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Retroid Pocket 5 and Retroid Pocket Mini will have Linux support

4 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

While it has yet to have a proper full announcement, the Retroid Pocket 5 sounds like a nice device for those of you who love retro gaming and for the first time it will have proper Linux support too. Along with the Retroid Pocket Mini too.

Acer enter the handheld PC gaming race with the Nitro Blaze 7

4 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Here we go again. Another vendor has decided to make their own PC gaming handheld and this time it's Acer with the Nitro Blaze 7.

Earl vs. the Mutants is chaotic survivor-like fun with vehicles

4 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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There's a whole lot of Vampire Survivor-likes and bullet hell / bullet heaven mixtures around, but not many stick you directly in the driver's seat like Earl vs. the Mutants.

SteamFork is yet another Linux distribution aiming to be a SteamOS-like for handhelds

4 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Attack of the clones! Well, sort of anyway. We have Bazzite, ChimeraOS, HoloISO and now SteamFork as well. There's so much choice to get Linux on your handhelds.

Devour famous paintings in the classic Snake-ish game ART for Snakes

4 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Remember the classic game Snake? Well this is ART for Snakes, a "snake-ish" game about eating the most expensive paintings you can before the time runs out.

Cosmic Call is basically Nuclear Throne as a rogue-lite boomer shooter

4 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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CosmicDev recently put up a demo for Cosmic Call, a very scribbly-styled retro boomer shooter that sees you fight through small arena levels as you keep powering up.

Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' adds sprinting, visual upgrades, more competitive AI

4 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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I love watching Thrive continue to grow. A free and open source evolution sim where you start off life as a single microbe. The latest release version 0.7.0 is out now adding new gameplay features.

Humble Choice for September 2024 has Guardians of the Galaxy, Coral Island, Stranded: Alien Dawn

3 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Looks like September 2024 is a pretty good month for Humble Choice, the subscription service from Humble Bundle that gives you a new set of games every month.

Harebrained (BATTLETECH / Shadowrun) announced GRAFT, a post-cyberpunk survival horror RPG

3 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Harebrained are back! After splitting off from Paradox, they've returned with a new game, and one Shadowrun fans might like to take a look at with GRAFT.

Make it so, engage or something for the Steam Space Exploration Fest

3 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Stardate 03/09/2024, the Steam Space Exploration Fest has begun so you better set course for the deals. Make it so, engage, hit it or whatever.

Intel reveals their Core Ultra 200V 'Lunar Lake' available starting September 24

3 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Lunar Lake has launched now officially as the Intel Core Ultra 200V series, due out from September 24th for "AI PCs".

A love letter to the Monster Tamer genre, Battle Gem Ponies is out now

3 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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After a successful Kickstarter back in 2021, Battle Gem Ponies from Yotes Games has officially released as a love letter to the Monster Tamer genre.

Cross-platform Nexus Mods app v0.6.0 out now expanding Cyberpunk 2077 support

3 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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The Nexus mod platform team continue building up their newer open source and cross-platform mod launcher, with expanded support for Cyberpunk 2077 modding in the new 0.6.0 version out now.

Square Enix invests in Playtron for their Linux-based PlaytronOS - first Alpha out now

3 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Playtron are quietly building up their Linux-based PlaytronOS, and not only have they released their first Alpha but they've pulled in another investor too.

Risk of Rain creators Hopoo Games join Valve

3 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Exciting times ahead for Valve and Steam as most of Hopoo Games, the creators of the Risk of Rain series, have now joined Valve.

Coromon: Rogue Planet blends creature-collecting with a rogue-lite twist

2 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Coromon is one of the better monster-taming / creature collecting Pokémon-likes that I've played and now the series is getting a new and rather different entry with Coromon: Rogue Planet.

Tower defense fans should try Nordhold: Origins, a free prologue for a much bigger upcoming game

2 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Currently reviewing well from users on Steam is Nordhold: Origins, a free tower defense game with high replayability where you build up a medieval Nordic village.

Linux smashes another market share record for August 2024 on Statcounter

2 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Another fresh month and so we have the latest operating system market share details from Statcounter, and it's another impressive showing for Linux from August 2024.

Get a free copy of Once Upon a Jester during the GOG Back To School Sale

2 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Another free game giveaway on GOG, this time you can grab Once Upon a Jester free along with discounts on multiple thousands of games.

OneShot: World Machine Edition is coming to Steam with Steam Deck support

2 Sep 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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OneShot is a surreal top down puzzle / adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities that released back in 2016, a console adaption OneShot: World Machine Edition released in 2022 that is now coming to Steam with Steam Deck support.