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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days
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Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source

By Liam Dawe,
Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.

Valve put up a new Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 with a move towards 64-bit

By Liam Dawe,
To ensure games run well on Linux either via Native Linux builds or Windows games with Proton, part of the magic is in the Steam Linux Runtime.
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Steamworks SDK adds support for Linux Arm and Android, and it seems we know the first Android game on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
As we get closer to the launch of the new Steam Machine and Steam Frame, Valve put out a new Steamworks SDK that brings in libraries for linuxarm64 and android.

Hello from Fedora KDE

By Liam Dawe,
I recently did a bit of a major woops, and so I decided perhaps it is once again time to Linux distro hop and have settled on Fedora KDE.

JSAUX are teasing Steam Machine front panels with built-in screens

By Liam Dawe,
JSAUX are teasing that they're going to be making Steam Machine accessories, with the first being a new front panel for the Steam Machine with a screen.

AMD FSR Redstone arrives December 10 with a teaser

By Liam Dawe,
AMD have gone and done it. They've put up a teaser for an announcement of AMD FSR Redstone arriving on December 10.

Baldur's Gate 3 gets more Steam Deck improvements in Hotfix 35 with their native version

By Liam Dawe,
Larian have updated Baldur's Gate 3 with Hotfix #35, which includes more improvements to their Native Linux build supported on the Steam Deck with SteamOS.

The cross-platform Nexus Mods app v0.21.1 makes mod collection installation smoother

By Liam Dawe,
The Nexus Mods app team have rolled out another early release for their in-progress successor to Vortex, with v0.21.1 bringing more improvements.

Grab a free copy of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for a limited time

By Liam Dawe,
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently on a time-limited deal where you can grab a copy and keep it, so act fast if you want a free game.

ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Valve recently published a Steam Deck Verified rating for the smash-hit extraction shooter ARC Raiders. I decided to see if it deserved the rating.

Megabonk from vedinad has withdrawn from The Game Awards 2025

By Liam Dawe,
The Game Awards is never without some kind of controversy, but this is a little different. Developer vedinad has withdrawn Megabonk from The Game Awards 2025.

Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh Proton Experimental update from Valve for the weekend with various game fixes for SteamOS / Linux.

If you own Total War: WARHAMMER I or II you'll soon get Total War: WARHAMMER III Immortal Empires free

By Liam Dawe,
For owners of either Total War: WARHAMMER I or Total War: WARHAMMER II, soon you'll get Total War: WARHAMMER III - Immortal Empires and more free.

A great showcase of open source - Blender 5.0 is out with completely overhauled colour management

By Liam Dawe,
Another release is here for the incredible open source project Blender. The 5.0 release brings huge changes like completely overhauled colour management.

I have finished Dispatch and now I'm at a loss so I'm going to play it again

By Liam Dawe,
Last night I finished my first run in the new episodic superhero adventure Dispatch from AdHoc Studio, and now I don't know what to do with myself.

Unity games are coming to Fortnite as Epic continue attempting to build a metaverse thing

By Liam Dawe,
Epic Games are still trying to build some kind of metaverse inside Fortnite, and now they're pulling in Unity to expand Fortnite even more.

SteamOS 3.7.18 Beta available with a few nuisance bugs being squashed

By Liam Dawe,
SteamOS 3.7.18 Beta "Old Enough to Vote" was released by Valve today, bringing in a few more fixes for some annoying sounding issues.

SNES styled JRPG set in a world of garbage - Kingdoms of the Dump is out now

By Liam Dawe,
After being funded on Kickstarter back in 2019, dreamed up by actual janitors, the SNES styled JRPG set in a world of trash Kingdoms of the Dump is out now.

The Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
With the latest minor update, the newer Quake II re-release that saw Nightdive Studios jump in to improve it is now Steam Deck Verified.

Grab some Masterful Remasters in a new Green Man Gaming bundle - great for Steam Deck / SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a nice chance to grab a bunch of remasters in the Masterful Remasters Bundle from Green Man Gaming including Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain and more.