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Classic freeware shooter 'AssaultCube' is making a comeback

By Liam Dawe, May 26, 2021

AssaultCube, a name I bet plenty of Linux users know but haven't heard anything of in a long time. It hasn't seen a release since *checks notes* 2013. However, it's going to make a return.

SCS put up an open Beta for multiplayer in Euro Truck Sim 2 and American Truck Sim

By Liam Dawe, May 24, 2021

To be available in an opt-in Beta on Steam, SCS Software are officially bringing online multiplayer to both of their truck sims with Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.

Aquarium builder Megaquarium gets a huge performance lift in the latest Beta plus big sale

By Liam Dawe, May 18, 2021

It seems like Twice Circled are preparing to continue expanding their aquarium building tycoon sim Megaquarium, as a new Beta is out now with some mighty changes.

NVIDIA released another small update to their Vulkan Beta Driver

By Liam Dawe, May 14, 2021

After releasing upgrading their stable drivers with version 460.80 following the release of the the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti for laptops - a new Vulkan Beta Driver is out now.

Epic science fantasy roguelike Caves of Qud adds new game modes with checkpoints

By Liam Dawe, May 10, 2021

Not a big fan of permadeath? Good news for you as Caves of Qud, the awesome science fantasy roguelike epic, now has new game modes in Beta.

Sell stocks and get rich, The Invisible Hand has a Linux build on Steam ready for testing

By Liam Dawe, May 8, 2021

The Invisible Hand is a first-person stockbroker experience where you try and get rich quick, while you work for the trading firm FERIOS. Your only job is to make money and as much as possible.

Jackbox Games get their engine ported to Vulkan and SDL2, try it with Jackbox Party Pack 7

By Liam Dawe, Apr 21, 2021

Jackbox Games emailed in to notify us of something big: they've worked with game porter and FNA developer Ethan Lee to port their engine to Vulkan and SDL2 and you can try it in a Beta for The Jackbox Party Pack 7.

Zorin OS 16 gets a Beta with 'the largest library of apps' available on any Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe, Apr 16, 2021

The Zorin team are making some bold claims with the release of the Ubuntu-based Zorin OS 16 Beta that anyone can go ahead and try out now. It sure does look slick!

Time to get testing Ubuntu 21.04 ahead of release, plus Canonical loses another face

By Liam Dawe, Apr 8, 2021

We seem to have missed the actual Ubuntu Testing Week but a late reminder is better than none at all right? With Ubuntu 21.04 coming soon it's time to report the bugs.

Theme park builder 'Parkitect' gets a Beta for cross-platform multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, Apr 2, 2021

This is wonderful! Texel Raptor, developer of the absolutely fantastic theme park building game Parkitect have announced a new Beta is available that brings in cross-platform online multiplayer.

NVIDIA releases the 465.19.01 Beta driver for Linux, looks like more Wayland work coming

By Liam Dawe, Mar 30, 2021

Get ready to do some more testing NVIDIA users, as a fresh Beta just went up for their mainline Linux drivers with 465.19.01 now available. Plus, news for pass-through on virtual machines.

Space station building sim Starmancer gets a Beta on March 31, pre-orders to stop

By Liam Dawe, Mar 29, 2021

Ominux Games have announced their exciting upcoming space station building sim Starmancer is coming along nicely, and there's a Beta going up on March 31.

Warzone 2100 4.0 gets a second Beta to polish up the huge release with Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, Mar 23, 2021

Warzone 2100 is getting an absolutely massive 4.0 release soon and a second Beta is out now with plenty of bug fixes to polish up this excellent free and open source RTS.

FMV adventure Dark Nights with Poe and Munro gets a Linux Beta

By Liam Dawe, Mar 18, 2021

From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective, D'Avekki Studios have put up a Linux Beta version of Dark Nights with Poe and Munro.

EVE Online getting a full browser-based version with EVE Anywhere, will work on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Mar 17, 2021

Ready to sink a ton of hours into an MMO but don't have the computing power and / or not working well for you in the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer on Linux? Enter the new EVE Anywhere for EVE Online.

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition getting another major upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Mar 15, 2021

Showing some big continued dedication to Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition, Beamdog have put up another huge Beta version with some pretty major additions.

Skullgirls: Annie goes up in Beta along with the Season Pass and a Linux support update

By Liam Dawe, Mar 5, 2021

Ready to beat 'em up? Get ready for a fight as Skullgirls 2nd Encore now has the Annie DLC available in Beta along with the Season Pass and Linux users can get in on the fun.

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver 455.50.10 rolls out for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Mar 5, 2021

Need the absolute latest special fixes? The developer-focused NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver 455.50.10 has rolled out and it includes quite a few fixes - including some just for Linux.

Tower Defense with deck-building 'Core Defense' set to get an expansion

By Liam Dawe, Mar 3, 2021

Core Defense, a positively rated tower defense game by users (and one we enjoyed) from developer ehmprah that sprinkles in a little deck-building is getting an expansion with a Beta you can try.

Free and open source RTS Warzone 2100 gains Vulkan support in the 4.0 Beta

By Liam Dawe, Mar 1, 2021

Ready for even more open source goodness? The classic real-time strategy game Warzone 2100 is gearing up for a new release with some absolutely huge changes.

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