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Valve broke Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Linux, Vulkan may come soon

By Liam Dawe,
Despite Valve pushing many areas of Linux gaming, including the upcoming Steam Deck handheld which will use the Arch-based SteamOS 3, they still totally break their own games. UPDATED.

OpenRazer 3.2.0 brings more device support for Razer fans on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Have some fancy Razer devices? Need help managing them on Linux? OpenRazer 3.2.0 is out now and it's looking good.

Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.0 gets a first Release Candidate

By Liam Dawe,
Another year of work has nearly come and gone with the biweekly development releases of Wine, so a new main release is on the way with Wine 7.0 seeing a first Release Candidate.

Last Epoch gets improved controller support and a first dungeon

By Liam Dawe,
Combining together time travel with an action RPG full of dungeon crawling and lots of replay value, Last Epoch continues showing off its promise with the Eternal Legends update.

Wounds of Eventide brings the final chapter for Blasphemous out now

By Liam Dawe,
Blasphemous has a fresh update out with Wounds of Eventide, which brings overall the story to a close.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 & American Truck Simulator get big upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
SCS has upgraded both Euro Truck Simulator 2 & American Truck Simulator with some major improvements, and it seems they may work even better on the upcoming Steam Deck now.

Check out Ashes 2063 and Ashes: Afterglow, fantastic Doom II total conversions

By Liam Dawe,
An incredibly impressive double-episode total conversation for Doom 2, we have Ashes 2063 and Ashes: Afterglow.

Developer of The Falconeer looking at Linux builds for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Another developer is looking into native Linux builds for their game, this time it's Tomas Sala for The Falconeer in preparation for the upcoming Steam Deck handheld.

GNOME Shell 42 to have better mouse input that will help gaming

By Liam Dawe,
The GNOME team has announced that with GNOME Shell 42 that will release in 2022, things are going to get better for mouse input which is a nice win for gamers.

Loop Hero from Four Quarters hits a million sales

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like publisher Devolver Digital was right to back this one, as Loop Hero from developer Four Quarters has managed to hit a million sales on Steam.

New Humble Choice and multiple Humble Bundles are live

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh month has arrived and so it brings with it a new Humble Choice, the curated monthly bundle along with a few other game bundles to go over. Here's a roundup of how they all work on Linux.

XWayland gets DRM leasing support for helping VR on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
A big improvement has been merged into XWayland called DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) Leasing, which should allow good VR support under Wayland. Something we've been waiting on!

Paradox takes another stab at sorting Surviving Mars newest DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Seems like Paradox are slowly but surely turning around the review score for Surviving Mars: Below and Beyond, with another free update out now.

Classic bronze-age RTS TFC: The Fertile Crescent gets a first trailer

By Liam Dawe,
TFC: The Fertile Crescent is the brand new upcoming paid Steam version of the popular free RTS on itch.io and a first trailer for this has now landed.

Anger Foot gets more insane in the latest update

By Liam Dawe,
Anger Foot is a currently free game about running around, smashing through doors and kicking everyone in sight.

Thirty Flights of Loving gets a 9 year update including new Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
A classic from Blendo Games, a short video-game story Thirty Flights of Loving received a 9 year anniversary upgrade and it came along with a fresh Linux port from Ethan Lee.

The Long Dark gets another big upgrade to the survival mode

By Liam Dawe,
Hinterland Studio has released another free upgrade to their game The Long Dark, this time focusing on the survival mode.

Where Birds Go to Sleep is an upcoming narrative adventure with a striking painted style

By Liam Dawe,
Do you like visual-novel styled narrative adventures? Where Birds Go to Sleep looks like one to keep an eye on that will be releasing with Linux support.

NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy gets some first footage, mixing elements of Your Grace & Reigns

By Liam Dawe,
NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy is an upcoming adventure that the developer claims blends together elements found in the likes of Your Grace, Reigns and Astrologaster into something new.

The Jackie and Daria update for Spiritfarer lands December 13

By Liam Dawe,
The biggest update yet for the award-winning Spiritfarer lands on December 13, with plenty of new content.