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KDE Plasma

KDE Plasma 6.1 will be able to sync keyboard RGB to your chosen accent colour

By Liam Dawe,
7
More work is ongoing for the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.1 release, and there's some fun stuff being added like the ability to sync your keyboard RGB lighting up to your Plasma accent colouring.
Doom Infinite

CleanDoom - a modern, polished mod launcher for GZDoom

By Liam Dawe,
2
Want a really simple but useful launcher to run GZDoom games? If you find other launchers not to your liking, or too complicated, maybe CleanDoom will be what you need.
Windowkill

The ridiculously fun Windowkill gets modding support with a source code release

By Liam Dawe,
2
Windowkill is a fantastic twin-stick shooter, where the game window is constantly shrinking on you and enemies spawn across multiple windows. It's truly clever and now it has full customization available via the newly introduced modding support.
Orange Pi NEO

Check out the Manjaro Linux lead talk about the Orange Pi NEO gaming handheld

By Liam Dawe,
10
The Orange Pi NEO is an exciting looking gaming device, following in the footsteps of the Steam Deck being powered by Linux. Recently the price was revealed, and the Manjaro Linux head Philip Müller did a talk on it.
DayZ

Arch Linux changes vm.max_map_count to match Fedora, Ubuntu for better gaming

By Liam Dawe,
14
Nice to see more Linux distributions make changes to ensure the gaming experience is good. Arch Linux is now following Fedora and Ubuntu on upping the vm.max_map_count value.
Heroic Games Launcher

Heroic Games Launcher v2.14.1 Hotfix #1 fixes Proton on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
0
After the most recent main release of the Heroic Games Launcher, there was an issue people found where games using Proton on Linux / Steam Deck wouldn't run. This latest hotfix should solve it.
Wine logo with Linux Tux

Wine 9.6 released with more Direct2D effects work, support for RSA OAEP padding in BCrypt

By Liam Dawe,
9
Wine 9.6 is the latest development release out now for the Windows compatibility layer, making progress on getting as many apps and games working on Linux as possible.
X4: Foundations

Space sim X4: Foundations is getting another huge free update with added accessibility

By Liam Dawe,
5
Egosoft continue expanding and improving their space sim X4: Foundations, with the next big free upgrade nearly ready. They've announced 7.00 is now available as a public Beta with a new features trailer.
Forty-Niner

Forty-Niner is an upcoming open-world wild west survival game

By Liam Dawe,
13
Releasing into Early Access on Steam in 2025 with Native Linux support, developer VowelA recently announced their open-world wild west survival game Forty-Niner.
Buckshot Roulette

The latest indie hit on Steam sees you play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun

By Liam Dawe,
5
Buckshot Roulette has made the jump from itch.io to Steam, and it seems like it's hitting the mark for a lot of players as it quickly gained an Overwhelmingly Positive rating.
System Shock

System Shock remake is getting a huge patch with big optimizations - great for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
15
Nightdive Studios have announced their System Shock remake is set for a huge update arriving on April 11th, that will make it a whole lot better for everyone, especially Steam Deck players.
Minecraft

Open source Minecraft mod platform Modrinth goes indie, returns funds to investors

By Liam Dawe,
8
Well, this isn't something you read every day, a platform actually taking steps to be sustainable and not chase constant growth backed by investors.
Crypt of the NecroDancer

Crypt of the NecroDancer just got a Hatsune Miku DLC

By Liam Dawe,
12
Okay this is quite a surprise! The excellent Crypt of the NecroDancer just got a surprise addition with a Hatsune Miku DLC launch. I know plenty of you will be buying this right?
The Heirloom

Mysterious thriller adventure The Heirloom launches in October - looks quite special

By Liam Dawe,
3
Here's an upcoming mysterious thriller adventure that looks quite special, one for fans of classic adventure games and it's releasing in October.
X.Org

More security issues in X.Org and Xwayland revealed and new releases live

By Liam Dawe,
5
Back in January we had some security issues revealed in both X.Org and Xwayland, and here we are with a few more and so there's new versions available for both to fix them.
Beat 'N' Path

Musical logic puzzler Beat 'N' Path has a demo live now

By Liam Dawe,
4
Beat 'N' Path is a game that sees you combine together your creativity and logic to create machines to play music, it looks wonderful and there's now a demo available.
Battlefield V

Battlefield V now broken on Steam Deck / Linux with EA anticheat live

By Liam Dawe,
31
That's all folks. EA anticheat has now been added into Battlefield V, so it's the end of being able to play it on Steam Deck and other Linux systems.
MangoHud

MangoHud 0.7.2-rc1 adds Wayland keybinds, a time label and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
3
The next version of the Linux performance overlay MangoHud is close, with a release candidate up now and ready for testing with MangoHud version 0.7.2-rc1.
Linux Mint Cinnamon Desktop

Linux Mint 22 moves to Pipewire, will ship newer kernels after release

By Liam Dawe,
28
Some good news coming out of camp Linux Mint, as the upcoming release of Linux Mint 22 is set to be quite a good one for bringing it up to standard like other distributions on newer tech.
Escape Simulator

Escape Simulator adds VR support in the latest free update

By Liam Dawe,
12
Escape Simulator from Pine Studio has proven to be popular, so much in fact that they hit 1 million sales in less than a year and multiple expansions later there's another big free upgrade.
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