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Major flaw found in CUPS - time to run Linux system updates

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27

Yesterday details went public about a major security issue that was found in CUPS, the open source printing system.

EmuDeck 2.3 out now with a fresh UI design, 3DS emulators return

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

After a short Beta period I covered previously, the EmuDeck team have released EmuDeck 2.3 that comes with the big user interface overhaul.

Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power major expansion released, plus a big free update

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

Crusader Kings III: Roads to Power along with the free 1.13.0 "Basileus" update have launched, and it seems like it's actually really good news for Paradox.

Get the 2021 remake of the original Myst plus Obduction and more in this Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

For exploration puzzle game fans you may want to look at the Enter the Mysterium Humble Bundle that has some goodies for you. A nice bit of gaming history in this one.

Din's Champion is dynamic rogue-lite RPG styled like Terraria from Soldak Entertainment

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

Soldak Entertainment make some pretty quirky RPGs with a good few die-hard fans, and now they're trying something a bit different with Din's Champion.

Sci-fi point and click adventure Murder On Space Station 52 is out now

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

Point and click murder mystery, Murder On Space Station 52, has released with Linux support from developer Made From Strings.

Dwarf Fortress to get Lua support for modding, plus there's now babies and children

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

The latest Dwarf Fortress update has been released bringing with it some needed fixes, along with babies and some fun news about modding.

DXVK 2.4.1 brings improvements for launchers, more robust D3D8, lots of game fixes for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

The Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 for Linux used in Wine / Proton, DXVK version 2.4.1 is out today. This is a huge part of what makes Valve's Proton able to run so many Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck.

Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut is a big free upgrade coming in October

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

Slay the Princess is probably one of the best horror visual novels around, with absolutely glowing reviews everywhere and it's about to get bigger, for free.

Valve dev Mike Blumenkrantz details a new proposal for speedier Wayland Protocols development

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

With the news recently about Frog Protocols for Wayland coming from another frustrated Valve developer, now Mike Blumenkrantz has jumped in with a different proposal to speed things up.

Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws head to Steam as Ubisoft return to same-day releases

By Liam Dawe, Sep 26

Seems they all come back in the end. Ubisoft put out a new financial targets statement, and in it they confirmed a move back to same-day releases on Steam starting with Assassin's Creed Shadows. Star Wars Outlaws is also coming to Steam.

Cross-platform Nexus Mods app adds support for Mod Collections, fixes REDmod on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25

The open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app that's currently in development has a new 0.6.1 release available for testing with some nice improvements.

GOG Autumn Sale now live with the re-release of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25

Time again for some big savings, along with completing your Resident Evil collection with the GOG Autumn Sale now live with the re-release of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.

Metro Awakening (VR) releases November 7

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25

Vertigo Games are releasing the VR game Metro Awakening on November 7, so it may be time to dust off your VR kit for this one.

Monster Hunter Wilds releases February 28, 2025

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25

With the two previous games World and RISE being Steam Deck Verified, I'm hopeful that Monster Hunter Wilds will also be playable on Steam Deck (and Desktop Linux) with Valve's Proton when it launches February 28, 2025.

LEGO Horizon Adventures launches November 14 on PC

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered wasn't the only Horizon announcement from Sony's State of Play, with LEGO Horizon Adventures set to arrive on November 14.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Radical Reptiles DLC out now

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Radical Reptiles was surprise announced and launched on the same day with it available now.

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered announced for December 10

By Liam Dawe, Sep 25

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered are real and they're coming to PC on December 10, with Aspyr Media once again taking control of updating older games.