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Rhythm adventure Hi-Fi RUSH from Tango Gameworks gets a surprise release

By Liam Dawe,
Tango Gameworks, developer of The Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo, along with publisher Bethesda just stealth released their latest game called Hi-Fi RUSH.

4A Games release a full Metro Exodus SDK for modders

By Liam Dawe,
4A Games have done something quite awesome. They've released a SDK for people to make full game modifications of Metro Exodus.

Developer of point and click adventure Splittown looking at Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Love your adventure games? Here's one to keep an eye on. The developer of Splittown has mentioned they're looking into Native Linux support.

Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 get an open source reimplementation with OpenEnroth

By Liam Dawe,
Want to play Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 on modern systems with an updated game engine? Well, OpenEnroth looks mighty promising.

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver 525.47.06 out now

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA has released another fresh update to their Vulkan Beta Driver, with version 525.47.06 rolling out now.

Atari announce another 80s classic revival with Caverns of Mars: Recharged

By Liam Dawe,
Another revamp of a classic is on the way with Atari once again teaming up with SneakyBox, as the 1981 title Caverns of Mars is releasing as Caverns of Mars: Recharged.

Lots more EA games get a Steam Deck Playable rating

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has again continued to go through various EA games that were previously problematic on Steam Deck due to the new EA App, with lots of them now marked as Steam Deck Playable.

ControllerTools plugin for Steam Deck now gives low battery notifications

By Liam Dawe,
A Steam Deck plugin for Decky Loader that I recently mentioned, ControllerTools, has a fresh update out to make it more useful.

Factorio is about to increase in price so be quick

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of the awesome Factorio have announced that the price is about to go up, so if you still haven't purchased it now is the time.

Steam and Steam Deck Beta add the ability to move the on-screen keyboard

By Liam Dawe,
Valve continues to roll out new unstable releases of the Steam Client for Desktop and Steam Deck, with a new update giving the ability to move the on-screen keyboard.

Forspoken needs desktop Linux to spoof being a Steam Deck to work

By Liam Dawe,
In a case of what the heck? Square Enix and Luminous Productions just released Forspoken, which works on Steam Deck but it won't run on desktop Linux without spoofing it being a Steam Deck.

Direct3D to Vulkan translator DXVK 2.1 adds HDR support, improves shader stutter issue

By Liam Dawe,
DXVK, one of the secret sauces included with the Proton compatibility layer, has a big new release out now. DXVK 2.1 adds in some big new features like HDR!

Wine 8.0 is out now with major compatibility improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 8.0 is out now, a big improvement over the last stable release with many upgrades for Windows to Linux compatibility across thousands of games and apps.

Proton Experimental and GE-Proton 7-47 updates available now

By Liam Dawe,
Valve gave Proton Experimental a small update with two improvements, plus for users of GE-Proton you may want to know about an important version bump there too for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.

Colony sim Stardeus adds in derelict ships, system scanning, new ship design system

By Liam Dawe,
Stardeus was one of the most promising Early Access releases on 2022, giving you pretty much RimWorld in space and the first major update is out now.

JSAUX will be doing more colours for their Steam Deck backplate

By Liam Dawe,
Accessory brand JSAUX recently did a poll to see what colours people might like for a Steam Deck backplate and the winners are in.

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta improves Steam Input for Nintendo Controllers

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh Steam Beta is out now for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam, with a bigger focus on Steam Input improvements and some Big Picture Mode fixes too.

Here's how to fix Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Want to play the new Steam release of Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam Deck? Or a Linux desktop? It doesn't run out of the box but here's how to fix it.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 22: Happy Hacking

By Hamish,
Some of my first real experiences of using Linux as a child came through the use of Knoppix, one of the first distributions to popularize the use of Live CDs. This allowed me to explore a wide swath of Linux applications. One of these was a role playing game which I recall I never got to work well, but lingered on in my imagination regardless.

dbrand bait Nintendo with their new SwitchDeck skin for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
dbrand have today revealed their latest way of poking fun at other companies, with their special edition SwitchDeck skin for the Steam Deck.