With Minecraft: Java Edition getting a big rendering upgrade with Vulkan, it was time for the system requirements to get adjusted.

I've grown to love a few idle incremental games recently and started discovering more - like Swarmslam, which has a fun idea about smashing through planets.

Skate 3 Recomp 2.0 brings the classic Xbox 360 version of Skate 3 to modern platforms, and now with a modern renderer using Vulkan (or Direct3D on Windows).

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is the first major expansion for the open-world shooter, with a release date now set for August 20th.

Some big names are coming together to form the Open Secure AI Alliance, with a plan to share open tools that promote responsible use of and trust in AI.

007 First Light recently had Denuvo DRM removed, and it's now fully Steam Deck / Steam Machine Verified.

If you're a fan of point and click adventures, Allogloom needs to be not just on your radar but right at the top of your wishlist too.

An app I haven't covered he before is Mission Center - giving you a tidy interface to monitor CPU, Memory, Disk, Network and GPU and more.

Valve pushed out a brand new update for Proton Experimental on July 28th - making more Windows games run well on SteamOS / Linux systems.

We still don't know when the Steam Frame from Valve will arrive, but we do know the list of games ready for it continues to build up and there's now over 40.

GOG previously said they planned to look closer at Linux, and that it was the next major frontier - and they're now working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux.

Not only do we have an update for Proton Experimental with plenty of improvements, but Valve also gave Proton 10 and Proton 11 updates too.

Love a good RPG and DRM-free? Head over to GOG as they've added some STAR OCEAN titles to their catalogue today along with a sale.

A fair amount of people don't quite understand how the Steam Machine reservation and waitlist works - so Valve reminded people no one is skipping the line.

Double Fine have announced that 23 members of their team have been let go, as they need to cut down on expenses to keep the studio alive.

Brothers Joe and Andrew Fender, the devs behind the indie mega hit DEVOUR, have revealed that Sunset Summit will arrive on August 21st.

Recently announced by developer Anthony Nguyen, Dreamsend: Wintersong is an indie 2.5D cyberpunk fantasy strategy RPG that looks real interesting.

The Steam Machine has released and as Valve go through the list more people will get it, but it was pushed out clearly a bit too early.

Project Zomboid just had a big free upgrade with Build 42 now out in the stable branch, bringing with it an overhaul to various parts of the game.

Valve just released the latest Steam Beta for all supported platforms, bringing with it some important fixes and improvements to Steam Deck OLED streaming.