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Godot Engine 4.3 will have official Wayland support

By Liam Dawe,
2024 is clearly the year of Wayland on the desktop, and now Godot Engine will have official Wayland support with an upcoming new release.

Celeste gets a 3D makeover in Celeste 64 for the sixth anniversary

By Liam Dawe,
Celeste is easily one of the most popular indie platformers ever made, and it's still going strong six years later. To celebrate, the developers put up a 3D version with Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain.

GE-Proton 8-29 and GE-Proton 8-30 released with EAC fix and TEKKEN 8 fix

By Liam Dawe,
As usual for a new release of GE-Proton, GE-Proton 8-28 came with some issues, and so some hotfixes are available bringing it up to GE-Proton version 8-30.

Age of Empires IV gets a fix for Steam Deck / Linux online play desyncs

By Liam Dawe,
Age of Empires IV just got a fresh 2024 patch and excitingly, it gets an official fix for Steam Deck / Desktop Linux multiplayer problems.

Qualys discovers glibc flaw that could enable attackers to gain full root access

By Liam Dawe,
Well, here's another reminder to keep your PC up to date. Despite Linux being known for security, it's not perfect (no software is) and researchers at Qualys have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library.

What to Expect From Wine on Wayland in 2024

Collabora, the company responsible for developing Wine's Wayland driver and getting it into Wine proper, has just published Wine on Wayland: A year in review (and a look ahead).

Stardew Valley 1.6 bigger than expected - now in bug-fixing and polishing stage

By Liam Dawe,
The next major update to the wonderfully calm Stardew Valley looks like it's coming soon, as the developer noted it's now moved into the "bug-fixing and polishing phase".

Build a powerful character in Into the Necrovale a new Action RPG

By Liam Dawe,
Into the Necrovale is a new Action RPG from Casey Clyde and Tribal Storm that's just hit Early Access, and so far it seems like a really fun time for players that love building up a unique character.

Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode to be more approachable for new players

By Liam Dawe,
The Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress is approaching and the team has outlined some of their plans for it, like making it much more approachable for newer players and giving it a fresh coat of paint.

Game Boy homebrew scene alive and well thanks to the open source GB Studio

By Liam Dawe,
GB Studio is a free and open source cross-platform game engine, that allows you to make fully-features games for the classic Nintendo Game Boy.

Spec Ops: The Line gets delisted on Steam - you can still buy it elsewhere for now

By Liam Dawe,
Spec Ops: The Line from YAGER / 2K has been unexpectedly removed from Steam, as the store page is now delisted so it won't show up in searches and it can no longer be purchased.

Proton Hotfix gets updated for TEKKEN 8 online play on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
TEKKEN 8 is the latest fighting game from Bandai Namco Studios and it worked pretty great on Steam Deck / Linux at release except for online multiplayer - but that should now be solved.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 38: The Stagnant Demesne

By Hamish,
When I first got the original Linux port of Doom working it was done to satisfy my curiosity. This being Doom though I soon found myself drawn in, but there were some oddities I encountered. This also made me inclined to try playing all of Heretic and HeXen, a feat I had never managed up to that point. Would I encounter any more issues with these early source ports?

Eidos-Montréal cut nearly 100 staff with new Deus Ex reportedly cancelled

By Liam Dawe,
Hopes for a new Deus Ex have been dashed, with the Embracer Group owned Eidos-Montréal confirming that they've cut 97 people go as the mass-layoffs continue.

First world war turn-based strategy RPG 'All Quiet in the Trenches' hits Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Here's something a little different for you: All Quiet in the Trenches recently hit Early Access on Steam, blending together a narrative turn-based strategy RPG with a first world war setting.

Never Grave from the Palworld developer looks a lot like Hollow Knight

By Liam Dawe,
Pocketpair formed another studio called Frontside 180 that are working on Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, which looks a whole lot like Hollow Knight.

KONAMI update the METAL GEAR SOLID Steam collection with Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
As KONAMI continue to improve the recent releases of METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version, METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version and METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version they've now added Steam Deck support.

GE-Proton 8-28 released with ULWGL support for non-steam games

By Liam Dawe,
We recently had the announcement of the new Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (ULWGL) project, and now GE-Proton has been upgraded to make use of it with GE-Proton 8-28 out now.

The original SteamOS-like Linux distro HoloISO now dead, replaced with immutable version

By Liam Dawe,
After a while of no updates to the actual ISO download of HoloISO, the creator of this SteamOS-like Linux distribution has announced the original is now dead. As it's being replaced by the newer immutable HoloISO.

SteamOS-like ChimeraOS 45 released with HDR & controller support for many more handhelds

By Liam Dawe,
ChimeraOS is a top choice for people who want a SteamOS-like Linux distribution to run on gaming handhelds, or a couch gaming PC. The latest release is out now with ChimeraOS 45 bringing big changes.