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Star Wars Dark Forces lives on again with The Force Engine

By Liam Dawe,
A dedicated Star Wars fan and code hacker has created something awesome: The Force Engine. A brand new free and open source modern game engine for Star Wars Dark Forces.

Humble Choice for December includes Wasteland 3 and GreedFall and other deals

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh month and a new Humble Choice Bundle for subscribers to grab some more games, here's a run over what's included and the compatibility for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Team Fortress 2 update adds VScript and you can now run Linux inside it

By Liam Dawe,
Not only has Team Fortress 2 been updated but it seems like quite a huge one thanks to the addition of VScript, and you can now run Linux inside it. That's right, TF2 came to Linux back in 2013 and now TF2 itself can run Linux. What a time to be alive.

Stellaris 3.6 'Orion' is a big free update to many parts of the game

By Liam Dawe,
Paradox have put out the latest free update to their grand space strategy game Stellaris, the 3.6 "Orion" update is less about new content and more about improving the game.

Inspired by F.E.A.R., the retro FPS 'Selaco' is getting a big demo upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Possibly one of the most promising retro-styled FPS games coming to Linux, Selaco is getting a huge demo upgrade next month.

How to fix the EA app on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Recently, Valve did an update in Proton Experimental that did get the EA app working again. The problem is that it doesn't stick and the EA app will break itself. Here's one way to fix it.

An interview with the creator of Deckmate, the Steam Deck attachment system

By Liam Dawe,
Have you seen the Deckmate yet? I'm a big fan and use it quite often. A thoroughly useful attachment system for the Steam Deck and I had the chance to speak to the creator about it.

EmuDeck 2.0 makes emulation on Steam Deck easier than ever

By Liam Dawe,
The Steam Deck is a fantastic system for indies, AA, AAA and everything in between but it's also great for emulation too. EmuDeck is software that can help automate the entire process of setting emulators up, and a huge new release is out now.

Google gives up on Stadia, will offer refunds on games and hardware

By Liam Dawe,
As expected for some time now, Google has decided to call it quits on their cloud gaming service Stadia.

Voxel Doom brings voxel goodness to the original DOOM

By anewson,
Voxel Doom is a mod for GZDoom which replaces 2D characters and props from Doom with fully 3D voxel-based models.

Scathe is definitely not the FPS experience I was expecting

By Liam Dawe,
Scathe is a brand new FPS from Damage State and Kwalee that seemed interesting from some previews before release. I took a look and did not come away impressed. You could say I'm being scathing of this one.

You can now play DOOM as the Cat from Stray

By Liam Dawe,
Yes this is a real thing, DOOM modders will quite literally do anything and I'm here loving it. You can now play DOOM as the cat from Stray.

DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER is an absolutely wild sounding fast-paced retro shooter

By Liam Dawe,
Have the need for speed and love a good retro first-person shooter? DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER is what you should take a look at.

It's possible to run Doom inside of Doom

By Liam Dawe,
We've all seen how Doom has become one of the ways people test electronics, the whole "I got Doom to run on x" but this is something else. Running Doom inside of Doom, Doomception here we come.

Get a free copy of VirtuaVerse for the final part of the GOG Summer Sale

By Liam Dawe,
Another free game for you to add to your collection. GOG are now giving away the sci-fi point and click adventure VirtuaVerse as part of their Summer Sale.

GZDoom powered dark-fantasy FPS 'Hands of Necromancy' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Powered by the awesome GZDoom game engine, Hands of Necromancy looks like another solid choice for those of you (like me!) who absolutely love retro shooters.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 17: The Llama Master

By Hamish,
While first person shooters dominated the Linux gaming scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was still more than a place for the venerable strategy genre, with Ubi Soft entering the fray thanks to the work of Linux friendly Philos Laboratories.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 7.11 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
The Windows compatibility layer that allows you to run various applications and games on Linux (and forms part of Steam Play Proton) has a new development release out with Wine 7.11.

GZDoom 4.8.0 with cut-scene system, Discord integration, HUD scaling

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source retro FPS game engine, GZDoom, has a brand new release available with some big new features.

Gravitar: Recharged released from Atari revamping another classic

By Liam Dawe,
Another remake of a classic has landed, with Atari's Gravitar from the 80s now being available on Steam with Gravitar: Recharged.
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