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SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded to get a new 'Arena Royale' mode in the next update

Liam Dawe — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:23:51 +0000

1047 Games have revealed that SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded is getting a big upgrade tomorrow (January 22nd), with a completely redesigned battle royale mode.

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tinyBuild are shutting down and delisting Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:23:32 +0000

We're about to say a permanent goodbye to another multiplayer title, as Pandemic Express - Zombie Escape is set to be fully shut down.

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Marathon from Bungie is out March 5th - likely unplayable on SteamOS Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:13:39 +0000

Halo and Destiny developer Bungie confirmed that Marathon will be launching March 5th, but it will most likely be unplayable on SteamOS Linux.

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ARC Raiders hits over 12.4M sales - new patch out with weapon nerfs, a free gift and a darker Stella Montis

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:30:20 +0000

ARC Raiders has been a huge success for Nexon / Embark Studios with 12.4 million sales, and it seems sales are actually speeding up. Oh, and a new patch is out.

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After a poor relaunch, SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded devs release a statement

Liam Dawe — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:40:23 +0000

Are we making FPS great again yet? The newest version of the portal shooter SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded arrived in December and didn't seem to do much at all.

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Arriving early next year, Dune: Awakening - Chapter 3 is sounding great

Liam Dawe — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:15:33 +0000

Dune: Awakening from Funcom is getting a big free Chapter 3 update early next year, with the details of it now being revealed along with a paid DLC.

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ARC Raiders gets a huge v1.7.0 free update with a new map condition, new event, skill tree resets and more

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:40:03 +0000

Embark Games have been cooking, with ARC Raiders v1.7.0 out now that brings quite a lot to the popular extraction shooter - so time for another run.

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Ubisoft acquires March of Giants and the team from Amazon joining Ubisoft

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:03:12 +0000

Amazon continue moving further away from making their own games, with them selling off the upcoming March of Giants and the team behind it to Ubisoft.

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War Thunder is getting infantry combat

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:14:56 +0000

Oh no, it's going to pull me back in isn't it? War Thunder is finally adding infantry combat to its roster of war games in a future update.

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HELLDIVERS 2 file-size on Steam gets massively reduced

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:43:58 +0000

One problem with a lot of modern games is just how big they're getting, but HELLDIVERS 2 is about to massively shrink thanks to work behind the scenes.

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Heck yeah - the next HELLDIVERS 2 Warbond finally brings a minigun

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:38:45 +0000

HELLDIVERS 2 is still one of the best online co-op action games around, and we're finally going to be able to get a minigun to really tear through enemies.

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Blending classic survival games with automation - ORMOD: Directive sounds interesting

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:04:56 +0000

ORMOD: Directive is a very interesting recent announcement that blends classic action survival gameplay mechanics with automation.

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Grab a free copy of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for a limited time

Liam Dawe — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:15:24 +0000

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently on a time-limited deal where you can grab a copy and keep it, so act fast if you want a free game.

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Dune: Awakening gets a limited time free trial and the biggest discount yet

Liam Dawe — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:17:16 +0000

Dune: Awakening from Funcom is trying to pull in some fresh players, with a new free trial available and the biggest discount on Steam so far.

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ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:03:27 +0000

Valve recently published a Steam Deck Verified rating for the smash-hit extraction shooter ARC Raiders. I decided to see if it deserved the rating.

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Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:37:00 +0000

Kernel-level anti-cheat feels like it's everywhere now, and will remain a thorn in Valve's side for the new Steam Machine powered by SteamOS Linux.

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ARC Raiders is expanding with a new map but first a multi-phase event to unlock it

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:05:14 +0000

With the first major update for ARC Raiders now available, we have an in-game event for players to work towards unlocking the next map.

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Embark confirm "Duo prioritized matchmaking" for ARC Raiders and lowered store prices

Liam Dawe — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:37:16 +0000

Embark Studios have confirmed some recent changes to ARC Raiders, including a highly requested change for Duos to have a bit more fun with it.

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Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage silently added Easy Anti-Cheat

Liam Dawe — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:44:40 +0000

With no official notice from the developer, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage recently added in Easy Anti-Cheat.

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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN The Forsaken Hollows arrives December 4

Liam Dawe — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:58:23 +0000

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, the standalone multiplayer co-op survival action game by FromSoftware, Inc. is set to expand on December 4 with The Forsaken Hollows.

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The Crew Motorfest is Steam Deck Verified with the Season 8 update out now

Liam Dawe — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:32:54 +0000

As Ubisoft said it would be when they announced it recently, Valve have given The Crew Motorfest the green tick of Steam Deck approval.

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Sonic Rumble has arrived on Steam and works on Linux / Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:38:17 +0000

Sonic Rumble from SEGA has arrived on Steam, and although it has anti-cheat it is enabled for Linux / Steam Deck so you're good to go on this one.

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ARC Raiders has seriously exciting gameplay that has firmly hooked me in

Liam Dawe — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:36:53 +0000

ARC Raiders is the new hotness in town and thanks to Embark Studios enabling Proton support for Easy Anti-Cheat, I've been putting hour after hour into it.

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The Crew Motorfest plans to be Steam Deck Verified for November 5

Liam Dawe — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:16:32 +0000

Ubisoft have confirmed that The Crew Motorfest will be bumped up to Steam Deck Verified with the arrival of Season 8 on November 5th.

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ARK: Survival Ascended gets bumped up to Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:30:24 +0000

ARK: Survival Ascended entered Early Access in 2023, and while it worked well enough on Linux / Steam Deck - Valve noted it was Unsupported until now.

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The extraction shooter ARC Raiders is out and appears to work on Linux

Liam Dawe — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:56:34 +0000

ARC Raiders from Embark Studios has released today and even though it has anti-cheat, it still appears to run just fine on Desktop Linux.

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Embark Studios confirm rollout of Denuvo Anti-Cheat for THE FINALS

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:26:31 +0000

With a major midseason update out today, Embark Studios have given an update on their anti-cheat plans as more tools are being added to it.

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Arrowhead focus on fixing up all the issues with HELLDIVERS 2 getting a big bug-squashing patch

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:13:09 +0000

HELLDIVERS 2 remains as one of the best co-op action games around, but it has long be plagued with the kind of bugs you don't want to see.

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The Outlast Trials new PvP invasion mode is out now with Easy Anti-Cheat added

Liam Dawe — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:19:53 +0000

The Outlast Trials from Red Barrels has a huge new update out now that brings in a PvP invasion mode, and there's also now anti-cheat added into the game.

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Looks like Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux with their latest anti-cheat video calling it out

Liam Dawe — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:56:33 +0000

Farlight 84 is a battle royale hero shooter that now appears to be fully broken on Linux, thanks to updates to their anti-cheat.

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BattleBit Remastered is surprisingly alive - a huge Operation Overhaul update test arrives in November

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

Dropping the first bit of proper news on Steam since early 2024 after the release of Battlefield 6 is certainly a choice - BattleBit Remastered is still alive.

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That didn't last long - Blue Protocol: Star Resonance anti-cheat causing problems on Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:17:07 +0000

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance was just updated, as it seems the initial build did not actually have any anti-cheat enabled but now it does.

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Battlefield 6 releases today and it will not be playable on any Linux / SteamOS system

Liam Dawe — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:37:17 +0000

Just a reminder that thanks to EA's latest anti-cheat, the launch of Battlefield 6 today will be unplayable on any Linux system.

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Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is out now and does work on Linux

Liam Dawe — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:21:01 +0000

Despite the previous report that it likely wouldn't work on Desktop Linux, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is out now and does work.

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Full Circle / EA confirm again that skate. will not support Linux, Steam Deck or macOS

Liam Dawe — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:41:07 +0000

skate. from developer Full Circle and Electronic Arts (EA) is about to enter Early Access, and due to the anti-cheat there's no support for Linux / Steam Deck.

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Anti-cheat looks like a no-go on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck for Arena Breakout: Infinite

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:43:32 +0000

Arena Breakout: Infinite releases soon from Morefun Studios and sadly, this is yet another online multiplayer title that will not work on Linux / SteamOS.

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THE FINALS gets a huge upgrade for Season 8, plus anti-cheat changes confirmed

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:30:46 +0000

THE FINALS is a popular online shooter which has the anti-cheat enabled for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck and with Season 8 it has a lot new.

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Squad got a big upgrade with the 9.0 update, as the devs address Linux compatibility

Liam Dawe — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:07:24 +0000

Squad from Offworld recently released the 9.0 upgrade bumping it up to Unreal Engine 5, which came with some issues but it should be working well again.

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Tusk Force is the next major update to War Thunder featuring the first Ukrainian-made tank

Liam Dawe — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:54:58 +0000

War Thunder is heating up again with the new Tusk Force update coming soon that features War Thunder's first Ukrainian-made tank, along many other additions.

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REMATCH finally adds cross-play in the latest update out now

Liam Dawe — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:28:53 +0000

REMATCH continues to be my favourite sporty game because it doesn't feel like a sport, more like a strategy game and now it finally has cross-play.

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Dune: Awakening gets a free weekend for September 11, a first ever discount and early DLC release

Liam Dawe — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:39:07 +0000

Dune: Awakening from Funcom is getting a free weekend soon and it's getting a first ever discount, so a good time to see what all the fuss is about.

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EVERYBODY'S GOLF HOT SHOTS rated Steam Deck Playable with the anti-cheat enabled for Linux

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:32:14 +0000

EVERYBODY'S GOLF HOT SHOTS arrives on Steam today from Bandai Namco Entertainment, and Valve just rated it Steam Deck Playable even with Easy Anti-Cheat.

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Blue Protocol: Star Resonance to be playable on Steam Deck but probably not Desktop Linux

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:15:35 +0000

Launching sometime in October, the cross-platform anime RPG Blue Protocol: Star Resonance will work on Steam Deck but probably not Desktop Linux.

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Gears of War: Reloaded is out now and works well on Linux and Steam Deck

Liam Dawe — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:18:57 +0000

Gears of War: Reloaded has been officially released so now we can experience the beginning on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

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Helldivers 2 will send you deep underground in the next major update on September 2

Liam Dawe — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:26:43 +0000

As if the Halo ODST crossover for Helldivers 2 wasn't enough, now we're actually going underground too on Terminid Hive Worlds.

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Dune: Awakening is now Steam Deck Verified

Liam Dawe — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 08:43:08 +0000

After Funcom have patched Dune: Awakening quite a few times since release, the experience on Steam Deck is now good enough that it's been Steam Deck Verified.

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HELLDIVERS 2 x Halo: ODST crossover arrives on August 26

Liam Dawe — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:31:35 +0000

Okay fine, I'll load HELLDIVERS 2 up again. I definitely don't want to miss the new HELLDIVERS 2 x HALO: ODST Legendary Warbond.

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THE FINALS should be fixed again with the latest Proton Experimental updates

Liam Dawe — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:41:56 +0000

Thankfully the Proton coders for Valve have managed to work quickly to get THE FINALS working on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck after it broke again.

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THE FINALS broken on Linux - again

Liam Dawe — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:26:33 +0000

Oh dear. A regular occurrence with THE FINALS after updates, as it's causing various problems with it kicking Linux players at the moment.

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CarX Street adds official Linux and Steam Deck support

Liam Dawe — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:12:27 +0000

Got the need for speed? CarX Street released an update just as the weekend hit to add in full Native Linux and Steam Deck support.

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