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Steam Achievement Sets Now in Beta

2026-10-17T13:12:01Z

We're starting a beta for Steam Achievement Sets, a new feature aimed at improving the achievement experience on Steam. Games today live longer than ever, continuing to receive updates through new DLC, expansions, and seasons. But achievements added with new…

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The 7.3 kernel has been released

2026-10-19T09:02:11Z

Linus Torvalds has released the 7.3 kernel, as expected. It's Sunday afternoon, and this week I somehow kept my wits together long enough to keep track of the day of the week, so the release isn't randomly delayed. Will wonders never cease? Anyway, nothing…

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Oh dear, half a year after launching Samson, Swedish developer Liquid Swords have filed for bankruptcy

2026-10-19T08:43:25Z

Earlier this year, Swedish developer Liquid Swords released Samson, a GTA-ish, open world beat 'em up about dealing with debt, driving sturdy but battered cars, and saving your sister. It wasn't received all that well, including by us, notably because it was…

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"Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Edition has fallen short of both your expectations and our own standards", Sega say as they pull it from stores and restore the original

2026-10-17T17:28:08Z

Total War: Shogun 2's Complete Edition is set to be pulled from stores by publishers Sega and developers Creative Assembly, who've admitted that it fell short of both player expectations and its creators' standards. The studio and their overlords have pledged…

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Introducing GNOME OS Preview

2026-10-17T15:07:43Z

The GNOME Project has provided GNOME OS for some time; until now, the project only provided a "Nightly" edition that was built from the latest commits and was aimed solely at GNOME developers. Adrian Vovk has now announced the release of GNOME OS Preview…

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US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"

2026-10-18T16:27:51Z

There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines remaster or remake rumours begin to flow, reportedly in part thanks to a metal band from the original's score

2026-10-19T10:41:01Z

Rumours of Troika classic Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines potentially getting the remaster or remake treatment have surfaced. They've come from two places: one being the fairly standard source of poster on a game leak-obsessed section of Reddit, the…

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Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’

2026-10-19T10:00:00Z

"You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film.

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