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GOG Spring Sale 2025 is live with lots of discounts

By Liam Dawe,
GOG have launched their 2025 Spring Sale and with there's plenty of discounts for those of you who prefer the DRM free store.

Unique platformer Ruffy and the Riverside with a copy and paste mechanic releases June 26

By Liam Dawe,
Ruffy and the Riverside could be one of the best platformers of 2025, and it's going to release with Native Linux support on June 26th.
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The UPERFECT UMax 24 is a gorgeous addition to any desk

By Liam Dawe,
In need of a new monitor? UPERFECT sent over a review unit of the UPERFECT UMax 24 and I've come away from it thoroughly impressed with it.

Must-have Native Linux games under £15 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025

By Liam Dawe,
I've already covered what I think are the must-have Steam Deck deals in the Steam Spring Sale 2025, but what if you're someone who specifically shops for games that have a Native Linux version available? Here's some recommendations for you.

Fedora Linux 42 Beta and Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta released

By Liam Dawe,
Fedora Linux 42 Beta and for macOS hardware Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta are both now available for some testing to help make another great Linux distribution release.

Palworld cross-play has arrived along with a new cosmetic system and Pal transfers between worlds

By Liam Dawe,
Pocketpair have released the latest update for their smash-hit monster catching game Palworld, bringing cross-play for all platforms along with other features and bug fixes.

ckb-next adds support for two more Corsair devices on Linux and fixes a major bug for multiple others

By Liam Dawe,
Much like we have OpenRazer and Polychromatic for Razer devices on Linux, we also have the constantly updated community supported ckb-next for better Corsair hardware support that just got updated.

Steam Beta improves download speed of Steam Client updates on Linux / Steam Deck and other fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just released a fresh Steam Client Beta available for all platforms that includes some feature tweaks and a healthy injection of bug fixes.

World of Goo 2 is coming to Steam 'very soon' with the store page now up

By Liam Dawe,
2D BOY / Tomorrow Corporation have announced that following it being an exclusive to the Epic Games Store and their own store on PC, that World of Goo 2 is coming to Steam.

NVIDIA 570.133.07 driver released for Linux with bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the big stable release back in late February that gave us VRR for multiple displays and various bug fixes, NVIDIA have released driver version 570.133.07.

War Thunder major Hornet's Sting update adds Ray Tracing for AMD and intel GPUs

By Liam Dawe,
War Thunder has been updated with the first major expansion of 2025. Titled Hornet’s Sting it adds in Ray Tracing support for AMD and Intel GPUs. There's but coming though.

Half-Life 2 RTX demo has launched on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Half-Life 2 RTX now has a demo available on Steam for those of you who want to check out what Orbifold Studios have done to the Valve classic with ray tracing.

Stardew Valley modding on Linux / Steam Deck takes a step with the Nexus Mods app

By Liam Dawe,
The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone.

Discord wants developers to stick it inside their games with a new SDK

By Liam Dawe,
One of the great things about modern online gaming is how (usually) easy it is to link up with friends. You have your friends list on Steam, GOG, Epic and others but what about Discord? They want a bigger piece of the pie now.

Surprisingly, Valve rated Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Even though both of them have anti-cheat that blocks Linux platforms from playing online, Valve have suddenly rated both Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (and so GTA Online) and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable. NOTE: Article Updated.

Must-have Steam Deck games under £10 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Spring Sale 2025 in full swing now, here's some updated recommendations for games to grab for the Steam Deck.

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now

By Liam Dawe,
Not gaming news but big news in the open source world - the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now.

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.7.1 Preview fixes up some sound issues

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released a quick follow-up update to the big SteamOS 3.7 preview on Steam Deck to fix up some issues people have been reporting with the sound quality.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 47: Before I Was Born

By Hamish,
So far the oldest game binary I have launched has been the original Linux port of Doom. This brought me back to 1994, both the year I was born and the year that the Linux kernel reached its milestone 1.0 release. Browsing an old SunSITE archive I came across the jetpack-linux.tar.z tarball, which contained an unusual X11 game built and packaged in June 1993.

Atomfall from Rebellion is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
Rebellion are set to release Atomfall on March 27th, their survival-action game inspired by real-life events set in Northern England. The good news is that it's Steam Deck Verified already.
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