Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems
Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source.
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You've seen the news about various US states (and even a US-wide bill!) for operating systems to implement age checking - but exemptions could cause headaches.
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Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
Valve announced today that the Steam Deck is finally properly back in stock, but they now come with a much higher price tag.
Proton-CachyOS adds low latency layer and Discord rich presence support
Proton-CachyOS version 11.0-20260519 has released bringing support for the new open source low_latency_layer, along with Discord rich presence.
Linux Mint gets file manager improvements, a new screenshot tool and more
Readying up for the next Linux Mint release due out Christmas time, they're busy making some big improvements to the popular distribution.
Unreal Engine 6 revealed with a major Rocket League upgrade - the teaser concerns me
At the recent Paris Major, fans were treated to a teaser of a next-gen Rocket League upgrade powered by an also new announcement of Unreal Engine 6.
Steam Machine release closing in with an appearance on the Vulkan conformant product list
The official Vulkan API Conformant Products list from The Khronos Group recently had Valve's Steam Machine appear on it - so a release is likely quite soon.
NVIDIA driver 610.43.02 arrives for Linux with Vulkan upgrades, DRM colour pipeline API support
A fresh new feature release of the NVIDIA driver has arrived for Linux with version 610.43.02 now available.
OptiScaler Client recently added Linux support to make managing upscalers easier
OptiScaler is a tool that lets you replace upscalers in games, and the OptiScaler Client can make it all a lot simpler to do.
HID Remapper added support for the new Steam Controller
HID Remapper is a useful open-source programmable adapter for USB input devices, with a recent release adding support for Valve's new Steam Controller.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC announced
As had been rumoured and now confirmed, CD PROJEKT RED today announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC to arrive in 2027.
Shape the planet and evolve strange creatures in Planetary Life with Steam Deck support
Planetary Life is an intriguing looking planet and life sandbox simulation game, where you get to shape everything from the planet to the creatures.
A love letter to the Quake series, free and open source FPS Quetoo is out now
After 19 years, Quetoo has finally released as a true love letter to the classic Quake series. It's free, has Linux support and is open source.
Retro fantasy slashers Witchaven and Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance get delisted in June
Publisher SNEG have announced that the classics Witchaven and Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance will be vanishing from stores on June 15th.
Big Steam update is out now, plus the Steam Workshop upgrade rolls out for everyone
Valve have rolled up all the recent Beta updates into a fresh stable update for all Steam gamers with lots of tweaks and the new Workshop update too.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Subnautica 2, War Thunder, Far Cry 4 and more
More Linux / SteamOS gaming improvements arrive from Valve with a new update to Proton Experimental.
Classic strategy games Empire Earth 1, 2 & 3 arrive on Steam
While they were already on GOG, the Empire Earth games have now arrived fully on Steam so you can jump into this classic RTS series.
Flathub moves to ban nearly all apps and submissions made with generative AI
Flathub, one of the most popular ways to grab applications on Linux, has a newly updated generative AI policy - where it's pretty much all banned.
Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions
You've no doubt by now seen the rather surprising increase in the price of the Steam Deck OLED, but that doesn't seem to have stopped people buying them all up.
World of Tanks: HEAT released free on Steam and works on Linux / SteamOS
World of Tanks: HEAT is a fast-paced free to play hero-driven tank action game, it just released on Steam and it does work on Linux / SteamOS systems.
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