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Dusklight the reimplementation of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess gets a major update

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Dusklight (originally called Dusk) is an open source reimplementation of the classic Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Flathub moves to ban nearly all apps and submissions made with generative AI

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Flathub, one of the most popular ways to grab applications on Linux, has a newly updated generative AI policy - where it's pretty much all banned.
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SteamOS 3.8.6 Beta brings expanded handheld support, initial HDMI VRR for devices with native HDMI output

By Liam Squires-Hand,
SteamOS 3.8.6 Beta is out now for testing, with some exciting additions for anyone wanting to see improved hardware support.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Outspoken Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has recently taken to social media to throw shade at Valve / Gabe Newell over the new Steam Deck pricing.

Get lots of great games across multiple recent Humble Bundles

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Need new games for the weekend or the coming summer to stay out of the burning sun? There's quite a few new Humble Bundles that launched recently.

Wine 11.10 is out with vkd3d 2.0, VBScript compatibility improvements and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine 11.10 has arrived with new features and bug fixes.

The owners of Fandom and Gamespot want to acquire Balatro publisher Playstack

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Playstack who published the likes of Balatro, Abiotic Factor and VOID/BREAKER are about to be sold off to the Integrated Media Company group.

You can now dim the Steam Controller LED plus other Steam changes in a fresh Beta

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve continue their rapid iteration on improvements and fixes to Steam and the Steam Controller, with a fresh Beta update out.

Planet Zoo 2 announced to release in October with a deeper conservation focus

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Planet Zoo 2 has now been officially revealed by Frontier Developments with pre-orders live for release on October 13th.

Pilot a customizable hovercraft in SCAD, a post‑apocalyptic roguelite bullet heaven

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Mow down hordes of zombies in a customizable hovercraft in SCAD, a fresh Early Access post‑apocalyptic roguelite bullet heaven.

Big Steam update is out now, plus the Steam Workshop upgrade rolls out for everyone

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve have rolled up all the recent Beta updates into a fresh stable update for all Steam gamers with lots of tweaks and the new Workshop update too.

Intel Arc G-Series processors announced for next-gen handheld gaming PCs

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Intel are throwing their hat formally into the handheld gaming PC arena, with the official reveal of their new Intel Arc G-Series processors.

Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions

By Liam Squires-Hand,
You've no doubt by now seen the rather surprising increase in the price of the Steam Deck OLED, but that doesn't seem to have stopped people buying them all up.

Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve announced today that the Steam Deck is finally properly back in stock, but they now come with a much higher price tag.

Linux and open source getting age checking exemptions could be problematic

By Liam Squires-Hand,
You've seen the news about various US states (and even a US-wide bill!) for operating systems to implement age checking - but exemptions could cause headaches.

Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source.

Hytale Update 5 brings controller support, new scripting tool for modders, social features

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Making Hytale easier to play with a gamepad and handhelds like the Steam Deck - Update 5 is out with some major new features for everyone.

Stylish 2.5D action brawler Skroyder Rumble brings a weird Brazilian-inspired cartoon world

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Skroyder Rumble is one I think you definitely need to keep an eye on if you like action brawlers, as the style and combat look great in it.

Fruit Ninja designer reveals Normal Golf Game with a demo - there's nothing normal about it

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Waking up on a golf course, you're trapped and the menace game designer Luke Muscat has taken $100K from you - so time to play a totally normal game of golf.

MangoHud v0.8.4 released - should fix the Steam Overlay not working

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The excellent performance monitoring tool MangoHud v0.8.4 is out now, and it contains an important bug-fix with the Steam Overlay.