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Heroic Games Launcher

Epic Games needs your birthday to keep your account working in Heroic Games Launcher

By Liam Dawe,
11
Recently, Epic Games rolled out a change to their account system aimed at protecting the younger people on their store and it has caused issues for the Heroic Games Launcher.
Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack

Comedy point & click adventure Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack gets a GOG release

By Liam Dawe,
3
Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack looks like a fun time for those of you eager to play more comedy 2D point and click adventures.
Hedgewars

The free and open source Worms-like 'Hedgewars' is now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
6
Hedgewars has been going for quite a number of years now, although it only had a 1.0 release back in 2019. It's very much styled in the spirit of Worms, except with hedgehogs.
GE-Proton 7-43

GE-Proton 7-43 is out should fix up Immortals Fenyx Rising, Baldur's Gate 3

By Liam Dawe,
3
GE-Proton 7-43, the community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer, is out now and it comes with some useful looking fixes for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.
GOL Penguin

Moving on from Twitter

By Liam Dawe,
0
In light of everything going on with Twitter right now, GamingOnLinux will no longer be sharing any news to the platform, as it has become incredibly hostile.
Steam Deck

Steam Deck now shipping across Asia, plus a new Steam Deck Stable Client update

By Liam Dawe,
19
We're about to see a whole lot more people gaming on Linux, with a shiny Steam Deck arriving at the door of many people across Asia.
GOG Winter Sale

Get a free copy of King of Seas during the GOG Winter Sale

By Liam Dawe,
3
Just a little update for you here, that during the GOG Winter Sale they're now giving away a free copy of King of Seas.
Steam Deck

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta updates fix up Login UI, store updates on Deck

By Liam Dawe,
3
Valve released another bunch of updates for the Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta Clients, along with a small Steam Deck OS Preview (SteamOS) update.
Oxygen Not Included

Oxygen Not Included 'Hot Shots' update out with a new animated short

By Liam Dawe,
2
Klei continuing to do great work here to expand the excellent Oxygen Not Included, along with a fancy new animated short that I always enjoy from them.
BlackWidow Chroma

RazerGenie, a Qt app for configuring your Razer devices version 1.0 out now

By Liam Dawe,
0
Needing a good UI for managing Razer hardware on Linux? RazerGenie is one (of a few) choice, and a big 1.0 release just went out.
SteamPal - Steam Deck - Valve

Valve just gave away another bunch of Steam Decks so check your email

By Liam Dawe,
21
During The Game Awards 2022, Valve were giving away a Steam Deck every minute and it seems they loved throwing hardware at people so much they just did it again.
Immortals Fenyx Rising

Immortals Fenyx Rising now on Steam but quite messy on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
5
Immortals Fenyx Rising is another from Ubisoft as they continue putting their games back on Steam, and sadly this release seems a bit messy on Steam Deck.
Proton

Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translator VKD3D-Proton version 2.8 out now

By Liam Dawe,
1
Valve and their open source contractors sure are a busy bunch. VKD3D-Proton, which translates Direct3D 12 to Vulkan version 2.8 is out now.
Xfce

Xfce 4.18 desktop is finally here

By Liam Dawe,
13
Just shy of two years since Xfce 4.16 the latest release has landed with Xfce 4.18 that comes with tons of new features and a "gazillion" bug fixes.
Steam Deck

We may get a Steam Controller 2, plus fun updates coming to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
31
The Verge managed to speak to a couple of developers at Valve on the Steam Deck, and while most of it was already known there's a couple of interesting bits to pick out.
The Witcher 3 next-gen Steam Deck

Proton Hotfix from Valve gets The Witcher 3 next-gen DX12 working on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
29
Well, that certainly didn't take long did it? Valve have already put up an update to Proton Hotfix, that works around the crashing issue in DirectX 12 in The Witcher 3 next-gen on Steam Deck.
Steam Deck

Valve hit a home run with the first year of Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
8
What an absolutely exceptional first year Valve had with the Steam Deck, and it continues to be my main way to play games now.
Unreal Tournament

Epic Games are killing off a bunch of classics like Unreal Tournament

By Liam Dawe,
37
Epic Games announced today they're killing off a bunch of classic games removing them from stores and turning off their online services for retro delights like Unreal Tournament.
Cities: Skylines - Financial Districts DLC

Cities: Skylines - Financial Districts DLC is out now along with a free update

By Liam Dawe,
1
Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order have launched a new mini-expansion with Cities: Skylines - Financial Districts, along with another free update for all players.
Heroic Games Launcher

Heroic Games Launcher gets another Hotfix to clean up more issues with v2.5.2

By Liam Dawe,
1
Heroic Games Launcher continues to get cleaned up after the last major update, with v2.5.2 HOTFIX #2 now available.
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