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Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton
Lepton appears to be the new official name for Valve's version of Waydroid (Android in a Linux container).
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Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source
Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.
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Half-Life Legacy arrives December 12 but you'll need Proton on Linux due to Native Linux issues
Half-Life Legacy is an enhanced fan mod of Valve's original shooter and it's releasing December 12th.
Valve put up a new Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 with a move towards 64-bit
To ensure games run well on Linux either via Native Linux builds or Windows games with Proton, part of the magic is in the Steam Linux Runtime.
Factorio mod developer and Hooded Horse reveal new automation game Substructure
This is going to be horrible for my free time. Substructure sounds like a real interesting entry into the factory building automation genre.
Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025
Valve released the statistics from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2025, which shows once again that Linux use is trending nicely upwards.
The RAM price and availability situation is going to worsen as Micron pull their Crucial consumer business
As RAM prices explode and availability becomes an issue thanks to AI companies, Micron announced their Crucial consumer business is no longer a thing.
Epic and Steam banned it but HORSES is out now on other stores
From Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione, HORSES has proven to be a highly controversial title with both Epic Games and Steam banning its release.
Unreal Tournament 2004 is getting revived by OldUnreal with approval from Epic Games
Just like Epic Games did for the original Unreal Tournament, they're giving full approval to OldUnreal to revive Unreal Tournament 2004 and keep it updated.
Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more
A fresh Proton Experimental update from Valve for the weekend with various game fixes for SteamOS / Linux.
MangoHud performance overlay for Linux v0.8.2 released
The excellent and incredibly useful Linux performance overlay MangoHud has released version 0.8.2 after being in testing for a few weeks with new features.
itch.io is hosting a creator day today where they take no fee from developers
On top of doing their own Black Friday sale, the indie store itch.io has its Creator Day today as well where they take no cut from developers.
ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified
Valve recently published a Steam Deck Verified rating for the smash-hit extraction shooter ARC Raiders. I decided to see if it deserved the rating.
According to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney - game stores don't need an AI label as it will be everywhere
With the increasing amount of games using AI, Epic Game's Tim Sweeney believes the AI messages on stores like Steam make no sense.
Where Winds Meet devs plan improved Steam Deck support
Where Winds Meet continues to be a big hit on Steam and it works quite well on Desktop Linux but it needs a lot of improvements on Valve's Steam Deck.
Playnite may get a Linux version during 2026 as the creator plans a move to Linux
Creator of the popular free and open source video game library manager Playnite has a positive update on a Linux version, with plans for it during 2026.
Valve have been funding FEX to get x86 games on Arm Linux
It turns out that not only are Valve using the open source FEX for the Steam Frame but they have been funding FEX since the beginning of it.
The Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified
With the latest minor update, the newer Quake II re-release that saw Nightdive Studios jump in to improve it is now Steam Deck Verified.
Steamworks SDK adds support for Linux Arm and Android, and it seems we know the first Android game on Steam
As we get closer to the launch of the new Steam Machine and Steam Frame, Valve put out a new Steamworks SDK that brings in libraries for linuxarm64 and android.
Four Total War classics join GOG in their Preservation Program with more on the way
GOG have announced today that as part of the 25th anniversary of the series, four classic Total War games are now on GOG in their Preservation Program.
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- KDE's 2025 fundraising has been a huge success
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