Embracer Group splitting into three companies

Embracer Group have announced that after being the cause of many job losses, shutting down developers and selling some off - they're now splitting into three companies.

Stop Killing Games is a new campaign to stop developers making games unplayable

We've all been there right? You paid for a game, it required an active internet connection and a couple of years later the publisher decided they're done with it and shut it down leaving you with a broken game. Annoying.

Here's the most played Steam Deck games from March 2024

Another month down and Valve have released the list of what was popular on Steam Deck for March 2024.

Founder of Baldur's Gate 3 developer blasts publisher greed

As reported by Eurogamer at GDC (Game Developer's Conference), during the Game Developers Choice Awards where Baldur’s Gate 3 won Game of the Year, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke had some strong words to say about the games industry.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor gets Steam Deck Verified after an update

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, one of the most popular recent Early Access releases that follows the trend set by Vampire Survivors has been marked Steam Deck Verified after a recent update.

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition gets performance improvements, HDR-bloom, bug fixes

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition is still amazingly being updated, although not directly by Beamdog with the community now helping out for fun.

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You're going to need to take mining-shooter BORE BLASTERS away from me

BORE BLASTERS is a mining-shooter from Scottish studio 8BitSkull, the same developer that also made Void Scrappers and Fates of Ort, two other games I also quite liked. It seems they're onto something again here!

Humble Choice for February has Scorn, Life is Strange: True Colors, Destroy All Humans 2

A rather nice assortment of games this month for Humble Choice, so here's your usual run over what's new for subscribers of Humble's special monthly bundle.

Safe In Our World Charity Bundle 2024 has some real treats inside

With all the proceeds going to charity, the Safe In Our World Charity Bundle 2024 on Fanatical overall looks like a pretty darn sweet deal with some really fun games included.

NonSteamLaunchers for Steam Deck expands automatic game shortcuts for more stores

NonSteamLaunchers is a project to help you easily install various external launchers / game stores on Steam Deck like EA App, Battle.net, Amazon, GOG Galaxy, Ubisoft and more.

Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld to come with Manjaro Linux

Shown off during the recent FOSDEM 2024 event, it seems the Manjaro Linux team have buddied up with hardware vendor Orange Pi for the Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld.

Check out these freshly picked Steam Deck Verified games

January is almost, finally, over so here's some freshly picked and washed Steam Deck Verified games that might help you push through February.

Game Boy homebrew scene alive and well thanks to the open source GB Studio

GB Studio is a free and open source cross-platform game engine, that allows you to make fully-features games for the classic Nintendo Game Boy.

Grab Mordheim: City of the Damned free during the GOG New Year Sale 2024

Here's another chance to grab a free game and lots of discounts as GOG have launched the New Year Sale 2024.

Earl vs. the Mutants is basically Vampire Survivors with vehicles and it's hilarious

If you love quick-fire action and the randomised upgrade mechanics made popular by Vampire Survivors, you might want to try out the demo for Earl vs. the Mutants.

VCMI, open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III v1.4.3 brings lots of bug fixes

If you want to play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic III, the open source engine VCMI is easily the best way on modern platforms and version 1.4.3 is out now with plenty of bug fixes.

Need more Left 4 Dead 2? Check out the huge Cold Front mod

Inspired by Fuze Studios' Left 2 Die for Roblox, Left 4 Dead 2 just got a huge new mod campaign for you to play through with Cold Front and it looks great.

NVIDIA 535.154.05 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Multi-GPU Systems - 9to5Linux

NVIDIA 535.154.05 graphics driver for Linux is out now with fixes for multi-GPU systems, nvidia-settings control panel on Wayland, and more.

NonSteamLaunchers for other stores on Steam Deck adds automatic game shortcuts

NonSteamLaunchers is an application I showed off a while ago, that gives you a helping hand in installing other game stores and launchers on Steam Deck. The latest update, version 3.2, adds in some really useful helpful features.

PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck 'chiaki4deck' can now put the system to sleep

Just recently the open source PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck, chiaki4deck, got a big update but it came with a few issues that needed solving and a new v1.6.1 is out now. Plus a fun new feature was added.

Ubisoft think gamers need to be comfortable not owning games

GamesIndustry.biz recently spoke to Ubisoft, and something said during the interview seems to have created some sparks across the industry about game ownership.

Grab some treats in the Awesome Games Done Quick Humble Bundle

Humble Bundle has teamed up with Awesome Games Done Quick for a bunch of fun games, along with supporting the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Overall it looks like a nice deal if you don't already own the games.

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Okay boomers, you get a shooter category on Steam now

Valve have finally done it, they've actually gone and made Boomer Shooter an official category on Steam. Since there's quite a lot of them now, and more releasing every day, it makes a lot of sense.

Steam hits new user record for 2024 and a record for games released last year

Yesterday, January 7th, Steam hit a new all-time record for concurrent users online showing that nothing can stop Valve's growth here thanks to the popularity of video games.

MSI teasing a handheld gaming PC like the Steam Deck

Begun, the handheld wars have. It seems like every company now wants a piece of the pie doesn't it? Even MSI appear to be jumping into the fold now with an announcement due at CES 2024.

Marvel's Midnight Suns and Two Point Campus headline Humble Choice for January 2024

Humble Choice for January 2024 is a pretty damn good selection of games, so here's a run over what's included and the compatibility for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

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ScummVM expands support for Macromedia Director

ScummVM is an awesome project bringing new life to absolutely loads of classic games through the power of open source, and now they're expanding support for Macromedia Director games too.

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Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER gets a new extended trailer

Long-awaited sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories to launch in first half of 2024, and now you can get a better look at Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER in the new extended trailer.

Humble's Roguelike Deckbuilders Bundle is back for a limited time

Humble Bundle continue bringing back popular bundles for a limited time and the next is Luck of the Draw: Roguelike Deckbuilders Encore.

Minetest 5.8.0 is out now with improved settings, Minetest Game no longer default

Minetest, the popular free and open source voxel game engine, one that can be used to play various different games (like a Minecraft clone) just released version 5.8.0.

Get a bunch of JRPGs and Uplifting Adventures in these game bundles

Some more games to start your week? Okay then! Here's two newer selections from Humble Bundle. As usual I'll give you the Steam Deck and Desktop Linux compatibility for their JRPG and Uplifting Adventures bundles.

EA opens up more patents for increasing Accessibility in gaming

EA (Electronic Arts) have added a few more patents to their Patent Pledge for Increasing Accessibility to help game developers.

Western adventure in the alternate 19th century, Rosewater has a fresh trailer

If you love your classic styled point and click adventures, Rosewater is one you need to pop right in that wishlist. It's looking really good!