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The fantastic Linux gaming overlay MangoHud has a new version out
MangoHud, the all in one solution to show off various performance metrics for Linux gaming, has a brand new version out now with more options.
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Widelands, the Settlers II inspired strategy game has a 1.0 Release Candidate out
Remember Settlers II? Well, Widelands has been going for a long time as a free and open source game inspired by it and they're progressing towards the big 1.0 release.
Manage Linux gaming overlays with the new release of Goverlay
Want to configure the likes of MangoHud, vkBasalt and ReplaySorcery? Check out the latest release of Goverlay.
KDE Plasma 5.22 is out now with a focus on 'stability and usability' and more Wayland
Stability and usability are the keys to the new KDE Plasma 5.22 release that's officially available today.
The open source original Soldat is looking for a new maintainer
The absolute classic that is Soldat, which went fully open source back in 2020 is now in need of someone to take over as the original creator has announced.
fheroes2 for playing Heroes of Might & Magic II adds The Price of Loyalty campaign support
fheroes2 is a game engine reimplementation project we highlighted recently for playing Heroes of Might & Magic II on modern systems, and they have a big new release available.
Collabora continue enhancing Wine for Wayland, now with Vulkan and multi-monitor support
Currently in the experimental stages, Collabora continue hacking away at the code for Wine to enable full Wayland support and they've reached some big new milestones with Vulkan and multiple monitor support.
Proton 6.10 GE is out as a recommended upgrade for users of this community-built version
Proton GE, the community-built version of Proton has a fresh major upgrade with Proton-6.10-GE-1 out now. This is also a recommended upgrade by the developer.
Open source Infinity Engine reimplementation GemRB 0.8.8 out now
While we have Beamdog taking care of the newer Enhanced Edition generation of classic RPGs like Baldur's Gate, we also have the free and open source GemRB reimplementation which has a big update out.
Git yourself some Wine with the new 6.10 development release
Another Friday, another two weeks and so a fresh development release is out of the compatibility layer Wine.
HyperRogue turns the non-Euclidean roguelike into a VR experience and it's wild
As if it wasn't confusing enough travelling through the non-Euclidean of HyperRogue, it's now also available to play through in different VR modes.
Cross-platform open source lighting control OpenRGB has a huge release out with plugins
OpenRGB is the excellent cross-platform open source application for controlling RGB lighting control that doesn't depend on manufacturer software.
Attempt 4 - Collabora sends in futex2 patches for the Linux Kernel to help Wine / Proton
Here we go again, open source consulting firm Collabora have sent in the futex2 patches to the Linux Kernel for a fourth time now even more work has been done with the aim to help Wine and Steam Play Proton.
Pop!_OS 21.04 has a Beta out now with their new COSMIC desktop
System76 have recently released the first Beta of their Linux distribution Pop!_OS 21.04, which comes with their brand new COSMIC desktop environment.
It's been over "20 years in the making", Blender 2.93 LTS is out now
The Blender team today are making quite the super-effective splash about the Blender 2.93 LTS release mentioning how it's been "20 years in the making".
OBS Studio 27.0 out with service integration, browser dock support and Wayland on Linux
OBS Studio 27.0 is now officially out marking one of the biggest releases they've ever done, especially if you're a Linux user and it's looking great.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Single-Player releases in November
Another revamp of a classic is on the way with the Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Single-Player project, which has announced a release on November 19, 2021.
Free and open source RTS 0 A.D. Alpha 25 to release in June with feature-freeze imminent
Wildfire Games have given an update on the status of 0 A.D. Alpha 25, which they've now confirmed the feature freeze will begin on June 6 to focus on getting it release ready.
1998 classic strategy game Signus: The Artefact Wars sees a full open source release
Signus: The Artefact Wars, originally a commercial release in 1998 was later open sourced in 2002 and it just got an updated re-release with all the data too.
Linux distribution Solus joins Open Collective for funding hardware and developers
Solus, a popular standalone Linux distribution has announced they've joined Open Collective as they attempt to pull in funding to push ahead with it.