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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.

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.
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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.

Comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland launches February 10th

By Liam Dawe,
Aruma Studios have announced that their supernatural comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland is set for launch now on February 10th.

Swipe right to slay beasts in Reigns: The Witcher announced for February 25

By Liam Dawe,
We're getting a new Witcher game - but it's not one you would expect. It's Reigns: The Witcher, and it arrives February 25th.

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.

Surge Engine for Sonic-like platformers gets improved gamepad support and a new audio system

By Liam Dawe,
Love classic Sonic games and other similar platformers? The Surge Engine and the included Surge the Rabbit game are great open source projects.

Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.15 brings UI improvements, mod upgrades and a big performance boost

By Liam Dawe,
The open-source voxel game creation platform Luanti (formerly Minetest) version 5.15 was recently released with an assortment of upgrades.

Belle Citique blends a little Tiny Glade and Townscaper into a fresh sandbox builder

By Liam Dawe,
If you enjoy your more casual chilled building games, Belle Citique looks like one that brings something fresh to the table.

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.

Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live

By Liam Dawe,
With a huge bumper of additional content for the game, Terraria version 1.4.5 the "Bigger and Boulder" update is now officially live.

The modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet is up on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
The new Mecha Comet would have been a dream device to mess about with when I was younger, a fully modular Linux-powered handheld.

UK lawsuit against Valve given the go-ahead, Steam owner facing up to £656 million in damages

By Liam Dawe,
Valve, creator of Steam, now face legal action in the UK as a lawsuit has been given the go-ahead that could result in up to £656 million in damages.

The popular Arch-based distro CachyOS gets a new release with a significantly reworked installer

By Liam Dawe,
The CachyOS madness hasn't quite caught on for me, but I definitely want to take a good look at what all the fuss is about soon - and there's a big new release.

MECHBORN is a roguelike deckbuilder that fuses '90s mech anime with Greek mythology

By Liam Dawe,
MECHBORN captured my attention with the wild sounding setting that blends elements of a '90s mech anime with Greek mythology inside a deck-builder.

The simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4.1 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Minigalaxy is a simple and to the point GOG client for Linux, making it easier to download and install all your GOG games.

Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck"

By Liam Dawe,
Plague Inc: Evolved is a classic strategy sim that's still going strong and a new update was released to make playing it on Steam Deck even better.

ARC Raiders latest update adds a Solo vs Squads mode, long-term Trophy Display project and lots more

By Liam Dawe,
While it may not yet be the extra content many players are hoping for, the latest ARC Raiders update overall sounds pretty great actually to pull me back in.

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.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Heroic Games Launcher remains as one of the best ways to play games from GOG, Epic and Amazon on SteamOS / Linux and Steam Deck with a new version out now.