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Proton Experimental gets fixes for Rocket League, Crimson Desert, Helldivers 2 and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just launched the latest exciting upgrade for Proton Experimental, to ensure as many Windows games as possible run well on Linux / SteamOS machines.

Vehicle-building survivor-like TerraTech Legion adds a Steam Deck graphics profile and lots more tweaks

By Liam Dawe,
Easily one of my favourite releases this year, TerraTech Legion lets you build up a ridiculously powerful vehicle to smash through the hordes.
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Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 adds controller hotkeys and auto-reconnect

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 has another useful new release out now, bringing a few more features to make it easier.

Story-driven RTS game TFC2: Collapse of The Bronze Age announced

By Liam Dawe,
In this story-driven RTS you lead a small band of warrior-farmers on an epic journey across the fall of the Bronze Age ancient empires.

SteamOS 3.8.4 Beta brings further Steam Machine support and fixes for experimental nested desktop mode

By Liam Dawe,
Along with SteamOS 3.8.4 Beta being released with more exciting improvements, an essential stable update SteamOS 3.7.23 was also released.

Linux security flaws Dirty Frag and Copy Fail are a good reminder to stay up to date

By Liam Dawe,
Have you run your Linux distribution updates recently? You probably should, because Dirty Frag and Copy Fail are coming for you.

Valve announce a reservation system for the new Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe,
Since demand far exceeded Valve's own expectations for the new Steam Controller, they're implementing a reservation system.

Civilization VII "Test of Time" update lands May 19, finally letting you play entirely as one civ

By Liam Dawe,
Test of Time is a huge update announced for the mixed bag that is Civilization VII, as Firaxis finally deal with the main complaints.

Humble Choice for May 2026 has Diablo IV, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another interesting month for Humble Choice subscribers, with a fresh set of games to claim for keeps that includes Blizzard's Diablo IV.

EVE Online developer goes independent as Fenris Creations, partners up with Google DeepMind

By Liam Dawe,
The EVE Online developers have announced two big bits of news - first, they're independent again now as Fenris Creations but they're also teaming with Google.

Paradox Interactive announced as publisher for Transport Fever 3

By Liam Dawe,
Paradox Interactive are teaming up with Urban Games to publish the upcoming Transport Fever 3, which seems like a fitting match don't you think?

Atari acquires the rights to the classic Legendary Wizardry RPGs 1-5

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Atari are continuing their gradual acquiring spree, as they just announced they've sucked up the the rights to multiple classic Legendary Wizardry RPGs.

D7VK 1.9 brings 2D upgrades for classic Direct3D games on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
D7VK has done a lot of work on getting retro 3D games to run well on Linux with older Direct3D versions, now classic 2D games have seen some love.

Mesa 26.1.0 released bringing lots of Linux graphics driver enhancements

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 26.1.0 is out now as the latest new-feature release of open source graphics drivers for Linux, with upgraded Vulkan support and performance improvements.

VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 brings many Linux gaming enhancements for Direct3D 12 via Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
VKD3D-Proton is an incredibly important project for ensuring Direct3D 12 games run well on Linux / SteamOS using Vulkan, with a big new release up.

Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open

By Liam Dawe,
The fightback against regulations to lock down the internet in the UK is heating up, with multiple big groups joining together with a firm statement.

Classic Eugen Systems RTS game R.U.S.E. returns with upgrades and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
It has been unavailable for 10 years but R.U.S.E. from Eugen Systems has returned, with upgrades and full Steam Deck support too.

Valve released the new Steam Controller and Puck CAD files for modders

By Liam Dawe,
Along with the recent stable Steam client update bringing full support for the Steam Controller, Valve also released the CAD files for modders.

Multiplayer kaiju action game BeastLink looks like it has potential

By Liam Dawe,
Humans, vehicles and massive kaiju beasts collide in BeastLink, which looks like Godzilla meets Kaiju No. 8 with destructible environments.

Subnautica 2 is "good to go" on the Steam Deck for the Early Access launch

By Liam Dawe,
If you were hoping to play Subnautica 2 on handhelds like the Steam Deck, you should be able to do so without much trouble at the Early Access release.