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Mesa 23.2.1 drivers out now

By Liam Dawe,
After a longer period of waiting than usual, the Mesa 23.2.1 driver release is out now as the first in the Mesa 23.2 series.

Wine 8.17 is out with vkd3d v1.9 and initial Wayland window management

By Liam Dawe,
The compatibility layer Wine version 8.17 is officially out now that brings with it some exciting new features, along with some bug fixes so here's what's new.

Proton Experimental adds fixes for Crysis 2 & 3, Starfield, Deep Rock Galactic and more

By Liam Dawe,
A nice update for Proton Experimental from Valve landed September 29th with a good amount of fixes for games on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

AMD FSR 3 arrived today in two games - source code later

By Liam Dawe,
AMD today announced that FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) is now available in two games: Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum but the source code isn't up yet.

Historical 4x strategy game Old World gets an Egyptian-themed DLC on October 4

By Liam Dawe,
The third DLC for Old World, a 4x strategy game that came to Steam with Linux support last year (after being Epic exclusive) is getting an Egyptian-themed DLC on October 4th going through 400 years of Egyptian history with a new narrative campaign.

Creature-collecting life-sim Moonstone Island is out now

By Liam Dawe,
With a curious blend of deck-building, creature-collecting and a little sprinkle of a life-sim, Moonstone Island is a colourful and very inviting game to add to your collection.

Ring of Pain, Void Bastards, Ikenfell, Fae Tactics and more in this bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Humble Games publisher has their own bundle up on Humble Bundle and it includes some pretty great titles, so here's a run over what's in it and what compatibility to expect on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf being delisted so grab it quick in this bundle

By Liam Dawe,
HeroCraft PC announced that due to licensing Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf is set to be delisted on October 11th, but you can grab it discounted on Humble Bundle along with a bunch of other games. It has a Platinum rating on ProtonDB so it should work great on Linux.

EA expanding EA Anti-Cheat - bad news for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
EA (Electronic Arts) are continuing to expand their home-grown EA Anti-Cheat, with an announcement that Battlefield 2042 is also moving over to it.

Epic Games sheds 830 people due to 'spending way more money than we earn'

By Liam Dawe,
Recent industry news doing the rounds is from Epic Games, who yesterday publicly shared an email that was sent by Tim Sweeney about laying off 16% of the company.

Check out the awesome demo of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

By Liam Dawe,
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is an upcoming spin-off of the very popular online co-op mining action game Deep Rock Galactic, and now a public demo is up so you can try it too and you really should try this one.

Whisker Squadron: Survivor adds another level in the latest update

By Liam Dawe,
Whisker Squadron: Survivor is a great blending of Star Fox with some elements of Vampire Survivors. It's a lot of fun and a new update has expanded the content.

EU court upholds fine against Valve for geo-blocking

By Liam Dawe,
Back in 2019 the EU went after Valve and select publishers on Steam for geo-blocking, Valve tried fighting the fine but the EU Court dismissed it so it's likely Valve will now have to pay up.

Steam Play tool for Native Linux gaming 'Luxtorpeda' v67 out now

By Liam Dawe,
Luxtorpeda has a new release out which is mostly upgrades behind the scenes, but worth an upgrade to get the best experience. Read on for more on what's changed and what Luxtorpeda does.

Here's some details on the upcoming Stardew Valley 1.6 update

By Liam Dawe,
Stardew Valley is still not completely done, with a 1.6 update on the way and now the developer has revealed some of what to expect from it.

Zombie survival in your city – Infection Free Zone

By Etienne,
What would you do if there were zombies right in your neighborhood? Would you maybe head to the closest supermarket you usually shop at, check out the old police station where your uncle used to work for some guns, or even consider hitting up that pharmacy run by the grumpy lady who always gave you the creeps? Well, that's pretty much the deal with Infection Free Zone.

Raspberry Pi 5 announced - still tiny, much more powerful

By Liam Dawe,
Well this is a nice surprise to wake up to on a Thursday, as the Raspberry Pi 5 is now formally announced with some impressive specs. So here's the details.

Counter-Strike 2 is out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Counter-Strike 2 from Valve is now officially out and comes with Native Linux support, so it's time to say goodbye to Global Offensive as it has been replaced.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition arrives on Steam in 'early 2024'

By Liam Dawe,
Finally it's confirmed! Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition is coming to Steam (and EGS) with Nixxes Software teaming up with Guerrilla to make it happen.

MangoHud v0.7 out now adding presets support like on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
MangoHud, the awesome tool you can use to get a HUD on top of your games (included by default on the Steam Deck), has released version 0.7.0 that includes many new options so here's what's changed.
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