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Humble Choice for April 2026 includes Assassin's Creed Valhalla and more indie gems

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh month and a new Humble Choice bundle filled with a random but rather good selection of games to claim.

Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation

By Liam Dawe,
Legendary, the open source launcher that powers the Epic Games integration in the likes of the Heroic Games Launcher has switched hands to keep it going.
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Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit

By Liam Dawe,
The Godot Engine team have announced that Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit have given them quite a nice funding boost.

Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance

By Liam Dawe,
VRAM management on Linux with AMD GPUs is about to get a whole lot better - which is great news for gaming, especially on the lower-end or hitting VRAM limits.

Proton Experimental brings fixes for classic Resident Evil 1 & 2, Dino Crisis 1 & 2 and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve launched the latest upgrade to Proton Experimental, their staging ground for all the latest fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.

SteamVR Beta brings a number of fixes for Linux gamers

By Liam Dawe,
Valve recently launched some fresh fixes for SteamVR, and thankfully it seems Linux is finally seeing some more attention with it.

Framework tease new hardware and something big for Linux too

By Liam Dawe,
Framework's "[Next Gen] Event" is coming on April 21 where we expect new hardware announcements, and it looks like something big for Linux too.

Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update

By Liam Dawe,
Bazzite Linux is easily one of the most popular gaming-focused Linux builds to run on handhelds and gaming PCs, with a major new update launching soon.

Debian Linux waiting on further info for how age verification will affect it

By Liam Dawe,
With all the different countries and US states expanding age verification laws for various devices, here's what the Debian Linux team had to say about it.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 showcases an improved handheld gaming PC experience

By Liam Dawe,
The RPCS3 have been busy and just recently showcased various improvements to the open source PlayStation 3 emulator running on handheld gaming PCs.

Valve makes huge changes to the Steam Workshop - now more Mobile and Steam Deck friendly

By Liam Dawe,
Valve continue making some big changes to the Steam store, with the Steam Workshop getting a Beta with quite a lot of mod browsing improvements.

SteamOS 3.8.1 now in Beta for more gamers to test new features

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have bumped SteamOS 3.8.1 from Preview to Beta, as it's now ready for more people to get testing to find any issues.

Wine 11.6 is an exciting release to make modding Windows games on Linux simpler

By Liam Dawe,
Wine, part of what makes Proton run so many Windows games on Linux, just had a very interesting release that will help game modding.

The Best of Humble: Fight 4 Your Friends game bundle brings multiplayer madness

By Liam Dawe,
The Best of Humble: Fight 4 Your Friends Game Bundle is live with some interesting multiplayer action games you can grab for a reasonable price.

DOOM Eternal is now available on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Time to rip and tear again, as DOOM Eternal has arrived on the DRM-free store GOG from id Software / Bethesda Softworks LLC.

NVIDIA reveal more GeForce NOW games for April including PRAGMATA

By Liam Dawe,
Cloud gaming may not be for everyone, but NVIDIA GeForce NOW works strikingly well on Linux especially with their new Native Linux Beta app.

Ascenders: Beyond the Peak has my attention with vertical turn-based roguelite survival

By Liam Dawe,
Ascenders: Beyond The Peak, is an exploration roguelite blending turn-based climbing and expedition management, with rope physics, and permanent consequences.

Pixel art horror adventure Two Realms: Whispers from the Rift gets a demo

By Liam Dawe,
Two Realms: Whispers from the Rift is a new pixel art horror adventure game, with a demo now available so you can get a taste of what to expect.

Valve recently confirmed Steam game pricing updates across different regions

By Liam Dawe,
At the end of March, Valve issued an announcement to game developers on Steam about changes to how games get priced across different regions.

Wall run and slice up massive machines in the upcoming MotorSlice arrives in May

By Liam Dawe,
If exploring a mega-structure to wall run and slice up massive machines sounds like your thing - keep an eye on MotorSlice when it arrives in May.