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Manjaro Linux 21.1.0 Pahvo is out with installer improvements, new desktop upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Manjaro Linux, the distribution based on Arch Linux but with an aim to make it more suitable for less advanced users, has a big new version released with Manjaro 21.1.0.

Zink Vulkan driver Suballocator lands in Mesa, certain games get 'over 1000%' more FPS

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Zink, the OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan continues to be an exciting development for Linux open source graphics drivers, with some new code landing in Mesa to improve its performance.

Among Us not connecting on Linux with Proton? Here's a simple fix

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2021

Among Us continues to be a very popular game and it can run quite nicely on Linux with Steam Play Proton, however if you have issues with it not connecting or getting a black screen - there's a really simple fix.

Check out the pumping new trailer for SPRAWL an upcoming hardcore FPS

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

SPRAWL is yet another promising upcoming FPS that we managed to get some new footage of thanks to the Realms Deep 2021 event, and it's looking really good.

Iron Gate explain the new Valheim blocking and staggering mechanics in Hearth & Home

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

In another video about the upcoming Hearth & Home update for the co-op survival game Valheim, developers Iron Gate did a short explainer video about some new mechanics.

Bronze Age RTS game The Fertile Crescent adds Wonder building and victory option

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

Like a retro-pixel Age of Empires, the RTS game The Fertile Crescent continues getting bigger with two recent updates expanding on what you can do in the game.

FPS adventure Hedon 2 arrives as a free update on August 30

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

Another that was announced during Realms Deep 2021 is that Hedon is getting a sequel, although it will be released as a free update for all existing players.

Death Trash is doing well and has made back its development costs

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

Developer Stephan Hövelbrinks of Crafting Legends recently gave an update on how Death Trash is doing, after it entered Early Access on August 5.

Prodeus is set to get co-op support and shows off the character art

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

Prodeus is a crowdfunded retro-inspired first-person shooter currently in Early Access and it's set to get a huge upgrade soon with online co-op support.

Proton GE sees another new release pulling in lots of fixes

By Liam Dawe, 17 Aug 2021

Proton GE, the community-built version of the Windows compatibility layer Proton has a new release available and there's quite a lot of fixes included.

Intel Arc is the new brand for their high-performance GPUs, Alchemist arrives in 2022

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2021

Intel announced today that Arc is the new, proper brand name for their upcoming high-performance discrete graphics hardware, based upon the Xe architecture with the first named Alchemist arriving in 2022.

Stardeus is an exciting and expansive space colony management game up on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2021

Stardeus from studio Kodo Linija (Bloody Rally Show) is an upcoming space colony management game inspired by the likes of RimWorld, Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, Oxygen Not Included, Prison Architect and FTL.

It's hard to believe Selaco is running on GZDoom in the latest 3 minute trailer

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2021

We've seen plenty of gamepacks and mods for various things running on GZDoom and some are pretty awesome but the upcoming Selaco looks like it's going to be one of the absolute best.

Stellaris set for a big 'Lem' update in September with 'The Custodians' initiative

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2021

It appears that Paradox will continue to push ahead with upgrading Stellaris with a new team formed to help with free upgrades for all players every few months.

OpenTTD gets a first 12.0 version Beta to make playing with others easier

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2021

After the release of OpenTTD on Steam recently, the popularity of the game got a healthy boost but it came with a lot of feedback about some parts that could be improved so this is the first step with OpenTTD 12.0 Beta 1.

Fortune's Run is an upcoming retro-styled hard-scifi shooter worth watching

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2021

Announced during the recent Realms Deep 2021 event, Fortune's Run is an upcoming retro-styled first-person shooter set in a hard science fiction universe.

OpenRazer 3.1 rolls out with new Razer device support and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2021

OpenRazer is the excellent free and open source driver collection for a big growing list of Razer devices. A big new release is out with OpenRazer 3.1.

The Humble Jackbox Summer Party Bundle is live

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2021

Ready to party and play some rather silly games? The Humble Jackbox Summer Party Bundle went up and it has good Linux support for the big packs and a few of the standalone games too.

Didn't last long: Back 4 Blood no longer working on Linux with Proton

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2021

Well, looks like the previous excitement around Back 4 Blood and the Open Beta for Linux users is over, as it appears whatever they tweaked recently now stops Linux players with Proton.

Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2021

Valve has remembered they have an official YouTube channel with the release of a new advert for the Steam Deck, plus the Steam Deck gets a nod of approval from an unlikely source.