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Mini Airways

Mini Airways is like Mini Metro / Mini Motorways but for aircraft

By Liam Dawe,
6
After a interesting take on the strategy management sim? Taking a heavy dose of inspiration and naming from the very popular Mini Metro and Mini Motorways, a completely different developer is doing their take with Mini Airways.
GOverlay

MangoHud manager GOverlay 1.1.1 released upgrading to QT6

By Liam Dawe,
1
GOverlay, the app you can use if you want a UI to manage overlays like MangoHud has a new release out that upgrades its insides and fixes some bugs.
Preserve

Nature-expanding tile-stacking puzzler 'Preserve' has a demo up on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
2
Preserve looks very sweet. A tile-based puzzle game all about nature that features both horizontal and vertical building and there's a Native Linux demo now available to try out.
Steam logo

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta fixes a Steam Play bug with Windows versions

By Liam Dawe,
0
Valve released a fresh Steam Beta Client update on March 22nd, and with it a bunch of bug fixes for both Steam Deck and Desktop Steam.
DayZ

Proton 9.0 (Beta16) brings more regression fixes, updated Steamworks SDK

By Liam Dawe,
6
Valve have released another Beta version of Proton 9.0, what will become the next main stable version of Proton on the path to getting as many games running as possible on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck.
Wine logo with Linux tux

Windows compatibility layer Wine 9.5 released

By Liam Dawe,
2
Another two weeks are done and so a fresh update of the Windows compatibility layer is live with the Wine 9.5 development release.
Back with a Vengeance: The Best of Boomer Shooters Humble Bundle

Humble brings back a bunch of boomer shooters for this game bundle

By Liam Dawe,
4
In the new Back with a Vengeance: The Best of Boomer Shooters Humble Bundle, you can grab some hot action for cheaps and they all work well on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.
Truxton II

Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 announced and coming soon

By Liam Dawe,
2
Bitwave Games are doing it again, giving us a healthy dose of nostalgia with the Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 that's due to release soon. Plus a teaser of something else to come.
Backpack Battles

Backpack Battles has sold 500,000 copies in two weeks on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
4
Backpack Battles, one of my current — uh, fixations shall we say, has managed to blow away expectations on Steam selling over 500,000 copies in only two weeks of Early Access.
Lemur Pro laptop

System76 release upgraded Lemur Pro laptop, plus a desktop sale now on

By Liam Dawe,
6
Hardware vendor and Pop!_OS Linux developers System76 have revealed a fresh upgrade for their ultraportable laptop, the Lemur Pro. Plus, they have a big desktop sale now on.
Dungeon Clawler

In my future I foresee a whole lot of hours in Dungeon Clawler

By Liam Dawe,
3
Dungeon Clawler from Stray Fawn Studio (The Wandering Village) was just announced with Native Linux support and a demo available, and this blending of a rogue-like deckbuilder with a claw machine is going to absolutely annihilate my free time.
Tails of Iron 2

2D soulslike adventure-RPG 'Tails of Iron 2' launches later this year

By Liam Dawe,
3
Odd Bug Studio are back with a fun announcement, as a sequel to their 2021 hit Tails of Iron is coming later this year with Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter.
Baldur's Gate 3

Founder of Baldur's Gate 3 developer blasts publisher greed

By Liam Dawe,
29
As reported by Eurogamer at GDC (Game Developer's Conference), during the Game Developers Choice Awards where Baldur’s Gate 3 won Game of the Year, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke had some strong words to say about the games industry.
suyu logo

GitLab takes down Nintendo Switch emulator suyu due to the DMCA

By Liam Dawe,
68
Well, that didn't last long did it. After a first release, GitLab have already pulled down the Nintendo Switch emulator suyu, due to a DMCA hit as a result of it being forked from yuzu which Nintendo shut down.
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition out now on Steam - works on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
17
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition has officially arrived on Steam, and thankfully it does work on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck.
AMD FSR 3.1

AMD FSR 3.1 announced with Vulkan support, upscaling quality improvements

By Liam Dawe,
11
During GDC, AMD announced the latest big upgrade to come for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution with version 3.1 planned to launch in Q2 2024.
KDE Logo

3rd party KDE Plasma Global Themes and Widgets can lead to data loss

By Liam Dawe,
26
Uh oh. Seems there's been an issue lately with Global Themes for KDE, which has ended up causing a total wipe of data.
Alpha Protocol

GOG revives Alpha Protocol along with a Spring Sale

By Liam Dawe,
16
After being removed from various stores back in 2019, GOG have revived Alpha Protocol from Obsidian Entertainment along with the launch of their own Spring Sale.
Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2 gets AMD FSR 2.2 and HDR10+

By Liam Dawe,
2
A rare update for Red Dead Redemption 2 has landed, and for those who want a little more performance, you might like this one especially if you're on Steam Deck.
The Last of Us Part I

The Last of Us Part I added AMD FSR 3 with Frame Generation

By Liam Dawe,
3
For those of you interested in getting the most out of The Last of Us Part I on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck, you may want to check out patch v1.1.3.
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