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CodeWeavers still hiring for a 'General Wine Developer' to work on Wine and Proton

By Liam Squires-Hand,
CodeWeavers announced recently they need a bit of help on finding more developers, with a spot still currently open for a 'General Wine Developer' who will work on Wine and Proton.

Humble Store is doing a big Summer Sale with huge discounts

By Liam Squires-Hand,
If you're after something new to play through this weekend take a look at the Humble Store. They have a big Summer Sale going on right now now with lots of good deals.

Unreal Engine 4.27 is out now from Epic Games with plenty of Linux improvements

By Liam Squires-Hand,
While Epic Games are currently working on the next generation with Unreal Engine 5, they're still upgrading the previous major version with Unreal Engine 4.27 out now.

Steam Play Proton 6.3-6 is out now with lots of fixes and new game support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Following on from the Release Candidate testing earlier this month, Steam Play Proton 6.3-6 has rolled out to improve Windows games running on Linux.

Don't sleep on the 2D action-RPG Chronicon with a big upgrade out now and DLC coming

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Chronicon is a game that I keep on coming back to because it's just so good. A 2D action-RPG in the vein of Diablo made with GameMaker Studio 2 and it works great on Linux.

Chess with lasers, Deflection confirmed for release on September 14

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Developed by the two-person studio Coreffect Interactive, the strategy game Deflection is set to release with native Linux support on September 14.

Free grid-based movement puzzler B.i.t.Lock gets over 100 new levels

By Liam Squires-Hand,
After a puzzle game to relax with this weekend? You should go and check out B.i.t.Lock. Not only is it free and good but it also just got a huge free upgrade too.

Raster Prime [REMIX] is a spacial memory sci-fi puzzle adventure out now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Punk Labs emailed to announce that they've released Raster Prime [REMIX], a spacial memory sci-fi puzzle adventure.

non - The First Warp is a point and click adventure with 'genre-first time-manipulation'

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Any game that claims to have a "genre-first" will always raise some eyebrows and that's exactly what the developers of non - The First Warp are saying with it out now.

The great auto-battler deck-builder Hadean Tactics gets a big content update

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Hadean Tactics is an Early Access game that blends together an auto-battler with a deck-builder to give you a thoroughly great experience and there's a new content upgrade out now.

The original Quake got a new enhanced edition, Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda updated for it

By Liam Squires-Hand,
During QuakeCon the original Quake got an enhanced edition released, which Nightdive Studios worked on. It works with Steam Play Proton and you can also use the Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda to play the new content on an open source game engine.

The Legendary Keeper Update is out for monster taming metroidvania Monster Sanctuary

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Monster Sanctuary from Moi Rai Games and Team17 grows again, with the 1.2 Legendary Keeper Update out now.

Parkitect gains cross-platform online co-op in the latest update

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Parkitect, the magnificent theme-park building game from Texel Raptor added online co-op, after being in Beta since April.

Intel talks up new hardware at Intel Architecture Day 2021

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Intel Architecture Day 2021 happened and Intel has put out quite a bit more information on upcoming processors, GPUs and more. So here's the major points announced relevant to desktop users.

The free creative Mario Maker-like platformer MakerKing is out now on Steam

By Liam Squires-Hand,
After having regular early public releases available for around 4 years now MakerKing (previously called Jumpaï), has formally entered Early Access on Steam and it's free to play.

The GOG Games Festival is live with new games and lots on sale

By Liam Squires-Hand,
It seems GOG have been watching what Valve are doing with Steam and they've announced the GOG Games Festival.

Splitgate to remain in Open Beta 'for the foreseeable future', adds 2v2 Ranked mode

By Liam Squires-Hand,
1047 Games have announced that due to the explosion in popularity that Splitgate, the FPS with portals will see the current Open Beta extended with no end date.

MATE 1.26 is out now with big changes like initial Wayland support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The MATE desktop environment version 1.26 has released after 18 months of development and excitingly adds some more Wayland support to various parts of the stack.

Save your school in Kraken Academy!! with the help of a time-loop on September 10

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Kraken Academy!! sounds like a wonderfully weird game where you attending the most unusual high-school that's full of ghosts, cultists, crocodiles and a magical Kraken.

Play through a sci-fi cooking competition show in Galactic Chef

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Thoughtquake Studios are currently developing Galactic Chef, a fun spin on cooking games with a sci-fi theme where you take part in a competitive cooking show.