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Mesa 25.1 will default to Zink+NVK instead of the old Nouveau OpenGL driver for NVIDIA on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Time for a bit of modernisation. With the upcoming Mesa 25.1 release, Collabora developer Faith Ekstrand announced a big change for NVIDIA GPU users. If you're not using the proprietary NVIDIA driver, that is.

The Triple-i Initiative gaming showcase returns for 2025 with a teaser

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like we're set for a bunch more interesting game reveals! The Triple-i Initiative gaming showcase has announced a return for 2025 and it's likely another good one.
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First trailer live for Skull Horde where you command an army of dead soldiers as a floating skull

By Liam Dawe,
From developer 8BitSkull (BORE BLASTERS, Void Scrappers) their next game is Skull Horde, an auto-battling dungeon crawler where you raise up an undead army while floating around.

Hilarious physics-based 2D multiplayer brawler Oblin Party is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Tellus Games have released Oblin Party, a physics-based 2D party party brawler where you have direct control over your two hands made with Godot. It has Native Linux support and should work great on Steam Deck too.

Muffles' Life Sentence is a new dark comedy RPG where you swap your face

By Liam Dawe,
With a first episode that's completely free, Muffles' Life Sentence is a really weird dark comedy 2D RPG where have to swap your face and it's well worth a look. Here you've been sent to prison, where their doctors do clearly pretty terrible things to you depending on your crimes.

Completely ridiculous online 1v1 shooter STRAFTAT added a Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
STRAFTAT originally launched in October 2024, and just recently the developer added a Linux version. It's a completely ridiculous competitive 1v1 online shooter with quick rounds and lots of weapons.

Worms 2 Plus patch for the Team17 classic gets revamped online multiplayer

By Liam Dawe,
Remember the classic Worms 2? Modders continue improving it with the Worms 2 Plus patch, which recently had a major update that makes playing online way easier.

Isle of Reveries looks like a fun classic Zelda-like with some interesting game mechanics

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired clearly by the likes of classic Zelda and the Game Boy Color, Isle of Reveries is one for fans of retro games that want something new and fresh.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.16.1 improves Epic Games logins and brings a language change fix

By Liam Dawe,
Heroic Games Launcher v2.16.1 Hotfix has been released with a few bug fixes, like a critical issue with changing the language.

Steam update adds Game Notes to the web, demo installs on profile game list, 8BitDo Micro support

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a new stable update for the Steam Client across Desktop and Steam Deck. There's a couple of new features, along with a lot of bug fixes.

Control Ultimate Edition is adding HDR, ultrawide, FOV scaling, updated DLSS and DLAA

By Liam Dawe,
A nice surprise! Control Ultimate Edition is set for a big update today to bring in a bunch of extra graphics features and tweaks along with some bug fixes.

Fallout and DOOM get combined in the Fallout: Vault 666 mod

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a fun one to start your week off right. Modder Carl Asami has combined the worlds of Fallout with DOOM for you to blast through.

Roll20 co-creator reveals bullet hell MMO Wyld Land with a demo up now

By Liam Dawe,
One of the co-creators of the popular Roll20 virtual tabletop Roll20 has revealed Wyld Land, a free to play bullet hell MMO.

Death Stranding 2 has a new trailer and PS5 release date - hopefully a PC release isn't far off

By Liam Dawe,
I am so unbelievably excited to play Death Stranding 2, and the new 10 minute trailer gives us a healthy dose of what to expect from it.

Open source Minecraft-like game VoxeLibre 0.89 brings another big load of improvements

By Liam Dawe,
VoxeLibre the free and open source Minecraft-like game available via Luanti (formerly Minetest), just had another big release made available. The new v0.89 brings lots of improvements to gameplay and performance.

Cities: Skylines 10th anniversary will bring updates and DLC for both games

By Liam Dawe,
Paradox and Colossal Order have announced that to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cities: Skylines that both the original and sequel are getting updates (and of course more DLC).

Baldur's Gate 3 mod for Stardew Valley is out now

By Liam Dawe,
The big and impressive Baldur's Gate 3 mod for Stardew Valley is out now bringing with it a bunch of new content for fans of both games.

Tactical FPS Due Process has a permanent price reduction

By Liam Dawe,
Due Process the tactical FPS from Giant Enemy Crab is seeing a small resurgence thanks to the recent big discount and renewed development, and so their team have given it a permanent price drop now.

Wine release their first build of Mono with the new name Framework Mono v6.14

By Liam Dawe,
Back in August 2024, Microsoft donated (or offloaded if you wish) the Mono project to the Wine team, and now the first post-move release is out under the new name Framework Mono.

ckb-next to configure Corsair keyboards and mice v0.6.1 out now with new hardware support

By Liam Dawe,
For Corsair fans you should check out ckb-next, an open source driver with a full UI to let you properly configure you devices on Linux. A new version 0.6.1 is out now.