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SC Controller, incredibly useful UI/Driver for the Steam Controller has a new release

By Liam Dawe, 13 Aug 2018

If you ever have issues with games not picking up your Steam Controller correctly, you should probably take a look at the excellent SC Controller project.

The Xenko Game Engine recently became free and open source

By Liam Dawe, 6 Aug 2018

The Xenko Game Engine recently released their 3.0 update which came with a surprise announcement of it now being free and open source.

NetHack: Legacy is a remastered version of the original NetHack due out this month

By Liam Dawe, 3 Aug 2018

NetHack: Legacy follows on from it's older brother with the aim to make NetHack a bit more modern and accessible.

Open source Morrowind game engine OpenMW 0.44 released

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2018

For those wanting to play Morrowind on Linux, the latest version of the open source game engine OpenMW is out with a new spell search bar and more.

The fast-paced free shooter 'Xonotic' is now available as a Flatpak package for easy install

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jul 2018

Not to be outdone by Snap packages, Flatpak's are also getting in on the fun so you can also now get Xonotic from Flathub.

The space 4x strategy game 'Star Ruler 2' is now open source

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jul 2018

Star Ruler 2 from Blind Mind Studios has officially become open source and not just the game engine, it seems it's the whole thing.

A new version of CorsixTH, the open source game engine for Theme Hospital is on the way

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jul 2018

Need something to keep you going while you wait for Two Point Hospital? CorsixTH allows you to play Theme Hospital on Linux with a modern game engine.

Sparky is a cute little terminal game about a dog making friends

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jul 2018

Need a game for when you have a coffee break? Sparky is a sweet and simple game that's played in the terminal. Woof!

Fast-paced free shooter 'Xonotic' is now available as a Snap

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jul 2018

Xonotic, the free and open source fast-paced shooter Xonotic is now available as a Snap package for super easy installation on Linux.

The open source project 'xoreos' released version 0.0.5 'Dawn Star'

By DrMcCoy, 4 Jul 2018

Fashionably (?) late, but still finally there, a new release of xoreos arrives! xoreos is a re-implementation of BioWare's Aurora engine (and derivatives).

Open source game engine 'Godot Engine' to get an impressive third-person shooter demo

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2018

The lead developer of the open source game engine 'Godot Engine' has shown off a video of an upcoming third-person shooter demo and it's impressive.

Mesa now supports OpenGL 4.4 Compatibility Profile for radeonsi

By Liam Dawe, 2 Jul 2018

Good news for those of you using an AMD GPU, as Mesa with radeonsi now has support for compatibility profiles up to OpenGL 4.4.

OpenSAGE, an early WIP game engine for Command & Conquer: Generals adds Linux support

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jun 2018

OpenSAGE is an open source game engine that aims to be a re-implementation of SAGE, the RTS engine used in Command & Conquer: Generals and other RTS titles from EA Pacific.

Free and open source racer 'Yorg' has a new build out with experimental multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2018

Remember Yorg? The free and open source racer I showed a little of back in March has a fresh update out with experimental multiplayer.

Shockolate is a new cross-platform source port of System Shock 1

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2018

Fancy playing System Shock 1 using an open source game engine that's cross-platform? Give me some Shockolate.

Open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 'OpenRCT2' updated again

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jun 2018

Want to play some RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 on a modern game engine that supports Linux? OpenRCT2 is what you need and it's been updated.

xpadneo is an 'advanced' Linux driver for the Xbox One S wireless gamepad

By Liam Dawe, 30 May 2018

xpadneo seems like an interesting project for those of you who own the Xbox One S wireless gamepad, allowing you to connect it Bluetooth with other fun features.

Free first-person stealth game 'The Dark Mod' has a major new release

By Liam Dawe, 29 May 2018

The Dark Mod, inspired by the Thief games just had a massive update and there's a lot of new goodies.

The excellent SC Controller project adds Bluetooth support

By Liam Dawe, 28 May 2018

SC Controller, the rather great driver and user interface for working with the Steam Controller (and now many others) outside of Steam recently added Bluetooth support.