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Free and open source racer SuperTuxKart 1.3 is out now

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SuperTuxKart, one of the golden oldies when it comes to free and open source gaming has a new release out with SuperTuxKart 1.3 improving lots.

16-bit inspired explosive action-platformer Steel Assault is out now

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Ready to run gun and explode some pixels? Zenovia Interactive and publisher Tribute Games have launched Steel Assault, a fresh retro inspired 16-bit 2D action platformer.

OBS Studio 27.1 is out with YouTube integration and lots of improvements

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OBS Studio is the free and open source recording and livestreaming app used by many content creators and a big new release is now available with YouTube integration.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 developer responds on Easy Anti-Cheat for Linux with Proton

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One developer that has actually properly released a statement on updating Easy Anti-Cheat to support Linux and Proton for the Steam Deck is Fatshark for Warhammer: Vermintide 2.

Splitgate update out adding mantling, optimizations, a Quick Play option and more

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Splitgate is the popular and free to play first-person shooter with portals from 1047 Games and a fresh upgrade is out to hopefully make the experience even better.

Wobbly party game A Gummy's Life gets cross-play, new maps and more

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A Gummy's Life might not be as well known as say Gang Beasts but it's a great wobbly-physics party game that really is a lot of fun to play and it just got a lot bigger.

Cute puzzle-solving adventure that mixes in a life sim Lonesome Village delayed until 2022

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Lonesome Village is an upcoming puzzle-solving adventure that also blends in a few life sim features from developer Ogre Pixel has been delayed until 2022.

The absolutely ace deck-builder Dicey Dungeons is now on GOG

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If you prefer GOG to buy your games from you can now pick up the absolute gem that is Dicey Dungeons.

Humble has some co-op treats in the Dream Teams Bundle

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Need more games to start your week? Humble recently put up the Dream Teams Bundle and all the games should work reasonably well on Linux too.

Looks like Valve sent out quite a lot of Steam Deck developer kits

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You probably heard recently that Valve was readying up Steam Deck developer kits and now we can see that quite a lot of developers have received one.

Card-collecting action RPG with tile-based combat Hero.EXE plans Linux support

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Blending together what seems like quite a few genres Hero.EXE caught my attention recently from Mystery Egg Games and publisher Top Hat.

MultiMC, the open source Minecraft launcher adds Microsoft account support

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With Minecraft gradually being moved over from Mojang to Minecraft accounts, the open source MultiMC launcher has a new release out adding Microsoft account support.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

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This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

Trouble is brewing over on GOG due to the HITMAN release needing online for some features

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GOG.com, the store that prides itself on offering "DRM FREE" builds of games has recently released Hitman - Game of The Year Edition from IO Interactive and GOG fans are not happy.

Wine 6.18 is out now with HID joystick enabled by default

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The latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine for running Windows games and applications on Linux is out now with Wine 6.18.

BattlEye confirms Linux support for Steam Deck, will be opt-in like Easy Anti-Cheat

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Just recently we had Epic Games announce that Easy Anti-Cheat now offers proper native Linux support and in addition support for Wine and Steam Play Proton - now we have BattlEye also confirming the same readying up for the Steam Deck.

A first Release Candidate for Proton 6.3-7 is up with more games working

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Time for a weekend of testing for many of you? A fresh version of Steam Play Proton is on the way, with a CodeWeavers developer on GitHub announcing a Release Candidate build of Proton 6.3-7.

Thatcher’s Techbase, the Doom II mod where you take down Maggie Thatcher is out

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A mod of Doom II that we covered a week ago set in the good old United Kingdom, Thatcher’s Techbase, is out now and sees you take down Subject M4GG-13 who is none other than former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

Gorgeous looking TMORPG Book of Travels enters Early Access on October 11

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After repeated delays the TMORPG (Tiny Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game) Book of Travels has been confirmed now to enter Early Access on October 11.

Subterranean survival shooter Lumencraft will have you dig deep

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Lumencraft has been announced from 2Dynamic Games and Star Drifters that promises quite an unusual blend of survival and tower defense while you dig through the terrain.