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Backpack Battles

Backpack Battles is another clear indie Steam hit

By Liam Dawe,
2
If you enjoyed the idea in Backpack Hero with inventory management, you may want to also take a look at the new Backpack Battles which has a similar basic theme but puts you in PvP battles against other players and it's proven to be quite a hit.
Duelists of Eden

Duelists of Eden is a multiplayer spin-off of One Step From Eden

By Liam Dawe,
1
With Mega Man Battle Network styled combat, One Step From Eden was a fun chaotic gem from 2020 and now there's a multiplayer spin-off with Duelists of Eden out now.
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 logo

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets gamepad support for the main UI

By Liam Dawe,
3
Working with RPCS3 for PlayStation 3 emulation should now be a whole lot easier on the likes of the Steam Deck, other handhelds and for just gamepad users with the latest update.
Of Life and Land

Of Life and Land settlement-builder releases April 2

By Liam Dawe,
1
Need a new city / villager builder and love everything simulated to be a bit more alive? Keep an eye on Of Life and Land that hits Early Access on April 2nd.
EmuDeck logo on a Steam Deck

EmuDeck 2.2.12 released to fix a bunch of issues

By Liam Dawe,
1
EmuDeck is one of the go-to solutions for emulation on Steam Deck and other systems, and the big 2.2 update recently had some issues so another update is out now with 2.2.12 to clean things up a bit.
Helldivers 2

Steam broke another record with over 35 million people online

By Liam Dawe,
3
It was only last week I was writing about Steam's growth hitting 34 million players online, and here they are breaking another record to hit well over 35 million.
Linux tux with GOL penguin

Linux kernel 6.8 is out now with lots of new features

By Liam Dawe,
12
Linux kernel 6.8 has been released now by Linus Torvalds and as usual, there's absolutely tons of changes and new features.
Far Cry Primal

GE-Proton 9-1 brings a whole lot of fixes for Linux / Steam Deck gaming

By Liam Dawe,
14
The first release of GE-Proton based on Wine 9.0 / Proton 9.0 is here with GE-Proton 9-1 bringing in a lot of fixes for various games and new games added to ULWGL (Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher).
Apex Legends

Proton Experimental fixes up Apex Legends, Epic Games Store, Warlords Battlecry III

By Liam Dawe,
7
Valve has released an update to Proton Experimental to further improve the Windows game compatibility on Steam Deck and Linux PCs. Here's all that's changed for the March 8th update.
Wine logo with the Linux tux

Wine 9.4 brings updated vkd3d, initial OpenGL support in the Wayland driver

By Liam Dawe,
4
Another biweekly release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine is here, with Wine 9.4 bringing some new features and a few nice sounding bug fixes.
A Plague Tale

Check out the Humble Heroines Bundle with A Plague Tale: Innocence, Chorus and more

By Liam Dawe,
13
Another game bundle is here! This time it's celebrating Women's History Month with the Humble Heroines: Action, Adventure & Intrigue bundle.
BORE BLASTERS

BORE BLASTERS will be your next fixation - out now

By Liam Dawe,
6
What's not to absolutely love about flying around in a gyrocopter and using its machinegun to blast away rocks and creepy creatures? BORE BLASTERS will absolutely suck away your time.
The Dark Mod

Thief tribute game The Dark Mod v2.12 released with big optimizations

By Liam Dawe,
5
Inspired by the "Thief" series by Looking Glass Studios, The Dark Mod is a full standalone open source first-person stealth game.
Apex Legends

Proton Hotfix updated for Apex Legends to work again on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
1
A recent update to Apex Legends has been causing some havoc on Linux / Steam Deck, but now Valve have released a fresh update to Proton Hotfix to get it working again.
Dwarf Fortress

Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress enters Beta on April 17

By Liam Dawe,
3
Bay 12 Games / Kitfox Games have announced that the Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress will be entering a Beta on April 17th. Anyone who owns it on Steam will be able to test it out!
An Amazing Wizard

Metroidvania-inspired action roguelike 'An Amazing Wizard' now on Kickstarter with a demo

By Liam Dawe,
0
One game you should keep an eye on that was briefly covered here recently is An Amazing Wizard, an upcoming action roguelike that looks pretty fun.
Steam Deck

Steam Deck hits over 14,000 games rated Playable or Verified

By Liam Dawe,
9
Another milestone for Valve here, as the Steam Deck has now managed to hit the 14,000 mark for games that are rated either Playable or Verified.
Command & Conquer Red Alert

Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection launched on Steam (and other classics)

By Liam Dawe,
23
EA just surprised launched the Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection on Steam in a big bundle, along with a few other classic titles.
Batocera

Retro-gaming Linux distribution Batocera 39 released

By nwildner,
4
Batocera.linux is an open-source and completely free retro-gaming distribution, and a new release is now available.
Fedora Workstation

Fedora Workstation 41 will drop GNOME X.Org session as fallback option

By nwildner,
43
While defaulting to Wayland since version 25 of Fedora Workstation (GNOME), and Fedora version 34 for the KDE Plasma Desktop spin, this Linux distribution intends to completely ditch X.Org session as fallback for GNOME on release 41.
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