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Looks like a possible Valve Index 2 will make their VR kit go wireless

By Liam Dawe,
24
Thanks to a new patent that went public on June 17, we can see a little more behind the scenes work on what Valve has planned for their next VR kit with what could be a Valve Index 2.
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Vulkan 1.2.182 released with extensions to help VR and the OpenGL over Vulkan driver Zink

By Liam Dawe,
1
Another specification update for Vulkan is out now with Vulkan 1.2.182. As usual it cleans up some issues but it also brings in multiple new and interesting Vulkan extensions.
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Rolled Out! is a wonderful spiritual successor to Super Monkey Ball

By Liam Dawe,
2
While Rolled Out! from Polarbyte Games / Skymap Games is currently in Early Access so it's not finished, it clearly has an excellent setup ready for you to get rolling.
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Classic open source RTS Warzone 2100 has a Beta out for the upcoming 4.1 release

By Liam Dawe,
3
After the huge 4.0 release back in April that added in the Vulkan renderer, a new update for Warzone 2100 is in need of testing as they clean up a backlog of bug fixes.
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Pawn of the Dead is a fun Zombie twist on Chess in the style of Battle Chess

By Liam Dawe,
2
Love Chess but want something a little different? Pawn of the Dead seems like it could be exactly what you want.
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Theme Hospital game engine reimplementation CorsixTH 0.65 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
1
Another fantastic free and open source game engine reimplementation just had a new release. This time it's CorsixTH 0.65 for playing Theme Hospital on modern systems.
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GemRB 0.9.0, the game engine reimplementation for the likes of Baldur's Gate

By Liam Dawe,
2
Less than a month after the last release, the Infinity Engine reimplementation for the likes of Baldur's Gate and other RPGs has another big release with GemRB 0.9.0.
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Free and open source evolution game Thrive 0.5.4 is out now with cell colonies

By Liam Dawe,
2
Bringing you the latest in open source evolution simulation, Thrive 0.5.4 is out now with a big new gameplay feature with the possibility of forming cell colonies.
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The development release Wine 6.11 is out now, pulls in patch to help Roblox work on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
6
Another two weeks and another bottle of Wine has been opened. This Wine 6.11 development release pulls in an interesting patch too for Roblox.
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The Polacolour Update is now live for art of rally with a dark mode UI

By Liam Dawe,
3
A big highlight from 2020 was art of rally, the indie racer from Funselektor Labs developer of Absolute Drift and there's a big overhaul update out now.
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Steam Play Proton 6.3-5 has a first Release Candidate out with lots of changes

By Liam Dawe,
11
Time for a weekend of testing as the next version of Steam Play Proton is closing in with Proton 6.3-5 having a first Release Candidate now available.
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Learn how locks really work in Sophie's Safecracking Simulator now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
8
After appearing on itch.io, the very clever Sophie's Safecracking Simulator is now available on Steam if that is your preferred way to grab Linux games.
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Linux Mint 20.2 has a Beta version now available

By Liam Dawe,
9
Linux Mint 20.2 is close to being ready with a first Beta version now available with the Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce desktop variants up for some testing.
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Melvor Idle is probably one of the best idle games around

By Liam Dawe,
4
Ever played an idle / clicker game? They've been popular in the past, especially in the earlier days of web gaming and Melvor Idle is probably one of the best.
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co-open is a wholesome game about shopping by yourself for the first time

By Liam Dawe,
2
Remember the first time you were allowed to be in a shop by yourself? For some it was seriously exciting, others perhaps a little terrifying and that's what co-open is all about.
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Vomitoreum is a retro-styled FPS Metroidvania that releases July 30

By Liam Dawe,
3
Vomitoreum shall bring a nice little birthday present for me on July 30 when this retro-styled FPS Metroidvania releases on Steam and itch.io.
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God sim sandbox 'WorldBox' has a huge release out with lots of fun new toys

By Liam Dawe,
1
WorldBox gives you a pixel-art god game all about doing whatever they hell you want. It's actually fantastic and a new release is out now.
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Loop Hero adds saving during a run and more speed options in the 1.1 update

By Liam Dawe,
0
Loop Hero, the big hit from Four Quarters and Devolver Digital that released back in March has a major 1.1 update out now with some really wonderful additions.
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Absolute Drift from the art of rally devs arrives on GOG and free for 48 hours

By Liam Dawe,
6
Yet another chance to bag yourself a free game. During the GOG Summer Sale, Absolute Drift from the art of rally developer has been released on GOG and free for 48 hours.
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BOY BEATS WORLD is an overlooked fun and quirky rhythm action adventure

By Liam Dawe,
3
Underrated and criminally overlooked, the rhythm action adventure BOY BEATS WORLD is officially out now.
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