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Luanti (formerly Minetest) joins up with Open Collective Europe for funding

By Liam Dawe,
Hopefully making this excellent open source voxel game engine project more manageable, Luanti (formerly Minetest) has joined up with Open Collective Europe.

The open source FOSDEM event for 2026 will have a Gaming and VR devroom

By Liam Dawe,
FOSDEM is an important event for the open source community, and it seems like FOSDEM 2026 is going to be interesting for Linux gaming fans too.

Nexus Mods app improves file conflict management ready for Fallout 4 and Skyrim

By Liam Dawe,
The newer cross-platform Nexus Mods app is getting a lot closer to supporting games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim, with version 0.20.2 out now for testing.

GE-Proton 10-25 brings fixes for Nioh 2, WoW, Rockstar Launcher and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another smaller bug fix release arrived with GE-Proton 10-25 to run more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Here's all you need to know.

Wine 10.18 brings OpenGL memory mapping using Vulkan in WoW64 mode

By Liam Dawe,
Bringing many improvements to running Windows apps and games on Linux, Wine version 10.18 has arrived as we close in on the Wine 11 release.

Linux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes

By Liam Dawe,
This is a little PSA to Linux users and Linux gamers, with news reports out there about AMD shifting focus away from certain GPUs.

Mesa 25.2.6 rolls out with more fixes for Intel GPUs, Zink and NVK

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 25.2.6 is the latest bug fix release available now for open source Linux graphics drivers, pulling in fresh updates for games and other assorted issues.

OpenRazer expands Razer device support with new hardware for Linux users

By Liam Dawe,
Get your latest Razer devices working nicely with all features on Linux with OpenRazer, a new release has expanded the supported devices list.

GE-Proton 10-24 brings fixes for Space Engineers, Blade & Soul NEO

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go again, yet another hotfix release for the GE-Proton compatibility layer for running more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

Fedora Linux 43 has officially arrived

By Liam Dawe,
Fedora Linux 43 has arrived for Fedora Workstation, Fedora KDE and other assorted flavours that use Fedora have also seen various upgrades.

New security advisory released for X.Org X server and Xwayland issues

By Liam Dawe,
Today, an X.Org Security Advisory was sent out that details multiple security issues X.Org X server and Xwayland.

GE-Proton 10-23 released with fixes for Killer Instinct, Heroes of Newerth Reborn and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another new build of GE-Proton is here to improve compatibility for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Here's what's changed in GE-Proton 10-23.

GE-Proton 10-22 released with a fix for game launchers, Persona 5 Strikers and Richard Burns Rally

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton 10-22 is out now to further enhance running Windows games on Linux + SteamOS / Steam Deck, here's what's been changed and improved.

Proton Experimental brings fixes for Fellowship, Marvel Rivals, Assassin's Creed Shadows and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released another great update for Proton Experimental to play more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS + Steam Deck for October 24th.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will perform better on AMD GPUs with Mesa 26

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 26 is due for release early next year, and it appears that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is one game that's set to benefit greatly from it.

Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy

By Liam Dawe,
AI generation, it's everywhere! And now it's going to be formally accepted into Fedora Linux, as per the latest approved change with a new policy.

KDE Plasma 6.5 is out now with a number of highly-requested features

By Liam Dawe,
The next big KDE Plasma release is here with Plasma 6.5 delivering a number of major new features, as the KDE team begin to show a lot more confidence.

Open source racer SuperTuxKart 1.5 out now, development moving onto SuperTuxKart Evolution

By Liam Dawe,
SuperTuxKart is like a free and open source alternative to Mario Kart, with a brand new release out now!

Xubuntu website hijacked to serve malware

By Liam Dawe,
Ouch, the Xubuntu website was recently hijacked and ended up serving Windows malware, and this isn't the first time the Xubuntu site was hit.

Gaijin Entertainment announced EdenSpark, an open source "AI-assisted" platform for making games

By Liam Dawe,
EdenSpark seemed like a pretty exciting announcement for game developers and the open source community, until you read about the AI generation involved.
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