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Claim a free copy of the classic Return of the Phantom during the GOG Halloween Sale

By Liam Dawe, Oct 31

Time for another free game. GOG are giving away Return of the Phantom from MPS Labs / Ziggurat Interactive.

GOG's Halloween Sale is live now with discounts aplenty

By Liam Dawe, Oct 29

Yes, yes it's that time of year, every store is wanting your attention with various deals somewhat related to Halloween. Now the GOG Halloween Sale is live.

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Escape Simulator gets a free Talos Principle DLC out now, plus a paid DLC in December

By Liam Dawe, Oct 23

Escape Simulator from Pine Studio continues doing some really cool additions, with The Talos Principle getting a little free crossover DLC out now.

Humble Store has a big sale on Handheld Hits - cheap games for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Oct 11

If you're in need of more games, here's another big sale for you. Humble Store are running a Handheld Hits sale that's good for Steam Deck players.

Steam Summer Sale 2024 is live now

By Liam Dawe, Jun 27

Here it is once again. It's that time of the year. Valve have opened the floodgates for you to throw money at your screen during the Steam Summer Sale 2024.

Fanatical's Play on the Go Bundle Spring Edition plus a Humble Store Handheld sale live

By Liam Dawe, Mar 28

Two good chances here for you to fill up on some great games for your Steam Deck this Easter Weekend, as both Fanatical and Humble Store have some good deals doing.

Steam Dinos vs. Robots Fest is live with more demos and discounts

By Liam Dawe, Feb 27

Dinosaurs and Robots, what more could you want? Valve has put up the Steam Dinos vs. Robots Fest which runs until March 4th with plenty more demos and game discounts.

Humble Bundle has some awesome puzzle games in this latest bundle

By Liam Dawe, Feb 9

Oh now this is a good selection! Some really fantastic puzzle games available in the Mind-Bending Masterpieces Humble Bundle. So here's all the info you need.

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The Talos Principle 2 gets Steam Deck Verified, plus a big Beta update is out

By Liam Dawe, Dec 21, 2023

Need a new puzzle game to add to your collection? Good news for you, as The Talos Principle 2 has now been bumped up to Steam Deck Verified status after testing from Valve.

GOG Black Friday Sale live with UNCHARTED released, Styx: Shard of Darkness for free

By Liam Dawe, Nov 21, 2023

Need some cheap games? GOG just launched their Black Friday Sale and it comes with the new release (to GOG) of UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection. Plus a free game giveaway.

Steam Deck officially hits over 12,000 games Playable and Verified

By Liam Dawe, Oct 30, 2023

The little machine that just keeps on giving. The Steam Deck from Valve has now hit over 12,000 games that are rated Playable or Verified.

Steam Next Fest - October 2023 Edition is live now

By Liam Dawe, Oct 9, 2023

Another chance to check out lots of games and fill up your wishlists, and Steam Next Fest - October 2023 Edition is live now.

The Talos Principle 2 from Croteam launches November 2

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27, 2023

Croteam and Devolver Digital have announced that The Talos Principle 2 is now set for launch on November 2, and it looks to be an impressive follow-up to the previous game which is easily one of the best puzzle games ever made.

Re:Touring is a clever, accessible and polished first-person puzzler

By Liam Dawe, May 8, 2023

If you enjoy first-person puzzlers like Portal and The Talos Principle then you'll likely feel right at home with Re:Touring.

Sci-fi puzzle game Photon Engineer out now, made with open source

By Liam Dawe, Apr 12, 2023

Love puzzle games like Portal and The Talos Principle? Photon Engineer might be one for you to have a look at.

The open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver 'NVK' begins to run games

By Liam Dawe, Jan 11, 2023

Back in October last year I wrote about the new open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver named NVK, and now it appears to be able to actually run games. Not particularly well though.

6 years on the Vulkan API has enabled some amazing things

By Liam Dawe, Feb 17, 2022

Can you actually believe that the Vulkan API has just crossed over the 6 year mark? Sometimes it feels like it was only yesterday. It truly has helped to create some amazing stuff.

Help change lives with the SpecialEffect One Special Day sale on Steam

By Liam Dawe, Oct 1, 2021

SpecialEffect is a charity that uses specialist technology to help people of all ages who have severe physical challenges and their One Special Day 2021 event is going on right now.

Arthurian legends mix with cosmic horror in The Hand of Merlin, confirmed for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Mar 16, 2021

Something weird this way comes with The Hand of Merlin, blending together elements of Arthurian legends mixed in with plenty of cosmic horror in a turn-based tactical RPG.