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Lutris game manager gets a second Beta for version 0.5.9 with Epic Store support
Building upon a bunch of big new features in the first Lutris 0.5.9 Beta, a second Beta is out now with a focus on polishing up the experience that needs more testing.
A round-up of what was hot on GamingOnLinux through August 2021
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for August 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!
Icculus has released MultiZork, making the 1980 classic Zork multiplayer
Some games live on forever and that's very much the case with Zork, a true classic interactive fiction adventure from 1980 and thanks to Ryan "Icculus" Gordon there's also now MultiZork.
Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu gets much improved performance and rendering accuracy
While it's still a real PITA to setup, the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu has released what they call Project Hades, a massive rewrite to their shader decompiler which is a big thing for it.
The V3DV Vulkan driver for Raspberry Pi 4 is nearing Vulkan 1.1 support
Iago Toral of Igalia has written up a blog post going over a bunch of work done for the V3DV Vulkan driver for Raspberry Pi 4 and it's coming along nicely.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) comes to the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3
Thanks to the power of open source, AMD's answer to NVIDIA's DLSS is spreading with FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) now available in the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3.
Lutris game manager 0.5.9-beta1 is out adding Epic Games Store support
It's been a while since we had a new major release of Lutris, the free and open source game manager that allows you to bundle together all of your games in a single application.
An interview with the developer of TRBot for running your own Twitch Plays like event
Heard of Twitch Plays or anything like it? Well, you can run your own thanks to the likes of TRBot so we spoke to the developer to find out more.
Lightweight Linux distribution for retro gaming Lakka 3.0 is out now
Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown retrogaming console, and it's the official RetroArch Linux distribution. Good for the Raspberry Pi and other small devices.
The Sunday Section is here for Linux and gaming fans
Another week down, plenty of items missed that we couldn't fit in. Here's your Sunday Section going over a few random bits of news. Grab a coffee and enjoy.
A look back over some of the most-read articles from March 2021
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for March 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!
Windows compatibility tool Wine 6.5 is out now
Not an emulator but a compatibility tool that translates Windows calls into language Linux can understand, Wine 6.5 is officially out now as the latest development release.
Windows 'not an emulator' compatibility tool Wine 6.4 out now
Not an emulator but a compatibility tool that translates Windows calls into language Linux can understand, Wine 6.4 is officially out now as the latest development release.
PlayStation Portable (PSP) emulator PPSSPP version 1.11 is out now
Keeping a classic Sony console alive is the PPSSPP emulator for the original PlayStation Portable (PSP) and it continues to see development with a 1.11 release out now.
Irena Genesis Metal Fury is an upcoming shoot 'em up for the Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis)? That's not a piece of Linux gaming hardware last I checked? No but Irena Genesis Metal Fury is a new game coming for the retro console and will provide the rom file for your favourite emulators.
Experimental Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu adds Linux AppImage for easier launching
While still highly experimental and quite a hassle to setup legitimately, the Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu is still another fine example of open source.
Get your big-screen Linux gaming on with a new GamerOS release
The SteamOS-like big-screen Linux gaming distribution GamerOS has a fresh release out, with some surprising new features integrated and it's looking slick.
What was hot on GamingOnLinux through December 2020
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for December 2020, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!
Standalone Steam Controller driver and UI 'SC Controller' gets a sweet small upgrade
SC Controller is a pretty essential standalone user-mode driver and configuration UI for working with the Steam Controller, and it just got the first stable update in some time.
DOSBox Staging has a rather large new release out with 0.76.0
DOSBox Staging is the fork of the original emulator with an aim to modernize it and give it some more advanced features, with the latest release out now.
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