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A love letter to the Quake series, free and open source FPS Quetoo is out now
27 May 2026 at 5:23 am UTC Likes: 2

From the video, it looks like a mix of Quake2 and Quake3, although I do see bits of the original Quake in the part where they are hyping classic levels. <sarcasm>Video suggests they don't support Windows, just PCs running macOS and Linux</sarcasm>

Blue Archive adds full Steam Deck compatibility and a new startup movie
27 May 2026 at 5:13 am UTC

there's a sweet new startup movie too
I was wondering why this was noteworthy; didn't click for me until I saw it was in the points shop that it's a startup animation for the Steam Deck.

Just checked, and yep - there's still lots of free ones:
https://steamdeckrepo.com/ [External Link]

Trials of Mana and Legend of Mana enter the GOG Preservation Program with a Square Enix sale
27 May 2026 at 5:02 am UTC

Quoting: RrhapsodyBad, I want the original Trials of Mana, the SNES version.
Saw the version on Steam was released in 2020 - "surely GOG has an older version, as that's much too recent for a preservation program" - nope.

Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
23 May 2026 at 8:19 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: ElectricPrismGuys, I was wondering, would it be okay to put my Steam Machine in the Bath with me? I also have the strong urge to lick the puck.
I suppose next you'll want to see where it fits...

Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
23 May 2026 at 6:58 am UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: CaldathrasLong, long ago my girlfriend's dwarf bunny chewed partially through the monitor cable while I was using the computer. The screen went from full colour to shades of green. The rabbit survived. She changed his name to Merlin.

Merlin liked to play with my brother's Siamese cat. He would sneak up behind the cat and bite its tail then run away, expecting to be chased.
Sound like Merlin is the one with nine lives.

Here's what was revealed during The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
22 May 2026 at 8:08 am UTC Likes: 4

Dawn of War IV is being done by KING Art; I loved the Book of Unwritten Tales series, but this is a pretty big shift. Will be interesting to see how it pans out.

The huge Test of Time update for Civilization VII is out now
21 May 2026 at 6:12 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Kimyrielleinteresting new features OTHER than the forced civ changing that would make VII stand out in some way from VI.
They tend to change the graphics style in each iteration; it does look nice from the screenshots (I seem to recall lots of people were complaining about the style of VI when it came out, although it never bothered me).

Besides that, I found this overview - the forced change for each age leads the list, but there's other things:
https://www.ign.com/wikis/civilization-7/Biggest_Civ_7_Changes_for_Civ_6_Players [External Link]

NVIDIA reveal more GPU driver security flaws for May 2026
20 May 2026 at 7:09 am UTC

Quoting: Liam Squires-Hand
Quoting: CatKiller
Quoting: LinasWait, how should I interpret this? The driver branch is R570, but the fixed driver is 535? There is no fixed 570 driver?
I'm pretty sure Nvidia just messed up their table for their press release. From the context of the rest of the table, I expect that 570.211.01 is the version that fixes the 570 branch.
Good catch, I've updated it and let NVIDIA know.
R570 in the second list is also botched.

ARC Raiders gets Denuvo Anti-Cheat, a new trader, a new weapon and more
20 May 2026 at 6:58 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: spacemonkeyIf Arc Raiders stops working on Linux because of Denuvo and they get review bombed, then it's definitly the year of the Linux deaktop
Recent reviews are already pretty bad, so might be hard to tell.

Valve make adjustments to Steam tags, and they settled the Vampire Survivor-like argument with Bullet Heaven
20 May 2026 at 6:28 am UTC

Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneI guess they don't want to get legal issues with Lego as some YouTubers for wrong labeling. 😅
They are quite particular about it being "LEGO®"; check the list and see:
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=TT%20Games [External Link]

Somebody messed up on "LEGO Batman Trilogy" (and some DLC) but all 3 games in the bundle are correct. :)