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Tencent to get a majority stake in Dying Light dev Techland

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a bit of industry news for you. Techland, developer of Dying Light, have announced some "exciting news" about the future of their studio.

Xenonauts 2 is looking good on desktop Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The invasion continues. Xenonauts 2 is now in Early Access from Goldhawk Interactive and Hooded Horse and I've taken a look to see how it runs on desktop Linux and Steam Deck.

Airships: Conquer the Skies gets a DLC adding in captains and governors

By Liam Dawe,
Have you played Airships: Conquer the Skies? It's a game about building fearsome airships and land vehicles to give you the edge in massive aerial battles.

Morrowind engine replacement OpenMW v0.48 out now with shaders

By Liam Dawe,
Bringing with it some pretty fancy new features, the Morrowind engine replacement OpenMW version 0.48.0 is out now.

Get a whole lot of Myst and other adventures in this bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Love mysterious puzzle adventures like Myst? The Humble Myst & More Redux Bundle may be worth a look for you then. Here's the compatibility to expect on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

ChimeraOS Linux for handhelds and couch gaming v43-1 released

By Liam Dawe,
After their huge version 43 release recently bringing with it initial ASUS ROG Ally support, ChimeraOS Linux has a first bug fix release out.

Wine 8.13 is out now with plenty of bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
The latest release in the continuous cycle of development of the Windows compatibility layer Wine is out with Wine 8.13 bringing plenty of fixes and a few new features.

Valve releases Proton 8.0-3 for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Proton 8.0-3 is out now, bringing with it improved compatibility for Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck. Here's all you need to know.

ΔV: Rings of Saturn is a game for real space nerds - out now

By Liam Dawe,
ΔV: Rings of Saturn from developer Kodera Software is a physics-based hard-science mining sim, and the 1.0 release is out now.

AI-powered news sites are dumb and Redditors managed to trick them

By Liam Dawe,
This is pretty amusing to see. Nothing really related to Linux / Steam Deck gaming, but more a state of the industry post that I thought you might also find fun. Redditors managed to trick an AI-powered news scraper.

JSAUX launch their Steam Deck RGB backplate and RGB Docking Station

By Liam Dawe,
Love a bit of colour in your gaming life? JSAUX have two new releases ready to order today with the RGB Docking Station and the RGB transparent backplate for Steam Deck.

FACEMINER is a retro dystopian narrative-driven A.I. management sim

By Liam Dawe,
Ready to go back to the 90s? Keep an eye on FACEMINER, a simulation game about AI, surveillance and mass biometric data harvesting set in 1999.

Steam Stealth Fest launches July 24th

By Liam Dawe,
Who said that? Did you see something? The Steam Stealth Fest is getting ready to jump out at you on July 24th - so prepare you wallet.

GE-Proton 8-7 released bringing back AMD FSR support (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe,
The compatibility layer GE-Proton version 8-7 has been released, bringing with it the return of AMD FSR support. UPDATED.

Voxel Doom II releasing August 1st

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for more retro action? Voxel Doom II (a mod made with GZDoom) is releasing August 1st, giving you fully 3D voxel-based models for a second helping of Doom.

Roguelite shooter Arcadegeddon hits Steam with Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Arcadegeddon arrived on Steam recently from IllFonic after being an Epic Exclusive. It's flashy ever-evolving co-op roguelite shooter and the developers plan to ensure it stays compatible with Linux / Steam Deck.

The Wandering Village gets a big Ocean Update and you can win a key

By Liam Dawe,
The Wandering Village is a wonderful city-builder where you're building on the back of a massive creature. Currently in Early Access, Stray Fawn Studio just released a big watery upgrade.

Starfox meets Vampire Survivors - Whisker Squadron: Survivor out August 21st

By Liam Dawe,
Well that's certainly one way to describe it. Whisker Squadron: Survivor is styled very much like the classic rail shooter Starfox but sprinkles in some elements popularised by Vampire Survivors.

Keep an eye on Parkour Legends inspired by Olli Olli, Super Meat Boy and Celeste

By Liam Dawe,
Love fast-paced challenges? Enter Grip are working on Parkour Legends, a fast-paced side-scrolling parkour platformer and it looks like a lot of fun.

Dolphin Emulator devs give up on Steam release

By Liam Dawe,
After all the ruckus recently about the Dolphin Emulator for Wii and GameCube coming to Steam, and then being blocked - the team has now given up with the Steam release.