ChimeraOS 27 is out with touch-screen improvements for the AYA NEO
ChimeraOS (previously called GamerOS) is a Linux distribution aimed at full-screen devices and console styled couch-gaming, much in the same way that SteamOS is.
Category: Misc
GOG's Made in Poland sale has lots of goodies going cheap again
Celebrating Polish creativity in gaming, GOG's Made in Poland sale is live and it's yet another chance to save lots of pennies on some great games.
XWayland 21.1.3 rolls out supporting NVIDIA 495.44 with the GBM API
Another big tick in the box for switching over to Wayland from Xorg, with the release of XWayland 21.1.3.
Minigalaxy, a simple and open source GOG client for Linux version 1.1 is out
After many months a fresh release of the rather good Minigalaxy is out. It's a free and open source client for GOG, helping you manage your game library from the DRM-free store.
System76 creating their own desktop environment written in Rust
Do we need another desktop environment? There's already KDE Plasma, GNOME Shell, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon and the list goes on for a while. System76 at least seem to think another is needed, one they control.
Time to update your Raspberry Pi with the new OS based on Debian 'bullseye'
It's that time! The Raspberry Pi OS (formerly known as Raspbian) has done a major upgrade moving the package base from Debian buster to Debian bullseye.
Open source game development levels up with Godot Engine 3.4 out now
Probably the most exciting free and open source game engine around, Godot Engine has a brand new release available.
Windows compatibility layer Wine 6.21 is out now
More fixes and new features are ready for another development release with Wine 6.21 going out, the compatibility layer for Windows games and applications.
9 years ago Valve put out a Beta of Steam for Linux
9 years to the day, Valve officially put up a limited Beta release of the Steam Client for Linux. It's safe to say it's been a rather bumpy but exciting ride.
Supporting Linux / Proton and the Steam Deck with BattlEye is just an email away
Recently we had announcements from both Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye in regards to Linux, specifically for the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer and the Steam Deck and now BattlEye are making it easier.
It's the wild west out there as EVGA confirm GeForce RTX 30-Series GPUs stolen from truck
As if it wasn't bad enough that crypto mining has eaten up GPU reserves, bots keep taking orders as they come out and worldwide shortages all leading to high prices and low stock - now people are going on heists to nick 'em.
Proton Experimental gets Disgaea 4 & Mafia II working plus CEG startup improvements
More quick fixes coming in recently for Proton Experimental to get even more Windows games to play nicely on Linux with this compatibility layer. - Improve startup time of games using CEG DRM.
The TUXEDO Nano Pro is a powerhouse in a tiny box
Looking for something small yet mighty? The TUXEDO Nano Pro was just announced and not only is it tiny, it seems like it will pack quite the performance punch with AMD Ryzen.
Valve upgrades Remote Play for Linux in the latest Steam Client Beta
Valve has released another update to the Steam Client Beta and they continue improving Remote Play for Linux players, likely for the upcoming Steam Deck support.
Vulkan gets new Dynamic Rendering extension, NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 470.62.07 rolls out
Two bits of Vulkan news to cover this morning as there's a new Vulkan version up with a brand new and useful sounding extension for optimization. Plus, NVIDIA released a new Vulkan Beta Driver.
Humble Choice for November has Project Wingman, WRATH: Aeon of Ruin plus more
The latest bundle of games is now available for the subscription service Humble Choice (formerly Humble Monthly) and it seems like quite a varied selection.
Microsoft Edge available officially for Linux today as a stable browser
Microsoft aren't a company we exactly cover often but it seems fitting to cover it here, especially given their history with Linux. Today they're properly releasing Edge for Linux.
Steam Play compatibility tool Luxtorpeda gets controller support, new tooling
Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play compatibility tool (like Proton) that allows you to run games from Steam using various different game engines and reimplementations.
Proton Experimental gets more CEG DRM fixes, new fsync code
Recently Valve upgraded Proton Experimental, the special version of Proton that pulls in advancements first with support for their older CEG DRM and another new build is up.
Linux has now seen 4 months of being above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey
Something magical appears to be happening on Steam. Not only is Linux above 1% for another month but we've now seen 6 months of it continuing to rise.
- NVIDIA stable driver 575.57.08 released for Linux
- CRSED: Cuisine Royale devs confirm end of Linux / Steam Deck support
- Here's the most played Steam Deck games for May 2025
- Here's all the games to claim for Steam Deck / Linux from Prime Gaming as of May 30th
- Escape Simulator drops the Linux build to focus on supporting Proton
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