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Brotato 1.0 is out now and it's a damn good time

By Liam Dawe,
Brotato is something just a little bit special isn't it? Blobfish have managed to craft something that really stands out in a sea of twin-stick bullet-hell vampire survivor-likes that keep flowing.

Proton Experimental fixes up EA App, Grounded, The Witcher 3

By Liam Dawe,
A rather nice looking Proton Experimental update went live on June 24th, so here's a run over what to expect on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

Dros offers a captivating steampunk adventure with puzzles and quirky characters

By Etienne Mahler,
Ready to jump on into a decaying steampunk world full of puzzles, platform challenges, and quirky characters? Then Dros might be something for you.

Wine 8.11 and vkd3d 1.8 are out now

By Liam Dawe,
Two bits of Wine news here for you as not only has the latest Wine development release been made with Wine 8.11 but vkd3d 1.8 is out now too.

Vampire Survivors is getting a co-op mode

By Liam Dawe,
Thought you were over your Vampire Survivors fix? Think again, they're adding in a whole new local co-op mode for the entire game.

Classic LucasArts games emulator DREAMM adds early Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Want a way to play classic LucasArts games on Linux? While some ways already exist like ScummVM, another is DREAMM and it now has early Linux support.

Fanatical has another Steam Deck game bundle plus you could win a Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Fanatical are offering up some Summer treats. Not only do they have a bundle of games that work on Steam Deck but you can also enter to win a Steam Deck and a whole bunch more with it.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 confirmed for a Steam release

By Liam Dawe,
I have to admit I am a little bit excited by this. Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is now confirmed to be coming to Steam. So we could be playing classic Metal Gear on Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton very soon.

Linux Mint 21.2 gets a Beta release

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Mint 21.2 is getting close to release now with a Beta available for testing across their Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce desktop environments.

Classic open source FPS Xonotic 0.8.6 released with new game modes

By Liam Dawe,
Xonotic 0.8.6 is an essential upgrade for anyone playing this classic free and open source arena shooter, due to a security issue but there's also plenty of new features and additions.

SDL 2.28.0 released and goes into maintenance mode, now focusing on SDL 3

By Liam Dawe,
SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware used by a great many companies and SDL 2 is now pretty much finished.

Valve moving away from the Battle Pass in Dota 2

By Liam Dawe,
As Dota 2 comes up to the 10 year anniversary, Valve developers have put up a blog post going over some of their thoughts on the future.

Pixel art RTS TFC: The Fertile Crescent adds in factions and dynamic music

By Liam Dawe,
TFC: The Fertile Crescent is a great fast-paced pixel-art take on an RTS, a little in the spirit of Age of Empires and similar games. The latest update is the biggest yet adding in a faction system.

Crusader Kings III: Wards & Wardens releases August 22 focusing on child rulers

By Liam Dawe,
Crusader Kings III is expanding again with a new event pack in Crusader Kings III: Wards & Wardens releasing on August 22nd that will focus on your children.

RetroDECK got a lot bigger and better for emulation on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
RetroDECK is just one of the ways you can set up your Steam Deck for emulation and their team recently put up a rather great sounding upgrade in v0.7.0b.

Fanatical's Diamond Collection has some worthy games to pick up

By Liam Dawe,
Fill up your cart to sit inside and play games this Summer. Fanatical's Diamond Collection build your own bundle has some interesting picks for you.

DLC announced for beat-'em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

By Pengling,
Announced on June 7th (so a little bit late on this one - oops!), the native Linux beat-'em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge will be getting a DLC expansion titled "Dimension Shellshock" later this year.

Steam Next Fest June 2023 is live now with lots of games

By Liam Dawe,
Say goodbye to your free time for the next week? Steam Next Fest June 2023 is live and there's lots and lots of demos to feast your eyes on.

GOG giving away classic RPG Eschalon: Book II - plus Yakuza series now on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for another free game? The GOG Summer Sale 2023 continues with their third giveaway being the RPG classic Eschalon: Book II. Plus the Yakuza series is now on GOG.

Save your owner as a space-pup in shoot 'em up ProtoCorgi

By Liam Dawe,
ProtoCorgi is a shoot 'em up with a difference. You're not a spaceship, you're not even a person, you're a dog on a quest to save their owner.