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System76 release COSMIC Alpha 2
System76 are continuing to expand and improve their new Linux desktop environment, COSMIC, with a second Alpha release now available for testing.
Category: Misc
Steam Subscriber Agreement updated for disputes removing the need for individual arbitration
Valve announced a change to the Steam Subscriber Agreement, which has been updated to remove the need for individual arbitration during disputes.
Major flaw found in CUPS - time to run Linux system updates
Yesterday details went public about a major security issue that was found in CUPS, the open source printing system.
EmuDeck 2.3 out now with a fresh UI design, 3DS emulators return
After a short Beta period I covered previously, the EmuDeck team have released EmuDeck 2.3 that comes with the big user interface overhaul.
Get the 2021 remake of the original Myst plus Obduction and more in this Humble Bundle
For exploration puzzle game fans you may want to look at the Enter the Mysterium Humble Bundle that has some goodies for you. A nice bit of gaming history in this one.
DXVK 2.4.1 brings improvements for launchers, more robust D3D8, lots of game fixes for Linux
The Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 for Linux used in Wine / Proton, DXVK version 2.4.1 is out today. This is a huge part of what makes Valve's Proton able to run so many Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck.
Valve dev Mike Blumenkrantz details a new proposal for speedier Wayland Protocols development
With the news recently about Frog Protocols for Wayland coming from another frustrated Valve developer, now Mike Blumenkrantz has jumped in with a different proposal to speed things up.
Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws head to Steam as Ubisoft return to same-day releases
Seems they all come back in the end. Ubisoft put out a new financial targets statement, and in it they confirmed a move back to same-day releases on Steam starting with Assassin's Creed Shadows. Star Wars Outlaws is also coming to Steam.
Cross-platform Nexus Mods app adds support for Mod Collections, fixes REDmod on Linux
The open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app that's currently in development has a new 0.6.1 release available for testing with some nice improvements.
GOG Autumn Sale now live with the re-release of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Time again for some big savings, along with completing your Resident Evil collection with the GOG Autumn Sale now live with the re-release of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.
Behaviour Interactive has acquired Darkest Dungeon developer Red Hook Studios
Today, Behaviour Interactive who made Dead by Daylight announced they have acquired Darkest Dungeon developer Red Hook Studios.
GE-Proton 9-14 brings fixes for Star Citizen, God of War Ragnarök and other games
GE-Proton 9-14 has been released bringing in more game fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck, for those who need the extras.
Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6.15 Beta: Zoomer Edition released
Valve sure do love their funny code-names don't they. Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6.15 Beta: Zoomer Edition has been released with a bug-fix.
Frog Protocols announced to try and speed up Wayland protocol development
One day, Wayland will truly take over the Linux world, but it's not quite there yet with plenty still using X11 due to various problems some of which the new Frog Protocols aim to solve.
Cross-platform remote play app for PlayStation adds controller mapping, custom renderer options
If you have a PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 and want to stream games to something else like your PC or Steam Deck, chiaki-ng is what you need and it just got a great upgrade in version 1.9.0.
CoreCtrl adds power profiles support for AMD RX 7600
Need more control over your hardware on desktop Linux? CoreCtrl had a small update recently to expand the support to the AMD RX 7600.
Heroic Games Launcher 2.15.2 released fixing Amazon, GOG and Epic Games issues
For all of you who play games from other stores and want those games on Linux and Steam Deck, Heroic Games Launcher continues to be one of the best ways to do it.
Steam breaks 38 million concurrent users for the first time
Valve's Steam just seem to be unstoppable lately, with another huge user milestone achieved over the weekend.
Valve appear to be testing ARM64 and Android support for Steam on Linux
Valve appear to have some pretty ambitious future plans for Steam, as we've seen recently in a leak (and not for the first time) that Valve has plans for ARM64 and Android support on Linux.
Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6.14 Beta released with a Flatpak security fix
Valve released another small update to SteamOS 3.6 Beta for Steam Deck, bringing two small but important fixes as we're firmly on the road to the stable release.
- It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
- Over 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews
- Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7 on Linux, D7VK has a 1.0 release out now
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update
- NVIDIA have discontinued Quake II RTX
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