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Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios and EA gets Steam Deck Verified and no EA app needed

By Liam Dawe,
The co-op adventure Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios (It Takes Two) and EA releases March 6th, and the good news is that it will be easy to play on Linux / Steam Deck.

Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT) upgrades NVIDIA clockspeed configuration

By Liam Dawe,
If you want to fully control your GPU on Linux you may want to check out the latest update to Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT), which brings in various new features.

The California Fire Relief Bundle is live on itch.io

By Liam Dawe,
Necrosoft Games have organised a big California Fire Relief Bundle that's hosted on itch.io. Your chance to get a whole load of games while supporting relief efforts.

EA just open sourced Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Renegade and Generals

By Liam Dawe,
I can't quite believe it either. Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Command & Conquer Renegade and Command & Conquer Generals (inc. Zero Hour) have their code officially open sourced.

To mark 10 years this indie game changes price every hour to London's temperature

By Liam Dawe,
As far as publicity stunts and indie dev anniversary celebrations go, this is both clever and quite amusing for A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build.

Metro devs 4A Games Ukraine rebrand as Reburn and reveal futuristic sci-fi shooter La Quimera

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
La Quimera is an upcoming story-driven FPS set in dystopian future Latin America. Developed by Reburn, formerly known as 4A Games Ukraine. Note: Article updated after publishing.

Promise Mascot Agency releases April 10 and is "Steam Deck Ready" with a demo up

By Liam Dawe,
Promise Mascot Agency from Kaizen Game Works is confirmed for launch on April 10th, and the good news for Steam Deck / Linux players is that it should work great with the developer noting it's "Steam Deck Ready".

GOG Preservation Program expands to add 11 LEGO games

By Liam Dawe,
GOG's special Preservation Program, where they ensure games are kept up to date and continue working on modern systems, has expanded with 11 LEGO games now included. That's on top of the recent announcement about F.E.A.R. also joining up soon.

NVIDIA stable driver 570.124.04 released for Linux with VRR for multiple displays and various bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the 570.86.16 Beta that was released on January 30th, NVIDIA have today put up a new stable driver release with 570.124.04.

Fallen Aces the crime noir FPS is now Steam Deck Verified with the Wheels of Steel update

By Liam Dawe,
Fallen Aces from Trey Powell, Jason Bond and New Blood Interactive looks awesome and now it should be even better. With the Wheels of Steel update there's been a few bits added, overhauled and now it's Steam Deck Verified too.

Valve updates the Steam Daily Deals program and gives some stats

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have done a little adjustment to the display of Steam Daily Deals to show more games. They also now give developers some more stats, and gave us all a bit of an overview.

GOG adding F.E.A.R. to their Preservation Program with Monolith games on sale

By Liam Dawe,
With the news that WB have closed up Monolith Productions and other studios, GOG have announced they're speeding up bringing F.E.A.R. to their Preservation Program. Additionally you can grab various games from Monolith cheap right now on GOG.

WB close F.E.A.R. and Shadow of Mordor dev Monolith Productions and other studios

By Liam Dawe,
Seriously tough times in the gaming industry, with even more publishers pulling back and closing studios. Now Warner Bros. have confirmed they've closed multiple studios.

Valve's in-development Deadlock gets a huge map overhaul

By Liam Dawe,
Valve's upcoming MOBA shooter Deadlock has received one of the biggest updates to date, which includes a big overhaul to the map that makes it a bit less complicated.

Dune: Awakening looks like it may be playable on Steam Deck - benchmark tested

By Liam Dawe,
Dune: Awakening is releasing May 20th from Funcom, and surprisingly it looks like it may actually be playable on the Steam Deck. That is, unless Funcom decide to put in some anti-cheat that blocks Linux.

Support BIPOC studios & creators in the Indie Allies 2025 Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Humble Bundle have launched the Indie Allies 2025 Humble Bundle supporting BIPOC studios and creators via the Xperience Studios charity.

The Wipeout-like racer BallisticNG gets Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
That's another game with the green tick that you might want to pick up. BallisticNG is a Wipeout, Rollcage and Jet Moto inspired racer that's genuinely good. With the still in-development updates, it's now Steam Deck Verified.

X.Org X server and Xwayland have 8 more security vulnerabilities revealed

By Liam Dawe,
You should probably keep an eye on your software updater, as the X.Org X server and Xwayland have more security vulnerabilities that have been announced.

Open-source PlayStation remote play client chiaki-ng gets improved controller mapping

By Liam Dawe,
The community-made open-source PlayStation remote play client chiaki-ng has version 1.9.6 out now, bringing with it more improvements to make streaming PlayStation games to other devices even easier.

Fortune Avenue is a hyped-up fast-paced chaotic spin on Monopoly

By Liam Dawe,
Fortune Avenue is Monopoly but not as you know it. A hyped-up and colourful spin on the classic game, with a rather different way to play and it's highly competitive.