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TRX an open-source reimplementation of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 keeps expanding

By Liam Dawe,
Originally two separate projects, the open source reimplementations of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 now live under one roof with the TRX project.

Dev of Proton Sarek for older GPUs has forked DXVK to backport game settings and improve compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of the interesting Proton Sarek project to help Linux gamers with older GPUs play more games has now forked DXVK, to hopefully improve things even further.

PlaytronOS Alpha 2 brings expanded NVIDIA support, more handheld PC support and much more

By Liam Dawe,
Playtron continue building up their PlaytronOS / GameOS (they don't seem to have settled properly on a name yet) alternative to SteamOS and Windows with a second Alpha release out now.

Proton Experimental for Steam Deck / Linux fixes Disgaea 4 Complete+, Final Fantasy XIV and various other games

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have updated Proton Experimental, the testing-ground for new features and fixes for their Windows compatibility layer for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux. Here's what's new for November 25th.

Linux Firmware Updater adds initial community support for ASUS ROG Ally and ROG Ally X

By Liam Dawe,
fwupd is a great tool to update firmware easily on Linux and version 2.0.2 was just released, bringing new features and support for more devices.

Star Fox 64 is getting a Native PC port from the devs of Ocarina Of Time and Zelda Majoras Mask ports

By Liam Dawe,
The Harbour Masters community of developers who are behind the PC ports of Ocarina Of Time and Zelda Majoras Mask have revealed a Star Fox 64 Native PC port is coming.

ScummVM 2.9.0 for retro gaming is approaching and in need of testing

By Liam Dawe,
The ScummVM project is readying up another release, with the developers issuing a call for testing on ScummVM 2.9.0.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault open source remake gets a first Beta release

By Liam Dawe,
The day has arrived! Medal of Honor: Allied Assault including the Spearhead and Breakthrough expansions can be played easily on modern systems, with various enhancements thanks to the OpenMoHAA project.

UnderworldGodot is an engine recreation of Ultima Underworld 1 & 2 in Godot Engine

By Liam Dawe,
Taking over from the original Unity-based project, UnderworldGodot is an engine recreation of Ultima Underworld and Ultima Underworld 2 in the Godot Engine.

Wine 9.22 released noting the 'Wayland driver enabled in default configuration'

By Liam Dawe,
Closing in on the Wine 10 stable release now! Wine 9.22 has been released, ahead of the first release candidate for Wine 10 in two weeks time.

Mesa 24.3.0 graphics drivers for Linux released with many new features and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Dylan Baker announced the early release of Mesa 24.3.0, the latest set of Linux open source graphics drivers full of new features.

Khronos Group takes over cross-platform Slang shading language from NVIDIA

By Liam Dawe,
Interesting industry news here for you, especially for developers. The Khronos Group announced they've launched the Slang Initiative, taking over the Slang shading language supported by NVIDIA since 2017.

Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5.1 released fixing GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition and an anisotropic filtering regression

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the rather large DXVK 2.5 update a week ago, a smaller bug-fix release is out now for the Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer used by Proton.

Unofficial PC port of Zelda: Majora's Mask, 2 Ship 2 Harkinian has a big new release out

By Liam Dawe,
Released originally back in May, 2 Ship 2 Harkinian allows you to play Nintendo's Zelda: Majora's Mask properly on PC and a new release just shipped.

OpenRA for classic RTS games like Red Alert has a new playtest with enhanced visuals, revamped map editor

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRA is a free and open source project to play classic strategy games like Red Alert, Command & Conquer, and Dune 2000. It's also used as the base for some original games. A new playtest is finally out with lots new!

Linux kernel 6.12 is out now with real-time capabilities, more gaming handheld support

By Liam Dawe,
Here it is, another big Linux kernel release is out now. Linux kernel 6.12 is an exciting one too with a big feature finally landing.

Linux GPU Configuration Tool 'LACT' adds NVIDIA support

By Liam Dawe,
No longer just for the AMD camp, Linux GPU Configuration Tool 'LACT' has a fresh release out that brings in NVIDIA support.

Minecraft-like free and open source game VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) hits over 500K downloads

By Liam Dawe,
Originally called MineClone2, VoxeLibre is a free and open source sandbox game that's inspired by Minecraft and it recently hit a big milestone.

Godot Engine 4.4 dev 4 released with interactive in-game editing

By Liam Dawe,
An exciting new feature for game developers has begun to land in the free and open source Godot Engine, with the start of interactive in-game editing.

Mesa 24.2.7 out now and Mesa 24.3 may come sooner than expected

By Liam Dawe,
The latest update for the open source graphics drivers is here with Mesa 24.2.7 out now. Plus we might see Mesa 24.3 a bit sooner than expected.
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