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Gunstoppable looks like just the right amount of FPS insanity

By Liam Dawe,
With a new reveal trailer, Gunstoppable from CAGE Studios is a momentum-fueled rogue-lite FPS that looks pretty insane.

Nexus Mods new app gets more UI improvements, performance upgrades and a Linux fix

By Liam Dawe,
Nice to see the new cross-platform Nexus Mods app coming along. This latest update doesn't add new games but does making using it better.

Gentoo Rescue is a puzzle game with twists that will melt your mind that I'm too stupid for

By Liam Dawe,
Gentoo Rescue from Jagriff seems simple on the surface but it's a real brain melting puzzle game that's well worth your time.

Catch rocks and rockets to throw at your enemies in Galactic Glitch

By Liam Dawe,
Galactic Glitch is a twin-stick roguelite shooter where you get to catch and throw rockets, rocks and enemies at other enemies - and it's damn good.

Spooky 2D co-op submarine sim Barotrauma is getting a big Home & Harbor expansion

By Liam Dawe,
Daedalic Entertainment and developers Undertow Games and FakeFish recently revealed the Home & Harbor expansion for Barotrauma.

At Fate's End is the next game from the Spiritfarer team

By Liam Dawe,
From the devs of Spiritfarer, At Fate's End is an action-adventure game where you fight the ones you love and your skill tree is your family tree.

Manjaro KDE Plasma plans move to Wayland by default

By Liam Dawe,
Ubuntu isn't the only Linux distribution planning a big change, as Manjaro KDE Plasma also now plans to move to Wayland.

Ubuntu 25.10 goes all-in with Wayland, dropping support for GNOME on Xorg

By Liam Dawe,
The Canonical Desktop Team have announced that starting with Ubuntu 25.10, they're going all-in with GNOME on Wayland.

The massive Satisfactory 1.1 update is out now with controller support

By Liam Dawe,
The first-person open-world factory building game Satisfactory just had a massive v1.1 update, bringing controller support and a lot more.

Base-building co-op exploration adventure game Necesse hits 1.0 in October

By Liam Dawe,
After a big graphics overhaul last year, the co-op base-building exploration adventure Necesse is set for the big 1.0 in October.

Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK v2.6.2 released

By Liam Dawe,
The latest release of the Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer has been released, with version 2.6.2 bringing assorted improvements.

Dune: Awakening is out now and works well on Linux Desktop but rough on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Dune: Awakening from Funcom has officially arrived, and thankfully it does work rather nicely on Desktop Linux.

Steam Beta improves controller support for 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless, 8BitDo Pro 2 and more

By Liam Dawe,
This is great. Valve released a new Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck that brings Steam Input improvements for various controllers.

Stellar Blade gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
Stellar Blade from SHIFT UP Corporation has been rated Steam Deck Verified by Valve ahead of the release on June 11th.

Steam Next Fest - June 2025 edition is live with new demos

By Liam Dawe,
A celebration of upcoming games big and small and everything in between. Steam Next Fest for June 2025 is now live.

Team Cherry clarify Hollow Knight: Silksong will be out before the 2025 holiday season

By Liam Dawe,
Team Cherry have clarified the release period for Hollow Knight: Silksong, after a bit of confusion thanks to Microsoft.

Khronos Group announce the Vulkan Video Decode VP9 Extension

By Liam Dawe,
Another expansion of the Vulkan graphics API has arrived with the Vulkan Video Decode VP9 Extension.

IGN Live 2025 Humble Bundle has a nice mixture of games

By Liam Dawe,
Don't miss your chance to build up your game collection with highly rated picks in the IGN Live 2025 Humble Bundle.

Theme Hospital engine remake CorsixTH 0.69 Beta 1 out now

By Liam Dawe,
Theme Hospital open source game engine CorsixTH has a nice Beta release out with v0.69 now in testing for this classic.

GOG store introduces one-click mods with Skyblivion coming soon

By Liam Dawe,
The GOG.com team have announced a new feature, with one-click mods available for various popular games.