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Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan for the Vibrant Visuals update

By Liam Dawe,
Work continues for the Vibrant Visuals update to come to Minecraft Java, and as part of that they're switching the rendering from OpenGL to Vulkan.

Free and open source RTS 0 A.D. release 28 "Boiorix" is live

By Liam Dawe,
The first release of 0 A.D. that doesn't have an "Alpha" label attached, as the free and open source RTS has grown up with their faster release schedule.
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Valve wins legal battle against patent troll Rothschild and associated companies

By Liam Dawe,
The case of Valve versus Leigh Rothschild and all associated companies has come to an end, with Valve coming out the clear winner in this one.

Creature collector EvoCreo 2 gets a demo on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Ahead of Steam Next Fest which is quickly approaching, the creature collector standalone sequel EvoCreo 2 has a demo live now.

Bend the market to your will in the roguelike Insider Trading

By Liam Dawe,
Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Stack synergies, trigger price swings, and trade wisely.

Valve confirm Steam Deck stock issues due to "memory and storage shortages"

By Liam Dawe,
We reported recently how the Steam Deck was completely out of stock in the USA, Canada and Asia and now Valve have put up a short statement on it.

Steam Deck completely out of stock in the US, Canada and Asia

By Liam Dawe,
Seems like the component shortages thanks to AI may have finally hit Valve as in the US, Canada and Asia all models of Steam Deck are completely out of stock.

Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Unfortunately, the HDMI Forum refused to allow HDMI 2.1+ features in the open source driver, but that hasn't stopped one developer.

Opus Magnum from Zachtronics is getting a big new 'De Re Metallica' DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Easily my favourite game from Zachtronics, Opus Magnum is making a return with a big new DLC that's set to arrive on March 17th.

Get some great games in the new Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Back for I believe the third time, the Beamdog & Owlcat RPG Humble Bundle is live with some great games to stock up on.

Unity CEO says an upcoming Beta will allow people to "prompt full casual games into existence"

By Liam Dawe,
The generative AI expansion continues, with the Unity game engine being turned into a slop-making machine with an upcoming update.

Fight first-person rock-paper-scissors style duels in the deck-builder Handmancers

By Liam Dawe,
Handmancers looks like a fun spin on deck-builders with the first-person view and the rock-paper-scissors style counter system.

From the creators of SpeedRunners, a demo of Sprint City is live now

By Liam Dawe,
Coming from the original creators of the popular competitive platformer SpeedRunners, a first playable demo for Sprint City is live on Steam.

Thoroughly strange dungeon crawler Pluto is all about constructing spells and using your fingers

By Liam Dawe,
With a pretty creepy looking style, the dungeon crawler Pluto is all about experimentation as you construct spells and wiggle your fingers.

Game manager Lutris v0.5.20 released with Proton upgrades, store updates and much more

By Liam Dawe,
Lutris is an all-in-one open source game manager for launching games from various stores on Linux, with version 0.5.20 out now.

NVIDIA recommended driver 580.126.18 released for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA released their latest recommended driver for Linux with version 580.126.18 out now.

Rocket League is adding Easy Anti-Cheat, Psyonix say Linux will still be supported with Proton

By Liam Dawe,
Rocket League is set to get Easy Anti-Cheat in April, as the Epic Games owned studio Psyonix just recently announced.

Godot Engine suffering from lots of "AI slop" code submissions

By Liam Dawe,
The Godot Engine team recently posted about more issues with "AI slop", including various pull requests that have become a big drain on resources.

Mewgenics is a clear hit reaching over a million sales

By Liam Dawe,
A little bit of good news - Mewgenics from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel is a clear hit, with it recently hitting a big sales milestone.

Prepare for HDD availability trouble as they're getting sold out too

By Liam Dawe,
Component shortages are increasing thanks to the AI boom, and if you were thinking you could fall back on traditional HDDs - you would be wrong.