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Lutris game manager starts off 2021 with a sweet small update

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jan 2021

Lutris, the free and open source all-in-one solution to keep your games from different sources together on Linux has a fresh release out to begin 2021.

OBS Studio looks set to get useful Browser Panel Docking in the Linux version

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2021

Are you a video content creator on Linux using OBS Studio? Chances are if you livestream you have lots of windows open for chat and all sorts and OBS Studio might be about to make that easier for you.

Godot Engine had a very productive 2020, lots coming to this FOSS game engine in 2021

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2021

Godot Engine is probably the most promising free and open source game engine around, and they clearly had a very productive 2020 with big plans for 2021.

Chiaki, a free and open source PlayStation Remote Play client adds PlayStation 5 support

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2020

Own a shiny new PlayStation 5 and want to stream games from it to your desktop or laptop? Or perhaps you're clinging onto your PlayStation 4 and want to do the same? Chiaki is here to help.

Open source Linux instant-replay tool ReplaySorcery has some major upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 23 Dec 2020

Need an easy way to capture those awesome moments when you're playing Linux games? ReplaySorcery is what you need, and the developer has been very busy with it.

Corsair open source driver and UI 'ckb-next' expands in the latest release

By Liam Dawe, 21 Dec 2020

Have some trendy Corsair hardware and you're a Linux user? You're in luck as ckb-next is a great open source alternative to their usual Windows-only applications.

AWS are now funding Blender development for three years

By Liam Dawe, 18 Dec 2020

Another surprise for 2020! Blender has pulled in yet another major company to help fund their awesome free and open source 3D creation suite.

OBS Studio 26.1 rolls out with Virtual Camera output on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 Dec 2020

After only two Release Candidates for testing, OBS Studio 26.1 has now officially rolled out with some fun new features for all supported platforms.

Valve updates Steam with more Linux improvements, new game properties UI

By Liam Dawe, 11 Dec 2020

A fresh Beta update for the Steam Client has rolled out and it seems Valve have begun modernising more parts of the UI, along with Linux fixes.

Standalone Steam Controller driver and UI 'SC Controller' gets a sweet small upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 9 Dec 2020

SC Controller is a pretty essential standalone user-mode driver and configuration UI for working with the Steam Controller, and it just got the first stable update in some time.

A new Steam Client update has rolled out with PS5 Controller support and Linux fixes

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Valve have pushed out the latest updates for the Steam Client to everyone, and this update is a little on the exciting side with new hardware.

OBS Studio has managed to pull in YouTube as a new sponsor

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Seems that Blender and Godot Engine aren't the only open source projects pulling in wide support, as OBS Studio has announced a new funding partner.

Get colourful with the new release of the open source lighting control OpenRGB

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2020

Love your flashy lights, your colourful RBG LEDs covering your computer and your desk? How about controlling them from Linux? OpenRGB is your friend.

Free and open source modern level editor 'LDtk' now ready for more users

By Liam Dawe, 2 Dec 2020

Level Designer Toolkit (LDtk), which was originally known as 'LEd' has a huge new release out and the developer mentioned it's now ready for production.

Linux gaming overlay MangoHud gets fancy with new graphs in the latest release

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

Have a love of graphs? You will like the latest release of the Linux gaming overlay and benchmark tool MangoHud, as it's giving you even more details and control.

Minigalaxy the simple GOG client for Linux has a big 1.0 release

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2020

Need help managing your GOG games on Linux since GOG Galaxy is not supported? Minigalaxy is an option that focuses entirely on GOG and it has a new release out.

OBS Studio 26.1 in testing with a Release Candidate out now, adds Virtual Camera on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2020

OBS Studio, the free and open source one-stop solution for video capture and livestreaming has a new release coming with the first Release Candidate for OBS Studio 26.1 out now.

Bit - Animation Editor is now supported on Linux and it looks seriously slick

By Liam Dawe, 26 Nov 2020

Bit - Animation Editor is a very interesting tool to help people compose and design animated pixel art. Created by the two-person Swedish indie game studio Morgondag.

You can now try the RetroArch Playtest on Steam for Linux

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2020

With the awesome RetroArch application for running emulators and all sorts coming to Steam, they now have a Playtest available you can opt into to try it out.