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Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS
Valve just put up a Beta for Proton 11, the next major release of their compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.
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Get another 15 games for $15 in this new Humble Bundle for April
A nice chance to grab 15 games that works out nice and cheap too in the Humble 15 for $15 April 2026 Bundle.
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Linux Mint confirm longer release cycles, the next release is planned for Christmas 2026
The Linux Mint team have given a roadmap update, after previously suggesting they would be looking at longer development times to get things right.
Mozilla announced "Thunderbolt", their open-source and self-hostable AI client
Mozilla are leaning even more into AI, with the announcement today of Thunderbolt - their open-source and self-hostable AI client.
Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features
You don't have to get left behind with gaming on Linux if you have an older GPU, thanks to projects like DXVK-Sarek keeping them alive.
Vehicle-building bullet heaven survivor-like TerraTech Legion launches April 30
Now this is one I am excited about. The demo for TerraTech Legion was great fun, and I can't wait to build more vehicles in this bullet heaven survivor-like.
Immersive sim boomer shooter Fortune's Run back in development as the developer is out of jail
The positively rated immersive sim boomer shooter Fortune's Run is getting back into action, as the developer is now back to working on it.
SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) ban AI / LLM code contributions
SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer), the incredibly popular cross-platform development library, has formally banned all AI code contributions.
US operating system age verification bill "Parents Decide Act" gets published
The US-wide operating system age verification bill we covered recently, the "Parents Decide Act", now actually has the bill published to read.
Road to Vostok is an incredibly impressive solo-developed hardcore survival shooter
What looks like one of the most impressive games ever made with Godot Engine, the solo-developed hardcore Road to Vostok has entered Early Access.
TRX the open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider is making progress on Tomb Raider 3
With the classic Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 fully playable with the open source re-implementation TRX, the team makes impressive progress with the third.
Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.15.2 brings critical security updates
Luanti (formerly Minetest) is the popular free and open source voxel game engine powering some really fun experiences and a critical update is out now.
After years in development v8 of the factory management RTS Mindustry is out
Mindustry is a free and open source open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements, with a major new update finally out.
Book of Travels from Might and Delight goes offline in July but you'll still be able to play alone
Book of Travels had an interesting idea as a slower, more exploration focused online RPG that didn't hold your hand but it never really took off.
Designer of Terra Nil reveals Combolands, a deckbuilder where cards are buildings and the map is your deck
Based on a hit prototype game Tiny Towns that had over 100K views on itch.io, Combolands is a deckbuilder where cards are buildings and the map is your deck.
SteamOS 3.7.21 released to stable with security and stability updates
While Valve are working to get SteamOS 3.8 Beta into stable with lots of big changes, a small SteamOS stable update has been released.
Only 2 years after release Star Trek: Resurgence is being delisted
Dramatic Labs / Bruner House have abruptly announced that Star Trek: Resurgence from 2024 is already being delisted.
New US Congress bill proposal requires all operating system providers to verify ages
We've covered here before on individual US states setting up their own age verification laws, and now a new US Congress bill has been proposed for it.
The Secrets update for Necesse includes collabs with Palworld, Rimworld, Core Keeper and Valheim
Necesse blends a bit of many genres and now many collabs all in one in the Secrets update that's out now.
X.Org X server and Xwayland security advisory released for multiple issues
Time to get ready to run some system upgrades, as the X.Org X server and Xwayland developers have released a security advisory due to multiple issues.
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