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ROG Ally

Valve confirm plan to get Steam Deck's SteamOS on the ROG Ally and more handhelds

By Liam Dawe,
14
We've known for a long time that Valve planned to get the newer SteamOS that's on the Steam Deck out for more systems, but they've been a bit quiet on it. Now, they've confirmed it's still the plan for the likes of the ROG Ally and other systems.
Steam

Steam store pages are about to get a lot cleaner, Valve puts an end to game advert spam

By Liam Dawe,
4
This is a bit of a win for consumers I think, as some developers were making a right mess of their Steam store pages as Valve have now announced some big changes.
Batocera

Retro-gaming Linux distribution Batocera 40 released

By nwildner,
1
Batocera 40 got released last Sunday (2024-08-11) packing a lot of fixes, new goodies, emulator updates and extra hardware support.
Stormgate

Ex-Blizzard devs new RTS 'Stormgate' out in Early Access, works on Linux but may need a small fix

By Liam Dawe,
13
Stormgate is a fresh RTS game set in an all-new science fantasy universe, it's hit Early Access today free to play but you may need a little tweak on Linux to run it.
Minishoot' Adventures

Minishoot' Adventures developers rebuilt their UI to get it Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
2
Well, SoulGame Studio certainly have my attention for their effort on getting Minishoot' Adventures up to Steam Deck Verified. Plus, the game looks really entertaining.
Battle Train

Battle Train could end up being my next favourite deck-builder

By Liam Dawe,
1
There's just something satisfying about laying down tracks, and then slamming a train into your enemy. Battle Train is an interesting spin on deck-builders and there's a demo out now.
Delta Kayak

Avoid a giant creepy boat stalking you in your kayak in this retro-horror game

By Liam Dawe,
6
For those readers who love the recent wave of retro-horror, Delta Kayak could be another good one to check out with a demo now live. Certainly wins points for some originality and total weirdness here.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Get a better look at S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl in the Developer Deep Dive

By Liam Dawe,
8
A proper Developer Deep Dive is now available for the delayed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and it's looking and sounding really promising.
NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx

The NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx has a big Summer 2024 update out now

By Liam Dawe,
2
With the rumours swirling around a new Half-Life game coming, this is an excellent time to play the updated NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx if you don't own a VR kit. And there's a big Summer 2024 update out now.
Necesse

The huge graphics overhaul for settlement survival sim Necesse is out now

By Liam Dawe,
2
Mixing together elements of RimWorld and Terraria, the open world survival crafting game Necesse has a huge graphics overhaul update out now.
Sand in a Box

Sand in a Box is a fresh modern 'falling sand' playground out now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
3
Developer Patryk Zieliński of Tiliasoft just released Sand in a Box in Early Access on Steam, a fresh and new falling sand game with a lot of toys to play with.
Super reaKtor

I tried the demo of Super reaKtor and it really fried my brain

By Liam Dawe,
1
Super reaKtor is a unique bullet hell where you absorb various orbs using your laser beam, and while the idea is great it really did annihilate my brain.
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust from Analgesic Productions source code opened up

By Liam Dawe,
1
Analgesic Productions have opened up the full source code for their 2D-3D action-adventure game Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Minetest

Minetest 5.9.0 brings performance improvements, a godrays shader and work towards SDL2

By Liam Dawe,
8
The latest release of Minetest with version 5.9.0 is out now, bringing new features and work towards using SDL2 for this free and open source voxel game engine.
Final Fantasy XI

Wine 9.15 brings more ODBC Windows drivers work and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
3
The Wine 9.15 development release is now available as there's continued work on ODBC Windows drivers and the usual assorted bug fixes.
Hi-Fi RUSH

Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi RUSH) lives again with KRAFTON

By Liam Dawe,
4
At last, the good kind of industry news, and something worth celebrating. KRAFTON, the publisher of games like PUBG has acquired Tango Gameworks along with the Hi-Fi RUSH IP.
ASUS ROG Ally X

ChimeraOS 46-2 brings full ASUS ROG Ally X support

By Liam Dawe,
0
Another update for the handheld and couch gaming Linux distribution ChimeraOS, with version 46-2 out now bringing full ROG Ally X support.
Heroic Games Launcher

Heroic Games Launcher v2.15 has expanded GOG support, EA games from Epic Store support

By Liam Dawe,
9
A big release for the Heroic Games Launcher team has landed, version 2.15.0 is out now with some necessary bug fixes and some big new features to help you get all your games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
Escape Simulator

Grab some quality puzzle escape room sims in this Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
0
What's that, another fun selection of games? It's bundle season it seems. The Great Escape Room Humble Bundle is live.
The Elder Scrolls: Arena

The Elder Scrolls: Arena re-implementation OpenTESArena gets a graphics code overhaul

By Liam Dawe,
5
Seems like this project is coming along nicely, and I do very much love seeing classics get revived with open source game engine re-implementations. OpenTESArena for The Elder Scrolls: Arena has a new release out.
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