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Syndicate and Ultima Underworld return to GOG, get them free until September 3
Love your classics? I sure do! Ultima Underworld 1 & 2 plus Syndicate Plus and Syndicate Wars have returned to GOG and you can get a copy of each free.
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Valve dumped Debian Linux for Arch Linux with SteamOS 3 because surprise - faster updates
It was likely no secret to most Linux users who know a bit about distributions but Valve has clarified directly that the main reason for dumping Debian Linux for Arch Linux was for faster updates.
Splitgate continues expanding server capacity and smashing records
Splitgate, the really fun FPS with portals is currently in an Open Beta on Steam (with full cross-platform play with consoles) and it continues to see high player numbers.
Bittersweet Birthday brings a mix of a boss-rush adventure with exploration
Now crowdfunding on IndieGoGo with a demo available, Bittersweet Birthday is a very promising atmospheric adventure that mixed in plenty of boss battles and an intriguing story about being hunted.
Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda gets some needed upgrades and better KDE Plasma support
Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play tool (like Proton, Boxtron) that allows you to run games from Steam with compatible game engines that have Linux native builds.
Dungeon crawling action adventure UnderMine gets a big update for the end-game
Have you completed UnderMine? Might be time to jump back into this dungeon crawling action adventure as the 1.2 update is out now to celebrate a year since release.
Isometric city-builder Nebuchadnezzar gets Fire, Crime & Diseases on September 15
Nepos Games have announced that their city-builder Nebuchadnezzar, which was inspired by the likes of Pharaoh, will be getting another big free update on September 15.
Steam Next Fest appears to be a success with a 421% wishlist jump for half the titles
It appears that Valve's regular event with Steam Next Fest has done a whole lot of good for developers, with plenty more wishlists and sales happening.
Wayland gets DRM lease protocol support to help VR on Linux
Another tick in the box for Wayland to eventually properly replace X11 for all workloads, as the work on DRM lease protocol support aimed at VR has been merged in.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) comes to the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3
Thanks to the power of open source, AMD's answer to NVIDIA's DLSS is spreading with FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) now available in the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3.
Imagine if you could customize the Steam Deck colours - try it out with this tool
With the upcoming Steam Deck from Valve only (currently) coming in one colour, it's fun to imagine what it would look like if you could customize the casing colours - so let's try it out.
Impressive free and open source RTS 0 A.D. Alpha 25 is out now
The twenty-fifth Alpha version of 0 A.D., a very impressive free and open source RTS is out now. Much earlier than usual since they managed to get over some development hurdles in the previous release.
Seems the Valve Steam Deck has been impressing people with some hands-on time
Recently a bunch of people from other sites went to Valve's offices for some hands-on time with the Steam Deck and it seems the overall impression was pretty positive.
Jupiter Hell shows off how brutal and thrilling a roguelike can be and it's out now
It's done! Jupiter Hell, the roguelike from ChaosForge is officially out now and it's easily one of the best turn-based action games I've played in some time.
GameMaker Studio 2 introduces an Ubuntu Linux editor in Beta
Well this is certainly a surprise. YoYo Games have announced an early Beta for GameMaker Studio 2 version 2.3.4 that brings with it a new IDE for Ubuntu Linux. So you can make GMS games on Ubuntu now.
NVIDIA release a new Vulkan Beta Driver with 470.56.05
Following on from the huge recent 470.57.02 stable release that added in the likes of DLSS for Proton, hardware accelerated OpenGL and Vulkan rendering on Xwayland, and asynchronous reprojection - there's a new Vulkan Beta Driver out today with 470.56.05.
A Monster's Expedition gets a free upgrade with over 100 new puzzles
Quite possible the best puzzle game from 2020 just got much bigger with A Monster's Expedition seeing a free Museum Expansion out now for all platforms.
Narrative-heavy adventure game Near-Mage announced from the dev of Gibbous
Time to adventure through Transylvania with the upcoming Near-Mage from the developer of Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure.
Pokémon for adults? Monster Crown to release in full on October 12
The monster taming and battling game Monster Crown is set to leave Early Access on October 12. This follows their Kickstarter campaign in 2018 and then little over a year in Early Access.
Extreme sports game Descenders added new bike parks, new customization options
Descenders, the extreme sports downhill freeriding game recently had another big free upgrade and after a delay the Linux version is back up to date.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will perform better on AMD GPUs with Mesa 26
- Cronos: The New Dawn now has a demo available on Steam
- From former Telltale Games veterans, Dispatch is out and Steam Deck Verified
- Inspired by 1930s cartoons, MOUSE: P.I. For Hire set for launch in 2026
- Roman city-builder Nova Roma from the devs of Kingdoms & Castles arrives in January
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