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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux
Hello there! It's coming up on Christmas now, and so GamingOnLinux will be starting to go into it's usual mostly hibernating state to take a little break.
For fans of Advance Wars there's a new demo up for Warside and new release window
Something for the weekend: you can now try out a brand new demo of Warside, a game very much inspired by the classic Advance Wars and it does look good.
Windows compatibility layer Wine 10.0 third Release Candidate out now
With the feature code freeze continuing, the Wine team had put up a third Release Candidate for the upcoming stable main release of Wine 10.0 coming in early 2025.
Firaxis reveal Sid Meier's Civilization VII system requirements for Linux
Firaxis Games and 2K are releasing Sid Meier's Civilization VII on February 11, 2025 and now we know what power you're going to need to run it on Linux Desktop systems.
Mesa 24.3.2 released with more graphics driver bug fixes for Linux
The last open source graphics driver update before the holidays is here, with Mesa 24.3.2 now available for you to upgrade.
Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5.2 brings fixes for Alpha Protocol, The Sims 2, Borderlands 2 and more
Another bug fixes release is out for DXVK (v2.5.2), the project that translates Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 to Vulkan. It's a big part of what makes Proton able to run Windows games on Steam Deck / Linux so nicely.
Team Fortress 2 Comic issue 7 is finally, officially available
What a nice early holiday surprise. The official Team Fortress 2 comic has finally officially returned. Now you've got something to read over the weekend.
Cult classic RPG 'OFF' is getting an expanded Steam release in 2025
A game I had honestly never heard of because I live under a rock. A cult classic RPG named OFF is getting a Steam release next year.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is getting a price increase in January 2025
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, the popular bullet heaven / survivor-like spin-off from Funday Games and Ghost Ship Publishing continues to be very popular and so the price is set to go up soon.
The Rogue Prince of Persia will not get Ubisoft Connect and no price rise in January
Two bits of good news for gamers interested in picking up The Rogue Prince of Persia from developers Evil Empire and publisher Ubisoft, as they've given an update on some future plans.
Prime Gaming - December 20th edition round-up for Steam Deck / Linux
It's that time! Yes, again, and the last one before the holiday season. Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep.
Steam Deck Verified highlights for December 2024
It's December! Time for some highlights of what's been Steam Deck Verified by Valve recently so you can find some new picks to play through.
Valve will join Lenovo at CES 2025 for the future of gaming handhelds
It seems the stage has been set for more SteamOS Linux devices to join the Steam Deck, as Valve will be partnering up with Lenovo at CES 2025.
Steam Winter Sale is live and Steam Awards voting is now open
The main sales event of the year you've all been waiting for has arrived! The Steam Winter Sale along with Steam Awards voting are both now live.
Sony buy up KADOKAWA shares to become largest shareholder of the FromSoftware parent company
There it is, the deal has been announced. Sony and KADOKAWA have "signed a strategic capital and business alliance agreement" that will make Sony the largest shareholder.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets a massive patch with an AI overhaul and lots of A-Life fixes
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from GSC Game World has a huge patch out now, that attempts to fix up a lot of the disappointments and bugs with their A-Life system and other AI issues.
System76 release a refreshed Pangolin laptop with AMD Ryzen 8945HS - plus hardware on sale
A little gift to yourself for the holidays perhaps? System76 just announced their AMD Ryzen 8945HS powered Pangolin laptop upgrade.
New Linux kernel patch submitted to improve Lenovo Legion series support including Lenovo Legion Go
Looks like we may see some improvements to the Lenovo Legion series of hardware like the Lenovo Legion Go handheld when running on Linux, thanks to a new Linux kernel patch that's been sent in.
Steam Replay for 2024 is live to show off all those hours you played
Valve have put up Steam Replay, their end of year little look over your Steam account, so you can show off how many hours you put into games across various platforms.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Final Fantasy XIV, Nioh: Complete Edition and more for Steam Deck / Linux
A small Proton Experimental update was released today for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux gamers ahead of the coming holiday season. Here's all that's new.
- KDE Plasma 6.3 will have much better fractional scaling
- New Linux kernel patch submitted to improve Lenovo Legion series support including Lenovo Legion Go
- The upcoming Lenovo Legion Go S may come with a SteamOS Linux version
- The Steam Deck Stars Bundle on Steam has some top Deck Verified games for cheap
- Horror scavenging game KLETKA is like Lethal Company but an elevator wants to eat you
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