Games: Overwatch 2, "Total War: MEDIEVAL III", and More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 10, 2025

• Overwatch 2 with Season 20 has some very annoying crash-bugs on Linux / SteamOS | GamingOnLinux

  Overwatch 2 has launched the big Season 20 update but unfortunately for Linux / SteamOS fans, it comes with some really annoying crash bugs.

• Total War: MEDIEVAL III announced by Creative Assembly | GamingOnLinux

  Creative Assembly recently held their 25th Anniversary Showcase for the Total War series, with Total War: MEDIEVAL III being announced. In case you missed it, GOG also recently expanded their Preservation Program with some classic Total War titles and more are coming to GOG too.

• War Thunder is getting infantry combat | GamingOnLinux

  Oh no, it's going to pull me back in isn't it? War Thunder is finally adding infantry combat to its roster of war games in a future update. Testing is due to begin this month, being spread across stages for an eventual full roll-out during next year as the mode is still under development.

• Classic roguelike top-down shooter Nuclear Throne major update 100 out now | GamingOnLinux

  A lovely blast from the past of 2015, Nuclear Throne from the revived Vlambeer has update #100 out now with some major additions and improvements. Originally founded by Rami Ismail and Jan Willem Nijman, nowadays Nijman owns 100% of the company after Ismail sold their part in it back in 2024.

• Discord gets improvements for video on Linux PCs and Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux

  The developer team at Discord released a new engineering blog post yesterday (December 8th) detailing lots of fixes, along with some Linux improvements. As one of the most popular chat apps in the world, it's good to see their support of Linux continue to get better over time.

• Hytale will run on Linux PCs via Flatpak but Steam Deck will require more work | GamingOnLinux

  With the first release of Hytale finally approaching, the developers are still working through getting it running on Linux and macOS. As covered on GamingOnLinux previously, the developers did confirm they were working on both versions officially now.

• Team Fortress 2 Classic becomes Team Fortress 2 Classified and arrives January 30 | GamingOnLinux

  Developer team EMINOMA have officially rebranded Team Fortress 2 Classic into Team Fortress 2 Classified, and they've set a release date for January 30th.

• Framework greatly expand their open source event and Linux distribution sponsorships | GamingOnLinux

  Framework Computer BV have announced a nice big expansion of their sponsorship program with many open source events and Linux distributions benefiting from it.

• POSTAL: Bullet Paradise gets cancelled over generative AI with Goonswarm Games shutting down | GamingOnLinux

  Oh dear. Goonswarm Games are shutting down after Running With Scissors cancelled POSTAL: Bullet Paradise due to the use of generative AI. It's a bit of a saga this one.