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Project Killswitch sales suspended as the kickstand messed with the Steam Deck fan

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2022

Looks like dbrand are not having a great time with Project Killswitch, their bundle of accessories as they had to pull it from sale shortly after going up for reservations due to it causing problems.

Caesar III game engine Augustus has a new releases up

By Liam Dawe, 26 Sep 2022

Augustus is a game engine reimplementation for the classic Caesar III, enabling you to play on modern platforms (like Linux / Steam Deck).

Trombone Champ is my new favourite rhythm game

By Liam Dawe, 26 Sep 2022

Discover the mysterious of the Trombiverse in Trombone Champ, a new hilarious rhythm game and absolutely now a clear favourite of mine. Come listen to me destroy it.

Valve upgrade Steam Deck when docked in new OS Beta, plus big Steam Deck Client update

By Liam Dawe, 23 Sep 2022

Two big pieces of Steam Deck news for you today, with two major updates now available. First there's a big Steam Deck Client Stable update and a Steam Deck OS Beta.

GNOME 43 is out now with Quick Settings, refreshed Files app and lots more

By Liam Dawe, 22 Sep 2022

GNOME 43 is officially out now, bringing with it some pretty wonderful sounding changes to one of the most popular Linux desktop environments.

DOSBox Staging 0.79.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 22 Sep 2022

DOSBox Staging is a fork of the original DOSBox aimed at getting new features in faster, along with a better overall experience for users.

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Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne has a new trailer up

By Liam Dawe, 20 Sep 2022

Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne, the upcoming action-adventure from Rain Games (Teslagrad / World to the West) now has a new trailer to finally show it off a bit more.

Intel's Linux Vulkan Driver readying up a 60%+ speed boost "in draw throughput"

By Liam Dawe, 19 Sep 2022

In another nice win for open source graphics, the Vulkan Driver for Intel on Linux is looking set to get a nice speed boost.

GE-Proton installer ProtonUp-Qt adds support for the Steam Snap

By Liam Dawe, 19 Sep 2022

ProtonUp-Qt continues being an incredibly helpful GUI for installing the likes of GE-Proton, Wine-GE, Luxtorpeda and more with a new version out now.

Castle Game Engine building up towards a huge new release

By Liam Dawe, 16 Sep 2022

It's not only Godot Engine that's building towards a big new release. We also have the free and open source Castle Game Engine you might want to keep an eye on.

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw and some reflection on Steam Reviews

By anewson, 16 Sep 2022

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a fantastic open-world space game but Rebel Galaxy Outlaw has a terrible Steam reviews score. Are Steam reviews making us miss out on good games?

A.W.O.L. is a new FREE retro FPS using the Build Engine (Duke Nukem 3D, Ion Fury)

By Liam Dawe, 16 Sep 2022

A new retro-powered first-person shooter to fill your time with? It's free too! A.W.O.L. looks like it could be fun for your weekend.

The Starlight Children's Foundation Bundle has a really odd selection

By Liam Dawe, 10 Sep 2022

Humble recently launched the Starlight Children's Foundation Bundle and it's a thoroughly odd selection but some of you might want to check it out.

Crusader Kings III: Friends & Foes out with free update and Free Weekend

By Liam Dawe, 9 Sep 2022

Crusader Kings III has a big free update out now, plus the Crusader Kings III: Friends & Foes event pack is out now. You can also try the game free this weekend.

The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is out now

By Liam Dawe, 7 Sep 2022

They will be missed and this is technically now actually their last game, with the The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection officially out now with Linux support.

Comedy point and lick adventure Nine Noir Lives is out now

By Liam Dawe, 7 Sep 2022

Take on the detective role in Nine Noir Lives, a new "point and lick" comedy adventure game out now.

Various BioShock games get a 2K Launcher calling it a 'Quality of Life Update'

By Liam Dawe, 5 Sep 2022

Apparently now a Quality of Life Update means adding a launcher to existing games and breaking them, if you're 2K that is. Here's how to skip the launcher on BioShock Remastered 1 & 2 and BioShock Infinite.

Linux user share on Steam continues the slow climb, SteamOS rises

By Liam Dawe, 2 Sep 2022

Another month has finished and the Steam Hardware & Software Survey has been refreshed. It shows once again that the Linux user share has risen.

Necrosmith is a budget indie banger

By anewson, 30 Aug 2022

Necrosmith is a roguelike real-time strategy management game. You create minions and release them to scout your surroundings, defend your castle, gather loot, and destroy enemy lairs.