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PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 can now auto-configure games for you

By Liam Dawe,
1
Emulating the Sony PlayStation 3 just got even better, with the open source RPCS3 now configuring games for you.
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Nintendo 64 emulator Gopher64 adds RetroAchievements support

By Liam Dawe,
1
If emulation is your thing - check out the Gopher64 emulator for the Nintendo 64, as a major new release of the open source project has arrived.
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Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
9
Valve just put up a Beta for Proton 11, the next major release of their compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.
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Linux Mint confirm longer release cycles, the next release is planned for Christmas 2026

By Liam Dawe,
7
The Linux Mint team have given a roadmap update, after previously suggesting they would be looking at longer development times to get things right.
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Mozilla announced "Thunderbolt", their open-source and self-hostable AI client

By Liam Dawe,
18
Mozilla are leaning even more into AI, with the announcement today of Thunderbolt - their open-source and self-hostable AI client.
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Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features

By Liam Dawe,
1
You don't have to get left behind with gaming on Linux if you have an older GPU, thanks to projects like DXVK-Sarek keeping them alive.
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SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) ban AI / LLM code contributions

By Liam Dawe,
6
SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer), the incredibly popular cross-platform development library, has formally banned all AI code contributions.
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TRX the open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider is making progress on Tomb Raider 3

By Liam Dawe,
3
With the classic Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 fully playable with the open source re-implementation TRX, the team makes impressive progress with the third.
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Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.15.2 brings critical security updates

By Liam Dawe,
3
Luanti (formerly Minetest) is the popular free and open source voxel game engine powering some really fun experiences and a critical update is out now.
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After years in development v8 of the factory management RTS Mindustry is out

By Liam Dawe,
2
Mindustry is a free and open source open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements, with a major new update finally out.
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X.Org X server and Xwayland security advisory released for multiple issues

By Liam Dawe,
6
Time to get ready to run some system upgrades, as the X.Org X server and Xwayland developers have released a security advisory due to multiple issues.
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Sentinel is an achievement watcher for non-Steam games on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
16
Love achievement hunting but play games outside of Steam on Linux? Sounds like Sentinel is an open source tool you'll want to see.
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Open source RTS game Warzone 2100 version 4.7 brings major changes

By Liam Dawe,
2
Warzone 2100 is an excellent classic real-time strategy (RTS) game that continues living on thanks to the open source community, with a huge new release out.
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D7VK version 1.7 brings even more retro Direct3D gaming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
1
D7VK is a Vulkan-based translation layer for D7VK 3, 5, 6, 7 to run with Wine / Proton on Linux and version 1.7 further improves running retro games.
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Linux kernel 7.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
7
The Linux kernel 7.0 has arrived and with it plenty of support for new hardware, lots of fixes and some new documents on AI code helpers.
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Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.15 is out now

By fheroes2,
1
A brand new version of fheroes2 is out now, the open source and cross-platform Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine reimplementation.
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Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation

By Liam Dawe,
8
Legendary, the open source launcher that powers the Epic Games integration in the likes of the Heroic Games Launcher has switched hands to keep it going.
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Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit

By Liam Dawe,
6
The Godot Engine team have announced that Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit have given them quite a nice funding boost.
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Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance

By Liam Dawe,
9
VRAM management on Linux with AMD GPUs is about to get a whole lot better - which is great news for gaming, especially on the lower-end or hitting VRAM limits.
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Proton Experimental brings fixes for classic Resident Evil 1 & 2, Dino Crisis 1 & 2 and more

By Liam Dawe,
5
Valve launched the latest upgrade to Proton Experimental, their staging ground for all the latest fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.
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