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The Last of Us Part I

The Last of Us Part I on Steam Deck gets support from Valve and Naughty Dog Co-President

By Liam Dawe,
17
Seems like the upcoming Steam release of The Last of Us Part I should work well on Steam Deck, as not only are Valve already teasing it, the Co-President of developer Naughty Dog talked about it too.
Linux kernel 6.1

Linux kernel 6.1 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
20
Linus Torvalds has officially released the Linux kernel 6.1, and as usual there's absolutely tons of new features and fixes.
Naev

Free 2D space exploration and action sim Naev has a big new Beta

By Liam Dawe,
3
Naev is a reasonably well known free and open source 2D space sim, one that's about to get a whole lot bigger with the v0.10 release now in Beta (specifically, it's on its second Beta).
Crawl Tactics

Crawl Tactics blends roguelikes with a tactical RPG

By Liam Dawe,
1
From South Korean developer icefill comes Crawl Tactics, a new turn-based game that blends together elements of a roguelike and a tactical RPG into something unique.
The Garden Path

The Garden Path a 'slice-of-life sim' gets a new trailer and release window

By Liam Dawe,
0
Love more casual games? The "slice-of-life sim" named The Garden Path is getting closer and a new trailer is up.
Microsoft Activision Blizzard

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard hits a bump as FTC seeks to block it

By Liam Dawe,
42
Remember the big news back in January that Microsoft was acquiring Activision Blizzard? Well, the FTC aren't happy about it and are trying to block it.
The Tactician's Bundle

The Tactician's Bundle is a great deal with Gears Tactics, Mechanicus, Hard West & more

By Liam Dawe,
13
Need some turn-based tactics for the weekend? The Tactician's Bundle is a really good deal and there's some great looking games included.
Steam Deck

Steam Deck Client Beta fixes up New Big Picture Mode overlay sizing

By Liam Dawe,
1
More quick fixes from Valve for the Steam Deck this weekend, with a small bug fix release out for the Steam Deck Client Beta.
Wine

Windows compatibility layer Wine v8.0 has a first Release Candidate out

By Liam Dawe,
16
Another year is coming to a close and so the team behind Wine, the Windows compatibility layer, are readying up for another major stable release with version 8.0.
Flock of Dogs

Flying dogs that live on a whale, Flock of Dogs sounds weird and you can try it free

By Liam Dawe,
3
Flock of Dogs from dev Max Clark is a thoroughly odd and unique top-down, action and adventure game about dogs flying around that live on a whale. It released in Early Access on Steam recently, with a little mini-park you can mess about in for free.
Turn-Based Festival

Steam has a Turn-Based Festival going on with some great games

By Liam Dawe,
1
Love turn-based games? Well, now is your chance to stock up on a few and wishlist what might look to be some great upcoming games for you in the #TurnBasedFest on Steam.
BallisticNG

Anti-grav Wipeout tribute racer BallisticNG v1.3 adds new tracks, vehicles and game modes

By Liam Dawe,
5
BallisticNG is honestly one of the best fast-paced anti-gravity racers around that's inspired by Wipeout, and they just had the 1.3 release out with plenty of new content.
Alterium Shift

Alterium Shift looks like a fun upcoming retro-styled RPG with a big new demo

By Liam Dawe,
6
Alterium Shift is inspired by the JRPG greats, it's coming to Steam with Native Linux support and it has a brand new demo now available.
Company of Heroes Game Bundle

Get a whole lot of Company of Heroes in this new game bundle

By Liam Dawe,
1
Love strategy games and want some more? Humble Bundle is offering the Company of Heroes Complete Collection.
Steam Logo

Desktop Steam and Steam Deck Client Beta updates with new launch options UI

By Liam Dawe,
8
Valve has replaced another old part of Steam in the latest Desktop and Steam Deck Client Beta, with a new UI for games that have launch options set.
The Game Awards 2022

Lots of good stuff announced at The Game Awards 2022 — roundup

By Liam Dawe,
17
The Game Awards 2022 is over and there was a surprising amount of big new announcements, so here's a little run over some of what's coming.
Proton

Proton Experimental upgraded to fix the EA App failing to update on Steam Deck & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
3
When the EA App replaced Origin on Steam, it came with a whole bunch of problems for gamers on Steam Deck and Linux desktop. Now, it should hopefully be sorted in Proton Experimental.
System76 - Launch Heavy keyboard

System76 give everything you need with the Launch Heavy keyboard

By Liam Dawe,
8
After releasing the Launch and the Launch Lite, System76 is back with the Launch Heavy keyboard which includes a NumPad. They sent over a unit and here’s my review.
Portal with RTX

Portal with RTX released free on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
28
Free for owners of the original, Portal with RTX has released on Steam from Lightspeed Studios / NVIDIA.
Unciv

Unciv the open source remake of Civilization V is heading to Steam

By Liam Dawe,
19
Unciv is a popular open source remake inspired directly by Civilization V. It's been around for a while now and it's finally heading to Steam.
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