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Linux Kernel 5.13 rolls out with early Apple M1 support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Another Linux Kernel release is out now with Linux 5.13 bringing with it, amongst plenty of other things, initial and early support for the new Apple M1 chip.

Unvanquished gets a small bug-fix release for graphical issues and a Flatpak

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Unvanquished, the free and open source humans vs aliens strategic shooter had another update recently, although mostly a cleaning up build from the recent big release.

After the recent patches, Team Fortress 2 hit an all-time high

By Liam Squires-Hand,
It's been a long road for Valve fighting against bots in Team Fortress 2 but it looks like the community has been overall quite happy with the latest changes.

There's now a Debian User Repository in the style of the Arch User Repository

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Are you on Debian and keep missing packages or want some of the latest applications on top of your stable system? Say hello to the brand new Debian User Repository in the style of the Arch User Repository.

Near, the creator of bsnes, higan and more has died

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The highly respected developer known as Near, creator of emulators like bsnes, higan and more has died.

Talking point: what have you been playing recently?

By Liam Squires-Hand,
It's coming to the end of another week so let's all catch up in the comments about what you've been playing recently.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

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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.

A busy weekend ahead perhaps? Steam Play Proton 6.3-5 is out now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve announced the latest version of the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer is out now with 6.3-5. Update - 26/06/21: Proton Experimental also saw an update.

GOG are giving away the Shadowrun Trilogy for 72 hours

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Time to grab some really good RPGs here as GOG are giving away the whole Shadowrun Trilogy for 72 hours.

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut will have 50% off if you own the original plus new trailer

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is looking really slick and with the release coming later this year, we now know you will pay quite a bit less if you owned the original.

The customization update for drilling-survival game Volcanoids looks magnificent

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Volcanoids is like a dream game for steampunk base-building fans that blends in survival shooter game mechanics and now there's a whole lot more to do in it.

Kerbal Space Program 1.12 "On Final Approach" is the last major update out now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Celebrating 10 years since the first public version of Kerbal Space Program became available, version 1.12 "On Final Approach" is out now to finish it off.

The 'Wooting two HE' sounds like a great analog RGB keyboard to keep an eye on

By Liam Squires-Hand,
After the success of their first two models, hardware vendor Wooting is currently creating the 'Wooting two HE' - a new full-size analog keyboard with incredibly accurate sounding keys.

Little Red Dog Games say there's "no reason not to" do Linux versions of games

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Little Red Dog Games developer of Precipice, Deep Sixed and Rogue State Revolution spoke in an interview with Linux hardware vendor System76 about developing games on and for Linux.

Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos gets a big update and exits Early Access on August 25

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos, the modern reimagining of the classic roguelike from Assemble Entertainment version 0.9.0 is up as the "Combat Update" and it's set to leave Early Access on August 25.

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS gets a new series of Fusion Updates

By Liam Squires-Hand,
For a while now the newer team who have kept Planetary Annihilation: TITANS alive have been gradually updating the game as part of the "Unicorn" series, which they say is now over and it's time for Fusion.

The Steam Summer Sale 2021 is now live with thousands of savings and a mini-game

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Have you been penny-pinching ready for the Steam Summer Sale 2021? Well it's live now so you can open those wallets up and build up another backlog of games.

Have a Dell desktop or laptop? You should upgrade your firmware now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Cloud security company Eclypsium has revealed that Dell desktops, laptops and tablets have multiple vulnerabilities.

Co-op spaceship command and exploration game PULSAR: Lost Colony is out now

By Liam Squires-Hand,
In the co-op game PULSAR: Lost Colony you each form part of a spaceship's crew, each responsible for a major system as you go off and explore the galaxy.

Tilt Five, an upcoming tabletop holographic gaming system developed with Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
This might not technically be Linux gaming but Tilt Five is something you're going to want to keep an eye on.