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Free and open source flight sim FlightGear is working on VR support

By Liam Dawe,
While it's a little while off yet it seems the developers behind the free and open source flight sim FlightGear have been working on adding VR support.

Laser Chess game Deflection is out now providing a fun new strategy game

By Liam Dawe,
Take down the enemy King with a great big laser, that's the aim of the game in Deflection. It's basically the original Laser Chess updated for modern platforms by Coreffect Interactive.

Minecraft has a proper snapshot up now for Caves & Cliffs: Part II

By Liam Dawe,
The second part of the next major Minecraft update with Caves & Cliffs: Part II is now available as a proper snapshot available to test out the latest features.

Steam Next Fest gets a fresh trailer ahead of the event on October 1

By Liam Dawe,
Steam Next Fest is fast approaching with it set to go live on October 1 so Valve has made a fresh trailer to give a little tease on what to expect from it.

Humble has a nice looking VR bundle if you need some more games

By Liam Dawe,
Do you have a VR kit that's begging to be played? Check out the Fall VR Emporium Bundle over on Humble Bundle.

Take down a resurrected Maggie Thatcher in this upcoming Doom II campaign

By Liam Dawe,
Yes that's right, Maggie Thatcher has somehow escaped from Hell in Thatcher's Techbase, a new Doom II campaign that has been announced that will be free to grab on September 24.

Ray Tracing on Linux with AMD GPUs gets closer with multiple games working

By Liam Dawe,
While Ray Tracing has worked on Linux for a long time with NVIDIA, the situation with Mesa+AMD is still being worked out but the good news is that it's all finally coming together.

Dota 2 to drop OpenGL and 32bit, Vulkan default on Linux and TI 21 tickets on September 22

By Liam Dawe,
With The International 2021 tournament fast approaching Valve has given an update on the future of Dota 2 with some major underlying tech changes planned to come in.

Proton Experimental gets DEATHLOOP working on Linux with AMD GPUs (update: NVIDIA too)

By Liam Dawe,
Valve and CodeWeavers have updated Proton Experimental again, the special testing version of Proton that brings in some of the latest fixes for the Windows-game compatibility layer. UPDATED.

City-builder Nebuchadnezzar gets another huge upgrade with fire, crime and diseases

By Liam Dawe,
A game that at release was pretty good but clearly lacking in many areas, Nebuchadnezzar has expanded yet again with more major new game mechanics.

SkateBIRD does a fancy kickflip onto Steam and itch.io as it's out now

By Liam Dawe,
Combining tiny little fancy birds with skateboarding is highly unusual but it continues to show how indie developers will try things AAA won't. SkateBIRD is exactly that and it's out now.

Valheim update Hearth & Home is out now with lots new

By Liam Dawe,
The big Hearth & Home update for the co-op survival game Valheim is out now and it's a big one. Touching on many aspects of the game to make it feel quite different overall.

Get out together in Escape Simulator, a game with 'highly interactive' escape rooms

By Liam Dawe,
Playable in solo or online in co-op, Pine Studio (Faraway: Director's Cut, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell) have announced their escape room game Escape Simulator is releasing on October 19.

Grand Cathay gets a big introduction for Total War: WARHAMMER III

By Liam Dawe,
While it may be sad that Total War: WARHAMMER III has been delayed until 2022 so we've got a while to wait, we're at least getting more info on what will be included like the new Grand Cathay nation.

Kingdom Two Crowns will expand again with Norse Lands coming soon

By Liam Dawe,
Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands is the latest announced expansion for the side-scrolling kingdom builder and it sounds like it's going to be quite an exciting addition.

Check out the first hour of a point and click thriller in Slender Threads: Prologue

By Liam Dawe,
Slender Threads: Prologue gives you a small slice of what to expect from the full point and click thriller and it's out now with a Linux version.

The Humble Be the Bad Guy Bundle has Dungeons 3, Postal and more

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for a another set of games to get you through the week? The Humble Be the Bad Guy Bundle is out now with some goodies to get into if you like to be on the other side.

Chilled puzzle game Unpacking is set to release on November 2

By Liam Dawe,
On November 2 you'll be able to experience the joy of sorting through boxes in a new home thanks to Unpacking. Developed by Witch Beam, known for the ace twin-stick shooter Assault Android Cactus.

Legend of Keepers: Return of the Goddess expansion is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Legend of Keepers: Return of the Goddess is an expansion for the reverse dungeon crawler, where you're setting up a dungeon to keep away pesky heroes.

Steel Assault will offer some intense looking 16-bit retro-style action on September 28

By Liam Dawe,
Coming from Zenovia Interactive and Tribute Games Inc, Steel Assault is a retro-styled 16-bit action platformer that's confirmed to release on September 28 and it's coming to Linux too.