Go spelunking in the Don't Starve Together - Depths of Duplicity free update

By Liam Dawe,
I haven't checked back on Don't Starve Together for quite a while now, but Klei Entertainment continue to make it one of the most interesting survival games around and the latest free update is out now with Depths of Duplicity.

4A Games and Zen Studios staying with Embracer Group

By Liam Dawe,
Back in March there was the report that Saber Interactive split off from Embracer Group, with them potentially taking on 4A Games and Zen Studios.

Linux kernel 6.11 is officially out now

By Liam Dawe,
Linus Torvalds announced the final release of the Linux kernel 6.11, as usual with a ridiculous amount of improvements, fixes, support for new and future hardware releases and everything in between.

Microsoft Windows kernel changes don't suddenly mean big things for Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe,
There's a lot of blog posts and news articles being written right now centred around Microsoft's plans for updates to Windows 11, and potential kernel changes, with some thinking this means big things for Linux gaming.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.13 Beta and a new Steam Client Beta released

By Liam Dawe,
We're really closing in on the stable release of SteamOS 3.6 now for Steam Deck, with this being the second release candidate. Plus another small Steam Client Beta release.

European Consumer Organization goes after multiple publishers for their in-game currency

By Liam Dawe,
European Consumer Organization (BEUC) has called on the European Commission to deal with various game publishers, that the BEUC claim are breaching EU consumer protection laws.

WINCH IT OUT is a challenging physics-based driving-platformer like classic Flash games

By Liam Dawe,
Solo developer ARASLANIX are working on WINCH IT OUT, a physics-based driving-platformer, a game that reminds me of a simpler time with lots of different Flash games.

Get drilling for oil once again in the Turmoil - Deeper Underground DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Wow, haven't heard of this one for a while. Released back in 2016, Turmoil is a game about drilling for oil like it's 1899 and it has a new expansion available.

Ubuntu 24.10 gets a new Snap feature to handle prompting for app permissions

By Liam Dawe,
Canonical are continuing to advance their own Snap packaging system, with the Ubuntu 24.10 development builds getting a new permission prompt feature.

KDE Plasma 6.2 Beta released and Plasma Wayland Protocols 1.14 out now

By Liam Dawe,
Time for a little testing over the weekend, as the KDE team have released Plasma 6.2 Beta along with updated Plasma Wayland Protocols.

Steam has a PlayStation Publisher Sale on with some nice discounts

By Liam Dawe,
If you need some more big games for Linux desktop and Steam Deck, take a look at the latest PlayStation Publisher Sale on Steam.

Cyberpunk 2077 gets AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 with Frame Generation

By Liam Dawe,
Cyberpunk 2077 fans on Linux desktop and Steam Deck might be quite happy about this latest update which adds in some new performance features.

Valve puts two Steam Deck LCD models on sale for Steam's birthday

By Liam Dawe,
It's Steam's birthday? Wow, I forgot, did you? To celebrate a little bit, Valve are giving you the chance to give them even more money by picking up a cheap Steam Deck.

Unity cancels the stupid Runtime Fee

By Liam Dawe,
After a complete disaster a while ago that saw many developers jump-ship, and cause a huge PR problem, Unity have now cancelled the Runtime Fee.

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor gets Denuvo DRM removed, plus performance improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for DRM haters. STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor has been liberated as of the latest update which also thankfully continues improving the performance too.

Wizard of Legend 2 comes to Early Access on October 3

By Liam Dawe,
The original Wizard of Legend was absolutely brilliant when it came out, fun solo and great fun in co-op with the spell combinations and great action. So I expect good things from Wizard of Legend 2.

With some really intense fights, action-adventure Veil of Shadows is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Veil of Shadows from Imponix Game Studio is out today, bringing with it an action-adventure with some gorgeous pixel-art.

Wine team now hosting Mono, looking to adopt the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct

By Liam Dawe,
After the news recently that Microsoft gave the Mono Project over to the Wine team, it has now been moved over to the Wine GitLab. Plus, some changes for Wine contributors may be coming with a new Code of Conduct.

JRPG-inspired adventure with a puzzle-battle system 'Flowstone Saga' launches September 17

By Liam Dawe,
Impact Gameworks, developer of the popular and rather fantastic Tangledeep, have announced recently that their brand new game Flowstone Saga launches on September 17th.

Looking to upgrade your Steam Deck? How about some fancy metal buttons

By Liam Dawe,
Deck Buttons have released a fresh set of fancy button upgrades for your Steam Deck, this time blending together real metal and high-quality resin for a really unique look.