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ProtonDB now has filters for PC and Steam Deck reports

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2023

ProtonDB is the go-to for a lot of people to see how games run on Linux desktop and Steam Deck, and while its rating system is far from perfect it's nice to have. A recent upgrade also makes it a lot nicer to browse.

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To the Moon - Beach Episode gets a trailer, plus there's going to be a card game

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2023

Freebird Games have revealed a brand new trailer for To the Moon - Beach Episode, the next is the series of this 2D RPG adventure and there's even going to be a real-life card game.

Baldur's Gate 3 is going to get some big updates

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2023

I'm still completely hooked on Baldur's Gate 3, the first time for a while I've been properly firmly sucked into a game and it's set to get some big updates too.

Happy Debian Day - going 30 years strong

By Liam Dawe, 16 Aug 2023

Today is Debian Day and it's quite a special one, because the Debian Project has now been going for 30 years which is a very impressive milestone.

Steam Beta updated with Indonesian support, 4K high quality streaming preset

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2023

Valve has released a new Beta version of the Steam client for desktop and Steam Deck, plus an expansion to add in Indonesian language support.

Comic book adventure Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain is out now

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2023

Enjoy comics and visual novels? How about super heroes? You should take a look at the recently released Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain which looks great.

We Stay Behind is the next game from Unforeseen Incidents developer

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2023

Did you enjoy Unforeseen Incidents from Backwoods Entertainment? They've revealed their new title We Stay Behind, a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality.

Overwatch 2 becomes the worst user-reviewed game on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2023

While other developers like Larian are riding high with Baldur's Gate 3, it seems Blizzard are not doing so well with the recent Steam release of Overwatch 2 becoming the worst user-reviewed game of all time on Steam.

Check out this modern rewrite of the classic racer wipEout

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2023

Do you remember the original wipEout? An absolute classic racer originally released 1995 for Sony PlayStation, DOS and later the SEGA Saturn. Now there's a modern cross-platform remake available to try out.

Latest trailer for Crowsworn has me desperately wanting this Hollow Knight-like

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2023

Crowsworn looks like it's coming along nicely and fans of Hollow Knight will want to keep a close eye on it. Celebrating two years since their Kickstarter, they have a new trailer up.

Linux kernel gets an AMD Zenbleed fix for the Steam Deck APU

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2023

One security issue I somehow missed back in July was Zenbleed, an issue with AMD CPUs that's getting patched up in the Linux kernel and now the Steam Deck is getting a kernel fix for it too.

AMD RADV Ray Tracing to potentially get much faster on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2023

With some work currently pending to be pulled into Mesa, the open source AMD RADV driver could be about to get much faster with Ray Tracing which is exciting to see.

Win a Framework Laptop 13 in the KDE Plasma 6 Wallpaper Competition

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2023

With the release of KDE Plasma 6 closing in, a Wallpaper Competition is live and the prize is pretty awesome - you can win a Framework Laptop 13 DIY Edition!

Heart of the Machine from Arcen Games dropping Native Linux for Proton

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2023

Arcen Games developers of AI War, The Last Federation, Bionic Dues have said they're no longer doing Native Linux support for their upcoming game Heart of the Machine and will instead rely on Proton.

Theme Hospital open source reimplementation CorsixTH 0.67 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2023

The best way to play the classic Theme Hospital on modern systems is here, with the release of the game engine reimplementation CorsixTH version 0.67. Read on for what's new.

Rest in peace Dustin 'Crusader' Reyes, a pioneer of Linux gaming news

By Liam Dawe, 14 Aug 2023

Some sad news to share this Monday morning. A name I imagine a lot of newer readers won't actually know, Dustin “Crusader” Reyes sadly passed away - someone who was a pioneer of Linux gaming news.

Humble has a new bundle with Jupiter Hell, Coromon, Songs of Conquest

By Liam Dawe, 11 Aug 2023

Now this is a tasty looking bundle full of tactical goodies! The Take Your Turn & RPGs Bundle is live and it has a really nice set of games to pick up. One not to be missed.

Escape Simulator is getting a free Portal cross-over DLC

By Liam Dawe, 11 Aug 2023

Pine Studio have announced that their popular puzzle game Escape Simulator is getting a Valve-approved Portal themed free DLC with Escape Simulator: Portal Escape Chamber.

Linux Mint planning new 'EDGE' ISO, plus Linux Mint 21.3 due in December

By Liam Dawe, 11 Aug 2023

There's some interesting plans ahead coming from the Linux Mint team including a new EDGE ISO for running Mint on newer hardware, info on the next Linux Mint release and their concerns with Ubuntu and Snap.