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Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live

By Liam Dawe,
With a huge bumper of additional content for the game, Terraria version 1.4.5 the "Bigger and Boulder" update is now officially live.

The modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet is up on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
The new Mecha Comet would have been a dream device to mess about with when I was younger, a fully modular Linux-powered handheld.
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UK lawsuit against Valve given the go-ahead, Steam owner facing up to £656 million in damages

By Liam Dawe,
Valve, creator of Steam, now face legal action in the UK as a lawsuit has been given the go-ahead that could result in up to £656 million in damages.

The popular Arch-based distro CachyOS gets a new release with a significantly reworked installer

By Liam Dawe,
The CachyOS madness hasn't quite caught on for me, but I definitely want to take a good look at what all the fuss is about soon - and there's a big new release.

MECHBORN is a roguelike deckbuilder that fuses '90s mech anime with Greek mythology

By Liam Dawe,
MECHBORN captured my attention with the wild sounding setting that blends elements of a '90s mech anime with Greek mythology inside a deck-builder.

The simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4.1 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Minigalaxy is a simple and to the point GOG client for Linux, making it easier to download and install all your GOG games.

Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck"

By Liam Dawe,
Plague Inc: Evolved is a classic strategy sim that's still going strong and a new update was released to make playing it on Steam Deck even better.

ARC Raiders latest update adds a Solo vs Squads mode, long-term Trophy Display project and lots more

By Liam Dawe,
While it may not yet be the extra content many players are hoping for, the latest ARC Raiders update overall sounds pretty great actually to pull me back in.

GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"

By Liam Dawe,
Will 2026 truly be the real year of Linux gaming on the desktop? Perhaps! And now even GOG are hiring towards building up their Linux support for GOG Galaxy.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Heroic Games Launcher remains as one of the best ways to play games from GOG, Epic and Amazon on SteamOS / Linux and Steam Deck with a new version out now.

Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The latest stable numbered version of Valve's compatibility layer Proton has arrived. Proton 10.0-4 brings lots of fixes and new game support for SteamOS Linux.

The free and open source Godot Engine 4.6 is out now with major upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
Game developers should take a look at the brand new Godot Engine 4.6 release, bringing a big refresh to the popular cross-platform open source game engine.

Stop Killing Games final verified vote count for the EU petition is just under 1.3 million

By Liam Dawe,
The team running the Stop Killing Games movement have given a status update on the Stop Destroying Videogames EU petition vote count, and it's good news for eve

Mesa 25.3.4 released with more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
The latest main stable update to Mesa is here for users of open source graphics drivers, with Mesa 25.3.4 bringing essential bug fixes.

The full VR mode for KDE Plasma continues getting more advanced

By Liam Dawe,
Recently I covered the draft code to add a full VR mode into the KDE Plasma desktop, and it has only continued to get more advanced with recent updates.

Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivors dev poncle gets a new trailer and upcoming demo

By Liam Dawe,
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors is a bit of a mouthful isn't it? There's a new trailer to show it off, and details of a demo.

STAR WARS Battlefront II private server and mod launcher KYBER goes open source

By Liam Dawe,
Games die and publishers move on, but STAR WARS Battlefront II released in 2017 from DICE and EA now has an open source private server and modding tool.

Banjo-Kazooie gets a native PC port with Linux / Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Bringing another Nintendo classic to PC, the community has delivered with Banjo-Kazooie via the Banjo: Recompiled project that's now available.

GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton 10-29 has arrived to bring more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux with a bunch of fixes and improvements throughout.

Wine 11.1 arrives as the first development build of 2026

By Liam Dawe,
After the big release of the stable Wine 11 earlier in January, the work begins again on development releases with Wine 11.1 now available.