Lutris game manager getting Ubisoft Connect integration

By Liam Dawe,
Is any service safe from Lutris? Apparently not. This impressive free and open source game manager will gain support for another way to install games on Linux in an upcoming update.

SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE fixes up Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE had a small patch released today and it seems they're another developer hoping to see their game fully verified for the upcoming Steam Deck handheld from Valve.

Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games on Linux adds gamepad support

By Liam Dawe,
Making things even easier for the upcoming Steam Deck, the unofficial Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games can now be navigated with a gamepad.

We're living in a weird world with Sony's Shuhei Yoshida excited about a Linux handheld

By Liam Dawe,
Sometimes it feels like I've somehow fallen through the multiverse into a very different and thoroughly weird world.

Dynamic Cloud Sync to let you easily switch between PC and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has announced the latest upgrade to help players with a Steam Deck. It's called Dynamic Cloud Sync and will let you easily switch between your PC and a Steam Deck.

DXVK 1.9.4 is out as Valve prepares Proton 7.0

By Liam Dawe,
The Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Linux / Wine named DXVK (used with Proton) has a 1.9.4 version release, plus it appears that Proton 7.0 is closing in.

Godot Engine 4.0 Alpha 1 is out with Vulkan support, rendering overhaul

By Liam Dawe,
Free and open source game dev tech Godot Engine is jumping up a few levels today with the absolutely massive release of Godot Engine 4.0 Alpha 1. This is going to change the game in huge ways.

GOG have a big New Year Sale now live with tons of good deals

By Liam Dawe,
Looking for something to keep you warm during these cold weeks? GOG.com might have the answer with their New Year Sale.

Steam broke its own record for online users once again, hitting 29 million

By Liam Dawe,
Over the weekend it seems that Steam once again managed to break some records. Where do all these new people keep coming from?

Them's Fightin' Herds developer Mane6 acquired by Maximum Games

By Liam Dawe,
The team at Mane6 will now be part of Maximum Games, as the official announcement from the Them's Fightin' Herds developer has confirmed.

Lutris game manager adds support for Origin integration

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source game manager Lutris continues expanding the stores it supports installing games from, with Origin now being added into the mix.

Valve sponsors more work to improve Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
More improvements will be coming to Linux graphics drivers, as Valve have sponsored work towards continuous integration (CI) testing.

RetroArch 1.10.0 out with Vulkan fixes, Wayland improvements, GameMode support

By Liam Dawe,
The RetroArch frontend application for emulators, game engines and media players has a new release up and there's plenty of great sounding improvements for Linux users.

The 2012 strategy game Oil Rush from Unigine is now free

By Liam Dawe,
Released all the way back in 2012, Oil Rush from Unigine is a naval strategy game and they've now decided to set it free by removing the price.

Quake II RTX 1.6.0 adds AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR)

By Liam Dawe,
Quake II RTX from Lightspeed Studios and NVIDIA just recently gained another big upgrade, this time with some AMD tech thanks to community-provided code.

There's now an official Ubuntu MATE build for GPD Pocket 3

By Liam Dawe,
The GPD Pocket 3 is a fully-featured modular pocket PC and now you can happily run Linux on it with an officially released build of Ubuntu MATE.

Easy Anti-Cheat gets much simpler for Proton and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has announced that developers who use Easy Anti-Cheat for their games now have a much easier setup for Proton and the upcoming Steam Deck.

Framework put up the source code for their Embedded Controller firmware

By Liam Dawe,
Continuing to put their money where their mouth is, the team at Framework are keeping things open and they've just announced the source code release for their Embedded Controller firmware.

AMD Ryzen DeskMini UM700 announced with Manjaro Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The Manjaro Linux folks have teamed up with Minisforum to bring a very small but quite mighty system with the DeskMini UM700 × Manjaro Linux.

Flathub to verify first-party apps and allow developers to collect monies

By Liam Dawe,
Flathub and Flatpak packages are the future of Linux apps, according to more people, and GNOME are continuing to invest in it. They have some big plans to improve it too.