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Wine 11.6 is an exciting release to make modding Windows games on Linux simpler

By Liam Dawe,
Wine, part of what makes Proton run so many Windows games on Linux, just had a very interesting release that will help game modding.

DOOM Eternal is now available on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Time to rip and tear again, as DOOM Eternal has arrived on the DRM-free store GOG from id Software / Bethesda Softworks LLC.
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Chiaki-ng the open-source PlayStation Remote Play app gets better streaming quality and stability

By Liam Dawe,
The open-source community made PlayStation Remote Play app Chiaki-ng v1.10.0 has rolled out, making it even better to stream games to other systems.

The Best of Humble: Fight 4 Your Friends game bundle brings multiplayer madness

By Liam Dawe,
The Best of Humble: Fight 4 Your Friends Game Bundle is live with some interesting multiplayer action games you can grab for a reasonable price.

Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time

By Liam Dawe,
After rubbing away the sleep from my eyes in disbelief, Valve have updated the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for March 2026 showing explosive Linux growth.

Valve recently confirmed Steam game pricing updates across different regions

By Liam Dawe,
At the end of March, Valve issued an announcement to game developers on Steam about changes to how games get priced across different regions.

Steam Beta adds Remote Downloads Management

By Liam Dawe,
Making it easier to manage downloads and updates across systems from desktops to Steam Decks and other handhelds, Steam adds Remote Downloads Management.

NVIDIA reveal more GeForce NOW games for April including PRAGMATA

By Liam Dawe,
Cloud gaming may not be for everyone, but NVIDIA GeForce NOW works strikingly well on Linux especially with their new Native Linux Beta app.

Ascenders: Beyond the Peak has my attention with vertical turn-based roguelite survival

By Liam Dawe,
Ascenders: Beyond The Peak, is an exploration roguelite blending turn-based climbing and expedition management, with rope physics, and permanent consequences.

OpenGOAL project adds the Naughty Dog classic Jak 3

By Liam Dawe,
The much loved Jak series continues getting modern enhancements from the OpenGOAL project, which recently added Jak 3 to the collection.

Pixel art horror adventure Two Realms: Whispers from the Rift gets a demo

By Liam Dawe,
Two Realms: Whispers from the Rift is a new pixel art horror adventure game, with a demo now available so you can get a taste of what to expect.

A future Wine release could use Zink to run OpenGL via Vulkan

By Liam Dawe,
A new Wine merge request has been opened that is very interesting, as it could change the way Wine work with OpenGL to make it use Vulkan.

Wall run and slice up massive machines in the upcoming MotorSlice arrives in May

By Liam Dawe,
If exploring a mega-structure to wall run and slice up massive machines sounds like your thing - keep an eye on MotorSlice when it arrives in May.

NVIDIA announce a preview of "DRM Per-Plane Color Pipeline API" support on Linux (good for HDR)

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA just announced something quite interesting, in the form of an upcoming update for their GPU drivers for Linux.

Breath of Fire IV plus classic Resident Evil 1-3 from GOG arrive on Steam - but with DRM

By Liam Dawe,
With a little help from GOG, some more classic games have arrived on Steam for those of you who want more retro gaming goodies.

Steam store home page gets a refresh in Beta, plus another Linux SteamRT3 Beta fix

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have pushed out an overhauled Steam store home page in the latest Steam Client Beta, along with another needed fix for the Linux SteamRT3 Beta.

Counter-Strike 2 gets a Beta with a fancy new animation system

By Liam Dawe,
While I still sit here waiting for Danger Zone to return (please Valve), Counter-Strike 2 just got a big Beta upgrade with a new animation system.

The US Patent Office have rejected a Nintendo Pokemon patent for summoning subcharacters

By Liam Dawe,
While it likely won't affect the ongoing Japan lawsuit between Nintendo / Pokemon and Pocketpair / Palworld, it is at least good news for game devs elsewhere.

Mesa 26.0.4 open source graphics drivers released for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 26.0.4 is out now as the latest bug-fix release for the open source graphics drivers, as work continues on Mesa 26.1.

OptiScaler tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies

By Liam Dawe,
OptiScaler is probably one of the most interesting open source tools around, allowing you to upgrade and mix various tech together in lots of games.