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Linux hardware vendor System76 introduces the Thelio Mira desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Out for a brand new desktop from a true Linux vendor? System76 have a little something special announced today with their new Thelio Mira desktop powered by AMD Ryzen and NVIDIA.

Tuxedo announce their NVIDIA Ampere laptops with the Tuxedo Book XP15 and XP17

By Liam Dawe,
Linux hardware vendor Tuxedo has refreshed some more of their lineup to bring on NVIDIA Ampere graphics to the Tuxedo Book XP15 and XP17 models.

Spaceship building co-op sandbox Avorion teases a massive 2.0 update

By Liam Dawe,
Boxelware did exceptionally well with Avorion, a space exploration sim that lets you build ships together with blocks and they've teased a massive 2.0 update to come.

Nightfall Hacker is a turn-based strategy homage to The Nightfall Incident

By Liam Dawe,
Some of our older readers might know The Nightfall Incident, an early 2000s game available on the LEGO website. The overall idea was revived in the homage Nightfall Hacker that's out now.

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers - probably the best free game you will find today

By Liam Dawe,
Love point and click mysteries? If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers from developers Laura Hunt and Thomas Möhring is a narrative-driven pixel-art experience taking place on a train in the late 1920s.

Chilled-out first-person puzzler Faraway: Director's Cut is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Faraway: Director's Cut from developer Pine Studio is a first-person puzzle game that acts as a modern tribute to Myst.

Wasteland 3 gets a permadeath mode and skill respec in the 1.3.3 update

By Liam Dawe,
Wasteland 3 from inXile Entertainment continues expanding after the release in August 2020 and the Linux version landing in December 2020 with the latest free upgrade out now.

Get Stellaris and a bunch of DLC in the latest Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Love your strategy games with a bit of spicy space flavouring? Stellaris from Paradox Development Studios and Paradox Interactive has a whole bundle dedicated to it.

Maritime Calling is an upcoming seafaring RPG with rogue-like elements

By Liam Dawe,
After your next time-sink? Maritime Calling sounds promising with it taking inspiration from the likes of Sid Meier's Pirates, FTL and Age of Piracy.

Kick down doors and send reptile people flying in Anger Foot

By Liam Dawe,
Anger Foot, a first-person ass-kicking game about having a very powerful kick is a recent fun discovery that you absolutely need to try out.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 heads to Russia for another DLC

By Liam Dawe,
While SCS Software still haven't finished with the upcoming Iberia DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2, they've already revealed the next one after with the Heart of Russia.

Them's Fightin' Herds for Linux to release on March 25 with the 2.0 update

By Liam Dawe,
After some delays the crowdfunded indie fighting game with characters designed by acclaimed cartoon producer Lauren Faust, Them's Fightin' Herds, will release for Linux on March 25.

Pixels customizable smart dice seem like an interesting way to spice up your tabletops

By Liam Dawe,
While I haven't yet jumped into the deep end of virtual tabletop experiences myself, the likes of Fantasy Grounds Unity and Foundry VTT support Linux and look really good. Want to spice them up if you play already? Enter the Pixels dice.

The Minecraft Badlion Client has been ported to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Badlion, a very popular Minecraft launcher that bundles a bunch of things together has now been officially ported over to Linux with the Badlion Client 3.1 update.

Get your perfect Valheim world with the map generator

By Liam Dawe,
Already spent hundreds of hours in Valheim? I wouldn't blame you, it's quickly becoming a favourite of mine. However, do you want to make your perfect map for next time? There's a generator for that.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 2: Selecting a Graphics Card

By Hamish,
Linux graphics support is still remarkably similar to how it was 20 years ago, even with all the progress that has been made in the years since. By the time of Red Hat Linux 9 the Direct Rendering Infrastructure or DRI was firmly in place in Mesa and offered 3D support for a wide number of cards.

Wanted Raccoon is an upcoming comedy game in the spirit of Goat Simulator

By Liam Dawe,
Remember the craziness of Goat Simulator? Wanted Raccoon has a familiar theme of animals going wild and it's entering Early Access on March 19 with Linux support.

FOSS racer Yorg has a new release with improved gamepad support

By Liam Dawe,
Top-down open-source racing? Yorg is a little bit like some of the classic Micro Machines games and while rough around the edges as it's in development it's showing promise as another FOSS game.

First-person gun simulator action game Receiver 2 gets a proper practice area

By Liam Dawe,
Love a good shooter? What about one where there's a lot of simulation going on with the weapons directly? Receiver 2 gives you quite a bit to learn and now you can actually get some practice in.

Island Artist is a short and sweet game about relaxing and being creative

By Liam Dawe,
Love your small experimental games? I sure do and one I came across recently called Island Artist is absolutely wonderful.