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Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is out now and supported until 2029

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The popular Linux Mint has a big new stable version available with Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" supported up until 2029 as it's a long-term support release.

Cygames announced an AI studio, and then put up an apology over it

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The expansion of generative AI continues with Cygames recently announcing the formation of an AI studio. Fans weren't happy, and now Cygames have apologised.

Check out the demo for CiniCross if you enjoy roguelikes and nonogram styled puzzles

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Is it a roguelike? Is it a puzzle game? CiniCross is both, taking place in a retro-styled dark fantasy universe it looks rather interesting.

Check out the great enhancement patch for the original Splinter Cell

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Where bigger developers like Ubisoft don't fix up their old games - the community provides, check out EnhancedSC for the original Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

GOG plan to look a bit closer at Linux through 2026

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With Linux gaming clearly showing it's becoming more popular, and with GOG under new ownership, there's hope yet that GOG will improve their Linux support.

Nexus Mods retire their in-development cross-platform app to focus back on Vortex

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One of the new Nexus Mods owners posted an announcement noting that they're moving back to Vortex, ceasing development on their newer cross-platform app.

Valve tweak Steam Community Awards to deal with point farming and "attention-grabbing content"

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Along with an entirely new set of awards you can give out across Steam the changes should stop all the clown farming on reviews, guides, forum posts and more.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 arrives bringing masses of improvements to Linux

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Wine is a compatibility layer for running Windows apps and games on Linux, a major part of Valve's Proton and now Wine 11 is finally here.

Check out the full first video episode for Games For Everyone

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Recently we mentioned a new podcast series hosted by Jason at Linux For Everyone called Games For Everyone. Now you can catch the first full video episode.

Hytale has arrived in Early Access with Linux support

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It has been a long road for Hytale but the sandbox exploration RPG is now officially out in Early Access, with Native Linux support.

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown gets a combat deep dive and release date

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Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is getting ready for warp speed with a new combat deep dive trailer, and they've announce a release for February 18th.

Get ready to enter Winnie's Hole when it arrives January 26

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Infection is progression in Winnie's Hole. The roguelite is set to enter Early Access on January 26, and judging by the previous demo it's going to be good.

Budgie 10.10 finally makes the Wayland jump as development moves to Budgie 11

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Budgie may not be one of the most popular desktop environments on Linux but it is an interesting one, and with Budgie 10.10 it finally migrated to Wayland.

NVIDIA recommended driver 580.126.09 release for Linux

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NVIDIA today released their latest recommended driver version 580.126.09 for Linux but it's quite light on actual changes and improvements.

Medieval kingdom builder Earth of Oryn finally arrives in Early Access on January 19

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After a Kickstarter success back in 2022, the medieval kingdom builder Earth of Oryn is set to enter Early Access on January 19th.

Dev of Steam game 'Hardest' will delete it after new girlfriend made them realise AI is bad

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Hardest is getting removed from Steam by the developer at the end of the month, as they say "AI is bad" and "AI is evil" - oh my.

Eat creatures and grind them into pieces or use them as weapons in autobattler Dunderbeck

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I quite enjoy inventory management and autobattlers and Dunderbeck definitely takes the cake as one of the absolute weirdest I've played.

ARC Raiders hits over 12.4M sales - new patch out with weapon nerfs, a free gift and a darker Stella Montis

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ARC Raiders has been a huge success for Nexon / Embark Studios with 12.4 million sales, and it seems sales are actually speeding up. Oh, and a new patch is out.

Hytale pre-orders have been so strong development is secured for two years

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Hytale arrives in very Early Access tomorrow with Native Linux support, and the future of it is looking incredibly bright thanks to strong pre-orders.

Adventure game The Drifter adds new localisations with support for fan translations

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A truly excellent point and click adventure game The Drifter is now more easily playable thanks to some official translations, and support for fan additions.