS is not a sweet and unusual mammal, this is a security problem recently announced that affect Intel across server, desktop and laptop CPUs.

System76 bring back the Galago Pro with Intel Xe and NVIDIA GPU options

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Bringing back something of a fan favourite, hardware vendor and Linux distribution maker System76 have announced the brand new Galago Pro.

Everafter Falls is a super-sweet farming sim with action-RPG elements on Kickstarter

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As we previously covered back in September, Everafter Falls is an upcoming mix of a sweet and casual farming life sim blended with some action-RPG elements and it's now live on Kickstarter.

Intense top-down racer Bloody Rally Show gets random daily challenges and big upgrades

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While art of rally showed off how strikingly beautiful a top-down racer could be, the earlier Bloody Rally Show showed the opposite with how brutal it can be.

Check out Sonic 3 A.I.R., a fan-made remaster now available on Linux

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As someone who grew up with early Sega consoles, the Sonic games were part of my first gaming experiences and you can relive some of it with Sonic 3 A.I.R.

Deal with the infected and rescue survivors in the retro-arcade FPS 'Affliction Rescue'

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Miss the classic arcade first-person shooters? I know I certainly do (although without bleeding money into machines) and Affliction Rescue has a really great feel that you should check out.

Need to plan something out? Check out the slick MasterPlan

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Something for game developers, and anyone wanting to plan things using a slick app: enter MasterPlan.