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The Battle for Wesnoth hits new landmark with release 1.16

By Hythlodaeus,
After three years of continuous development, the FOSS strategy classic has finally put out a new stable release.

Valve adds support for games using CEG DRM through Steam Play Proton

By Liam Dawe,
If you have the latest version of Proton Experimental, Valve just recently put up a new Steam Client Beta too which allows playing Windows games on Linux that make use of their older CEG DRM.

Steam and GOG both have their big Halloween Sale live

By Liam Dawe,
You have money left from all the previous sales right? Well, prepare your wallet (again) for even more sales from two of the biggest stores around.

Cause chaos in the pixel-art god sim WorldBox when it releases December 2 on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
After being available for direct purchases for some time now, the popular pixel-art god sim will enter Early Access on Steam on December 2.

Tame wild jellies in Alchemic Cutie when it releases on November 12

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for your next super-sweet casual adventure? Alchemic Cutie is set to finally see a Steam release with native Linux support on November 12.

Love Sonic? Check out the Sonic 30th Anniversary Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
I grew up playing Sonic on the Sega Mega Drive, so this looks like an awesome bundle for me. Humble Bundle has put up a small but nice collection with the Sonic 30th Anniversary Bundle.

X.Org 21.1.0 sees a release with Variable refresh rate support in the modesetting driver

By Liam Dawe,
After three years without a full release, X.Org 21.1.0 has finally landed with new features and a lot of bug fixes.

New build of Proton Experimental helps Project CARS 3, Control and more on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
We continue seeing lots of quick fixes coming into Proton Experimental, the special testing version of the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer with another release up now.

Mind-bending puzzler Superliminal is getting a multiplayer mode

By Liam Dawe,
Superliminal is a pretty great puzzle game all about using the ambiguity of depth and perspective and to celebrate a year since the Steam release it's getting multiplayer.

Little Big Adventure 1 & 2 get open sourced under the GPL

By Liam Dawe,
Little Big Adventure 1 and 2 are two classic titles originally developed by Adeline Software International and now they've both had their engine source code officially released.

Paradox needs a bit more time to finish Crusader Kings III - Royal Court

By Liam Dawe,
Crusader Kings III, the popular strategy game from Paradox is expanding with the upcoming Royal Court DLC but it's just not ready yet.

12th Gen Intel Core processors announced with the 'world's best gaming processor'

By Liam Dawe,
Amongst a varied list of other announcements today, Intel formally introduced the 12th Gen Intel Core processors with the top end Intel Core i9-12900K that they claim is the "world's best gaming processor".

NVIDIA 495.44 stable driver is out for Linux, adds in GBM API support

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the NVIDIA Beta 495.29.05 earlier this month, today NVIDIA has a fresh 495.44 stable driver release that builds upon it with some additional extras. This is the big one for Wayland fans, since it now works with the GBM API.

The '90s mystery adventure Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is the definitive edition of the popular point and click mystery adventure from Clifftop Games and Raw Fury. It's out now and it comes with native Linux support.

Megaquarium: Architect's Collection expansion announced for November 11

By Liam Dawe,
Megaquarium: Architect's Collection is the next expansion for the great aquarium building game from developer Twice Circled and it's ready to release on November 11.

Horizon Chase Turbo gets a DLC dedicated to the life of Ayrton Senna

By Liam Dawe,
Horizon Chase Turbo is a popular and well-reviewed retro arcade racer and the developer just released a DLC dedicated to the legend that is Ayrton Senna who died in 1994.

Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu has a new Resolution Scaler, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution

By Liam Dawe,
yuzu, the free and open source Nintendo Switch emulator has advanced once again with the introduction of a brand new Resolution Scaler enabling you to play games at much higher resolutions.

Fantastic roguelike Caves of Qud gets more accessible with new game modes, new regions

By Liam Dawe,
Caves of Qud is a roguelike we've been writing about for years now and it continues to be one of the best modern iterations on the classic gameplay style. A huge new stable update just went out making it better than ever, for all types of players.

Prepare your wallet for the next confirmed Steam Sale dates

By Liam Dawe,
You may want to set aside some money and fill up that Steam Wishlist, as the next couple of big sale events now have their dates confirmed.

Vulkan 1.1 conformance achieved for the Raspberry Pi 4

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for fans of the tiny Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, as it has been announced that the v3dv Mesa driver has hit Vulkan 1.1 conformance officially now.