Microsoft open sources MS-DOS 4.0 (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Fallout 4 on Steam Deck completely devalues Valve’s Verified rating (www.pcgamesn.com)
Escape From Tarkov developer finally apologizes for pricey PvE controversy (www.pcgamesn.com)
Homegrown Chinese CPUs are catching up to AMD and Intel — Loongson 3B6600 and 3B7000 allegedly match Intel 10th Gen CPU performance (www.tomshardware.com)
Judero: an haunting indie game exploring Scottish folklore (www.pcgamesn.com)
Escape From Tarkov developer reverses course on limited-time PvE access (www.pcgamesn.com)
Intel issues statement about CPU crashes, blames motherboard makers — BIOSes disable thermal and power protection, causing issues (www.tomshardware.com)
The new Elder Scrolls Online DLC is now in public testing, and you can try before you buy (www.pcgamesn.com)
AMD's China-exclusive Ryzen CPUs come to the retail market — Ryzen 7 8700F listed for $420 and Ryzen 5 7500F for $296 (www.tomshardware.com)
Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today (www.pcgamer.com)
Island of Winds is a beautiful and haunting new adventure game about using magic to preserve the balance of nature. (www.pcgamesn.com)
'Marketing's dead, and I can back this s**t up': Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says players 'just want to be spoken to, and they don't want to be bamboozled' (www.pcgamer.com)
A DayZ Steam price change [...] Livonia DLC will be integrated into the base game and given to current owners for free. (www.pcgamesn.com)
SteamVR Beta gets Linux fixes, plus Beta updates for Desktop and Steam Deck (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Dragon's Dogma 2 Path Tracing [Digital Foundry] (piped.video)
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