Lutris game manager starts off 2021 with a sweet small update
Lutris, the free and open source all-in-one solution to keep your games from different sources together on Linux has a fresh release out to begin 2021.
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OBS Studio looks set to get useful Browser Panel Docking in the Linux version
Are you a video content creator on Linux using OBS Studio? Chances are if you livestream you have lots of windows open for chat and all sorts and OBS Studio might be about to make that easier for you.
KDE will hopefully have a 'Production-ready' Wayland session for Plasma in 2021
A KDE developer who regularly blogs about all the work going into the KDE ecosystem through the likes of the Plasma desktop environment and the various applications, has given an overview of what they expect to see through 2021.
Godot Engine had a very productive 2020, lots coming to this FOSS game engine in 2021
Godot Engine is probably the most promising free and open source game engine around, and they clearly had a very productive 2020 with big plans for 2021.
Fifth time for some more fixes - Wine 6.0 RC5 is out now
No squashed grapes here as the Wine team continue cleaning up ready for a huge new release of the Windows compatibility layer with Wine 6.0 Release Candidate 5 out now.
Chiaki, a free and open source PlayStation Remote Play client adds PlayStation 5 support
Own a shiny new PlayStation 5 and want to stream games from it to your desktop or laptop? Or perhaps you're clinging onto your PlayStation 4 and want to do the same? Chiaki is here to help.
Lightweight desktop Xfce 4.16 released with a visual refresh and fractional scaling
1 year and 4 months of work later, the sleek and simple Linux desktop Xfce 4.16 is out now along with plenty of visual upgrades and some big tech upgrades too.
A fourth Release Candidate is now available for Wine 6.0
Currently in a feature-freeze while as many lingering issues are solved as possible for the next big stable release, Wine has a fourth Release Candidate up now.
Free and open source 2D RTS 'Wyrmsun' 4.0 is out now
If you love classic 2D RTS games like Warcraft 2 and other similar titles, Wyrmsun is one you should take a look at because not only is it free and open source but it's seeing major upgrades too.
Open source Linux instant-replay tool ReplaySorcery has some major upgrades
Need an easy way to capture those awesome moments when you're playing Linux games? ReplaySorcery is what you need, and the developer has been very busy with it.
SDL 2.0.14 is out with support for PS5 DualSense and Xbox Series X controllers
SDL 2 is the magnificent bit of cross-platform development open source tech that gives developers access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware.
DOSBox Pure for RetroArch aims to make retro DOS gaming real easy
Want to play old DOS games easily on whatever Linux machine you're using? RetroArch now has a new fork named DOSBox Pure and you can give it a test now.
FOSS game engine written in Rust 'Bevy' has a new release up
As another promising free and open source game engine written in Rust, Bevy continues maturing and there's a brand new release up for you to try out with lots of advancements.
Godot Engine hires another developer, this time for physics fun
Through 2020 it seems the free and open source game engine Godot Engine has gone from strength to strength, and they've managed to hire another developer.
Corsair open source driver and UI 'ckb-next' expands in the latest release
Have some trendy Corsair hardware and you're a Linux user? You're in luck as ckb-next is a great open source alternative to their usual Windows-only applications.
Wine 6.0 hits a third Release Candidate with 19 bugs marked as fixed
Reaching that little bit closer towards the next major release, the Wine compatibility layer project has another Release Candidate that needs testing for Wine 6.0.
AWS are now funding Blender development for three years
Another surprise for 2020! Blender has pulled in yet another major company to help fund their awesome free and open source 3D creation suite.
Linux Mint 20.1 'Ulyssa' gets a first Beta release for their upcoming LTS
Linux Mint, a beginner friendly Linux distribution, is getting ready to release a big new upgrade with Linux Mint 20.1 'Ulyssa' that will be their new Long Term Support version.
Free and open source space sim 'Naev' has a big overhaul update out now
Naev returns! This classic free and open source 2D space exploration, trading and combat sim release version 0.8.0 and it's quite a big change for it.
Command & Conquer game engine OpenRA has a new test release, working towards Tiberian Sun
Play classics like Command & Conquer, Dune 2000 and Red Alert in a fantastic open source game engine with OpenRA.