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Playnix launch their own Steam Machine-like Linux gaming console

By Liam Dawe,
Can't wait on the Steam Machine from Valve? Don't want to build your own? Perhaps the Playnix might be what you want then.

MMO space shooter Star Conflict is shutting down

By Liam Dawe,
Say goodbye to another game as Star Conflict from Star Gem Inc. / Gaijin Network Ltd is going to be completely shutting down later this year.
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KDE Plasma 6.7 gets per-screen virtual desktops and Wayland session management

By Liam Dawe,
KDE Plasma 6.7 is shaping up to be another excellent release of the popular Linux desktop environment, with exciting new features rolling in.

Classic survival horror Alone in the Dark gets a cross-platform reimplementation with enhancements

By Liam Dawe,
The original Alone in the Dark survival horror series has a fresh cross-platform game engine reimplementation, with lots of enhancements.

Portal 2: Community Edition Beta is out now as a playground for modding

By Liam Dawe,
Portal 2: Community Edition has arrived now in Beta, bringing with it a whole lot of goodies for modders to play with.

Grab 7 action-packed games in the Sharp Shooters Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Start your week off with a bunch of games to add to your collection with the Sharp Shooters Humble Bundle.

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3 gets formally announced

By Liam Dawe,
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3 has now been properly announced, and hopefully this time around the online multiplayer will work on Linux / SteamOS.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 can now auto-configure games for you

By Liam Dawe,
Emulating the Sony PlayStation 3 just got even better, with the open source RPCS3 now configuring games for you.

Reality-bending puzzles arrive in Uncle Lee's Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster on May 12

By Liam Dawe,
Uncle Lee's Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster brings five episodes of reality-bending puzzles, witty dialogues and weird characters on May 12th.

Prehistoric life and farming sim Roots of Pacha gets a surprise Anniversary Update

By Liam Dawe,
While developer Soda Den continue working on their next game, the sweet Roots of Pacha has a surprise Anniversary Update out now with new content.

Crusader Kings III gets a new major patch and Chapter V expansion pass

By Liam Dawe,
Crusader Kings III just got a major update released, along with a new expansion pass to bring extra content to the popular Paradox strategy game.

New US Congress bill proposal requires all operating system providers to verify ages

By Liam Dawe,
We've covered here before on individual US states setting up their own age verification laws, and now a new US Congress bill has been proposed for it.

Wine 11.7 released with DirectSound 7.1 support, VBScript improvements, MSXML updates

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 11.7 is out now for this impressive compatibility layer to run Windows apps and games on Linux.

Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just put up a Beta for Proton 11, the next major release of their compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.

Mozilla announced "Thunderbolt", their open-source and self-hostable AI client

By Liam Dawe,
Mozilla are leaning even more into AI, with the announcement today of Thunderbolt - their open-source and self-hostable AI client.

US operating system age verification bill "Parents Decide Act" gets published

By Liam Dawe,
The US-wide operating system age verification bill we covered recently, the "Parents Decide Act", now actually has the bill published to read.

Nintendo 64 emulator Gopher64 adds RetroAchievements support

By Liam Dawe,
If emulation is your thing - check out the Gopher64 emulator for the Nintendo 64, as a major new release of the open source project has arrived.

The first major update for Slay the Spire 2 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
After running an opt-in Beta for a while, Mega Crit have released the first major gameplay content update for the deck-builder Slay the Spire 2.

Linux Mint confirm longer release cycles, the next release is planned for Christmas 2026

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux Mint team have given a roadmap update, after previously suggesting they would be looking at longer development times to get things right.

Properly funny chaotic dungeon crawler Lucky Tower Ultimate 1.0 has launched

By Liam Dawe,
If you enjoy replayable games that have plenty of action, exploration and comedy - Lucky Tower Ultimate is one you need to pick up.