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The fan remaster Sonic 3 - Angel Island Revisited has a big new stable release out

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2021

Ready for more epic Sonic fan games? Following on from the Doom-powered Sonic Robo Blast 2, we also have Sonic 3 A.I.R (Angel Island Revisited) a remaster of Sonic 3 & Knuckles which has a big new release.

Siege Up! is an upcoming full-featured RTS in low-poly style

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2021

Ready for your next real-time strategy (RTS)? Siege Up! from developer Denis Zdorovtsov looks like it could be good fun.

Try out the new teaser for Drova - Forsaken Kin, an upcoming 2D action RPG

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2021

After already being available on itch.io, the free teaser for Drova - Forsaken Kin is now available on Steam and it's been upgraded for the new release.

NVIDIA released the stable Linux 460.80 driver following their new GPU releases

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2021

Following on from the news earlier that NVIDIA has released the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti for laptops, their new stable driver 460.80 is out for Linux.

NVIDIA launches the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti for laptops, supply shortages until 2022

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2021

It's not just Intel announcing new hardware today, as NVIDIA have now joined in with the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti for laptops.

Intel launches 11th Gen Core H-series mobile processors

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2021

Today Intel has formally announced and released the 11th Gen Core H-series mobile processors, for some next-gen performance in a smaller form factor for laptop users.

Liftoff: Micro Drones puts FPV drone flying into a miniature world

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2021

Love flying drones? LuGus Studios, developer of the highly rated Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing have announced Liftoff: Micro Drones as their next racing and drone flying sim.

Flowstone Saga is an upcoming JRPG-inspired adventure from the dev of Tangledeep

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2021

Set in the Tangledeep universe and featuring a unique puzzle-battle system, Impact Gameworks have now properly revealed their new JRPG-inspired adventure Flowstone Saga.

Social deduction hacking game Untrusted has left Early Access to positive reviews

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2021

Inspired by the Werewolf/Mafia genre and similar games, Untrusted from developer evolvedlabs has now left Early Access and it seems it has done quite well.

Vircadia, the free and open source 3D virtual world is going to the web

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2021

Vircadia, the open source successor to the former High Fidelity VR project, a 3D virtual world for VR and desktops is now going to be coming to your web browser.

Check out Sonic Robo Blast 2, a 3D open-source Sonic the Hedgehog fangame built from Doom

By Liam Dawe, 11 May 2021

A reader recently let us know of Sonic Robo Blast 2, a 3D free and open source sonic game built from the open source Doom Legacy game engine.

0 A.D. Alpha 25 enters feature-freeze soon, get a sneak-peak of what's coming

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2021

0 A.D. Alpha 25, the very impressive free and open source RTS is closing in on the next release and it's entering a Feature Freeze soon to focus on stability.

VR is absolutely insane, I am officially a convert and it works mostly great on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2021

It is time! I finally have a Valve Index with thanks to supporter Scaine and it has genuinely blown a few braincells away with just how incredible an experience it actually is.

Feel the need for a little karaoke? Check out UltraStar Play and UltraStar Deluxe

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2021

Two interesting projects we've not covered here before are UltraStar Deluxe and the newer UltraStar Play, both open source games aimed at karaoke fans.

Fate of Dynasty is a wonderful short, free and open source puzzle game out now

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2021

Short on time and want to try something new? It's Free Game Monday™! Come check out Fate of Dynasty which is open source.

Epic science fantasy roguelike Caves of Qud adds new game modes with checkpoints

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2021

Not a big fan of permadeath? Good news for you as Caves of Qud, the awesome science fantasy roguelike epic, now has new game modes in Beta.

Super Woden GP looks like a promising upcoming top-down racer

By Liam Dawe, 10 May 2021

Featuring a top-down view, Super Woden GP looks like it could bring some excitement when it comes to Linux later this year. After the awesome experience that art of rally was, I'm keen to see more.

Grab a coffee for the Sunday Section and tell us what you've been playing

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2021

For today's Sunday Section we're going over a few missed bits and pieces for Linux, open source and gaming topics while also asking you that all important question.

Sell stocks and get rich, The Invisible Hand has a Linux build on Steam ready for testing

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2021

The Invisible Hand is a first-person stockbroker experience where you try and get rich quick, while you work for the trading firm FERIOS. Your only job is to make money and as much as possible.