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Valve put out a new Steam beta client, plenty of Linux fixes and no more Steam Play zero-byte downloads

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jan 2019

Valve have put out their second beta update to the Steam client this year and this is actually a rather nice one.

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has new test builds out, also moving to Linux servers

By Liam Dawe, 22 Dec 2018

The newer team behind Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has put out two new test builds, one built with newer modern tools and the other on their legacy toolchain. It comes packed with new features and updates too.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus has a 'soft launch' now available for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Dec 2018

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus from Bulwark Studios and Kasedo Games can now be played natively on Linux with their beta now in a 'soft launch' mode.

Dead In Vinland, an impressive looking survival management sim just added a Linux beta

By Liam Dawe, 18 Dec 2018

Here's a bit of a surprise that I didn't know was coming. Dead In Vinland, a survival management sim now has a Linux beta version.

The Black Mesa team have pushed out a new Linux beta

By Liam Dawe, 18 Dec 2018

Black Mesa, the fan-made recreation of Half-Life has a fresh brew available for Linux gamers that should make it a better experience.

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus to 'soft launch' on Linux before the holidays

By Liam Dawe, 17 Dec 2018

A developer from Bulwark Studios has detailed their plans to get Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus onto Linux and it sounds good.

Pre-order Meeple Station for instant beta access, what the developers say is like Rimworld in space

By Liam Dawe, 14 Dec 2018

Meeple Station, the space station building sim that the developers say is like Rimworld in space can now be pre-ordered with instant beta access.

There's a brand new Steam Play Beta version out with FAudio, also a Steam Play whitelist update

By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2018

The day I'm sure many have waited for has arrived, a new Steam Play beta has been officially released today which includes the important FAudio project. On top of that, even more titles have entered the Steam Play whitelist.

Valve adds even more gamepad support to their latest client beta

By Liam Dawe, 10 Dec 2018

Valve are continuing to support as many devices as possible with a new Steam client beta now available.

NVIDIA have released another new beta Vulkan driver, fixes issues with Unity games

By Liam Dawe, 4 Dec 2018

After NVIDIA updated their beta Vulkan drivers recently, it came with a pretty big issue they've now corrected.

Move over Steam Link, there's a Raspberry Pi app in town now

By Liam Dawe, 3 Dec 2018

Valve have today announced a Beta version of the Steam Link app for the Raspberry Pi which could prove to be interesting.

Zombie Panic! Source, the free survival-horror FPS now has a Linux beta available

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2018

Zombie Panic! Source, the free survival-horror first-person-shooter has put out a Linux beta as promised as it remains a high priority.

Valve's card game Artifact is running very well on Linux, releasing next week

By Liam Dawe, 19 Nov 2018

Artifact, Valve's newest game, is due out on November 28th and it will be coming with same-day Linux support. Valve provided me with an early copy and it's pleasing to see it running well.

NVIDIA released a new 415.13 beta driver recently for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Nov 2018

One I completely forgot to post about here, NVIDIA recently released the 415.13 beta driver for Linux.

Mount & Blade: Warband now has a 64bit beta for Linux, should fix numerous issues

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2018

TaleWorlds Entertainment are continuing to support Mount & Blade: Warband, with a new beta that offers up 64bit support for Linux.

Strategy game Phoenix Point from Julian Gollop and Snapshot Games has a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2018

Since Julian Gollop and Snapshot Games are closing in on the third backer build of Phoenix Point they decided to tease us with a new trailer to show off some new bits.

The Steam Beta Client has some updates to the runtime for games that needs testing

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2018

While I haven't seen it noted in any of the recent changelogs for the Steam Client Beta, it seems it has an updated Steam Runtime in need of some testing.