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OpenRazer v3.9 released with many new Razer devices supported on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 7 Oct 2024

Getting more hardware working well on Linux is the OpenRazer project that released version 3.9.0 adding in support for various new devices from Razer.

Halo will now be built on Unreal Engine 5, 343 Industries rebrands to Halo Studios

By Liam Dawe, 7 Oct 2024

A bit of game industry news for you: in a pretty big win for Epic Games and their Unreal Engine, 343 Industries rebrands to Halo Studios and said the future of Halo will be built on Unreal Engine 5.

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) finally closing on the 3.0 release

By Liam Dawe, 7 Oct 2024

For any of you who work with image editing on Linux for any reason, you've probably used the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) at some point, well it's getting really close to the long-awaited 3.0 release now.

Grounded no longer needs a Microsoft Account for multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, 7 Oct 2024

While Sony are actively making their PC ports worse with forced PlayStation Network accounts even for single-player games, some companies choose to make them better and now Grounded from Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios gets improved.

Get some quality twin-stick shooters in the latest Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 5 Oct 2024

Want some quality twin-stick shooters? Check out the new Twin Stick 'Em Up Humble Bundle that's now live.

Steam Beta gets fixes for SteamVR, Game Recording and Steam Input

By Liam Dawe, 5 Oct 2024

Another Steam Client Beta release is live for October 4th that includes a bunch of quick bug fixes for desktop and Steam Deck.

Wine 9.19 released bringing improvements for Wayland, Unicode and DirectPlay

By Liam Dawe, 5 Oct 2024

Developer Alexandre Julliard announced the release of Wine 9.19, the Windows compatibility layer that allows thousands of apps and games to run on Linux.

Get a free copy of Whispering Willows during the GOG Autumn Sale

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2024

It's time to grab another sweet free game courtesy of GOG.com during their big Autumn Sale that's ongoing until October 8th, 7 AM UTC.

JRPG-inspired adventure Flowstone Saga with a puzzle-battle system is out now

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2024

From Impact Gameworks who made the excellent Tangledeep, their next game Flowstone Saga is officially out now with Linux support.

Pinball Spire is a wonderful reinvention of what Pinball can be

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2024

There's been a few attempts to update Pinball into something new, and Pinball Spire is the latest that's out now. It's Steam Deck Verified and works great on desktop Linux with Valve's Proton.

Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (UMU) gets a first official release

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2024

Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (UMU) from Thomas "GloriousEggroll" Crider version 1.1.1 is out now as the first official release to help improve Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming.

6 years after Kickstarter, Orphan Age dev Studio Black Flag shuts without a release

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2024

Game development is a complicated beast, a constant challenge to get funding and for Studio Black Flag who were building the promising looking Orphan Age it's all over.

Mesa 24.2.4 released with various bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2024

Developer Eric Engestrom announced the release of Mesa 24.2.4 open source graphics drivers, coming with multiple bug fixes for this stable release.

Epic roguelike Caves of Qud gets a tutorial Beta and the price goes up soon

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2024

Caves of Qud is easily (and I keep saying this) one of the best roguelikes ever made, and with the latest Beta it's a lot easier to get into. You might also want to buy it soon before the price rises.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.17 Beta released with another quick fix

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2024

After a bigger Steam Beta Client recently that had some nice improvements for Game Recording, and various Linux fixes along with another SteamOS Beta - we have yet another tiny SteamOS update.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII gets Windows system requirements with Linux and macOS details later

By Liam Dawe, 4 Oct 2024

Firaxis Games and 2K have released the system requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization VII on Windows, but the Linux and macOS requirements will be coming later.

Hearts of Iron IV to get an Expansion Pass, plus Gotterdammerung DLC releases November 14

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2024

Paradox Interactive have announced that Hearts of Iron IV is getting a big new expansion in Götterdämmerung on November 14th, and they're bringing the whole Expansion Pass idea from other games to Hearts of Iron IV as well.

Praise the Emperor! There's a Warhammer Humble Bundle of games for you

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2024

Have a Warhammer Day Humble Bundle is live and you might need to give thanks to the Emperor for this one.

Monty Pythonesque humour fused with Renaissance art comes in Death of the Reprobate on November 7

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2024

Solo developer Joe Richardson is bringing on another brilliantly funny fusion of Monty Pythonesque humour with artwork styled like moving Renaissance paintings in Death of the Reprobate.

More info on the Valve (Steam) collab with Arch Linux and potential future hardware support

By Liam Dawe, 3 Oct 2024

Recently we had the big news that Valve (Steam) began a collaboration with Arch Linux, to help fund two very specific parts of the Linux distribution. Now, we have a bit more info on what it means.