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Sentinel is an achievement watcher for non-Steam games on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Love achievement hunting but play games outside of Steam on Linux? Sounds like Sentinel is an open source tool you'll want to see.

Various Warhammer Classics arrive on Steam along with some returning upgraded games

By Liam Dawe,
Games Workshop announced that a bunch of Warhammer Classics have arrived on Steam. Some brand new to Steam, others returning with some upgrades.
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X.Org X server and Xwayland security advisory released for multiple issues

By Liam Dawe,
Time to get ready to run some system upgrades, as the X.Org X server and Xwayland developers have released a security advisory due to multiple issues.

SteamVR Beta 2.16.3 brings Linux fixes for VRLink

By Liam Dawe,
Seems SteamVR for Linux really is getting some more attention recently, after a number of fixes in the previous Beta we have a few more here.

Amazon Luna rips out game stores, game purchases and third-party subscriptions

By Liam Dawe,
How long before Amazon Luna goes the way of Google Stadia? Amazon announced some big changes for their cloud gaming service.

SteamOS 3.8.2 Beta brings fixes for security issues, trackpad on Legion Go and Borderlands 2

By Liam Dawe,
We're hopefully closing in on the next big stable update for SteamOS, with Valve releasing SteamOS 3.8.2 Beta.

Portal 2: Community Edition arrives in Beta on April 17

By Liam Dawe,
The Portal 2 modding scene is about to explode with the upcoming Beta release of Portal 2: Community Edition, giving you some big new tools.

No Man's Sky channels a little Pokemon with the Xeno Arena update

By Liam Dawe,
No Man's Sky is steadily turning into the everything game isn't it? Hello Games have released another big upgrade for it recently adding creature battling.

Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged is up on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
After releasing the Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged back in 2024, developer Revolution are preparing Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged

Dune: Awakening to get self-hosted servers, plus they're splitting PvE and PvP

By Liam Dawe,
Funcom are finally dealing with some of the wider issues in the MMO Dune: Awakening, which includes expanded self-hosting support and more focus on PvE.

Linux kernel 7.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux kernel 7.0 has arrived and with it plenty of support for new hardware, lots of fixes and some new documents on AI code helpers.

Triple-i Initiative Showcase had some really incredible announcements - a roundup

By Liam Dawe,
Love indie games? The Triple-i Initiative Showcase happened recently (while I was on holiday) and there were some truly incredible announcements.

D7VK version 1.7 brings even more retro Direct3D gaming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
D7VK is a Vulkan-based translation layer for D7VK 3, 5, 6, 7 to run with Wine / Proton on Linux and version 1.7 further improves running retro games.

Dome Keeper free multiplayer update and Lost Keepers DLC have launched

By Liam Dawe,
The excellent Dome Keeper now has multiplayer, and there's a new content DLC available that brings The Infiltrator and The Beastmaster characters.

Open source RTS game Warzone 2100 version 4.7 brings major changes

By Liam Dawe,
Warzone 2100 is an excellent classic real-time strategy (RTS) game that continues living on thanks to the open source community, with a huge new release out.

Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit

By Liam Dawe,
The Godot Engine team have announced that Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit have given them quite a nice funding boost.

The absolute classic Cave Story+ has a huge free upgrade on PC

By Liam Dawe,
Cave Story+ is a true classic and the developers have given the PC release an absolutely massive upgrade with tons new for the game including 2-player.

Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation

By Liam Dawe,
Legendary, the open source launcher that powers the Epic Games integration in the likes of the Heroic Games Launcher has switched hands to keep it going.

Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update

By Liam Dawe,
Bazzite Linux is easily one of the most popular gaming-focused Linux builds to run on handhelds and gaming PCs, with a major new update launching soon.

Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance

By Liam Dawe,
VRAM management on Linux with AMD GPUs is about to get a whole lot better - which is great news for gaming, especially on the lower-end or hitting VRAM limits.