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Psychonauts 2 releases to great reviews but the Linux support is delayed
Psychonauts 2 from Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studios is out now for Windows but the native Linux support has been delayed with no current ETA.
Stardew Valley just became an esport with a $40,000 tournament in September
I still can't quite believe it's real but it really is. The casual farming game Stardew Valley just became something of an esport with a new competition with a $40,000 prize.
ScummVM continues keeping games alive with early Macromedia Director support
Remember any classic games made with Macromedia Director? Well you're in luck, as the ScummVM project is adding in some early support for it.
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.
Among Us not connecting on Linux with Proton? Here's a simple fix
Among Us continues to be a very popular game and it can run quite nicely on Linux with Steam Play Proton, however if you have issues with it not connecting or getting a black screen - there's a really simple fix.
FPS adventure Hedon 2 arrives as a free update on August 30
Another that was announced during Realms Deep 2021 is that Hedon is getting a sequel, although it will be released as a free update for all existing players.
Looks like the fresh Back 4 Blood Beta is working on Linux with Proton GE
Back 4 Blood is releasing in October from Turtle Rock Studios (original developer on Left 4 Dead) and they now have an Open Beta that anyone can try out and it appears to work with Proton GE.
Chaos is the name of the game in CreatorCrate as you devour everything
CreatorCrate from developer Jori Ryan is all about running around and causing chaos. It's fast, totally ridiculous and a lot of fun to blast through.
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.
SDL version 2.0.16 is out now with much improved Wayland support
SDL2 is the cross-platform development library for low-level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware has a big new release out with SDL 2.0.16.
I look forward to all the improvements KDE Plasma will get with the Steam Deck
One thing I am excited about when it comes to the Steam Deck is that it has a full desktop Linux mode, which is powered by KDE Plasma and I don't think that's getting the attention it deserves.
Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda gets some needed upgrades and better KDE Plasma support
Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play tool (like Proton, Boxtron) that allows you to run games from Steam with compatible game engines that have Linux native builds.
Dungeon crawling action adventure UnderMine gets a big update for the end-game
Have you completed UnderMine? Might be time to jump back into this dungeon crawling action adventure as the 1.2 update is out now to celebrate a year since release.
Isometric city-builder Nebuchadnezzar gets Fire, Crime & Diseases on September 15
Nepos Games have announced that their city-builder Nebuchadnezzar, which was inspired by the likes of Pharaoh, will be getting another big free update on September 15.
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.
Imagine if you could customize the Steam Deck colours - try it out with this tool
With the upcoming Steam Deck from Valve only (currently) coming in one colour, it's fun to imagine what it would look like if you could customize the casing colours - so let's try it out.
Jupiter Hell shows off how brutal and thrilling a roguelike can be and it's out now
It's done! Jupiter Hell, the roguelike from ChaosForge is officially out now and it's easily one of the best turn-based action games I've played in some time.
Extreme sports game Descenders added new bike parks, new customization options
Descenders, the extreme sports downhill freeriding game recently had another big free upgrade and after a delay the Linux version is back up to date.
Space station building sim Starmancer has entered Early Access
After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2018, Starmancer from Ominux Games and Chucklefish is now actually out and available for all to buy in Early Access.
Unbound: Worlds Apart is a gorgeous platformer where you open portals between worlds
Become the mage Soli and travel through a dangerous world in Unbound: Worlds Apart, a platformer that has you spawn portals between two different worlds to overcome many challenges.
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