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Lovux is a clever glass-smashing puzzle game out now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Puzzle game lovers will want to check out Lovux, newly released from developer Mindlabor it's all about smashing glass.

Exoprimal from Capcom tested on Steam Deck and desktop Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Capcom has now released Exoprimal, an online team-based shooter and thanks to Fanatical, I was able to take a look. Plus I have an extra discount on it for you.

Dave the Diver is a big beautiful blue gem

By Liam Squires-Hand,
I’ve been playing through a game called Dave the Diver released on 28 Jun, 2023 from developer MINTROCKET. It seems to have taken Steam by storm with over 36,000 user reviews giving it an overwhelmingly positive rating. After picking up a copy for myself and playing it, I can see why people love it so much.

LEGO Bricktales gets a free Summer content update

By Liam Squires-Hand,
LEGO Bricktales is a sweet little building adventure from ClockStone and Thunderful Publishing, one with Native Linux support and it's Steam Deck Verified. A new free update is out now.

Linux Mint 21.2 is out now with app upgrades, artwork tweaks, login improvements

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Linux Mint 21.2 is out now as the latest distribution built on top of Ubuntu, coming with various careful improvements to the base software included.

Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.6 out now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
fheroes2 continues to improve the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II, with a new release available now with plenty of tweaks and improvements.

FACEIT Anti-Cheat to support Linux / Steam Deck with BattleBit Remastered

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The developers of BattleBit Remastered have now given a much more clear answer to what their plans are for their anti-cheat and it seems it's great news for gamers on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

Proton Experimental fixes up New World and Aura: Fate of the Ages

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve released a small and sweet update for Proton Experimental, fixing up more game issues. Here's what's changed for July 14th.

Get some at-home arcade game fun in this latest bundle

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Humble At-Home Arcade Bundle is live and it has a couple of games you might want to add to your collection. Here's what compatibility to expect on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

CodeWeavers blog about their Linux / Steam Deck work on Proton with PooShooter

By Liam Squires-Hand,
PooShooter: Toilet Invaders, yes it's a real game and we all had a bit of a chuckle when we saw Valve noted it fixed in a Proton changelog recently. CodeWeavers, Valve's partner on Proton development, have a blog post up talking about why it was interesting to solve.

Retro-inspired JRPG 'Alterium Shift' enters Early Access

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Love your classic JRPG-likes? Alterium Shift is another good looking entry that recently entered Early Access on Steam with Native Linux support.

Cartridges game launcher adds support for Legendary for Epic Games and Flatpaks

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Remember Cartridges? The simple launcher that aims to be a sort-of all in one solution, to bring together games from all of your sources. Well, it just had a nice upgrade.

Star Labs announced the compact Byte Mk II PC

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Need a new mini-PC? Hardware vendor Star Labs have announced their refreshed Byte Mk II and it looks like quite a tidy little unit.

Try out the new demo of the upcoming JRPG inspired Quartet

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Following a success on Kickstarter, turn-based pixel-art JRPG inspired title Quartet now has a demo available with Native Linux support.

New DLC info for retro-style beat-'em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

By Pengling,
More information and a new trailer have been published for the recently-announced Dimension Shellshock DLC for the native Linux beat-'em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, revealing a new Survival Mode.

Factorio upgraded with controller support - now in the stable release

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Factory building and automation sim Factorio has a fresh stable release out, continuing years of free upgrades and it now has gamepad controller support.

Godot Engine has a new funding platform and they're calling for help

By Liam Squires-Hand,
With Godot Engine moving over to being supported by the Godot Foundation directly, they've begun pushing for people to support their efforts via their new funding platform inspired by Blender.

Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu makes some big progress in the latest report

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The incredible team building the Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu have a new progress report out for June 2023 and it's quite a doozy. Yes June, they're running over previous work.

AMD opens up the FidelityFX SDK and it's now on GitHub

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Helping game developers integrate various AMD FidelityFX technologies into their games, AMD yesterday open sourced the FidelityFX SDK.

Team Fortress 2 - Summer 2023 Event is live as it smashes player records

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Finally it's here! Valve has updated Team Fortress 2 with a Summer Event for 2023 and it appears to have exploded the player counts.