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OpenRazer 3.3 adds support for more hardware on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Apr 11, 2022

OpenRazer version 3.3 brings with it support for even more Razer hardware on Linux, along with some other improvements.

OpenRazer 3.2.0 brings more device support for Razer fans on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Dec 13, 2021

Have some fancy Razer devices? Need help managing them on Linux? OpenRazer 3.2.0 is out now and it's looking good.

Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine recreation fheroes2 v0.9.8 out now

By Liam Dawe, Oct 6, 2021

Play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II thanks to fheroes2, a fantastic game engine recreation project allowing you to play it cross-platform and it's open source.

Keeping the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II alive fheroes2 0.9.7 is out

By Liam Dawe, Sep 6, 2021

fheroes2 is a game engine reimplementation for the absolute classic that is Heroes of Might and Magic II. It's free, open source and a new release is out now.

OpenRazer 3.1 rolls out with new Razer device support and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16, 2021

OpenRazer is the excellent free and open source driver collection for a big growing list of Razer devices. A big new release is out with OpenRazer 3.1.

Heroes of Might and Magic II reimplementation sees a big AI improvement

By Liam Dawe, Jul 7, 2021

fheroes2 is ensuring that the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II can never die, and with the latest version out now it's more interesting to play than ever before.

Command & Conquer - Combined Arms blends many factions into one big package

By Liam Dawe, Jul 2, 2021

Love your classic RTS games? I sure do and thanks to the power of the OpenRA game engine reimplementation you can try out Command & Conquer - Combined Arms which bundles many factions from different C&C games together.

GTA III and Vice City reverse-engineered code is back up on GitHub

By Liam Dawe, Jun 29, 2021

After Take-Two put up a DMCA claim against the reverse-engineered source code for GTA III and Vice City, it's now properly back up online on GitHub.

A round-up of some popular Linux and gaming articles from April 2021

By Liam Dawe, May 1, 2021

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for April 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!

Veil of Dust is an upcoming environmental exploration of what comes after devastating loss

By Liam Dawe, Apr 26, 2021

Trying to survive in a sparse landscape, Veil of Dust: A Homesteading Game puts you in the shoes of someone just trying to keep going and find your way after loss.

OpenHV, a free and open source RTS based on the unreleased Hard Vacuum has a stable build

By Liam Dawe, Apr 12, 2021

If you're looking out for a new real-time strategy (RTS) to play you're in luck. Recently, OpenHV has a first stable release powered by the OpenRA game engine.

The Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 28

By Liam Dawe, Apr 5, 2021

We're back and actually on time for a change! Welcome back to the Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 28.

OpenRazer 3.0.0 expands with many new Razer devices supported on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Mar 24, 2021

Get your fancy Razer mouse, keyboard, laptop and whatever else ready as OpenRazer 3.0.0 is out now to further expand what Razer devices are nicely supported on Linux.

OpenRA has a massive new release improving the classic Westwood RTS games

By Liam Dawe, Mar 22, 2021

A day I've been waiting for! OpenRA, the game engine reimplementation of Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000 has a huge new release out for 2021 and a flashy new website.

Take-Two Interactive hit the DMCA nuke on GTA III and Vice City reverse engineered effort

By Liam Dawe, Feb 22, 2021

It was only recently that we picked up the news of both GTA III and Vice City getting a fully working reverse engineered game engine, along with plenty of upgrades. Sadly, and expectedly, it got nuked from orbit.

Play some classic RTS with a new test release of OpenRA

By Liam Dawe, Feb 1, 2021

Closing in on a big new stable release, the OpenRA project to play the classic Command & Conquer real time strategy games has a new test release that needs more people to try out.

What was hot on GamingOnLinux through December 2020

By Liam Dawe, Jan 2, 2021

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for December 2020, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!

Command & Conquer game engine OpenRA has a new test release, working towards Tiberian Sun

By Liam Dawe, Dec 16, 2020

Play classics like Command & Conquer, Dune 2000 and Red Alert in a fantastic open source game engine with OpenRA.

The classic Driver 2 has a new reverse engineered open source game engine

By Liam Dawe, Nov 16, 2020

Any of our readers remember Driver 2? I remember spending absolutely hours driving around in this classic PlayStation game and now maybe you can relive it or experience it for the first time.