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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days

Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open

By Liam Dawe,
The fightback against regulations to lock down the internet in the UK is heating up, with multiple big groups joining together with a firm statement.

Steam Controller more popular than Valve expected - they're working on stock issues

By Liam Dawe,
It seems the popularity of the new Steam Controller really did catch Valve off guard, with it selling out a lot faster than expected.
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Discord is finally less of a nuisance to update on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The Discord team just revealed another major update for the social chat platform, and Linux gets a little attention this time too.

Steam Controller goes out of stock as Valve get a ton of "Game Console" shipments

By Liam Dawe,
It's the morning after the Steam Controller released standalone, it's getting sold out in various regions but it may not be alone for long.

Valve announce a reservation system for the new Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe,
Since demand far exceeded Valve's own expectations for the new Steam Controller, they're implementing a reservation system.

VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 brings many Linux gaming enhancements for Direct3D 12 via Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
VKD3D-Proton is an incredibly important project for ensuring Direct3D 12 games run well on Linux / SteamOS using Vulkan, with a big new release up.

Unity AI out in Open Beta to give developers the fabled "make game" button

By Liam Dawe,
AI, AI, AI - now in your game engine too! Unity has rolled out Unity AI in Open Beta that will apparently help games be created faster.

Classic Eugen Systems RTS game R.U.S.E. returns with upgrades and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
It has been unavailable for 10 years but R.U.S.E. from Eugen Systems has returned, with upgrades and full Steam Deck support too.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Rocket League, Crimson Desert, Helldivers 2 and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just launched the latest exciting upgrade for Proton Experimental, to ensure as many Windows games as possible run well on Linux / SteamOS machines.

Civilization VII "Test of Time" update lands May 19, finally letting you play entirely as one civ

By Liam Dawe,
Test of Time is a huge update announced for the mixed bag that is Civilization VII, as Firaxis finally deal with the main complaints.

Linux security flaws Dirty Frag and Copy Fail are a good reminder to stay up to date

By Liam Dawe,
Have you run your Linux distribution updates recently? You probably should, because Dirty Frag and Copy Fail are coming for you.

Conan Exiles Enhanced is out - a free upgrade for everyone with Steam Deck improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Funcom have given the survival game Conan Exiles a big free upgrade with Conan Exiles Enhanced officially out now and it sounds great.

Valve released the new Steam Controller and Puck CAD files for modders

By Liam Dawe,
Along with the recent stable Steam client update bringing full support for the Steam Controller, Valve also released the CAD files for modders.

Latest stable Steam update brings full Steam Controller support

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just launched the latest stable update for Steam across all supported platforms, bringing full support for the new Steam Controller.

Mesa 26.1.0 released bringing lots of Linux graphics driver enhancements

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 26.1.0 is out now as the latest new-feature release of open source graphics drivers for Linux, with upgraded Vulkan support and performance improvements.

SteamOS 3.8.4 Beta brings further Steam Machine support and fixes for experimental nested desktop mode

By Liam Dawe,
Along with SteamOS 3.8.4 Beta being released with more exciting improvements, an essential stable update SteamOS 3.7.23 was also released.

D7VK 1.9 brings 2D upgrades for classic Direct3D games on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
D7VK has done a lot of work on getting retro 3D games to run well on Linux with older Direct3D versions, now classic 2D games have seen some love.

shapez 2 is a thoroughly chilled time building up a shape-cutting factory

By Liam Dawe,
If you love the idea of building up a massive sprawling factory and taking your time doing so to chill out - shapez 2 is a safe bet.

EVE Online developer goes independent as Fenris Creations, partners up with Google DeepMind

By Liam Dawe,
The EVE Online developers have announced two big bits of news - first, they're independent again now as Fenris Creations but they're also teaming with Google.

Pay off your debts to a greedy landlord in the seriously charming deckbuilder Cropdeck

By Liam Dawe,
Farming roguelike deckbuilder Cropdeck has you use cards to grow crops and collect weird-looking scarecrows that help you farm and create satisfying combos.