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Kubuntu Focus launch the 5th-gen M2 Laptop

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Need a high-powered laptop and love KDE Plasma? Well the team at Kubuntu Focus just announced the fifth-generation M2 Laptop.

Prison Architect has a final free update out now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Prison Architect is officially done. The final update has rolled out with The Sunset Update, as Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven have said they're finished with it.

NVIDIA announced the GeForce RTX 4060 series

By Liam Squires-Hand,
NVIDIA has today revealed multiple models of the GeForce RTX 4060. One model launches soon, the others months later in July.

Proton Experimental fixes The Elder Scrolls Online launcher & improves Street Fighter 6

By Liam Squires-Hand,
A fresh May upgrade for Proton Experimental has arrived giving us a few tweaks to improve some select games. Here's what's new in the May 17th upgrade.

Valve tries to improve Big Picture Mode on Linux for NVIDIA GPUs

By Liam Squires-Hand,
In the latest Steam Beta Client for desktop, Valve has made an attempt to improve the experience for NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux.

Mundfish remove graphics options from Atomic Heart on Steam Deck (updated)

By Liam Squires-Hand,
This is just weird. Developer Mundfish seems to have intentionally removed all graphics options for Atomic Heart on Steam Deck. ARTICLE UPDATED.

Starship Troopers: Extermination is a little janky but so much fun

By Liam Squires-Hand,
A little janky in places as expected from an Early Access game but Starship Troopers: Extermination is a lot of fun to play with friends and even complete strangers.

This new bundle has multiplayer treats like Borderlands 3 and Generation Zero

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Up for some multiplayer gaming? Humble Bundle has a May Multiplayer Madness bundle up, so here's what to expect from it on desktop Linux and Steam Deck.

Realm Architect looks like an awesome modern VTT

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Realm Architect is an attempt to make a next-gen virtual tabletop experience, while also keeping it simpler to get into and keep running. It also looks great and it's confirmed to get Linux support now too.

Lutris v0.5.13 adds Proton support, itch and battle.net integration

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The latest release of the all-in-one game manager Lutris is here, with v0.5.13 bringing with it some important features like new store integrations.

Have you picked up anything during Steam Sports Fest 2023?

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Steam Sports Fest has officially begun (I'm a little late on that) and it runs until May 22nd, so you've got plenty of time to check it out.

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 525.47.24 brings new extensions, 4GB+ pipeline caches support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
NVIDIA have a brand new release of their special developer-focused Vulkan Beta Driver with v525.47.24 available now.

Immersion Corporation sues Valve over Steam Deck and Valve Index haptics tech

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Immersion Corporation have a history of taking on companies and winning, with Valve being the latest in the firing line over Immersion's patents.

Emberbane is an epic pixel art metroidvania inspired by Avatar: The Last Airbender

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Any Avatar: The Last Airbender fans around? Hamlet Games are developing Emberbane, an action-packed epic metroidvania platformer inspired by Avatar.

Valheim has a performance boost patch in Beta

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valheim is a fantastic game but it could do with some optimisations, especially when you're building up a big castle and whatever else people come up with. Thankfully Iron Gate have put out some improvements.

Steam gets game trials with Dead Space being first, plus Valve dumps Google Analytics

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Two bits of Steam news for you here, as Valve continue iterating on Steam features for players and developers.

Fanatical offering a new Premium Steam Deck Bundle

By Liam Squires-Hand,
With a whole bunch of games that are Steam Deck Verified, the new Play on the Go Premium Edition Bundle from Fanatical may be worth a look.

European Commission approves Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Despite opposition from the UK CMA, and the ongoing legal battle in the USA, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard takes a step forward as the European Commission has approved it now.

Fanatical's Bundle Fest begins with the Killer Bundle 26

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Fanatical do a Bundle Fest every now and then, where a new bundle of games is announced every day for a week and the first is the Killer Bundle 26.

Roblox still plan to make it work with Wine on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The situation is currently a bit messy, with conflicting statements but it appears that Roblox should work again on Linux / Steam Deck with Wine eventually.