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Check out the great enhancement patch for the original Splinter Cell

Liam Dawe — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:51:10 +0000

Where bigger developers like Ubisoft don't fix up their old games - the community provides, check out EnhancedSC for the original Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

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Nexus Mods retire their in-development cross-platform app to focus back on Vortex

Liam Dawe — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:54:06 +0000

One of the new Nexus Mods owners posted an announcement noting that they're moving back to Vortex, ceasing development on their newer cross-platform app.

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Valve update the Steam Workshop to allow mods to support multiple game versions

Liam Dawe — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:47:32 +0000

A nice move by Valve to improve the modding scene - as mods on the Steam Workshop can now support multiple game versions.

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Start 2026 off right with the massive 77 map mod Quake Brutalist Jam III

Liam Dawe — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:56:24 +0000

Get some brutal retro-FPS goodness to start off 2026 with the recently released 77 map Quake Brutalist Jam III.

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Siren is an awesome looking Aliens inspired Doom II conversion

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:13:44 +0000

Taking a slower approach with inspiration taken from the likes of Aliens, the Doom II conversion named Siren looks really awesome for retro FPS fans.

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Team Fortress 2 Classic becomes Team Fortress 2 Classified and arrives January 30

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:40:28 +0000

Developer team EMINOMA have officially rebranded Team Fortress 2 Classic into Team Fortress 2 Classified, and they've set a release date for January 30th.

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Half-Life Legacy arrives December 12 but you'll need Proton on Linux due to Native Linux issues

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:31:04 +0000

Half-Life Legacy is an enhanced fan mod of Valve's original shooter and it's releasing December 12th.

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GOG add the huge S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A. as a one-click mod install

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:58:39 +0000

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A. is a big mod for the already big standalone experience of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly and now easier to install thanks to GOG.

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The cross-platform Nexus Mods app v0.21.1 makes mod collection installation smoother

Liam Dawe — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:47:03 +0000

The Nexus Mods app team have rolled out another early release for their in-progress successor to Vortex, with v0.21.1 bringing more improvements.

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Nexus Mods app improves file conflict management ready for Fallout 4 and Skyrim

Liam Dawe — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:33:10 +0000

The newer cross-platform Nexus Mods app is getting a lot closer to supporting games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim, with version 0.20.2 out now for testing.

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Team Fortress 2 Classic scrap their open beta and new Valve rules likely mean they have to change the name

Liam Dawe — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:36:47 +0000

Team Fortress 2 Classic is an upcoming Source Engine mod based on Valve's Team Fortress 2, it was due to hold an open beta but they've had to scrap it.

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The cross-platform Nexus Mods app brings a fancy new mod downloads page

Liam Dawe — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:56:43 +0000

The newer in-development cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app has improved again, bringing with it a proper built-in downloads page.

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Fan-made Unreal remake Unreal Redux shows off a fancy new trailer

Liam Dawe — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:15:11 +0000

With no release date yet, the fan-made remake of Unreal named Unreal Redux looks like it's really coming along nicely.

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Team Fortress 2 Classic will get an open Beta on October 13 during Steam Next Fest

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:49:06 +0000

Team Fortress 2 Classic is an upcoming mod for Valve's shooter that aims to re-imagine the launch era of the original game and you'll be able to try it soon.

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Fallout: London mod gets a huge upgrade with "Rabbit & Pork"

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:09:48 +0000

Team FOLON today announced the huge Rabbit & Pork update for the popular Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London. It expands the game in some massive ways.

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Nexus Mods app 0.17.2 brings early work on a built-in downloads page and performance improvements

Liam Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:38:16 +0000

Work is ongoing on the new cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app to support more games, and a smaller release is out now for more testing.

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Guide: How to install Hollow Knight: Silksong mods on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:08:36 +0000

Hollow Knight: Silksong can be a challenging game and it has an active modding scene - here's how to install Silksong mods on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck.

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Call of the Void is an epic new Quake 2 Remastered crossover mod with Quake 1

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:03:45 +0000

Love some Quake? You're not going to want to miss this one. Call of the Void is an impressive new crossover mod release for Quake 2.

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The new cross-platform Nexus Mods app begins work to support Skyrim Special Edition

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:18:59 +0000

While it's incredibly early, the Nexus Mods app team have confirmed work has begun to support Skyrim, the most requested game for it.

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GOG expand one-click mod offerings with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly, RealRTCW, Belzebub (Diablo) and more

Liam Dawe — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:14:22 +0000

GOG just announced an expansion of their popular one-click mod program with a bunch of new big mods available including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly.

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Half-Life: Cross Product Multiplayer gets a Steam release

Liam Dawe — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:27:34 +0000

Half-Life: Cross Product Multiplayer is a free mod for Half-Life that's basically a big overhaul of HLDM (Half-Life Deathmatch) and now it's now on Steam.

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Pre-Fortress 2 is coming to Steam to bridge the gap between Team Fortress and Team Fortress 2

Liam Dawe — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:04:12 +0000

Another big Team Fortress 2 (TF2) mod is coming to Steam with Pre-Fortress 2 aiming to bridge the gap between the original and TF2.

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Portal: Revolution drops Native Linux support to focus on Proton

Liam Dawe — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:24:58 +0000

Second Face Software have announced that their incredibly popular Portal: Revolution mod for Portal 2 has dropped the Native Linux build.

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Oblivion remade in the Skyrim engine, Skyblivion is on the final stretch to release

Liam Dawe — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:16:42 +0000

Skyblivion is a remake of Oblivion in the Skyrim engine, something that has been exciting RPG fans for a while and it's finally coming soon.

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The new Nexus Mods app adds collections creation, library searching and more improvements

Liam Dawe — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:37:48 +0000

Work continues to expand the cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app, which will eventually replace Vortex with v0.14.3 out now with new features.

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Team Fortress 2 mod Open Fortress is getting closer to a Steam release

Liam Dawe — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:02:24 +0000

Back in May we had the announcement that Open Fortress is coming to Steam, and the latest update on their progress sounds great for this Team Fortress 2 mod.

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Fallout: Bakersfield looks like an awesome Doom total conversion with a new trailer

Liam Dawe — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:54:42 +0000

Made with GZDoom, a fresh teaser for Fallout: Bakersfield has been released and now I'm excited all over again for it.

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Nexus Mods to get Age Verification in UK / EU for adult content, plus a new cross-platform app upgrade

Liam Dawe — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:29:32 +0000

Nexus Mods recently changed ownership, and some major changes have been announced in regards to some of the naughtier mods.

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Halo: GoldSource mod brings Halo multiplayer to Half-Life

Liam Dawe — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:32:08 +0000

Halo multiplayer inside Half-Life? Why not. That's exactly what Halo: GoldSource does and the mod is out now.

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Merging the worlds of Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead and TF2 - Fortress Connected is coming to Steam

Liam Dawe — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:57:18 +0000

The total mash-up mod Fortress Connected has been announced for a Steam release where the worlds of Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2 collide.

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Nexus Mods is under new ownership

Liam Dawe — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:35:42 +0000

Robin "Dark0ne" Scott has announced that Nexus Mods is going through a change with new owners.

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Nexus Mods new app gets more UI improvements, performance upgrades and a Linux fix

Liam Dawe — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:23:23 +0000

Nice to see the new cross-platform Nexus Mods app coming along. This latest update doesn't add new games but does making using it better.

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GOG store introduces one-click mods with Skyblivion coming soon

Liam Dawe — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:24:55 +0000

The GOG.com team have announced a new feature, with one-click mods available for various popular games.

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XWVM is a modern Unity engine to play STAR WARS - X-Wing, first Alpha out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:35:42 +0000

XWVM is a re-implementation mod for STAR WARS - X-Wing made in Unity, allowing you to get a better experience on modern platforms.

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Putting Team Fortress 2 inside Half-Life 2, Lambda Fortress is coming to Steam

Liam Dawe — Tue, 27 May 2025 21:10:02 +0000

The big cross-over mod Lambda Fortress that puts the Team Fortress 2 mercenaries into Half-Life 2 and other Source campaigns is coming to Steam.

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Nexus Mods cross-platform app v0.11.1 brings full Cyberpunk 2077 support for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:05:02 +0000

The Nexus Mods team just launched the latest update to their in-development cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app. This is the one that will eventually replace Vortex, and now it has full Cyberpunk 2077 support.

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TF2 mod Open Fortress is coming to Steam

Liam Dawe — Mon, 12 May 2025 08:24:17 +0000

Open Fortress is a mod for Valve's Team Fortress 2 and now it's getting a standalone release on Steam, thanks again to Valve adding the TF2 source code to the Source SDK.

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Nexus Mods app adds Cyberpunk 2077 as a supported game, improves Stardew Valley modding

Liam Dawe — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:46:53 +0000

Great day for modders. The newer in-development open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app has promoted Cyberpunk 2077 to supported status, making it easier to get modding across Linux (and Steam Deck).

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PASS Fortress turns TF2 into a competitive basketball-like and it's coming to Steam

Liam Dawe — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:17:38 +0000

Oh hey, a new Team Fortress 2 (TF2) mod that's coming to Steam and it sounds like a lot of fun. PASS Fortress is one to watch.

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Team Fortress 2 Legacy (not to be confused with Team Fortress 2 Classic) is coming to Steam

Liam Dawe — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:17:03 +0000

Valve have truly opened the floodgates for Team Fortress 2 mod teams when they added TF2 to the Source SDK, with Team Fortress 2 Legacy announced for a Steam release.

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Nexus Mods improve the new open source app with UI upgrades, Cyberpunk 2077 fixes and more

Liam Dawe — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:38:12 +0000

I continue to be very excited about improvements to the cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app, to finally firmly plug the modding hole on Linux platforms including the Steam Deck.

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The EchoPatch to modernize F.E.A.R. adds in gamepad support

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:56:45 +0000

EchoPatch, a mod patch for the classic and awesome shooter F.E.A.R. has another new release out and this brings gamepad support.

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Half-Life 2 RTX demo has launched on Steam

Liam Dawe — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:33:42 +0000

Half-Life 2 RTX now has a demo available on Steam for those of you who want to check out what Orbifold Studios have done to the Valve classic with ray tracing.

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Stardew Valley modding on Linux / Steam Deck takes a step with the Nexus Mods app

Liam Dawe — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:05:52 +0000

The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone.

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Worms 2 Plus patch for the Team17 classic gets revamped online multiplayer

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:59:43 +0000

Remember the classic Worms 2? Modders continue improving it with the Worms 2 Plus patch, which recently had a major update that makes playing online way easier.

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Fallout and DOOM get combined in the Fallout: Vault 666 mod

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:20:41 +0000

Here's a fun one to start your week off right. Modder Carl Asami has combined the worlds of Fallout with DOOM for you to blast through.

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Baldur's Gate 3 mod for Stardew Valley is out now

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:37:48 +0000

The big and impressive Baldur's Gate 3 mod for Stardew Valley is out now bringing with it a bunch of new content for fans of both games.

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

Liam Dawe — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:52:04 +0000

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.

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Team Fortress 2 Classic is coming to Steam thanks to Valve adding TF2 to the Source SDK

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:05:32 +0000

Team Fortress 2 Classic, a mod that aims to re-imagine the early post-launch era of Team Fortress 2, will be released on Steam.

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Nexus Mods app makes improvements to Collections, fixes Baldur's Gate 3 Script Extender on Linux

Liam Dawe — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:49:17 +0000

The newer open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app has another update out, this time with more UI changes and improvements to the Collections system along with bug fixes.

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