Wine 7.0 gets a second Release Candidate with bug fixes
The Wine team has put out a second Release Candidate for what will eventually turn into a Wine 7.0 stable release in early 2022.
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Two Tribes open sourced their game engine for RIVE and Toki Tori 2+
Netherlands based Two Tribes is an indie game developer who worked on titles like RUSH, EDGE, Toki Tori, RIVE and more just open sourced their game engine.
VAXEE offer up some really great mice, thoughts on the VAXEE Outset AX
VAXEE recently got in touch to send out some devices for testing, and I've come away massively impressed by their mice.
Amazon hiring for Proton / Wine and Linux developers for streaming service Luna
Despite Luna originally using Windows for Amazon's game streaming service, it appears they may be moving over to Linux and they're looking to hire people to work on Proton / Wine and give back to open source.
Pop!_OS 21.10 rolls out with new Application Library
System76 has rolled out Pop!_OS 21.10 today, the latest major upgrade to their Ubuntu-based operating system designed to be used by everyone - professionals and gamers alike.
Linux Mint 20.3 'Una' gets a Beta release
For those of you who love the taste, Linux Mint has a new Beta version available for testing the next major release. Linux Mint 20.3 'Una' is available with multiple desktop environments.
Retro game maker GB Studio gets a big upgrade
Want to make retro games? How about making games on Linux that can be played on a Game Boy or the upcoming Analogue Pocket? GB Studio is your new best friend and a huge new release is out.
Use Wine for gaming on Linux? Try out Bottles
Bottles isn't exactly a new Linux application but it's one I had only heard about recently. It's been advancing a lot in the last year and it's really looking great.
Linux needs to be pre-installed on more hardware to hit mainstream
There's always arguments across many angles on what exactly Linux needs to succeed to become more mainstream and the answer, as we've long said, is pretty simple.
Get Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun free during the GOG Winter Sale
GOG have put up their Winter Sale and it's a good chance to not only grab some cheap games but also get a free copy of the truly excellent Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Valve show off exclusive Steam Deck case for 512GB model
While all variants of the Steam Deck will come with their own case, the top-end 512GB model will include a slightly different design and Valve has now shown it off.
OpenRazer 3.2.0 brings more device support for Razer fans on Linux
Have some fancy Razer devices? Need help managing them on Linux? OpenRazer 3.2.0 is out now and it's looking good.
Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.0 gets a first Release Candidate
Another year of work has nearly come and gone with the biweekly development releases of Wine, so a new main release is on the way with Wine 7.0 seeing a first Release Candidate.
GNOME Shell 42 to have better mouse input that will help gaming
The GNOME team has announced that with GNOME Shell 42 that will release in 2022, things are going to get better for mouse input which is a nice win for gamers.
New Humble Choice and multiple Humble Bundles are live
A fresh month has arrived and so it brings with it a new Humble Choice, the curated monthly bundle along with a few other game bundles to go over. Here's a roundup of how they all work on Linux.
XWayland gets DRM leasing support for helping VR on Linux
A big improvement has been merged into XWayland called DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) Leasing, which should allow good VR support under Wayland. Something we've been waiting on!
RetroArch 1.9.14 out, with more emulator cores landing on Steam
The RetroArch team have released RetroArch 1.9.14, and recently they've been expanding what emulator cores are available on the Steam version with 26 now available.
SteamOS-like Linux distribution ChimeraOS 28 is out now
ChimeraOS is a Linux distribution aimed at gamers who primarily want a more console-like big-screen experience.
Decentraland is the latest to help fund Blender development
Decentraland joins a long list of companies and individuals helping to fund Blender, the excellent free and open source 3D creation suite that just recently released the big 3.0 version.
itch.io has another great charity bundle to help World Land Trust
Need more games and you're on a budget? Want to help charity and get some games at the same time? The World Land Trust Bundle on itch.io looks great.
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