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Dune: Awakening is out now and works well on Linux Desktop but rough on Steam Deck


By Liam Squires-Hand
Dune: Awakening from Funcom has officially arrived, and thankfully it does work rather nicely on Desktop Linux.

Steam Beta improves controller support for 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless, 8BitDo Pro 2 and more


By Liam Squires-Hand
This is great. Valve released a new Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck that brings Steam Input improvements for various controllers.

Stellar Blade gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release


By Liam Squires-Hand
Stellar Blade from SHIFT UP Corporation has been rated Steam Deck Verified by Valve ahead of the release on June 11th.

Steam Next Fest - June 2025 edition is live with new demos


By Liam Squires-Hand
A celebration of upcoming games big and small and everything in between. Steam Next Fest for June 2025 is now live.

Team Cherry clarify Hollow Knight: Silksong will be out before the 2025 holiday season


By Liam Squires-Hand
Team Cherry have clarified the release period for Hollow Knight: Silksong, after a bit of confusion thanks to Microsoft.

Khronos Group announce the Vulkan Video Decode VP9 Extension


By Liam Squires-Hand
Another expansion of the Vulkan graphics API has arrived with the Vulkan Video Decode VP9 Extension.

IGN Live 2025 Humble Bundle has a nice mixture of games


By Liam Squires-Hand
Don't miss your chance to build up your game collection with highly rated picks in the IGN Live 2025 Humble Bundle.

Theme Hospital engine remake CorsixTH 0.69 Beta 1 out now


By Liam Squires-Hand
Theme Hospital open source game engine CorsixTH has a nice Beta release out with v0.69 now in testing for this classic.

GOG store introduces one-click mods with Skyblivion coming soon


By Liam Squires-Hand
The GOG.com team have announced a new feature, with one-click mods available for various popular games.

Upcoming MMO 'BitCraft Online' will be open source


By Liam Squires-Hand
The upcoming MMO BitCraft Online is doing something very unusual for the genre, it's going to be open source.

ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds announced, the first real Steam Deck competition


By Liam Squires-Hand
Microsoft and ASUS have formally announced the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, what is likely the first real competition for the Steam Deck.

AMD revealed two more Ryzen Z2 chips for gaming handhelds


By Liam Squires-Hand
AMD have expanded their Ryzen Z2 offerings, with two more chips designed for handhelds.

Mesa 25.1.3 emergency update released for AMD Radeon RX 9000 series (RDNA4)


By Liam Squires-Hand
Developer Eric Engestrom announced the release of Mesa 25.1.3, an unscheduled emergency release to fix AMD GFX12 (RDNA4 - Radeon RX 9000 series).

Highlight announcements from the 2025 summer showcases


By Liam Squires-Hand
We had a lot of events over the weekend, so here's a round-up of some interesting game announcements to keep you up to date.

Classic racers FlatOut 1 & 2 get improved controller support, better widescreen and bug fixes


By Liam Squires-Hand
Classic racing games FlatOut 1 & 2 just got upgraded, and there's also a small update for FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage too.

A sports brawler meets a MOBA in Sparkball with a demo coming to Steam Next Fest


By Liam Squires-Hand
If you love sports and fast-paced action, Sparkball will be one you need to check out with a playable demo coming in Steam Next Fest.

Build a kingdom and watch overpowered tiny armies fight in 9 Kings


By Liam Squires-Hand
9 Kings is a fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder where you get to watch tiny armies fight and it's surprisingly absorbing of your time.

Sol Cesto is a super weird tactical roguelite with rad art all about luck and pulling teeth


By Liam Squires-Hand
It was the art style of Sol Cesto that first pulled me in, now I'm hooked on the roguelite slot-machine like mechanics of it.

World Ocean Day Sale 2025 is live on Steam to support charity


By Liam Squires-Hand
A chance for you to buy some games and feel slightly better about it. The World Ocean Day Sale on Steam is now live.

Net.Attack() is like Vampire Survivors but you program unique attacks


By Liam Squires-Hand
Now this is seriously cool! Net.Attack() takes the basics of Vampire Survivors, and gets you doing a little visual programming.