Linux game launcher 'GameHub' has a brand new release, with game tweaking support
GameHub is another game launcher available for Linux, one we've talked briefly about before, and it just recently had quite a nice looking update.
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FOSS Ultima 7 game engine 'Exult' has a new big stable update after 16 years
Ultima 7, what a classic. Released originally back in 1992 it continues to live on thanks to open source. Exult is a FOSS game engine for it and it finally has a fresh release.
Epicinium - a strategy game where nature is a finite resource, to release free and going open source
Epicinium is a name I've not heard in some time. After a failed Kickstarter in 2018, they're back with their strategy game and the team at A Bunch of Hacks have a new plan for it which includes open source.
Minigalaxy, the FOSS Linux client for GOG adds support for Wine
While GOG don't support their own Galaxy client on Linux (yet?), work continues by the community on Minigalaxy, a streamlined free and open source Linux client for GOG.
OpenRA has a new test release, plus the OpenRA powered RTS 'Fractured Realms' has a pre-release
OpenRA, the free and open source real-time strategy game engine for playing classic Westwood games has a new testing release up. Additionally, Fractured Realms, a game powered by OpenRA tech has a pre-release.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game engine 'OpenRCT2' has a fresh release up
Time to get building a massive theme park, as OpenRCT2 for playing RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 on modern systems with an enhanced feature-set has a new release up.
Manjaro needs testers for the upcoming Manjaro GNOME 20.0 release - Snap and Flatpak support OOTB
Manjaro Linux is getting ready for their major release, and they're looking for your help to make sure the GNOME edition for Manjaro GNOME 20.0 is as smooth as possible.
Direct 3D to Vulkan layer 'DXVK' 1.6.1 release out with plenty of bug fixes
DXVK when paired up with Wine (and integrated in Steam Play Proton) translates Direct3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan enabling better performance on Linux for a lot of Windows games. Today, a brand new release went up.
Work is underway to better support ASUS ROG laptops on Linux
ASUS ROG (Republic Of Gamers) is a brand of special hardware primarily aimed at PC gaming and work is now underway by the community to better support their laptops on Linux.
The 'GameMode' performance tool from Feral Interactive makes it into Ubuntu 20.04
As possibly the last feature to be accepted and implemented before the big release, Feral Interactive's GameMode performance tool has been added officially into Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Godot Engine powers up GLES2 with batching coming in Godot 3.2.2
With a big release behind them this year with Godot 3.2, and while Vulkan support is being worked on for Godot 4.0, the team is also hard at work to improve the current version further.
GNOME's Mutter gets 'fullscreen unredirect' supported on Wayland
In upcoming versions of GNOME, one quite big change had now been merged in for those of you using it with Wayland.
Linux distribution 'Pop!_OS' has a Beta release for the upcoming 20.04 with automatic window tiling
Pop!_OS, the Linux distribution based on Ubuntu from the folks at System76 is also getting in on the fun with a Beta release of the upcoming Pop!_OS 20.04.
KDE's window manager KWin gets forked with 'KWinFT' to accelerate the development and better Wayland
Stick a fork in it! KDE's window manager KWin officially has a full fork with a new project called KWinFT, with an aim to support modern development practices and further expand Wayland support.
The AI generated text adventure 'AI Dungeon' can now be played online with others
AI Dungeon is absolutely fascinating. Every single adventure is different, as it's all powered by a fancy AI and now you and friends can join up for an adventure you're never going to forget.
Linux game manager 'Lutris' has a sweet new build up - better Wine support, new DXVK handling
Lutris is probably in my top 5 of free and open source Linux apps, as it's made gaming outside of Steam many times easier on Linux.
Couch-based Linux 'GamerOS' shows how SteamOS could be done - with a new release up
While SteamOS had a nice idea to bring Linux gaming to the living room, it's currently on hold (although Valve may return to it). Now, there's another choice with the simply named GamerOS.
Free and open source Master of Orion clone 'Remnants of the Precursors' has a Beta release
Remember the original Master of Orion? Remnants of the Precursors is a strict feature clone of the 1993 classic. It's free, open source and a Beta version is out now.
Free and open source voxel game engine 'Minetest' has a new release up
Minetest, a free and open source voxel game engine styled like Minecraft has a new release up with some graphical updates, UI improvements and more.
KeeperRL, the fantastic mix of a dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG bits has a new free version out
Bored? Quarantine or Isolation due to the Coronavirus got you down? Time to check out a new game then. KeeperRL, a game that blends together a dungeon building sim with a roguelike and RPG mechanics has a free build up.