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Cyber Knights: Flashpoint hits Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam with a big new update live
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint from Trese Brothers has another huge update out now, and players are enjoying the game so much it's now hit an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam.
felix86 is a new open source Linux emulator to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors
RISC-V fans will be interested in this one. felix86 has been announced as a new project with a first release available that enables you to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors on Linux.
Evil Dead: The Game gets delisted only 3 years after release
Evil Dead: The Game from Saber Interactive / Boss Team Games, LLC is getting delisted from all stores (Steam purchases are already gone), although you will be able to continue playing it if you wish.
Point-and-click urban thriller Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer launches May 20
Fans of point and click adventures get another real treat here. Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer from Clifftop Games / Rawfury has a confirmed release date now for May 20th.
EA and Codemasters no longer making WRC (World Rally Championship) or any other rally games
EA and Codemasters announced today that they're putting the WRC (World Rally Championship) series on hold, and will no longer be making any games in the series.
Grab some top Bethesda games in the latest Fanatical Bundle
From Fallout to Dishonored, there's some good stuff included in the latest Fanatical Build your own Bethesda Bundle.
Nexus Mods app adds Cyberpunk 2077 as a supported game, improves Stardew Valley modding
Great day for modders. The newer in-development open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app has promoted Cyberpunk 2077 to supported status, making it easier to get modding across Linux (and Steam Deck).
COMBOLITE is a unique physics deck-builder where you build up combos to keep hitting a rock
Probably the absolute weirdest deck-builder I've ever played, COMBOLITE is all about repeatedly hitting a rock to score points and activate special combos to score even more points.
The 'Crips for eSims for Gaza Bundle' on itch.io has lots of games, TTRPGs and more
The itch.io store is hosting another big charity bundle full of video games, TTRPGs, zines, books, soundtracks, and asset packs in support of eSims and Crips for eSims for Gaza.
Two Point Museum gets a big free content update with a new large UI scaling setting for Steam Deck
Two Point Studios / SEGA have updated the popular and well-received Two Point Museum with a fresh free content upgrade. Plus, it should feel better on Steam Deck now too.
EA rebrand and refresh their anti-cheat into EA Javelin Anticheat, still blocks Linux / Steam Deck
EA (Electronic Arts) have announced that EA anticheat is going through a rebrand and refresh, and will now be called EA Javelin Anticheat.
EA cancels multiple projects from Apex and Titanfall developer Respawn with more layoffs
More game industry news for you today. Respawn, developer of Titanfall and Apex Legends, have announced that two early-stage games have been cancelled and 100s of staff have been reportedly laid off.
8BitDo Ultimate 2 is getting full Steam Input support for more buttons
One of my gripes with my original 8BitDo Ultimate 2.4G Controller is that Steam Input cannot see the additional buttons on the back, but it seems that with the latest firmware updates to the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 that 8BitDo are solving the situation.
Sonic Rumble from SEGA gets indefinitely delayed to add more features
Sonic Rumble from SEGA seems to be their answer to a Fall Guys-like multiplayer party game, it looks like it could be good fun but the global release has now been indefinitely delayed.
Proton 10 gets a first Beta to improve game compatibility on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux
Here we go! Proton 10 is the next major stable version of Proton and a first Beta is now available for testing to improve game compatibility on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
World of Goo 2 is out now on Steam and GOG - a great pick for puzzle game fans
This really brings back some memories. World of Goo 2 from 2D BOY and Tomorrow Corporation has officially launched on GOG and Steam with Native Linux support.
PASS Fortress turns TF2 into a competitive basketball-like and it's coming to Steam
Oh hey, a new Team Fortress 2 (TF2) mod that's coming to Steam and it sounds like a lot of fun. PASS Fortress is one to watch.
Wuthering Waves arrives on Steam, another with anti-cheat problems on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux
Here we go again. Wuthering Waves has now released on Steam from KURO GAMES and it appears to be having problems on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux due to the anti-cheat being used.
Steam update for Desktop brings DLC fixes while Steam Deck gets startup and BIOS update fixes
Valve released another small stable Steam update for Desktop and Steam Deck, bringing in some pretty essential fixes for both platforms.
- Fanatical Bundle Fest is back and they have lots of goodies for you
- The big Call to Arms update for Valheim is out now
- Wheel World adds a Native Linux version for Steam Deck with a "significant performance improvement"
- Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is like an infested Windows XP as a survivor-like bullet hell
- The first Hollow Knight: Silksong patch arrives next week - here's what's in it
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Why some games on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck have broken videos and what you can do
How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft