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Enlisted from Darkflow / Gaijin swapping from Easy Anti-Cheat to BattlEye

By Liam Dawe,
Darkflow Software and Gaijin Network Ltd have announced their multiplayer online shooter Enlisted will be changing the anti-cheat sometime in the coming days.

The save Team Fortress 2 petition lands at Valve HQ with over 340,000 names

By Liam Dawe,
Remember somewhat recently there was a new campaign to highlight bot issues in Team Fortress 2 (TF2)? This was part of the SaveTF2 petition, which gathered over 340,000 names and now it's at Valve's HQ.

DOOM + DOOM II enhanced versions get Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Now that the upgraded enhanced releases of DOOM and DOOM II from Nightdive Studios and id Software are available, Valve have given it a fresh test to get it Steam Deck Verified.

Historic multiplayer shooter Holdfast: Nations At War gets Steam Deck Verified after updates

By Liam Dawe,
Set during the Napoleonic Era and WW1, Holdfast: Nations At War blends together both a third and first-person shooter. And, after a bunch of upgrades, it's now Steam Deck Verified too.

Cosmic Call is basically Nuclear Throne as a rogue-lite boomer shooter

By Liam Dawe,
CosmicDev recently put up a demo for Cosmic Call, a very scribbly-styled retro boomer shooter that sees you fight through small arena levels as you keep powering up.

Selaco hits 70,000 copies sold with a big update live and sale now on

By Liam Dawe,
Altered Orbit Studios have done well with Selaco. They just announced some stats, along with a brand new update and a sale live now.

Bungie retro FPS Marathon Infinity now on Steam, whole trilogy get Steam Workshop support

By Liam Dawe,
The Aleph One developers have now put all three of Bungie's (Halo / Destiny) classic FPS series on Steam with Classic Marathon Infinity now available free.

I'm quite excited for the Starship Troopers: Extermination single-player

By Liam Dawe,
Starship Troopers: Extermination is already a fun game, but the initial Early Access release was short-lived due to a lack of content. Over time, Offworld have really built it up and the new upcoming single-player mode has me really excited.

Valve bans keyboard automation in Counter-Strike 2 update

By Liam Dawe,
Some keyboards have special features like Razer's Snap Tap and Wooting's SOCD, that can give an unfair advantage in online games, and so Valve have put their foot down and entirely banned such tricks in Counter-Strike 2.

Borderlands 4 is coming in 2025

By Liam Dawe,
Gearbox and 2K today announced Borderlands 4 is real and it's going to release sometime in 2025 although we don't know many details yet.

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire looks like Steamboat Willie as a FPS

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, originally just known as MOUSE, certainly aren't shying away from their retro Disney inspiration here.

Descent 3 open source project gets a first release

By Liam Dawe,
After getting open sourced back in April and now run as a community project, the Descent 3 open source engine has a first release available.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 broke on Linux / Steam Deck, here's the quick fix for now

By Liam Dawe,
Hunt: Showdown had a huge update and rebranded to Hunt: Showdown 1896, but the update came with breakage on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Get a better look at S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl in the Developer Deep Dive

By Liam Dawe,
A proper Developer Deep Dive is now available for the delayed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and it's looking and sounding really promising.

The NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx has a big Summer 2024 update out now

By Liam Dawe,
With the rumours swirling around a new Half-Life game coming, this is an excellent time to play the updated NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx if you don't own a VR kit. And there's a big Summer 2024 update out now.

DOOM + DOOM II get bundled together with new enhanced versions

By Liam Dawe,
Today id Software and Bethesda Softworks announced a new bundling of the original DOOM + DOOM II, with a whole bunch of enhancements using Nightdive Studio's KEX engine. A free update for existing owners too.

Valve working on a new game that could be Half-Life 3

By Liam Dawe,
Take this with your usual scepticism, but it appears Valve are working on another new game (no not Deadlock that leaked previously) which may end up being Half-Life 3.

Chocolate Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port

By Liam Dawe,
While other source ports are pretty popular like GZDoom, Chocolate Doom continues getting better to retain the best compatibility with the original DOS versions of Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen and Strife.

Glorious retro FPS 'Selaco' is now Steam Deck Verified and plans many huge gameplay upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
As far as retro-styled shooters go, Selaco is probably one of the best I've ever played. With chunky visuals, fun combat and some really nice level design. Now, it's Steam Deck Verified and we have a better idea of what's to come next.

Alien: Rogue Incursion (VR) looks like it will turn me into a nervous wreck

By Liam Dawe,
I'm looking forward to playing through another proper single-player VR game, and it looks like Alien: Rogue Incursion may be my next big one.
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