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Valve reveal all the Steam events scheduled for 2026

By Liam Dawe,
We already had a list of the first lot of Steam events for the year but now we know everything that's coming, as Valve put up the second half.

OBS Studio 32.1 Beta is out with a new Audio Mixer, WebRTC Simulcast support and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another new release of the excellent open source video capture and streaming app OBS Studio is being prepared, with OBS Studio 32.1 Beta out now.
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Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame

By Liam Dawe,
With the upcoming new Steam Frame hardware from Valve, they want to get as many games as possible running - and there's multiple ways for developers to do it.

Less Miserables is an upcoming point-and-click parody of Les Misérables

By Liam Dawe,
A point-and-click parody of Les Misérables. Could be a fun one to keep an eye on if you love classic adventure games with modern touches.

Multiple years later Terraria 1.4.5 has a release date for January 27th

By Liam Dawe,
Wow, they've been cooking for a while on this one huh? Terraria 1.4.5 will officially arrive January 27th and it's going to be massive.

Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me

By Liam Dawe,
It seems it will be easier to be Steam Machine Verified when compared with Steam Deck Verified, according to a Valve designer speaking with Game Developer.

Even more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Natalie Vock working for Valve has sent in even more impressive performance improvements for AMD GPUs on Linux with Mesa.

D7VK version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too

By Liam Dawe,
Entering the land of what the developer calls diminishing returns, D7VK version 1.2 has rolled out delivering a bunch of Direct3D 6 improvements.

Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is out now and supported until 2029

By Liam Dawe,
The popular Linux Mint has a big new stable version available with Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" supported up until 2029 as it's a long-term support release.

Cygames announced an AI studio, and then put up an apology over it

By Liam Dawe,
The expansion of generative AI continues with Cygames recently announcing the formation of an AI studio. Fans weren't happy, and now Cygames have apologised.

Check out the demo for CiniCross if you enjoy roguelikes and nonogram styled puzzles

By Liam Dawe,
Is it a roguelike? Is it a puzzle game? CiniCross is both, taking place in a retro-styled dark fantasy universe it looks rather interesting.

Check out the great enhancement patch for the original Splinter Cell

By Liam Dawe,
Where bigger developers like Ubisoft don't fix up their old games - the community provides, check out EnhancedSC for the original Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

GOG plan to look a bit closer at Linux through 2026

By Liam Dawe,
With Linux gaming clearly showing it's becoming more popular, and with GOG under new ownership, there's hope yet that GOG will improve their Linux support.

Nexus Mods retire their in-development cross-platform app to focus back on Vortex

By Liam Dawe,
One of the new Nexus Mods owners posted an announcement noting that they're moving back to Vortex, ceasing development on their newer cross-platform app.

Valve tweak Steam Community Awards to deal with point farming and "attention-grabbing content"

By Liam Dawe,
Along with an entirely new set of awards you can give out across Steam the changes should stop all the clown farming on reviews, guides, forum posts and more.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 arrives bringing masses of improvements to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Wine is a compatibility layer for running Windows apps and games on Linux, a major part of Valve's Proton and now Wine 11 is finally here.

Check out the full first video episode for Games For Everyone

By Liam Dawe,
Recently we mentioned a new podcast series hosted by Jason at Linux For Everyone called Games For Everyone. Now you can catch the first full video episode.

Hytale has arrived in Early Access with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
It has been a long road for Hytale but the sandbox exploration RPG is now officially out in Early Access, with Native Linux support.

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown gets a combat deep dive and release date

By Liam Dawe,
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is getting ready for warp speed with a new combat deep dive trailer, and they've announce a release for February 18th.

Get ready to enter Winnie's Hole when it arrives January 26

By Liam Dawe,
Infection is progression in Winnie's Hole. The roguelite is set to enter Early Access on January 26, and judging by the previous demo it's going to be good.