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RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 v0.3.5 brings new features

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRCT2 continues being an impressive free and open source game engine reimplementation for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, allowing you to play it nicely cross-platform on modern systems.

Open source game development levels up with Godot Engine 3.4 out now

By Liam Dawe,
Probably the most exciting free and open source game engine around, Godot Engine has a brand new release available.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 6.21 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
More fixes and new features are ready for another development release with Wine 6.21 going out, the compatibility layer for Windows games and applications.

9 years ago Valve put out a Beta of Steam for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
9 years to the day, Valve officially put up a limited Beta release of the Steam Client for Linux. It's safe to say it's been a rather bumpy but exciting ride.

Supporting Linux / Proton and the Steam Deck with BattlEye is just an email away

By Liam Dawe,
Recently we had announcements from both Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye in regards to Linux, specifically for the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer and the Steam Deck and now BattlEye are making it easier.

Liftoff: Micro Drones races off into Early Access on November 30

By Liam Dawe,
Get ready for a race around various indoor arenas in the upcoming Liftoff: Micro Drones, as it's now confirmed to be releasing in Early Access on November 30 with Linux support.

Total War: WARHAMMER III launches February 17 - 2022, Linux port soon after

By Liam Dawe,
Creative Assembly has now confirmed that Total War: WARHAMMER III will be officially launching on February 17, 2022 but if you're waiting on the Linux port it will be a little after.

OpenMW brings many new features for Morrowind in the new 0.47.0 release

By Liam Dawe,
Rejoice RPG fans! There's a fresh and fancy new release of OpenMW, the free and open source game engine reimplementation for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

It's the wild west out there as EVGA confirm GeForce RTX 30-Series GPUs stolen from truck

By Liam Dawe,
As if it wasn't bad enough that crypto mining has eaten up GPU reserves, bots keep taking orders as they come out and worldwide shortages all leading to high prices and low stock - now people are going on heists to nick 'em.

Proton Experimental gets Disgaea 4 & Mafia II working plus CEG startup improvements

By Liam Dawe,
More quick fixes coming in recently for Proton Experimental to get even more Windows games to play nicely on Linux with this compatibility layer. - Improve startup time of games using CEG DRM.

The TUXEDO Nano Pro is a powerhouse in a tiny box

By Liam Dawe,
Looking for something small yet mighty? The TUXEDO Nano Pro was just announced and not only is it tiny, it seems like it will pack quite the performance punch with AMD Ryzen.

Bear's Restaurant is a touching game that looks worth your time

By Liam Dawe,
Bear's Restaurant is one we missed from early October. It involves the afterlife, with you landing a job at the afterlife’s coziest eatery.

Albion Online major upgrade 'Lands Awakened' arrives November 24

By Liam Dawe,
Sandbox Interactive has announced that the Lands Awakened upgrade for Albion Online is set for release on November 24. It sounds like it's going to be pretty big too.

Build up your own superhero organisation in the upcoming Superheroes Academy

By Liam Dawe,
Superheroes Academy is a new announcement from developer Strategy Forge, coming in 2022 your task is to build and run a school full of people with special abilities. Sound familiar? It's basically X-Men right?

Don't let the visuals fool you - Sunshine Manor is pretty darn spooky

By Liam Dawe,
Sunshine Manor is a new release from Fossil Games and publisher Hound Picked Games, acting as the prequel to cult smash hit scare-fest Camp Sunshine.

Rushdown Revolt is a new combo-centric platform-fighter coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Do you love platform fighters like Smash Bros, Brawlhalla, Rivals of Aether and others? Keep an eye out on Rushdown Revolt which is currently in Alpha and it recently gained experimental Linux support.

Horror-themed turn-based puzzler Dark Crypt is out now

By Liam Dawe,
In the Dark Crypt you must sneak through a dark dungeon to find and defeat an ancient evil lurking at the bottom.

Fantastic idle game Melvor Idle leaves Early Access this month, teams with Jagex

By Liam Dawe,
Melvor Idle is an idle / clicker game from developer Malcs and it's one of the most popular in the genre. Currently available in Early Access, it's set to hit 1.0 this month.

Diablo and Hellfire source-port DevilutionX gets a big upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
DevilutionX is a source available game engine source-port of the classic Diablo and Hellfire, updated for modern platforms and there's a new release out.

Valve upgrades Remote Play for Linux in the latest Steam Client Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released another update to the Steam Client Beta and they continue improving Remote Play for Linux players, likely for the upcoming Steam Deck support.