Paradox Interactive acquires Haemimont Games

Paradox Interactive announced, along with their latest earning reports, that they've entered into an agreement to acquire Haemimont Games.

Fighting Fantasy Classics adds "Comprehensive Steam Deck support", cloud saves and more

Fighting Fantasy Classics from Tin Man Games has been upgraded with numerous enhancements to make playing through various remastered text-based roleplaying adventures even better.

New Steam Beta stops forcing HDR on external display for Steam Deck OLED plus Steam Input fixes

Valve released an updated Steam Beta for Steam Deck and Desktop. Here's all the changes you need to know.

Beholder: Conductor is Papers, Please meets the Golden Idol series

The latest from Alawar is a spin-off from the previous Beholder games. The first had you be a landlord in a totalitarian country, the second had you work in their central ministry and now this third game has you work as a train conductor.

Heart of the Machine is deep, fascinating and engrossing to play as a sentient AI

Become a sentient AI in Heart of the Machine, the latest deep strategy game from Arcen Games (AI War 1/2, The Last Federation, Bionic Dues) and it's now in Early Access.

Valve now warns on Steam pages if an Early Access game hasn't been updated in a long time

Even though Early Access can be an incredible thing to allow developers to build up their game with the community, and pull in some early funds, it can also go very wrong.

You can now GoPro with your Steam Deck and mount it to your belly - or wherever you want

Mechanism, who made the excellent Deckmate and Gaming Pillow, said about their latest accessory kit the GoPro Mount that "No one asked for this…" but they did it anyway, because why not it actually sounds pretty useful.

Fanatical's Pedal to the Metal Bundle has some gems for racing fans

Got the need for some speed? Fanatical's Pedal to the Metal Bundle has a bunch of good looking games to add to your collection.

Humble Choice for February has Total War: PHARAOH, Trepang2, Griftlands and more

The latest Humble Choice has been revealed. This is the monthly selection of games you can subscribe to with Humble Bundle. Here's the expected compatibility for Linux / Steam Deck.

Epic Games devs talk about solutions to the Unreal Engine stuttering issues in games

If you've played a game using Unreal Engine, or for that matter any modern game engine, you've likely encountered various forms of stuttering.

The latest Valve Steam Console rumour with AMD RDNA4 can be safely ignored - here's why

Thanks to posts on social media and YouTuber videos, which now other news sites have picked up, we're seeing fresh rumours about a new Steam Machine / Steam Console.

Get ready for a smashing time as Wreckfest 2 comes to Early Access in March

Bugbear and THQ Nordic have announced that the chaotic racer Wreckfest 2 is set for an Early Access release on March 20th.

Killing Floor 3 is set for release on March 25 with "even more realistic carnage"

Tripwire Interactive recently announced that their co-op action horror FPS, Killing Floor 3, will be releasing on March 25.

SteamDolls - Order Of Chaos stealth-meets-action platformer arrives February 11

With a voice cast that reunites multiple people from Metal Gear Solid, SteamDolls - Order Of Chaos is set to arrive in Early Access on February 11.

Eyes of War is a medieval era RTS that lets you get up close and personal with third-person controls

Eyes of War is a medieval eta RTS from Good Mood Games that just hit the big 1.0. It's an usual RTS where you can jump right into playing as a single character.

UK gov responds to the newer Stop Killing Games petition - no plans to amend UK consumer law

The second Stop Killing Games petition in the UK crossed over 10,000 signatures, and so the government have responded with a full statement.

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Run a game store and go through gaming history in GSC - Game Store Chronicle

Imponix Game Studio have announced GSC - Game Store Chronicle, a management simulator where you run your very own game store.

Video Game History Foundation launches a digital archive free for everyone

Giving everyone free access to their new launch (well, it's in "early access"), the Video Game History Foundation have put up their digital archive of video game history research materials.

Physics building game Besiege gets a big 10 year anniversary Update

Besiege from Spiderling Studios just had a big free upgrade for all players to celebrate the 10th anniversary.

The Sims and The Sims 2 officially return with a Legacy Collection for each

The rumours were true, EA have re-released the classics. The Sims Legacy Collection and The Sims 2 Legacy Collection are live on Steam now.

Warner Bros platform fighter MultiVersus goes offline for good in May

Player First Games / Warner Bros. Games have announced that the Super Smash Bros.-like game MultiVersus is officially closing.

Calamities are coming to Old World in the Wrath of Gods DLC plus they hit a big sales milestone

Mohawk Games have announced the Old World - Wrath of Gods is coming on March 4, which has some big new features and content, plus they've hit a nice sales milestone.

Minecraft gets new types of cows, a firefly bush and more ambient sounds

Following on from a previous testing snapshot update for Minecraft that added in new pigs, wildflowers and ambient features there's another snapshot available for testing with more new content.

The Spell Brigade gets lots of gameplay improvements plus a UI update for Steam Deck

The Spell Brigade is a popular survivor-like with online co-op for up to 4 players, it's sold well and the developers continue making big improvements to it.

The End of the Sun is a Slavic fantasy time-travel adventure out now

Ready for a fresh and unusual experience? The End of the Sun is out now with Linux support taking you across time in this Slavic fantasy adventure.

Next-gen construction simulation RoadCraft gets a new trailer and release date

From the teams that gave us the popular SnowRunner and MudRunner, the next-gen construction simulation RoadCraft is looking great. There's a new trailer and release date now too.

Get 112 Operator free during Fanatical's Lunar New Year Sale plus a new Fanatical Favorites Bundle

You can get a free game from Fanatical, plus a bunch of great discounts during the Lunar New Year Sale and there's also the new Fanatical Favorites Bundle.

Collabora take over libsurvive development an open source VR lighthouse tracking system

Collabora have announced they've taken over development of libsurvive, an open source lighthouse tracking system for VR.

PlayStation Network requirement on PC will now be optional with in-game rewards

Sony have announced their their PC game releases will no longer force a PlayStation Network requirement. Instead it will be optional and give you certain in-game rewards.

DOOM + DOOM II adds multiplayer mod support but it's broken on Steam Deck / Linux

The updated version of DOOM + DOOM II that bundles them together with enhancements from id Software / Nightdive Studios, Bethesda just got Update #2 with more improvements for playing with mods.

No Man's Sky - Worlds Part II brings Gas Giants, New Story Missions, Trillions of New Planets

Hello Games have given us another almighty whopper of an update to No Man's Sky here. The scale was already impressive and now it's just completely ridiculous.

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter is out now and looks fantastic

Available with Linux support, Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter has launched from Odd Bug Studio and it looks like another hit. It's also Steam Deck Verified.

Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 now available on GOG - plus GOG Dreamlist replaces Community Wishlist

Some great news for game preservation here, as GOG have managed to revive both Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 and they've also revamped their voting feature for future games with the new GOG Dreamlist.

The new trailer for sandbox strategy game Antimatter shows off the epic scale

Back in 2020 the strategy game Antimatter sure looked exciting during the Kickstarter, with the developer steadily building up all the promised features.

Survival horror Chernobylite updated for better Steam Deck support

While working on Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone, developer The Farm 51 have gone back and further enhanced Chernobylite Complete Edition to bring some Steam Deck improvements.

Popular rogue-lite space shooter Nova Drift gets updated for Steam Deck verification

Nova Drift from developer Chimeric is a very well-received rogue-lite space shooter that released back in 2024, and the dev continues working on it. The latest update includes some changes to improve it on Steam Deck.

The latest Two Point Museum trailer shows off Museum Management

Releasing with Linux support on March 4, Two Point Museum has a brand new trailer to showcase Museum Management and more.

Dying Light is getting a free graphical update, plus Dying Light 2 will get a new game mode

Techland are celebrating 10 years of Dying Light with a number of announcements, like a graphics update to the original, a few events and some big discounts.