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Epic Games update the Unreal Tournament website linking to the free downloads from OldUnreal

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Back in November, I reported on Epic Games giving their approval for Unreal 1 and Unreal Tournament becoming completely free to download. Now, Epic Games have updated the official Unreal Tournament website to link to the OldUnreal community.

Free to play Marvel Rivals is out now on Steam and works on Steam Deck / Linux (Steam Deck has issues though)

By Liam Dawe,
Marvel Rivals is the next big multiplayer shooter and potentially the next "big thing", with a Steam free to play release now live.
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Free to play monster-hunting game Dauntless now on Steam and works on Steam Deck, desktop Linux needs a quick fix

By Liam Dawe,
Dauntless from Phoenix Labs has finally launched on Steam, it's also free to play so you can go and check out this monster-hunting game without spending a penny.

War Thunder is moving away from Easy Anti-Cheat to BattlEye

By Liam Dawe,
After doing the same with their FPS, Enlisted, Gaijin have announced today that War Thunder will also be changing the anti-cheat system used.

Free & open source RPG 'Veloren' update compilation - weeks 233 to 241

By nwildner,
This is a compilation series from recent updates provided at the Veloren blog, the free and open source voxel action-adventure RPG

You can get a free copy of both Breathedge and Dark Sector right now

By Liam Dawe,
If you're in need of more games and perhaps you can't afford something from the GOG Sale and Steam Sale - you're in luck! Here's two free games you can get right now.

War Thunder adds stealth tech, ray tracing and graphics upgrades in the Firebirds update

By Liam Dawe,
Every time a new War Thunder update comes out, I think to myself: I'm finally going to progress a bit more into the aircraft research and then get side-tracked by tanks. But now, with stealth added in the Firebirds update, I might just have to sink some more hours in.

ROSE is a free rogue-lite arena shooter where you sacrifice your body parts to progress

By Liam Dawe,
A free game to play midweek? Why not eh? You really should check out ROSE, a violent rogue-lite arena shooter where you sacrifice your body parts to progress and gain new weapons and abilities. Developer Zakroutil launched it free on Steam, with an optional donation DLC on November 18th.

OpenRA for classic RTS games like Red Alert has a new playtest with enhanced visuals, revamped map editor

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRA is a free and open source project to play classic strategy games like Red Alert, Command & Conquer, and Dune 2000. It's also used as the base for some original games. A new playtest is finally out with lots new!

Team Fortress 2 gets an update to improve matchmaking

By Liam Dawe,
Yup, Valve are still updating and improving Team Fortress 2, and another fresh upgrade is out now improving the matchmaking experience.

Minecraft-like free and open source game VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) hits over 500K downloads

By Liam Dawe,
Originally called MineClone2, VoxeLibre is a free and open source sandbox game that's inspired by Minecraft and it recently hit a big milestone.

Classic Unreal Tournament and Unreal now easier to download free thanks to OldUnreal (updated)

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Epic Games announced back at the end of 2022 that they were pulling a whole bunch of classics like Unreal Tournament and Unreal from stores, along with turning off servers, but now it's a bit easier to get them running again. ARTICLE UPDATED.

Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.10.0 out now bringing UI updates, fancier shaders, renaming work

By Liam Dawe,
With Minetest now called Luanti, a fresh release is out bringing work towards getting things renamed along with some new features and fixes.

Valve's Deadlock adds proper Steam Input support with Steam Deck improvements and a new hero

By Liam Dawe,
While we still have no idea when Deadlock from Valve will get a properly public launch, since it's still invite-only, they do keep expanding the game in some major ways. Another big update just rolled out to this third-person MOBA.

SuperTuxKart 1.5 Beta released with a benchmark mode, graphics tweaks and more

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source kart racing game SuperTuxKart is gearing up for another release, with SuperTuxKart 1.5 getting a first Beta that needs some testing.

New games to claim with Prime Gaming - November 1 edition - great for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep. Here's the updated list for November 1st 2024.

Claim a free copy of the classic Return of the Phantom during the GOG Halloween Sale

By Liam Dawe,
Time for another free game. GOG are giving away Return of the Phantom from MPS Labs / Ziggurat Interactive.

Albion Online 'Horizons' update brings a customizable HUD and a more dynamic world

By Liam Dawe,
One of the few actually popular MMOs that has official Native Linux support, Albion Online has expanded again today with the Horizons update out now.

Open source evolution survival sim Thrive v0.7.1 is a feature-filled release

By Liam Dawe,
Thrive is an open source evolution sim that has continued to impress me, and the latest release version 0.7.1 is nice and feature-filled.

The latest free games with Prime Gaming - October 25 edition - lots for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep. Here's the updated list for October 25th.
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