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Valve is testing native Linux ports for the Steam Deck
One of the big things that sets Valve's upcoming Steam Deck apart from other PC handhelds is its choice of operating system: the deck is Linux-based as opposed to the long-established, battery-hungry king of PC gaming, Windows. Valve's Proton compatibility layer for Linux is its ace in the hole for getting previously Windows-only games running on the OS without individually porting each one, and ...read more
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A subtle PS Store error hints that Sifu is coming to PS Plus
Sloclap’s punishingly difficult new brawler, Sifu, may be the nest big release to head to PS Plus. As first spotted by TechRadar, if you own Sifu and log in to your PlayStation account via a browser, a small PS Plus symbol appears next to the game's listing in your Game Library. This applies to both the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game, and is the same symbol that you’ll find next to ...read more
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Retro Studios Updates Twitter Banner With New Metroid Imagery
Metroid Prime 4 was announced for the Nintendo Switch in June 2017 and fans of the franchise have been waiting for more news on the project ever since. Initially confirmed to be developed by Bandai Namco in partnership with Nintendo, the first-person adventure game was then revealed to have been rebooted with Nintendo's own Retro Studios handling the sequel. Retro, while largely running silent ...read more
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EA Denies It Blamed Halo Infinite for Battlefield 2042 Poor Reception
The catastrophic launch of Battlefield 2042 is by now hardly a secret, having resulted in a huge letdown for the series' fans. In a recent meeting call at EA, a declaration has surfaced, stating that part of the blame for the game's disastrous debut can be ascribed to the launch of Halo Infinite multiplayer. The Battlefield first-person shooter series has had a long and mostly successful ...read more
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Gamecube emulation via Dolphin is running on Steam Deck
Sure, early Steam Deck impressions have suggested that it can run some very modern triple-A games at some very respectable performance numbers. That’s great, but you know what’s better than new games? Old games. The developers behind Dolphin have just shown the Gamecube and Wii emulator running on the Steam Deck. The tweet from the Dolphin Twitter account is simply an image of the Gamecube ...read more
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Starfield developers discuss the game’s ‘NASA-Punk’ aesthetic
Bethesda developers have discussed the process of establishing the game’s overall aesthetic, which is internally described as “NASA-Punk”. While the Elder Scrolls studio is best known for its epic fantasy creations, its first new universe in 25 years has a more realistic science-based backing to it. “Early on in this project when we were trying to establish the overall aesthetic of ...read more
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Minecraft 1.18.2 is almost ready, and it’s playable now
We’re already starting to get experimental snapshots for Minecraft 1.19, but there’s still one more major update to get out before the devs at Mojang fully focus on the upcoming content. Recent snapshots for Minecraft 1.18.2 have slowed way down in terms of new features, which suggested it was just about ready for release, and now we’re getting pre-release candidates, which effectively ...read more
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Final Elden Ring Classes Revealed
Up and coming Elden Ring players who've been keeping an eye on leaks, wikis, and other discussions likely already have their starting class and other first choices mapped out, but for those who haven't, FromSoftware has been slowly but surely showing off all of the available classes a few at a time. With just a week to go before the game releases as of Friday, we've now gotten to see the final ...read more
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Dragon Age 4 is reportedly in ‘very good shape’
Dragon Age 4 development is reportedly on schedule ahead of a potential release in 2023. That’s according to VentureBeat journalist Jeff Grubb, who provided an unofficial update on BioWare‘s game during the latest episode of premium Giant Bomb show GrubbSnax. “That brings us to Dragon Age 4, which I’ve heard is in very good shape,” he said (transcribed by VGC).
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Ghostwire: Tokyo Developer Announces New Game
Ghostwire: Tokyo isn't set to release for a few more weeks, but developer Tango Gameworks has already announced a new project set to release this year. The mobile title is called Hero Dice, and it will feature a turn-based battle system that also incorporates board game elements, including the use of dice and cards. It definitely sounds like an interesting concept, but here's the catch: the game ...read more
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