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Open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver NVK gets more enhancements

26 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

Developer Faith Ekstrand has written up a fresh blog post on Collabora which goes over implementing two extensions in NVK, the open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver, and how it ended up fixing actual games.

Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0

26 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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More open source surprises for you today, coming from Microsoft too which is always interesting to see as they've now open sourced MS-DOS 4.0.

NVIDIA developer contributing to the open source NVK driver

26 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Another surprise from NVIDIA here. On top of one developer contributing to Nouveau, we have another developer now contributing to NVK.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) is now available

25 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Another big Linux distribution release is upon us. Ubuntu 24.04 is a new long-term support release from Canonical available today.

SteamOS 3.5.19 for Steam Deck out now for everyone

25 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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After two recent Preview releases of SteamOS for Steam Deck, Valve has now put out the latest Stable update for everyone with SteamOS 3.5.19 code-named "Grey Park Seagull".

Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers released after 5 years of development

25 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Sonic fans will love this one! Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers builds upon the idea of its predecessor SRB2Kart, a kart racing game built on the fangame Sonic Robo Blast 2, itself based on a modified version of Doom Legacy.

Fallout 4 'Next Gen' update out now and Steam Deck Verified

25 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Well, here it is Vault Dwellers, the big update to Fallout 4 you've been waiting on after binge-watching the Fallout show.

Fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx is approaching the end-game

25 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Songs of Syx is approaching the end-game now with a new Beta release out for version 66, which as usual has tons of changes for this massive city-building strategy game.

Garry's Mod forced to remove Nintendo content after takedowns

25 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Facepunch issued an announcement for Garry's Mod players, to explain that a whole lot of user content is being taken down due to Nintendo.

Semi-open world paper plane adventure 'Paper Sky' coming to Linux and Steam Deck

24 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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I do love how indie developers come up with all these unique and quirky game ideas, and now Paper Sky is on the way from developer BRUTE FORCE who also made the dynamic physics platformer Crumble.

Valve makes paid 'Advanced Access' a clear feature on Steam now

24 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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With more and more AAA publishers putting up special editions of games you can pay extra for, to play a few days before the main release, Valve has formally made "Advanced Access" a thing on Steam.

Atari revives Infogrames and acquires Totally Reliable Delivery Service

24 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Atari are trying more and more to make a proper full comeback now and they've just announced a revival of Infogrames along with acquiring Totally Reliable Delivery Service.

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Flathub for Linux apps has been given quite the makeover

24 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Flathub is my favourite place to grab various apps for Linux and Steam Deck and it just had a bit of a makeover and it's looking fancy.

Minecraft v1.20.5 the Armored Paws drop update is live now

24 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Mojang have released the latest upgrade to Minecraft with the version 1.20.5 the Armored Paws drop free update out now.

Ghostwire: Tokyo removed Denuvo Anti-Tamper

24 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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I know plenty of people skip over games with Denuvo Anti-Tamper, so for those who do you may wish to now take a look at Ghostwire: Tokyo.

Horizon Forbidden West gets Intel XeSS v1.3 and text scaling

24 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Good news for Steam Deck players, and those with not so great vision, as the latest update to Horizon Forbidden West brings in some essential improvements.

Steam refunds get adjusted to account for pre-release playtime

24 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Valve announced a small tweak to their refund policy, which closes a small loophole left open for Early Access and Advanced Access.

Fedora Linux 40 is officially out now

23 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Ready for some more upgrades? Today Fedora Linux 40 has now been officially released bringing with it big upgrades with GNOME 46, KDE Plasma 6 and lots more.

Trackline Express is a quirky, funny and unique journey

23 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Trackline Express is a game all about getting your train across an unforgiving desert, and it's a whole lot of fun coming from Bubblebird Studio who also made the cute Haven Park.

Shoot through a mass of alien cells in Swarm Grinder 1.0 out now

23 Apr 2024 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Swarm Grinder is a repeatable action roguelite where you control a little mech, as you battle your way through a big swarm of cells that spawn various types of enemies. An interesting one if you enjoy games like Vampire Survivors.