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Dark Chess now has a Native Linux version available

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19, 2023

Originally released on Steam back in February, Dark Chess now has a Native Linux version available and it brings some interesting sounding adjustments to the classic to really change how you play.

Get a free copy of Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition with Prime Gaming

By Liam Dawe, Jun 18, 2023

Subscribe to Amazon Prime? Well you can get a free copy of Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition thanks to their partnership with GOG.

Grab a free copy of Sigma Theory: Global Cold War on GOG

By Liam Dawe, Jun 18, 2023

Fancy another free game during the GOG Summer Sale 2023? They're now giving away Sigma Theory: Global Cold War along with lots of games on sale.

Get PAYDAY 2 and lots of DLC in this Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, Jun 16, 2023

Here's an easy chance to get PAYDAY 2 and a whole bunch of DLC super cheap thanks to the latest Humble Bundle so here's the details.

New Beta for Valheim adds in world modifiers letting you customize your game

By Liam Dawe, Jun 16, 2023

It's here in Beta! A big upgrade for Valheim to let you change how you can play it, so here's a run over what's new and improved.

Steam UI scaling should work even better in the latest Beta

By Liam Dawe, Jun 16, 2023

Having Steam UI scaling issues? You may want to have a look at the Steam Client Beta that was released June 15th and see how you get on.

Soulstone Survivors a great Vampire Survivor-like has a huge skill tree upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Jun 16, 2023

Soulstone Survivors is one of my favourite games in the spirit of Vampire Survivors, and it just got a lot bigger with the new Path of Ascension upgrade.

Factorio adds controller support in experimental update

By Liam Dawe, Jun 16, 2023

Good news for Steam Deck and gamepad fans, as official controller support is coming to Factorio and you can try it out right now.

Removing non-Steam apps now cleans up on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe, Jun 16, 2023

A change that Valve missed in the big recent upgrade of the Steam client, is that on Linux systems either desktop or Steam Deck, removing non-Steam apps should now be cleaner.

SNES JRPG inspired game Alterium Shift arrives July 6th

By Liam Dawe, Jun 15, 2023

Inspired by SNES classics, the JRPG styled Alterium Shift plans to have an Early Access release land on July 6th and it's looking good.

AMD reveals initial open source openSIL code to replace AGESA Firmware

By Liam Dawe, Jun 15, 2023

AMD is moving even further into open source, with their plans to have openSIL replace AGESA for their processors and they've now put up the initial open source code on GitHub.

PAYDAY 2 devs to ensure it works with Proton on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Jun 15, 2023

You may have seen the news recently that Overkill decided to stop supporting and updating their Native Linux build of PAYDAY 2. Well, they're now saying they will ensure it works with Proton.

Steam gets overhauled with new overlay, Steam Deck big stable update

By Liam Dawe, Jun 15, 2023

Valve has now released the latest big update to the Steam client, which brings with it various UI updates and the new in-game Steam Overlay.