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The original FINAL FANTASY VII is getting a new refreshed edition

By Liam Dawe,
Square Enix just announced that the original FINAL FANTASY VII is being refreshed, with existing owners granted a free copy of the new one.

Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further

By Liam Dawe,
An exciting new announcement is the formation of the Open Gaming Collective, a collaborative organisation between many names in the Linux sphere.
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Survive an elevator trying to eat you in co-op horror KLETKA when it releases February 19

By Liam Dawe,
A bunch of criminals sent down the depths of a massive structure using a living elevator - what could go wrong? Lots and you'll find out in KLETKA.

Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put out a fresh Proton Experimental upgrade for SteamOS / Linux systems, which thankfully includes a fix for the EA app breaking again.

GDC 2026 Report - 36% of devs use generative AI, while 28% target Steam Deck and 8% Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The GDC 2026 State of the Game Industry report is out with "over 2,300" professionals in the industry surveyed, and here's some of the highlights from it.

GOG now using AI generated images on their store

By Liam Dawe,
AI continues to be everywhere, and now it's appearing on the GOG store too most recently a big banner for their New Year Sale.

GPD release their own statement on the confusion with Bazzite Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
In the continuing saga of GPD versus Bazzite Linux, the GPD team have now posted their own statement on what happened.

Four FINAL FANTASY games have arrived on GOG in the Preservation Program

By Liam Dawe,
GOG announced today that their library has expanded again, with four FINAL FANTASY games now available on the DRM-free store.

The Native Linux app for NVIDIA GeForce NOW is now in Beta

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA have today released the Beta for their new Native Linux app for GeForce NOW, available as a Flatpak so it should run across most x86-64 systems.

Stop Destroying Videogames initiative to get a public hearing organised by the European Parliament

By Liam Dawe,
Following the immense success of the Stop Destroying Videogames initiative, it's set to get an official reply and public hearing in the European Parliament.

CachyOS founder explains why they didn't join the new Open Gaming Collective (OGC)

By Liam Dawe,
The Open Gaming Collective (OGC) was an interesting announcement recently from a few bigger names, but the CachyOS team opted out of it and now we know why.

Meet the mind behind Bazzite - an interview with Kyle Gospodnetich

By Liam Dawe,
Want to know a little more about Bazzite and the original founder? Here's your chance with a brand new interview with Kyle Gospodnetich.

Stardew Valley dev makes it clear Haunted Chocolatier is progressing well

By Liam Dawe,
Haunted Chocolatier will eventually be the next game from Stardew Valley creator "ConcernedApe" (Eric Barone), and the good news is that it's still coming.

HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME looks like a glorious follow-up to HUNTDOWN from 2021

By Liam Dawe,
Easy Trigger Games and Coffee Stain Publishing just revealed HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME, a prequel to the original popular action-packed HUNTDOWN from 2021.

Bazzite Linux founder releases statement asking GPD to cease using their name

By Liam Dawe,
The story of GPD and Bazzite Linux continues, with the founder of Bazzite releasing a fresh statement making it clear there's nothing happening between them.

GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"

By Liam Dawe,
Will 2026 truly be the real year of Linux gaming on the desktop? Perhaps! And now even GOG are hiring towards building up their Linux support for GOG Galaxy.

Check out the new suitably weird Mewgenics feature trailer

By Liam Dawe,
Mewgenics from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel is set for release on February 10th, and we have a fresh look at it in a new weird features trailer.

Xfce is getting a brand-new Wayland compositor called xfwl4

By Liam Dawe,
The Xfce desktop environment is expanding with plans afoot for a new Wayland compositor called xfwl4.

Netflix Animation Studios are now funding Blender development

By Liam Dawe,
Blender, the free and open source 3D creation software has pulled in another major supporter, with Netflix now funding future development.

NVIDIA security bulletin for January 2026 reveals new GPU driver security issues

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA today made public a fresh security bulletin to detail some more security issues discovered in the GPU drivers - here's the details.