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Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure announced from the team behind the original Hand of Fate

By Liam Dawe,
A bullet heaven survivor-like auto-shooter from the Hand of Fate team? Okay, you have my attention here. Spitfire Interactive have revealed Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure set for release in 2025.

Steam Beta for March 4 brings Game Notes via the web and 8BitDo Micro support

By Liam Dawe,
A new Steam Client Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck was released on March 4th, bringing with it the ability to view your game notes via the web.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.23 Beta released with fixes for rendering issues with Avowed

By Liam Dawe,
Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.23 Beta "Beak Visible" is available now for people to test in the Beta and Preview channels.

Absolum is a beat 'em up RPG from the makers of Streets of Rage 4 and TMNT Shredder's Revenge

By Liam Dawe,
Pulling together the teams behind hits like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge and Streets of Rage 4, today we have an exciting reveal of Absolum.

Studio Fizbin will be closing after releasing Reignbreaker

By Liam Dawe,
Another developer closing up due to a tough industry. Studio Fizbin have announced they will be shutting after releasing Reignbreaker which arrives this month.

Acclaim Entertainment returns to 'support indie developers and reignite classic franchises'

By Liam Dawe,
Another old name has returned. Acclaim Entertainment that was originally founded in 1987 has relaunched, with a plan to bring back some classic games as well as new indie games.

Inspired by classic 90s animation Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon has a new trailer you need to see

By Liam Dawe,
OutOfTheBit have put up a brand new trailer for their action-platformer that's inspired by the style of 90s animations. Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon is looking really good!

Monster Prom 4: Monster Con now has a demo live on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Beautiful Glitch has put up a brand new demo of Monster Prom 4: Monster Con, so you can give it a try early and see what's new in this upcoming dating sim with a whole new setting.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 gets an Easy Anti-Cheat upgrade - finally works properly on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 from developer Fatshark just got an upgrade for Easy Anti-Cheat, and this finally makes online play work properly on Linux. Although you still need to opt into a Beta.

OpenRA update brings a revamped Map Editor, high-quality Dune 2000 assets, more Red Alert missions

By Liam Dawe,
While EA have officially open sourced a bunch of classic Command & Conquer titles like Red Alert and Generals, the cross-platform OpenRA project continues advancing with a new release out now.

Valheim should now start faster and perform better when CPU bound with a fresh upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
While the developers of Valheim continue working on the Deep North biome, they've released another smaller update with some fixes and improvements to make the game smoother.

Godot Engine 4.4 is out now with Jolt Physics, Ubershaders, Interactive in-game editing

By Liam Dawe,
Godot Engine 4.4 has been released bringing with it a plethora of advancements for game devs, so it might be time to give it another look.

Scarlet Hollow - The Roads Untraveled update out now, first episode free in the demo

By Liam Dawe,
Scarlet Hollow is an award-winning gothic horror narrative adventure developed by Black Tabby Games (who also made Slay the Princess). Now it's better than ever with a soft relaunch with The Roads Untraveled update out now.

Secret Mode splits from Sumo Group (Tencent) to be an independent publisher

By Liam Dawe,
Secret Mode is a name some of you may know from publishing titles like Wobbledogs, Still Wakes the Deep, Eternal Threads and more have announced a split from Sumo Group (Tencent).

The MechLock wall mount for Steam Deck looks ridiculously slick

By Liam Dawe,
If you want to mount your Steam Deck to a wall, you could do so with something like the Deckmate but the MechLock looks far slicker with the super-smooth locking system where you can add a charger.

Bored? Check out the Museum of All Things and dive into Wikipedia in 3D

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a really clever idea. The Museum of All Things is a free to download experience made in Godot that allows you to explore various subjects pulled from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons data.

R.E.P.O. is a new co-op horror game with silly physics currently exploding on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
With a Steam image of a stupid smiley face that made me initially ignore it when seeing it (the kind I would expect from some basic cheapo game), R.E.P.O. is actually pretty darn amusing and it's rocketing up the charts on Steam.

No support for Assassin's Creed Shadows on Steam Deck at launch

By Liam Dawe,
One from earlier in February I missed was a Q&A post from Ubisoft about Assassin's Creed Shadows, and it's bad news for players hoping to run it on Steam Deck.

EchoPatch mod is a great way to modernise the classic shooter FEAR

By Liam Dawe,
With the news recently about Monolith Productions closing, perhaps you might be wanting to jump back into the classic shooter FEAR (stylised as F.E.A.R.). Here's a mod to make the experience better.

Sonic Unleashed gets a full fan-made PC port with Linux / Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Sonic Unleashed from the Xbox 360 has made its way onto PC, although not by SEGA. This is a fan-made port created through the process of static recompilation.