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Block Factory is basically a LEGO factory automation game with diorama building

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8

You've seen and likely played Factorio, Satisfactory and no doubt seen the chilled-out shapez 2 but there's a newcomer ready to suck your time away in Block Factory.

Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare come to PC on October 29

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8

Finally huh? They sure kept us waiting. Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar Games is now set for a PC launch on October 29.

ZOOM Platform store announces new tool to run Windows games on Linux with Proton

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8

Some fun news here. ZOOM Platform, a games store that offers DRM-free games both new and old (as well as helping update some older games) now offers a special tool for Linux gamers to run Windows games with Proton.

Proton Experimental fixes up issues for Final Fantasy XVI and multiple other games

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8

Valve released a fresh update for Proton Experimental on October 7th, that pulled in some needed fixes for various Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck.

Pairs & Perils combines deck-building and dungeon-crawling with a card-matching memory game

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8

You've probably played card-matching memory games before, but have you played them in the setting of a dungeon-crawling deck-builder before? Pairs & Perils has a fun idea.

Space Marine 2 fixes online for Steam Deck but may need launch option on desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8

Space Marine 2 recently broke online play on Linux / Steam Deck, but the latest update should solve it. Although it seems desktop Linux users will need a launch option.

Gamescope gets improved ROG Ally support hinting at more progress for SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8

While Valve previously confirmed that they are indeed working towards a version of SteamOS (used on Steam Deck) for the ROG Ally / ROG Ally X, we're now seeing some of that get into Gamescope.

KDE Plasma 6.2 released with improved Wayland colour management

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8

The KDE team have today released the Plasma 6.2 desktop environment bringing with it a "friendlier, more accessible and smarter environment".

itch is hosting another Queer Halloween Stories Bundle for 2024

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8

Another chance for you to support queer indie developers, authors, and artists. The Queer Halloween Stories Bundle for 2024 is now live on itch.io.

Creative Assembly confirm Alien: Isolation is getting a sequel

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7

It's truly hard to believe that Alien: Isolation is 10 years old now, and we're going to get a sequel to one of the scariest games ever made.

Uncompromising wilderness survival game The Last Plague: Blight now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7

Original Studios just launched The Last Plague: Blight, an uncompromising wilderness survival game based on a more realistic set of game mechanics.

Nazi Zombies: Portable is a free and open source Call of Duty: Zombies demake

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7

I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this one before! A few developers have been building Nazi Zombies: Portable, a Call of Duty: Zombies demake powered by various enhanced forks of the Quake engine.

Ridiculous physics platformer Mosa Lina added co-op, game rebuilt to be native

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7

Mosa Lina is a really fantastic game. It's also completely insanely ridiculous, full of chaos and now you can bring a friend along for the ride.

SKALD: Against the Black Priory gets controller support and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7

SKALD: Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Released back in May, it now has full controller and Steam Deck support.

OpenRazer v3.9 released with many new Razer devices supported on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7

Getting more hardware working well on Linux is the OpenRazer project that released version 3.9.0 adding in support for various new devices from Razer.

Halo will now be built on Unreal Engine 5, 343 Industries rebrands to Halo Studios

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7

A bit of game industry news for you: in a pretty big win for Epic Games and their Unreal Engine, 343 Industries rebrands to Halo Studios and said the future of Halo will be built on Unreal Engine 5.

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) finally closing on the 3.0 release

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7

For any of you who work with image editing on Linux for any reason, you've probably used the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) at some point, well it's getting really close to the long-awaited 3.0 release now.

Grounded no longer needs a Microsoft Account for multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, Oct 7

While Sony are actively making their PC ports worse with forced PlayStation Network accounts even for single-player games, some companies choose to make them better and now Grounded from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios gets improved.