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Steam Deck now out of stock in the EU in addition to USA, Canada and Japan

By Liam Dawe,
Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with the EU now appearing to be completely out of stock.

It's now easier to install MGSHDFix for Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The ace Luxtorpeda project has expanded, and now it makes it real easy to install the popular MGSHDFix pack for various Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck.
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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.

Widelands, the open source Settlers-like, devs plan to ban all AI generated contributions

By Liam Dawe,
Widelands is a free and open source Settlers-like strategy game, and their developers appear to be setting a firm stance against any AI generated contributions.

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.

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.

Slay the Spire 2 arrives March 5 with 4-player co-op

By Liam Dawe,
Mega Crit just revealed that Slay the Spire 2 is set to arrive in Early Access on March 5, and we're getting 4-player co-op with the launch.

The Wolf Among Us, The Last Express and more join the GOG Preservation Program

By Liam Dawe,
The GOG Preservation Program expands again to include more classic games that will be kept alive with patches from the GOG team like The Wolf Among Us.

Turn recipes into huge cooking production lines in the new Snacktorio demo

By Liam Dawe,
Snacktorio is a factory-cooking automation game from the developer of APICO and Mudborne, and looks to be another great indie game to try out.

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 some parts of Asia and now Valve have put up a short statement on it.

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire looks awesome in the new boss trailer

By Liam Dawe,
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire is arriving on March 19th and ahead of release a new trailer shows off one of the boss fights, and it really does look awesome.

Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth arrives April 27, will run "great" on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth is set to arrive on April 27th from the creators of Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, giving us another lovely adventure.

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.

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.

Lexispell is a Balatro-styled roguelike word game with a demo worth trying

By Liam Dawe,
Lexispell from MrEliptik is a roguelike that has you spell out words for points with some Balatro-styled mechanics, and the new demo is worth a go.

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.

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.

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.

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.