Sony to officially support the PS5 DualSense on Linux with a new driver
Roderick Colenbrander of Sony Interactive Entertainment has sent in a brand new and official Linux driver for the PS5 DualSense for even better out of the box support.
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The Humble Holiday in Space Bundle has a few nice picks
Another week another game bundle, a chance for you to build up that collection of games with the Humble Holiday in Space Bundle out now.
Make way for an $80 handheld that runs Ubuntu with the ODROID-Go Super
Looking for a little gaming on the go or perhaps something in bed? The upcoming ODROID-Go Super sounds like quite a useful little Switch-styled device.
Cooler Master and KFC team up to create a 'console' PC and now I've seen everything
Is this actually seriously real? I still have some doubts but I am beginning to get hungry. KFC and Cooler Master have properly announced the KFConsole.
A fourth Release Candidate is now available for Wine 6.0
Currently in a feature-freeze while as many lingering issues are solved as possible for the next big stable release, Wine has a fourth Release Candidate up now.
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux
The end of 2020 will shortly be upon us, so we wanted to offer our best wishes to all of our readers.
Our top favourite Linux games released in 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, here's a brief look over what games we personally thought truly stood out in 2020 that directly supported Linux.
Check out the new footage of ENCODYA a cyberpunk point and click adventure
The first title from Chaosmonger Studio with new publisher Assemble Entertainment looks to be shaping up well, and there's a new featurette trailer with chief developer Nicola Piovesan.
Free and open source 2D RTS 'Wyrmsun' 4.0 is out now
If you love classic 2D RTS games like Warcraft 2 and other similar titles, Wyrmsun is one you should take a look at because not only is it free and open source but it's seeing major upgrades too.
Open source Linux instant-replay tool ReplaySorcery has some major upgrades
Need an easy way to capture those awesome moments when you're playing Linux games? ReplaySorcery is what you need, and the developer has been very busy with it.
Stadia Pro gets F1 2020 free in January 2021, all users can claim Crayta free right now
A few bits of big news to go over for Stadia followers on Linux, as there's new games released, free games, games on sale and a whole lot more.
The Steam Winter Sale 2020 is now live, plus a new Codemasters Humble Bundle
Another season another big Steam sale, is your wallet prepared? There's plenty of huge discount going on right now for you to take a look at. Plus to save you a click - there's a new Codemasters Humble Bundle.
Get the incredible Brigador: Up-Armored Deluxe free on GOG until December 25
Need a new game? Here's one I can recommend without hesitation - Brigador: Up-Armored Deluxe and it's free to claim and keep for 72 hours.
Get an early look at online multiplayer in the action-RPG Last Epoch
One of the most promising upcoming action-RPGs around, Last Epoch had a pretty great year expanding the content available along with a new playable class and they have their sights set to get you playing online in 2021.
Get the feel of the classic GTA2 played online in Geneshift with a massive new map
Lots of people love the original GTA and GTA2, myself included and Geneshift has a major overhaul (again) that tweaks the Battle Royale gameplay along with a huge new map to give classic GTA2 vibes.
The classic Transformice now has a Linux build up on Steam
Transformice, a classic 'MMO platformer' from Atelier 801 originally released in 2010 that to this day still seems to be quite popular now has a Linux build up on Steam.
SDL 2.0.14 is out with support for PS5 DualSense and Xbox Series X controllers
SDL 2 is the magnificent bit of cross-platform development open source tech that gives developers access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware.
DOSBox Pure for RetroArch aims to make retro DOS gaming real easy
Want to play old DOS games easily on whatever Linux machine you're using? RetroArch now has a new fork named DOSBox Pure and you can give it a test now.
FOSS game engine written in Rust 'Bevy' has a new release up
As another promising free and open source game engine written in Rust, Bevy continues maturing and there's a brand new release up for you to try out with lots of advancements.
- Steam Link VR for Meta Quest on Linux now appears to work in the latest updates
- Fanatical Bundle Fest is back and they have lots of goodies for you
- AMDVLK has been discontinued as AMD are throwing their "full support" behind RADV
- Valve fixes Baldur's Gate 3 issue on Steam Deck / SteamOS
- Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional is like an infested Windows XP as a survivor-like bullet hell
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