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Windows compatibility layer Wine 9.5 released

By Liam Dawe,
Another two weeks are done and so a fresh update of the Windows compatibility layer is live with the Wine 9.5 development release.

Humble brings back a bunch of boomer shooters for this game bundle

By Liam Dawe,
In the new Back with a Vengeance: The Best of Boomer Shooters Humble Bundle, you can grab some hot action for cheaps and they all work well on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 announced and coming soon

By Liam Dawe,
Bitwave Games are doing it again, giving us a healthy dose of nostalgia with the Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 that's due to release soon. Plus a teaser of something else to come.

Backpack Battles has sold 500,000 copies in two weeks on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Backpack Battles, one of my current — uh, fixations shall we say, has managed to blow away expectations on Steam selling over 500,000 copies in only two weeks of Early Access.

System76 release upgraded Lemur Pro laptop, plus a desktop sale now on

By Liam Dawe,
Hardware vendor and Pop!_OS Linux developers System76 have revealed a fresh upgrade for their ultraportable laptop, the Lemur Pro. Plus, they have a big desktop sale now on.

In my future I foresee a whole lot of hours in Dungeon Clawler

By Liam Dawe,
Dungeon Clawler from Stray Fawn Studio (The Wandering Village) was just announced with Native Linux support and a demo available, and this blending of a rogue-like deckbuilder with a claw machine is going to absolutely annihilate my free time.

2D soulslike adventure-RPG 'Tails of Iron 2' launches later this year

By Liam Dawe,
Odd Bug Studio are back with a fun announcement, as a sequel to their 2021 hit Tails of Iron is coming later this year with Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter.

Founder of Baldur's Gate 3 developer blasts publisher greed

By Liam Dawe,
As reported by Eurogamer at GDC (Game Developer's Conference), during the Game Developers Choice Awards where Baldur’s Gate 3 won Game of the Year, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke had some strong words to say about the games industry.

GitLab takes down Nintendo Switch emulator suyu due to the DMCA

By Liam Dawe,
Well, that didn't last long did it. After a first release, GitLab have already pulled down the Nintendo Switch emulator suyu, due to a DMCA hit as a result of it being forked from yuzu which Nintendo shut down.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition out now on Steam - works on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition has officially arrived on Steam, and thankfully it does work on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck.

AMD FSR 3.1 announced with Vulkan support, upscaling quality improvements

By Liam Dawe,
During GDC, AMD announced the latest big upgrade to come for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution with version 3.1 planned to launch in Q2 2024.

3rd party KDE Plasma Global Themes and Widgets can lead to data loss

By Liam Dawe,
Uh oh. Seems there's been an issue lately with Global Themes for KDE, which has ended up causing a total wipe of data.

GOG revives Alpha Protocol along with a Spring Sale

By Liam Dawe,
After being removed from various stores back in 2019, GOG have revived Alpha Protocol from Obsidian Entertainment along with the launch of their own Spring Sale.

Red Dead Redemption 2 gets AMD FSR 2.2 and HDR10+

By Liam Dawe,
A rare update for Red Dead Redemption 2 has landed, and for those who want a little more performance, you might like this one especially if you're on Steam Deck.

The Last of Us Part I added AMD FSR 3 with Frame Generation

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you interested in getting the most out of The Last of Us Part I on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck, you may want to check out patch v1.1.3.

GE-Proton 9-2 released, ULWGL gets renamed to umu (Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher)

By Liam Dawe,
Thomas "GloriousEggroll" Crider has released the latest GE-Proton 9-2 with a bunch of upgrades, plus some news about the Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher.

Halo Infinite added Easy Anti-Cheat - it's enabled for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Halo Infinite had an update that amongst other things added in Easy Anti-Cheat, which thankfully has been enabled so it still works on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental fixes up classic EA games and fixes more regressions

By Liam Dawe,
A really fun release of Proton Experimental has landed for Linux and Steam Deck, fixing up some issues with a bunch of classic EA games that recently hit Steam.

Explicit Sync Wayland Protocol Merged, Wayland Protocols 1.34 released

By pleasereadthemanual,
Some fun times in Wayland land as not only has the explicit synchronization protocol been merged in, but Wayland Protocols 1.34 is also out now.

Nintendo Switch emulator suyu continues on from yuzu - first release is up

By Liam Dawe,
There's a new Nintendo Switch emulator named suyu, which has been forked off from the original yuzu before Nintendo shut it down and a release is now available.