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Get some dino games like Parkasaurus, Amber Isle and Prehistoric Kingdom in this Humble Bundle
The Stomp & Chomp Humble Bundle is live with 7 dinosaur themed games for you to dive into park building or for you to fight them off.
Category: Misc
NVIDIA release fresh details on their current Wayland support and future plans
NVIDIA have put up a new official forum post going over the level of Wayland support available in their current Linux drivers, along with what future plans they have.
Thinky Direct will show off lots of puzzle and problem-solving games on May 29
Thinky Games have announced the Thinky Direct showcase for May 29, bringing with it some exclusive new trailers and reveals for various games.
Manjaro Linux lead gives more info on the new ZOTAC GAMING ZONE handheld with AMD
The Project Lead of Manjaro Linux, Philip Müller, has given a status update with more info on their partnership with ZOTAC on the new prototype ZOTAC GAMING ZONE handheld.
Mesa 25.1.1 is out now with the AMD GPU fix for DOOM: The Dark Ages
Developer Eric Engestrom announced today the release of Mesa 25.1.1 graphics drivers, a bug-fix release for the latest major version of the open source drivers.
AMD announce the Radeon RX 9060 XT and a big FSR 4 'Redstone' upgrade
Some fun news coming out of Computex 2025 with AMD revealing two models of the Radeon RX 9060 XT, along with a big upgrade for FSR 4 named 'Redstone'.
Latest Steam update fixes Steam Deck controller issues, plus numerous bugfixes for Desktop Steam
Valve have released the latest stable Steam Client update for all platforms bringing numerous important bug fixes to Steam Deck and Desktop Steam.
Nexus Mods cross-platform app v0.11.1 brings full Cyberpunk 2077 support for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck
The Nexus Mods team just launched the latest update to their in-development cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app. This is the one that will eventually replace Vortex, and now it has full Cyberpunk 2077 support.
Upcoming Steam update should fix lag spikes on Linux when the Steam Overlay is disabled
For quite some time now Linux gamers have been reporting issues with lag spikes in various games on Steam when the Steam Overlay is disabled. It seems Valve may have finally found the cause and a fix is hopefully on the way.
NVIDIA 570.153.02 driver released for Linux with a couple fixes
NVIDIA have released driver version 570.153.02, a new bug-fix release for their current main stable driver version for Linux gamers.
Fanatical have a big May Madness sale with steep discounts, along with multiple major new game bundles
Along with some big discounts during their new May Madness sale, Fanatical also have some great new bundles to give you some easy discounts to build up your game collection on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck.
GOG add support for authenticator apps for two-factor authentication (2FA)
Good news for keeping your games secure, as GOG have announced they've added support for authenticator apps for two-factor authentication (2FA).
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source
Microsoft just announced that the Windows Subsystem for Linux is now officially open source. While it doesn't necessarily mean much for traditional desktop Linux, it's still a nice move.
Search engines are getting worse, so OpenWebSearch funded by the European Union want to fix it
Not gaming news but an important subject to cover anyway since it's something that affects me and GamingOnLinux directly, as well as all of you who regularly use a search engine. The OpenWebSearch might be one way to save us all.
GE-Proton 10-2 brings some essential fixes for Windows games on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck
Following on from the big GE-Proton 10-1 version that updated the community-maintained Windows compatibility layer to Proton 10, a smaller bug-fix release is out with some essential fixes.
Microsoft finally solve the Linux dual-boot issue after 9 months
Back in August 2024, Microsoft released an update for various versions of Windows including Windows 10 and 11 that broke dual-booting with Linux on some setups. They've now finally solved it.
Steam Deck / SteamOS hits 19,000 games rated Verified and Playable
Good news for players on Steam Deck and SteamOS, as the Steam Deck Verified system just hit 19,000 games that are rated either Verified or Playable.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for The First Berserker: Khazan, THE FINALS, The Sims 2, Alpha Protocol and more
Valve updated Proton Experimental, the testing area for the latest fixes to their Windows compatibility layer to run more games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Here's all the changes for the May 16th update.
Wine 10.8 released with user handles in shared memory for better performance
The Wine 10.8 development release is out now for the Windows compatibility layer bringing with it various bug fixes, along with user handles in shared memory for better performance.
Pick up Hell Let Loose, Thymesia and more in the Team17 Humble Bundle
The Team 17: Chains of Command Humble Bundle is live with another pretty great set of games you can get for cheaps. Here's your usual expected run over compatibility across Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.
- Valve restores the Steam page for Old School Rally after it got hit with a DMCA
- Hellraiser game announced with Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
- Valve reveal new Steam store menu and enhanced search now in Beta
- Splitgate 2 is "going back to beta" with the original shutting down as 1047 Games have layoffs
- Space Dingus is a spiritual sequel to Death Road to Canada
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