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Linux is an open-source operating system that has grown into a legitimate gaming platform, largely thanks to Valve's continued investment in Linux compatibility through tools like Proton and the Steam Deck. Whilst historically overlooked by major publishers, the Linux gaming landscape has expanded significantly in recent years, with thousands of Windows titles now playable via compatibility layers. Native Linux game support continues to grow, and the platform attracts a dedicated community of players who value its flexibility, performance, and open-source foundations.

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TW: Three Kingdoms breaks franchise record

TW: Three Kingdoms breaks franchise record

Total War: Three Kingdoms' launch date is today and even though Sega and Creative Assembly have quite a few more timezones to cover, the strategy has already managed to set the franchise record for the most concurrent players on Steam.

MAY 23

Psychonauts 2 demo scheduled for E3

Psychonauts 2 demo scheduled for E3

Attention Razputin enthusiasts - Psychonauts 2 will be getting a special panel and a demo at this year's E3 Coliseum. We don't know the exact time, but we do know it will be hosted by Geoff Keigley and guests Jack Black and Tim Schafer.

MAY 23

TW: Three Kingdoms dev shows support plans

TW: Three Kingdoms dev shows support plans

With two more days left until the official launch of Total War: Three Kingdoms, Creative Assembly have posted a plan of post-launch support, with updates, free content and DLC, starting with the Yellow Turbands early adopter bonus.

MAY 21

Terraria dev will never go Epic exlusive

Terraria dev will never go Epic exlusive

Re-Logic, developer of action-adventure Terraria, found themselves in a mini-controversy of sorts, after they likened the Epic Games Store to the devil by saying there's no money in the world that would have them sell their soul to Epic.

MAY 16

TW: Three Kingdoms trailer digs into warlords

TW: Three Kingdoms trailer digs into warlords

We're now less than a month away from the launch of Total War: Three Kingdoms, and Creative Assembly rolled out another trailer that takes a closer look at the warlords that partook in one of the bloodiest periods in China's history.

APRIL 29

Atari show off Atari VCS production samples

Atari show off Atari VCS production samples

Atari have previously delayed the launch of the device previously known as the Ataribox, and the reason was teaming up with AMD to use Ryzen CPUs, but this time around, they've got some last minute aesthetic changes lined up as well.

MARCH 30

Valve laid off 13 workers, mostly from VR

Valve laid off 13 workers, mostly from VR

By now there's no doubt that the first quarter of 2019 will be most remembered by Respawn's success story with Apex Legends and whole lotta layoffs. This time, it's Valve who parted ways with 13 full-time workers and some contractors.

MARCH 8

TW: Three Kingdoms, first look at Dong Zhuo

TW: Three Kingdoms, first look at Dong Zhuo

Creative Assembly have released a trailer for Total War: Three Kingdoms that focuses on the notorious warlord Dong Zhuo and, as you'd expect, diplomacy with isn't what the ''resident bad guy of Three Kingdoms'' is about - it's fear.

MARCH 7

Developers unhappy over Steam's date trick

Developers unhappy over Steam's date trick

Several developers have voiced discontent over a method that relies on changing a game's launch date, which then conveniently allows games to stay in Steam's Popular Upcoming category. Valve have been made aware and are discussing it.

MARCH 6

Plague Inc dev hears fans, adds anti-vaxxers

Plague Inc dev hears fans, adds anti-vaxxers

Plague Inc.'s developer Ndemic Creations have announced that anti-vaxxers will be added as an in-game buff, after the fans' persistence not only matched Ndemic's terms for 10 thousand signees - it's well past 20,000 at the time of writing.

FEBRUARY 28

Next Epic Store freebie is Slime Rancher

Next Epic Store freebie is Slime Rancher

As the Epic Games Store moved on to Thimbleweed Park, they posted the name of the next free game coming on 07 March 2019 and we're talking about Monomi Park's delightful sim Slime Rancher, which easily deserves a cuteness overload warning.

FEBRUARY 25

Steam retiring non-gaming video service

Steam retiring non-gaming video service

Although Valve have given Steam's video service a fair shot, expanding it in the past few years, but it doesn't seem to be working out as Valve revealed that it will be retiring the video content that's not directly related to gaming.

FEBRUARY 20

Steam has more than 90 million monthly users

Steam has more than 90 million monthly users

Valve shared a detailed review post in which they shared Steam's results achieved in 2018. According to their data, Steam now has 90 million monthly and 47 million daily active users. Along with that, a roadmap for 2019 has been revealed.

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Mali's Mansa Musa back in Civilization VI

Mali's Mansa Musa back in Civilization VI

Pablo Escobar of the ancient gold trade, the man whose exploits should've changed his name to the Goldfather, is making a return in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm as the leader of Mali, having skipped appearing in the earlier instalment.

JANUARY 9

Number of Steam's VR users doubled in 2018

Number of Steam's VR users doubled in 2018

It seems as we're in a perfect place to confirm Mark Twain's popular classification of lies, as Steam have indeed managed to double their VR userbase in 2018. That being said, it's still not enough to make up for 1 per cent of its total.

JANUARY 5

Fortnite 7.01 adds swords, Close Encounters

Fortnite 7.01 adds swords, Close Encounters

Epic Games have rolled out their first Fortnite update in Season 7, adding a melee weapon dubbed the infinity blade, bringing back Close Encounters LTM and announcing islands in Fortnite Creative, available for all from 13 December

DECEMBER 11

CS: GO's battle royale has Portal Easter egg

CS: GO's battle royale has Portal Easter egg

Players who gave Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's new battle royale mode a try have come across a strange broadcast message that got many players expecting a new Portal announcement, although Valve insist that it's just a bit of fun.

DECEMBER 10

CS: GO getting review bombed on Steam

CS: GO getting review bombed on Steam

The decision to make Counter-Strike: Global Offensive free to play doesn't seem to be sitting well with the game's existing playerbase, who have been review-bombing the game's Steam page with more than 22,000 negative reviews since.

DECEMBER 8

Fortnite Creative can make you famous

Fortnite Creative can make you famous

Epic Games obviously weren't kidding when they said they've got a lot more in store for Fortnite Creative and the company will be rewarding the most creative of designs with a spot on The Block in Fortnite: Battle Royale's standard map.

DECEMBER 8

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive goes f2p

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive goes f2p

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has officially sailed into free to play waters and not only that - Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment's game also got a battle royale component called Danger Zone, which offers solo, duo and three-man play.

DECEMBER 7

Psychonauts 2 trailer shows the new old Raz

Psychonauts 2 trailer shows the new old Raz

Psychonauts 2's trailer has finally landed and it shows Razputin zipping around and getting into trouble, as usual. It also confirms the 2019 launch, which means that Double Fine are not affected by the trouble over at Starbreeze Studios.

DECEMBER 7

Steam's discovery algorithm ignores indies

Steam's discovery algorithm ignores indies

It turns out that Valve's tinkering with Steam's game discovery algorithms has had some unintended consequences, although it wasn't them who paid the price. Instead, it was the indie developers, all of whom reported alarmingly low sales.

DECEMBER 5

Artifact's Axe card costs more than the game

Artifact's Axe card costs more than the game

It would be foolish to expect Artifact's cards to ignore the all-governing market concept of supply and demand but seeing that Axe costs more than the game itself, regardless of how formidable the card may be, does make one think.

NOVEMBER 30

X4: Foundations might just undo Rebirth

X4: Foundations might just undo Rebirth

The X series of space sims has hit a bit of a brick wall with X: Rebirth - the reboot that basically stopped the franchise dead in its tracks for a few long years. Egosoft are to resume the old numbering scheme on 30 November 2018 with X4.

OCTOBER 1