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War Thunder adds stealth tech, ray tracing and graphics upgrades in the Firebirds update

By Liam Dawe,
Every time a new War Thunder update comes out, I think to myself: I'm finally going to progress a bit more into the aircraft research and then get side-tracked by tanks. But now, with stealth added in the Firebirds update, I might just have to sink some more hours in.

Check out the new trailer for Truckful, a driving adventure mystery game

By Liam Dawe,
Truckful was revealed back in July, and the idea of it had me really intrigued and now they have a new trailer up for this driving action-adventure mystery game.
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Free-to-play pixel art survival game Ruins To Fortress arrives December 13

By Liam Dawe,
Ruins To Fortress looks like it could be interesting, a post-apocalyptic free-to-play pixel art open survival game. The developers have announced it's going to enter Early Access on December 13th.

Oxygen Not Included gets a Free Weekend, big update live and new DLC coming soon

By Liam Dawe,
Oxygen Not Included is one of my favourites from Klei Entertainment, a space-colony simulation game that's Steam Deck Verified and has full Native Linux support.

Steam Deck OLED wins Best Gaming Hardware in the Golden Joystick Awards 2024

By Liam Dawe,
Another year, another set of award shows. The Golden Joystick Awards 2024 have their results out now, and the Steam Deck OLED won Best Gaming Hardware.

The latest from Prime Gaming - November 22 edition - lots for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go again! Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep.

Mesa 24.3.0 graphics drivers for Linux released with many new features and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Dylan Baker announced the early release of Mesa 24.3.0, the latest set of Linux open source graphics drivers full of new features.

Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer announced and there's a demo available

By Liam Dawe,
Clifftop Games are back with Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer being revealed, and they even have a demo ready for you to try it out.

Dungeon Clawler will grab hold of your free time now it's in Early Access, plus keys to give away

By Liam Dawe,
Stray Fawn Studio developers of The Wandering Village and Nimbatus have released their latest game into Early Access with Dungeon Clawler.

Give your Steam Deck a refreshed look with these new Razer skins

By Liam Dawe,
Popular hardware vendor Razer have announced a couple of new fancy skins for the Steam Deck, so if you're wanting to give it a little more style perhaps you might find something you like.

Squad-tactics cyberpunk strategy game Cyber Knights: Flashpoint now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
The supremely cool XCOM-like squad-tactics game Cyber Knights: Flashpoint from developers Trese Brothers is now properly Steam Deck Verified.

Khronos Group takes over cross-platform Slang shading language from NVIDIA

By Liam Dawe,
Interesting industry news here for you, especially for developers. The Khronos Group announced they've launched the Slang Initiative, taking over the Slang shading language supported by NVIDIA since 2017.

Steam getting proper Season Pass support with clearer guidelines and refunds for cancellations

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have another Steam store update incoming, with seemingly proper built-in support for a Season Pass along with new guidance for developers.

Valve fixes up Steam Input bug with ROG Ally X

By Liam Dawe,
Valve confirmed back in August they still had plans to release SteamOS 3 outside of the Steam Deck for other handhelds, and it's nice to see they're still working away on the Steam Client for various hardware.

itch.io store now requires AI generated content disclosures for assets

By Liam Dawe,
With AI generated content continuing to spread everywhere, the itch.io store has made a change to now require AI generated content disclosures.

Engineering puzzle game Poly Bridge 3 gets Steam Deck Verified with a major update

By Liam Dawe,
Highly rated, and now you can take it happily on the go, Poly Bridge 3 had a big upgrade and it's now Steam Deck Verified.

Monster catcher Cassette Beasts adds Steam Workshop support and a new battle mode

By Liam Dawe,
Cassette Beasts from Bytten Studio is a brilliant spin on the whole monster catching genre, and a fresh update out now continues expanding it.

Steam Deck update has fixes for performance issues in long sessions and Remote Play Together

By Liam Dawe,
Valve pushed out a new stable Steam Deck Client update which includes some pretty essential sounding bug fixes.

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Well there's a surprise. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered from Guerrilla Games / Nixxes Software and PlayStation Publishing has been given the Steam Deck Verified tick from Valve.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from GSC Game World has now been released and after playing it pre-release, I've had a damn fun time with it.