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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.

Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck

By Liam Squires-Hand,
As a bit of a PSA - you might want to ensure you're rather careful with Valve's new Steam Controller charging Puck. Keep anything conductive away from it.
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Square Enix rolling out Steam Cloud support to various classics

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Square Enix are going back over some of their older titles to see what small improvements they can make - like hooking up Steam Cloud support.

SN Operator from Epilogue brings SNES carts to modern PCs and its now up for order

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Epilogue just announced the SN Operator for running actual SNES cartridges on modern PCs is now up for order, and it has Linux support.

Darksiders Warmastered Edition gets Vulkan rendering, improved Steam Input support and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Darksiders Warmastered Edition got released for consoles, and so the Steam version has been given some love with fresh upgrades too.

Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Want to switch from Windows to Linux / SteamOS but concerned about games with anti-cheat on Linux? Here's all you need to know on what you can play.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 4, 5 and 6 plus other games

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve released the latest update to Proton Experimental to bring more fixes for running Windows games on Linux / SteamOS systems.

Proton 11 Beta 5 released with more regression fixes

By Liam Squires-Hand,
We're hopefully close to the full release of Proton 11, with Valve releasing a small Proton 11 Beta 5 update with some needed fixes.

Embracer Group split again spinning off their biggest IP, along with plans for IP partnerships

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Embracer Group are still going through some massive changes, after all their previous troubles and selling off multiple companies they're now splitting again.

Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve are (obviously) trying to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed, with some interesting arguments to defend lootboxes in games like Counter-Strike 2.

SteamOS 3.7.25 and 3.8.5 Beta released - bug fixes and better dGPU video memory management

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve released the latest small stable update to their Linux distro with SteamOS 3.7.25, along with SteamOS 3.8.5 Beta bringing extra fixes and enhancements.

D7VK 1.10 brings even more 2D upgrades for retro Direct3D games on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
D7VK continues bringing enhancements for running retro Direct3D Windows games to run nicely on Linux / SteamOS, with a fresh release boosting 2D games.

Paralives ready to take on The Sims with new footage ahead of release

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Looking for something like The Sims but not from EA? Paralives arrives May 25th and there's a brand new trailer, along with 45 minutes of gameplay.

The huge Test of Time update for Civilization VII is out now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Finally giving Civilization VII players what they really want - Test of Time brings the ability to play continuously as one civ all the way through.

HELLDIVERS 2 is getting multiple upscaling modes, VRR, VRS and other tech improvements

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Arrowhead Game Studios are finally going to give players a performance boost, in the form of some upscaling and other tech improvements on May 27th.

Drill, craft, and blast your way through the demo of Veridian Expanse

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Bringing together the worlds of twin-stick arcade shooters with crafting and exploration, Veridian Expanse is another indie game with a demo worth a go.

Unreal Engine 6 revealed with a major Rocket League upgrade - the teaser concerns me

By Liam Squires-Hand,
At the recent Paris Major, fans were treated to a teaser of a next-gen Rocket League upgrade powered by an also new announcement of Unreal Engine 6.

Yet Another Zombie Survivors crossed over 500K sold with plans for the 1.0 release revealed

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Yet Another Zombie Survivors is a popular bullet heaven that crossed an important sales milestone, and we know what's coming for the big 1.0 release.

Blow up thousands of monsters in the horde-based survivor FPS Guns 'n Goblins

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Love the idea of powering up yourself to the max while annihilating thousands of monsters? The first-person bullet heaven shooter Guns 'n Goblins is for you.

Here's what was revealed during The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026 has been and gone and with it plenty of announcements, updates, demos and more so read on for the details.