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Fedora threatened with legal action from OBS Studio due to their Flatpak packaging

By Liam Dawe,
If there's one thing you can always count on in the Linux world it's that packaging can be a nightmare. The OBS Studio team are not happy with the Fedora folks due to Flatpak problems and threatened legal action.

The Capcom Arcade Classics & Fighters Pack Humble Bundle has lots of goodies again

By Liam Dawe,
Humble are rehashing a previous bundle here that was first released around this time last year, with the launch of the Capcom Arcade Classics & Fighters Pack Humble Bundle. Good chance to grab a whole lot if you missed it before.

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN launches in May - will have Kernel Level Anti-Cheat

By Liam Dawe,
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is now set for launch on May 30th, and it does look great, but the anti-cheat could be a problem for Steam Deck / Linux players.

Fanatical have a great Special Editions Bundle and a Simulator Collection Bundle worth a look

By Liam Dawe,
Two more bundles of games here to build up your collection ready for the weekend! Fanatical have launched the Build your own Special Editions Bundle (BundleFest 2025) and Build your own Simulator Collection bundles.

Wayland Colour Management and HDR Protocol finally merged

By Liam Dawe,
After years of work across many areas, lots of discussions and more work - the Wayland Colour Management and HDR Protocol has been merged!

Dwarf Fortress has some exciting plans for the future

By Liam Dawe,
With Adventure Mode out now, the Dwarf Fortress team are looking ahead and it's sounding quite exciting with some big features coming to the game.

Stellar Blade confirmed for a PC release in June - Steam page now live

By Liam Dawe,
Hot on the heels of the recent news that Shift Up mentioned Stellar Blade would be optimized for Steam Deck and other smaller devices, we have a Steam page and release month.

The glibc 2.41 update has been causing problems for Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe,
It seems a recent update to glibc with version 2.41 release at the end of January, has been causing all sorts of problems for Linux gamers that have pulled in the update (mostly on rolling-release distributions).

Borderlands 4 confirmed for release in September with a new trailer

By Liam Dawe,
Gearbox and 2K have now revealed that Borderlands 4 is set for release on September 23rd, along with giving it a short new trailer.

Marvel Rivals gets a low-quality UI fix for Bazzite Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Nice to see dedicated support like this from a massive game. Marvel Rivals had a small update that came with a fix for Bazzite Linux.

Mudborne is a cozy sim about collecting and breeding frogs releasing in March with a new demo up

By Liam Dawe,
From the developer of chilled beekeeping sim APICO, their next game Mudborne: Frog Management Sim is set for release on World Frog Day (March 20th) with a brand new demo.

With a unique copy and paste mechanic Ruffy and the Riverside is a demo worthy of your time

By Liam Dawe,
Ruffy and the Riverside is releasing with Linux support later this year (hopefully - no set date) but you can try it early thanks to a demo release now available.

Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires confirmed for a March release

By Liam Dawe,
The most popular game from Paradox Development Studio, Hearts of Iron IV, is set for a new country pack expansion on March 4th.

Check out the demo for retro styled isometric solve 'em up Blackford PI

By Liam Dawe,
BitGlint Games have released a demo for Blackford PI, a retro styled isometric detective adventure that looks really charming.

Tryhard is a sports RPG about managing an underdog rugby club in New Zealand

By Liam Dawe,
Grapefruit Games recently revealed Tryhard, a sports RPG about managing an underdog rugby club in New Zealand.

Crytek lay off 15% of staff with Crysis 4 on hold

By Liam Dawe,
More news on some job losses today following the Unity game engine layoffs, we have Crytek also shedding staff and shelving Crysis 4.

Unity continues laying off staff as troubles continue

By Liam Dawe,
After all the mess that was the Unity fees situation, the troubles continue, with another round of layoffs at the game engine developer.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.21 released fixing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle eyes and security bugs

By Liam Dawe,
After being in Beta since December 2024, Valve have now released SteamOS 3.6.21 as stable for Steam Deck bringing in some bug and security fixes.

Keep Driving is a refreshing road trip management RPG

By Liam Dawe,
A road trip RPG that blends in some inventory management and unique turn-based battles that has you fight off everything on the road from tractors to abandoned suitcases, Keep Driving is a charming and clever game worth your time.

Linux gaming overlay MangoHud version 0.8 is out now with Intel GPU support, improved Wayland keybinds

By Liam Dawe,
After a short testing period, the Linux performance overlay MangoHud had version 0.8.0 released today to bring new features and fixes to one of my favourite open source projects. This also powers the built-in overlay on the Steam Deck.