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Half-Life 2 free to keep until November 18th, Episodes One & Two now included with a huge update

By Liam Dawe,
To celebrate that Half-Life 2 has turned 20, Valve has made it free to claim and keep for a limited time. Not only that, but Episodes One and Two are now included with a huge upgrade.

Classic Unreal Tournament and Unreal now easier to download free thanks to OldUnreal (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Epic Games announced back at the end of 2022 that they were pulling a whole bunch of classics like Unreal Tournament and Unreal from stores, along with turning off servers, but now it's a bit easier to get them running again. ARTICLE UPDATED.
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Linux GPU Configuration Tool 'LACT' adds NVIDIA support

By Liam Dawe,
No longer just for the AMD camp, Linux GPU Configuration Tool 'LACT' has a fresh release out that brings in NVIDIA support.

Godot Engine 4.4 dev 4 released with interactive in-game editing

By Liam Dawe,
An exciting new feature for game developers has begun to land in the free and open source Godot Engine, with the start of interactive in-game editing.

Minecraft-like free and open source game VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) hits over 500K downloads

By Liam Dawe,
Originally called MineClone2, VoxeLibre is a free and open source sandbox game that's inspired by Minecraft and it recently hit a big milestone.

Hybrid gaming controller MoveMaster has a new website, shipping to the UK now available and 10% off

By Liam Dawe,
MoveMaster is a thoroughly odd, unique and very interesting device that you might want to take a look at to change the way you game.

Avowed from Obsidian gets a release date, and pre-orders with earlier access if you pay £80

By Liam Dawe,
The continuing trend of getting you to pay more to play just a few days earlier continues. Avowed from Obsidian Entertainment does look like bloody good fun, but £90 of fun?

The latest from Prime Gaming - November 14 edition - lots for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go again! Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep.

Get a fresh look at Half-Life 2 RTX in a new video plus the Steam page is now live

By Liam Dawe,
Half-Life 2 RTX looks like it's coming along quite nicely, if you're a fan of everything being a bit shinier.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from GSC Game World has now been released and after playing it pre-release, I've had a damn fun time with it.

Old Skies from Wadjet Eye Games looks like one to remember with a new trailer

By Liam Dawe,
If you're a lover of point and click adventure games, you're going to want to watch the new trailer for Old Skies from Wadjet Eye Games.

The Walking Dead, The Expanse and more in the Telltale Collection Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Now this is a fantastic deal not to be missed if you're an adventure game fan. The Telltale Collection Humble Bundle is live now.

Train finally returns to Counter-Strike 2 in the latest big update

By Liam Dawe,
Train! It's back! A fan favourite map returns that was annoyingly missing from the release of Counter-Strike 2. But it's now back and looking better than ever in the latest update to Valve's FPS.

Little Big Adventure – Twinsen's Quest a remake of the original classic is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Little Big Adventure – Twinsen's Quest from [2.21] and Microids is out now. It's a remake of the original classic with a graphical makeover and modernized gameplay.

Old School Rally gets split-screen support, new stages and a new car

By Liam Dawe,
Old School Rally is properly awesome. Bringing back some fond memories for me of playing Colin McRae Rally on the original PlayStation and now it just got a whole lot better.

Mesa 24.2.7 out now and Mesa 24.3 may come sooner than expected

By Liam Dawe,
The latest update for the open source graphics drivers is here with Mesa 24.2.7 out now. Plus we might see Mesa 24.3 a bit sooner than expected.

Inspired by SSX, arcade snowboarding game Tricky Madness is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
After a new snowboarding game built like the classics? Tricky Madness is out in Early Access and includes Linux support.

Unofficial PC port of Zelda: Majora's Mask, 2 Ship 2 Harkinian has a big new release out

By Liam Dawe,
Released originally back in May, 2 Ship 2 Harkinian allows you to play Nintendo's Zelda: Majora's Mask properly on PC and a new release just shipped.

Half-Life: Blue Shift remake mod Black Mesa: Blue Shift - Chapter 5: Focal Point released

By Liam Dawe,
Black Mesa: Blue Shift is a remake of the classic Half-Life: Blue Shift, made as a mod for the Half-Life remake Black Mesa. A big new update just landed for Black Mesa: Blue Shift that includes the new Chapter 5 of the story.

Get a bunch of tactical games in the Kalypso Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
In need of some more real-time strategy and role-playing games? The Let's Get Tactical Bundle could be what you're after.
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