Nearly two years after the last update, Quake II RTX 1.8 is out with Quake 2 Remastered map support
Lightspeed Studios / NVIDIA have recently updated Quake II RTX, their ray-traced reimagining of id software’s old school classic.
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Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Beta released
Ubuntu 25.04 is due out next month, with a Beta now live for testing so you can see all that's new and report any unexpected issues.
Fixing a Steam Deck OLED bug for the Linux kernel 6.14 release was a major challenge
With the Linux kernel 6.14 out now, I noted in my quick-look overview about a bug that was fixed for the Steam Deck OLED model. Collabora have given a little more info on their work for this issue and how it was a challenge.
ChimeraOS Linux 48 brings new hardware support for your handhelds and living room PCs
There's a good few ways of getting Linux on handhelds and living room PCs, with ChimeraOS Linux being one of the great ones. ChimeraOS Linux 48 has just released bringing in a whole lot of improvements.
Nexus formally announce their open source cross-platform Nexus Mods App: Stardew Valley Preview
The new cross-platform and open source Nexus Mods App is coming along with their team now formally announcing the Stardew Valley Preview. With support for Linux / Steam Deck baked right in.
Linux kernel 6.14 out late due to 'pure incompetence' - don't get too excited about Linux gaming boosts
Linux kernel 6.14 has arrived today, and a day later than it was expected. As usual there's lots new from supported hardware to various improvements.
Emulation manager EmuDeck 2.4 brings Steam library integration changes, improved BIOS checker
EmuDeck is an all-in-one solution for managing emulation on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck and other handhelds and the 2.4 release brings some nice additions.
Thief-like free and open source game The Dark Mod 2.13 brings better AI vision and new graphical goodies
The Dark Mod is a seriously impressive project giving us a completely free and open source standalone Thief-like stealth game, and The Dark Mod 2.13 release is another great one.
The EchoPatch to modernize F.E.A.R. adds in gamepad support
EchoPatch, a mod patch for the classic and awesome shooter F.E.A.R. has another new release out and this brings gamepad support.
Wine 10.4 continues work on Bluetooth driver and more Vulkan video decoder support in WineD3D
Wine 10.4 is out now as the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer, bringing new features and assorted bug fixes.
Proton Experimental adds fixes for GTA V Enhanced and more for Linux / Steam Deck
Valve released another smaller update for Proton Experimental, the constantly changing compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux platforms like the Steam Deck with SteamOS.
GNOME 48 released with Notification Stacking, Performance Improvements and initial HDR support
GNOME 48 is a big new release including multiple major enhancements to one of the most-used desktop environments on Linux. There's some big stuff in this one!
Fedora Linux 42 Beta and Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta released
Fedora Linux 42 Beta and for macOS hardware Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta are both now available for some testing to help make another great Linux distribution release.
Palworld cross-play has arrived along with a new cosmetic system and Pal transfers between worlds
Pocketpair have released the latest update for their smash-hit monster catching game Palworld, bringing cross-play for all platforms along with other features and bug fixes.
ckb-next adds support for two more Corsair devices on Linux and fixes a major bug for multiple others
Much like we have OpenRazer and Polychromatic for Razer devices on Linux, we also have the constantly updated community supported ckb-next for better Corsair hardware support that just got updated.
Stardew Valley modding on Linux / Steam Deck takes a step with the Nexus Mods app
The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone.
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now
Not gaming news but big news in the open source world - the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now.
CoolerControl is a feature-rich cooling device control for Linux - v2.0 out now with major new additions
Control all your cooling devices on Linux across CPUs, GPUs, RGB lighting and more with CoolerControl. A big 2.0 release is out now.
OpenRazer and Polychromatic upgrades bring support for new Razer devices on Linux
Both the OpenRazer driver and Polychromatic app for users have seen upgrades in the last few days to bring improved Razer device support to Linux.
Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT) adds AMD RDNA4 support and NVIDIA locked clocks support
Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT) version 0.7.2 is out now bringing with it expanded hardware support for AMD GPUs along with new features for NVIDIA GPU owners.