Support us on Patreon
PayPal
A fourth Release Candidate is now available for Wine 6.0
Currently in a feature-freeze while as many lingering issues are solved as possible for the next big stable release, Wine has a fourth Release Candidate up now.
Category: Open Source
Free and open source 2D RTS 'Wyrmsun' 4.0 is out now
If you love classic 2D RTS games like Warcraft 2 and other similar titles, Wyrmsun is one you should take a look at because not only is it free and open source but it's seeing major upgrades too.
Open source Linux instant-replay tool ReplaySorcery has some major upgrades
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.
SDL 2.0.14 is out with support for PS5 DualSense and Xbox Series X controllers
SDL 2 is the magnificent bit of cross-platform development open source tech that gives developers access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware.
DOSBox Pure for RetroArch aims to make retro DOS gaming real easy
Want to play old DOS games easily on whatever Linux machine you're using? RetroArch now has a new fork named DOSBox Pure and you can give it a test now.
FOSS game engine written in Rust 'Bevy' has a new release up
As another promising free and open source game engine written in Rust, Bevy continues maturing and there's a brand new release up for you to try out with lots of advancements.
Godot Engine hires another developer, this time for physics fun
Through 2020 it seems the free and open source game engine Godot Engine has gone from strength to strength, and they've managed to hire another developer.
Corsair open source driver and UI 'ckb-next' expands in the latest release
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.
Wine 6.0 hits a third Release Candidate with 19 bugs marked as fixed
Reaching that little bit closer towards the next major release, the Wine compatibility layer project has another Release Candidate that needs testing for Wine 6.0.
AWS are now funding Blender development for three years
Another surprise for 2020! Blender has pulled in yet another major company to help fund their awesome free and open source 3D creation suite.
Free and open source space sim 'Naev' has a big overhaul update out now
Naev returns! This classic free and open source 2D space exploration, trading and combat sim release version 0.8.0 and it's quite a big change for it.
Command & Conquer game engine OpenRA has a new test release, working towards Tiberian Sun
Play classics like Command & Conquer, Dune 2000 and Red Alert in a fantastic open source game engine with OpenRA.
Collabora announce their Wayland driver for Wine
The Wine compatibility layer for running Windows apps and games on Linux currently needs X11 or XWayland but that looks like it could change with a new Wayland driver for Wine.
Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer VKD3D-Proton version 2.1 is out
With more titles out and planned to release that will use DirectX 12, the VKD3D-Proton translation layer is another essential bit of open source tech and a new release is out now.
OBS Studio 26.1 rolls out with Virtual Camera output on Linux
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.
Grab an up to date MangoHud with NVML, GOverlay and vkBasalt on Ubuntu with a new PPA
Canonical (Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE) developer Martin Wimpress has announced a fresh PPA for Linux gamers.
Godot Engine set to get better VR support with a new hire thanks to Facebook
Godot Engine, the free and open source game engine for 2D and 3D games is getting a nice VR boost - thanks to Facebook Reality Labs. We can expect great things from this by the sounds of it.
Open Source Game Achievements with Gamerzilla
For a while, I've been suggesting an open source game achievement system. Some people liked the idea but no one wanted to build it. Finally after LibrePlanet 2020, I decided to tackle the problem.
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall game engine Daggerfall Unity now feature complete
Daggerfall Unity is the open source game engine built with Unity for running the 1996 classic The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall and it's coming along very nicely.
Standalone Steam Controller driver and UI 'SC Controller' gets a sweet small upgrade
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.
- GOG launch their Preservation Program to make games live forever with a hundred classics being 're-released'
- Half-Life 2 free to keep until November 18th, Episodes One & Two now included with a huge update
- Valve dev details more on the work behind making Steam for Linux more stable
- Proton Experimental adds DLSS 3 Frame Generation support, plus fixes for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Rivals of Aether II and more
- Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5 released with rewritten memory management
- > See more over 30 days here
-
New Hearts of Iron IV DLC lets you rewrite German histo…
- Massinissa -
Linux kernel 6.12 is out now with real-time capabilitie…
- BladePupper -
Half-Life 2 free to keep until November 18th, Episodes …
- Mambo -
Linux kernel 6.12 is out now with real-time capabilitie…
- HobbesHK -
The Walking Dead, The Expanse and more in the Telltale …
- Arehandoro - > See more comments
- Steam and offline gaming
- Dorrit - Weekend Players' Club 11/15/2024
- Ehvis - What do you want to see on GamingOnLinux?
- Liam Dawe - New Desktop Screenshot Thread
- Vortex_Acherontic - Types of programs that are irritating
- dvd - See more posts