Free 2D space exploration sim Endless Sky v0.10.0 adds new factions, gets better AI

If you love free and open source games keep an eye on the 2D space sim Endless Sky, which just got a new Beta release with version 0.10.0 giving some fresh gameplay improvements.

Linux kernel 6.2 is out now, here's a feature highlight

You can have a little Linux kernel update, as a treat. The Linux kernel 6.2 is officially out now so here's some notes on some of what's new.

CryoUtilities 2.0 helps boost Steam Deck performance

CryoUtilities has a big new 2.0 release out now, with plenty of tweaks to help you get the most out of your Steam Deck.

Liblast dev update 2023-02-14 (a libre Godot 4 multiplayer FPS game)

Liblast is an open-source multiplayer FPS game created with Godot 4 game engine and a completely open-source toolset.Get the game here: https://codeberg.org/...

ScummVM 2.7.0 is ready for testing more retro games

ScummVM, the all-in-one solution for many different retro games and upgraded game engines for classics has a new version 2.7.0 ready for testing.

Thief-like stealth game The Dark Mod v2.11 is out now

Love the old first-person stealth game Thief? The Dark Mod was inspired by it and there's a new release out.

Godot Engine 4.0 gets a first Release Candidate

Game developers might want to begin to look closer at this one! The free and open source Godot Engine is about to have the biggest update ever with 4.0 that now has a first Release Candidate.

Command & Conquer - Combined Arms adds the start of a campaign mode

Command & Conquer - Combined Arms is a free and open source game pack made with the OpenRA game engine, the bundles together forces from various classic Westwood RTS games including Allies, Soviets, Nod, GDI and the Scrin.

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Wine 8.1 released starting another year of Windows to Linux translation work

The Wine 8.1 development release is now available, starting off another year of new features landing usually bi-weekly for the Windows translation layer used in Proton.

OBS Studio 29.0.1 rolls out with many bug fixes

OBS Studio 29.0.1 is out now and a worthwhile upgrade for any of you doing video content on Linux, as it fixes many problems from the previous release.

elementary OS 7 'Horus' is out now with major AppCenter upgrades

elementary OS, probably one of the absolutely slickest looking Linux distributions around, has released version 7 with some major upgrades.

Budgie 10.7 sounds like a great desktop to use on Linux

Budgie 10.7 is out now, refreshing many parts of this Linux desktop environment to improve the UI across many parts.

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory open source project ET: Legacy has a new release

ET: Legacy continues carrying the torch of the classic multiplayer title Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, with a new release out that has lots of fixes.

GitHub - ldrolez/free-midi-chords: A collection of free MIDI chords and progressions ready to be used in your DAW, Akai MPC, or Roland MC-707/101

A collection of free MIDI chords and progressions ready to be used in your DAW, Akai MPC, or Roland MC-707/101 - GitHub - ldrolez/free-midi-chords: A collection of free MIDI chords and progressions...

Liblast

A Libre Multiplayer FPS Game built with Godot 4 engine and a fully open-source toolchain

Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 get an open source reimplementation with OpenEnroth

Want to play Might and Magic 6, 7 and 8 on modern systems with an updated game engine? Well, OpenEnroth looks mighty promising.

Testing character gibbing (exploding) in Liblast (libre Godot 4 online FPS game)

Liblast is an open-source multiplayer FPS game created with Godot 4 game engine and a completely open-source toolset.Get the game here: https://code.libla.st...

Stone Kingdoms is an in-development open source remake of Stronghold

Anyone remember the original Stronghold from FireFly Studios? Well, there's an open source remake named Stone Kingdoms.

Tabletop Club is a free and open source physics-based 3D tabletop game sim

Want a Tabletop Simulator like experience but prefer free and open source games? Keep an eye on Tabletop Club.

The next release of 0 A.D. will have experimental Vulkan API support

0 A.D. is an in-development free and open source RTS, one that's very promising and looks pretty good and the next Alpha version will also feature experimental Vulkan support.

Dino Run DX has the source code opened up

Seems more developers are warming up to the idea of open source. Pixeljam recently opened up the source code to Dino Run DX.

Counterplay Games makes tactical card battler Duelyst completely open source

This is awesome and something more developers should do with games they shut down. Counterplay Games have made their mix of a collectable card game and a turn-based strategy Duelyst fully open source.

Multiplayer voxel RPG 'Veloren' v0.14 out with musical instruments, more graphics work

Version 0.14 of the Multiplayer voxel RPG Veloren is out now, adding in some fun sounding additions while they work towards giving you more to do.

OBS Studio recording software v29.0 is out now

OBS Studio, the very useful and popular recording and livestream software has a new release available with version 29.0 out now.

First Version of Vanilla OS is Available to Download - OMG! Linux

The Linux distro scene just got A LOT more interesting thanks to the first stable release of Vanilla OS. Not familiar with Vanilla OS? You're not alone.

Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine remake fheroes2 hits 1.0

fheroes2 is a free and open source game engine reimplementation of the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II, and after many development releases they've finally hit the big 1.0.

KDE Plasma gets Wayland Fractional Scaling, Fixing Multi-Screen and a Steam Deck updater

I continue to be truly amazed by all the work going into KDE Plasma. Not only is it my desktop environment of choice on Linux, it's Valve's too as it powered the desktop mode on Steam Deck. It's about to get some juicy upgrades too.

Xfce 4.18 desktop is finally here

Just shy of two years since Xfce 4.16 the latest release has landed with Xfce 4.18 that comes with tons of new features and a "gazillion" bug fixes.

Wine on Wayland sounds like it's coming along nicely

Collabora have given an end of year update on how the work towards running the Windows compatibility layer on Wayland is coming along and it sounds good.

Open source evolution sim Thrive v0.6 out with a day and night cycle

Thrive just continues to impress. It's a free and open source evolution sim built with Godot Engine and version 0.6 is out now with big new helpful features.

Free 2D space exploration and action sim Naev has a big new Beta

Naev is a reasonably well known free and open source 2D space sim, one that's about to get a whole lot bigger with the v0.10 release now in Beta (specifically, it's on its second Beta).

Intel using DXVK (part of Steam Proton) for their Windows Arc GPU DX 9 drivers

Intel recently announced a big driver update for their Arc GPUs on Windows, because their DirectX 9 performance was bad. Turns out, they're using the open source DXVK which is part of Steam Play Proton.

Blender 3.4 is out now with Wayland support on Linux, Intel's Open Path Guiding added

Blender, the absolute power-house free and open source 3D creation suite, has a big release out with Blender 3.4 and it's awesome.

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When you're first getting started in FOSS it can seem very daunting especially if you're not already an experienced programmer but you can make some headwayF...

October update: An Ox, no bull | PINE64

I hope that the good news and all the announcements of this month will make up for the much delayed publication date – which is something I sincerely apologize for. This month we’re announcing the…