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GPU Reshape is a fancy new open source tool for developers

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh announcement for developers today is GPU Reshape, a free and open source tool that could be really useful for game developers working with Vulkan and DirectX 12 to deal with potentially undefined behaviour.

Deep survival game Vintage Story adds cave-ins, improved first-person, lots more animals

By Liam Dawe,
Vintage Story is a brutal deep survival game that I just love to watch expand, because it's so filled full of content it's spilling over the sides. The latest release, v1.19.0 Dejank Redux brings in even more content.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered gets Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is releasing from Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics on February 14th, and now Valve have given it the green tick of approval as it is now Steam Deck Verified.

Exiled is a new compact puzzle thriller from the director of My Friendly Neighborhood

By Liam Dawe,
Up for being puzzled and thrilled at the same time in a compact setting? John Szymanski, director of My Friendly Neighborhood, has released a standalone version of Exiled.

Need more Left 4 Dead 2? Check out the huge Cold Front mod

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by Fuze Studios' Left 2 Die for Roblox, Left 4 Dead 2 just got a huge new mod campaign for you to play through with Cold Front and it looks great.

Popular mobile puzzle game classic Threes! is launching on PC for its 10th anniversary

By Liam Dawe,
Threes! took the mobile world by storm back in 2014 winning the Apple Design Award, and finally for its 10th anniversary it will be coming to Steam so we can all get in on the fun. Releasing on February 6th, it appears it will have Native Linux support too!

Time Survivors is the most completely absurd Vampire Survivors-like yet

By Liam Dawe,
Time Survivors just released on Steam and like many horde survival games it takes the idea of Vampire Survivors, and puts a few little different ideas into the mix and it's probably the most insane one yet.

NVIDIA 535.154.05 for Linux brings a few bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA released driver version 535.154.05 for Linux bringing with it a few useful sounding bug fixes, so here's what's new for the first NVIDIA update of 2024. NOTE: ARTICLE UPDATED.

Valve seeing increasing bug reports due to Steam Snap - other methods recommended

By Liam Dawe,
Canonical announced some time ago their Steam Snap which was promoted as stable with Ubuntu 23.04, as they continue to push their own packaging format with Snap but it seems this has been causing problems for Valve.

GStreamer gets funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund to rewrite parts in Rust

By Liam Dawe,
While GStreamer may not be something that generates a lot of headlines, it's a much loved and well-used bit of open source tech for handling media on Linux and many other systems and it just got a big funding boost from the Sovereign Tech Fund.

Against the Storm 1.1 (and later hotfixes) bring various Steam Deck improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Against the Storm is a dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains, and the recent 1.0 release came with it being Steam Deck Verified but the developer hasn't stopped making improvements for Steam Deck in version 1.1 out now.

NonSteamLaunchers for other stores on Steam Deck adds automatic game shortcuts

By Liam Dawe,
NonSteamLaunchers is an application I showed off a while ago, that gives you a helping hand in installing other game stores and launchers on Steam Deck. The latest update, version 3.2, adds in some really useful helpful features.

THE FINALS big 1.5.0 update out with new mode - continues working on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
I recently reported on THE FINALS now working on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, and it seems even with the latest major update just released with version 1.5.0 bringing a new game mode it continues working.

PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck 'chiaki4deck' can now put the system to sleep

By Liam Dawe,
Just recently the open source PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck, chiaki4deck, got a big update but it came with a few issues that needed solving and a new v1.6.1 is out now. Plus a fun new feature was added.

Ubisoft think gamers need to get comfortable with not owning games

By Liam Dawe,
GamesIndustry.biz recently spoke to Ubisoft, and something said during the interview seems to have created some sparks across the industry about game ownership.

Wine 9.0 brings much improved Windows app and game compatibility to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
It's here! The official release of Wine 9.0 has now been made available, bringing the next-generation of Windows compatibility to Linux for apps and games.

Prison Architect 2 announced from Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven

By Liam Dawe,
As soon as I saw a Prison Architect teaser recently, I knew this was about to come! Prison Architect 2 has now been formally announced from Paradox Interactive with Double Eleven on developer duty.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl releases September 5th, 2024

By Liam Dawe,
GSC Game World announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has moved from its Q1 2024 release plan, to have a final release date of September 5th, 2024.

winesapOS, the portable SteamOS-like Linux distro gets improved hardware support

By Liam Dawe,
If you have a system you wish to try out Linux on for gaming be it an Apple Mac, a PC with Windows or anything else - perhaps give winesapOS a little try as you might find this SteamOS-like distribution to your liking.

Framework email customers for data breach from accounting partner getting phished

By Liam Dawe,
No one is safe from data breaches, and at times it won't even be the company you've directly interacted and purchased from but their partners, like what recently happened to Framework.