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Windows compatibility layer Wine 5.20 development release is out now
Breaking down barriers towards closer Windows compatibility, the Wine compatibility layer team have released the Wine 5.20 development release along with new features and fixes.
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Cyberpunk adventure Quadrilateral Cowboy goes 64bit on Linux
The weekend is just about here and if you're stuck for something to do, why not try out the cyberpunk adventure Quadrilateral Cowboy with the latest update.
Godot 3.2.4 has a first beta with 2D batching for GLES3
Despite the small version bump, Godot 3.2.4 will be quite big release for game developers wanting to squeeze out some more performance.
Classic 3D RTS 'Machines: Wired for War' goes open source under the GPL
Machines: Wired for War is a true classic 3D RTS from the late 90s, and it appears to now be open source under the GPL and up on GitHub.
The Vulkan driver for Raspberry Pi 4 becomes official for Linux, merged into Mesa
In case you've missed what's been going on, the progress on proper Vulkan support for the Raspberry Pi 4 has been going really well.
Godot Engine to get improved Linux support in the upcoming Godot 4 release
While the free and open source game engine Godot Engine already has Linux support, for both exported games and the full editor, it's set to get even better in Godot 4.0.
KeeperRL, the open source dungeon building sim is getting a price bump in November
Fancy becoming a dungeon master? Well, if you're watching the pennies you might want to go and pick up KeeperRL before they price gets bumped up.
Lutris game launcher has a huge new Beta update out for testing
Lutris is the impressive all-in-one solution for managing games on Linux, bundling tons of sources of Linux releases from different stores under one roof as well as emulators, compatibility layers and more.
Free and open source PlayStation 4 Remote Play client Chiaki adds PS4 8.0 firmware support
Own a PlayStation 4 and want to stream games from it to your Linux desktop? Chiaki is great for that and a fresh upgrade is out to keep it working.
bpytop might be the freaking-coolest way to monitor your Linux system
Okay, hear me out. You want to keep an eye on your system for things like RAM use, disk space, processor load and more…but you want something a tiny bit flashy that's still simple enough to run in a terminal window? You need to try out bpytop.
Open source dungeon building sim 'KeeperRL' adds in a new Warlord game mode
Another fine example of open source in action with a commercial indie game here, as the dungeon building sim KeeperRL continues being upgraded.
KDE releases the Plasma 5.20 desktop - just as beautiful as ever
Plasma is arguably one of the prettiest Linux desktop environments around, and it's highly configurable too. The KDE team just released a huge upgrade with Plasma 5.20.
There's a new Linux driver for the Guitar Hero Live (PS3) and Wii U Guitar devices
Do you have a Guitar Hero Live (PS3) 6-fret guitar or perhaps one from the Wii U that you want to use on Linux? Prepare to dust them off.
The Elder Scrolls: Arena open source game engine OpenTESArena advances on
More classics continuing to live on?! Yes please, thanks to the power of open source and dedicated fans The Elder Scrolls: Arena has a modern game engine that continues maturing.
Try not to destroy nature in Epicinium, a free and open source strategy game out now
Just released today is Epicinium, a competitive strategy game that tries to get you to think a little differently as you fight while trying not to destroy the environment.
Vircadia is an in-development free and open source decentralized 3D social space
Remember social games like Second Life? Vircadia, was created from a failed spiritual successor to it and it's free and open source too.
Thrive, the free and open source evolution game has a massive new release up
After switching to Godot Engine back in May, things seem to be going really well for the free and open source evolution sim Thrive, as they have a huge release out now.
ScummVM to merge in ResidualVM, adding support for a number of 3D titles
While the ScummVM project was originally meant to cover 2D classics, ResidualVM was the companion project for 3D games and now they're going to combine into ScummVM.
The compatibility layer Wine sees a 5.19 development release out now
Continuing to chase Windows as a platform, the compatibility layer Wine has another development release available now with Wine 5.19.
Open source infinite shape-factory sim 'shapez.io' has a major new release up
shapez.io lets you build up a huge factory with an ever-expanding map, it's open source and a massive new update was recently put up expanding how deep it goes.
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