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Cities: Skylines final expansion announced for May 23rd

By Liam Dawe,
Paradox Interactive announced today that the mini-expansion Cities: Skylines - Hotels & Retreats is due for release on May 23rd.

Street Fighter 6 on Steam Deck and Linux tested, Valve sets it to Proton Experimental

By Liam Dawe,
Street Fighter 6 is coming up for release in June and there's a demo now available to try out on Steam, which Valve has now set to use Proton Experimental.

Proton Experimental upgraded for April 26th brings fixes and new game support

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go, now that Proton 8 is out and Proton Experimental has been rebased on top of Proton 8, there's more fixes and improvements coming in for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.

Core Keeper is getting pets and a creative mode on May 10th

By Liam Dawe,
The upcoming "Paws & Claws" update for Core Keeper sounds wonderful, adding in two major features with pets and a creative mode.

UK CMA blocks the Microsoft takeover of Activision

By Liam Dawe,
Here's some industry news for you: the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has announced today they've blocked Microsoft's takeover of Activision.

Valheim is getting siege weapons, fortresses and fearsome foes

By Liam Dawe,
The upcoming major update to Valheim with The Ashlands is sounding increasingly exciting, as the developers have another spoiler-filled development blog post up.

Stellaris: Galactic Paragons announced for May 9th and a big free update

By Liam Dawe,
Stellaris: Galactic Paragons is the next expansion for my favourite space strategy game from Paradox Interactive and it's coming May 9th.

Steam Deck gets a Preview update with STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor improvements

By Liam Dawe,
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor is releasing on April 28th, so Valve has released an updated graphics driver in the Preview update branch for Steam Deck.

Grounded 1.2 out now and Steam Deck Verified but desktop Linux needs a small fix

By Liam Dawe,
The survival game Grounded from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios has now released version 1.2 and it got bumped up to Verified on Steam Deck.

Using a Steam Deck to control a Ukrainian automatic turret, now I've seen it all

By Liam Dawe,
People have used their Steam Deck to do all sorts of crazy things but this latest is nuts. It seems people in Ukraine are using it to help work an automatic turret.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Series announced for handhelds, ASUS ROG Ally first to get it

By Liam Dawe,
After many leaks, AMD has now formally announced their brand new Ryzen Z1 Series, which directly target the handheld gaming space like the Steam Deck.

KDE apps like Kdenlive get big upgrades for KDE Gear 23.04

By Liam Dawe,
KDE Gear is the name of the big bundle of software the KDE team create, and with the KDE Gear 23.04 release there's new apps and plenty of improvements to making the desktop experience better.

First-person slasher Lichenvale out now from ex-Ubisoft dev

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired a fair bit by some classics from the 90s like Hexen and Heretic, Lichenvale is a first-person slasher out now.

Paradox announce first 'Immersion Pack' for Victoria 3 and free upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Victoria 3 from Paradox Interactive is getting it's first "Immersion Pack" on May 22nd and here's what to expect from it.

What are you checking out in Steam Puzzle Fest 2023?

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has put up Steam Puzzle Fest, a big sale on all different kinds of puzzle games along with demos and previews of upcoming games too.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By gamingonlinux,
This is the public once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month. Also a good reminder of our stats system for people who don't know about it.

Valve moves ELDEN RING back to Proton 7 as it has issues with newer Proton

By Liam Dawe,
Certain games on Steam that you play across either Linux desktop or Steam Deck get a specific version of Proton set by Valve, and at times they don't quite work right like ELDEN RING.

Linux and Steam Deck compatibility tool Luxtorpeda gets upgraded in v63

By Liam Dawe,
Luxtorpeda is a very interesting project. It's a compatibility layer (like Proton) but designed to help you run Native Linux game engines for various Steam games.

Pixel-art Sims styled game Tiny Life hits Early Access on May 3rd

By Liam Dawe,
Ellpeck Games have announced their pixel-art game inspired by The Sims, Tiny Life will be releasing with Linux support on May 3rd.

Fanatical team up with JSAUX again and you can win a Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Feeling lucky? Fanatical and accessory brand JSAUX have teamed up for a bundle of games, and with it a chance to win a Steam Deck and a whole lot of extras.