GOG finally update their store browsing with new filters
Game store GOG.com has finally updated the browsing experience for those of you who prefer getting your games there.
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Wii U emulator Cemu plans to go open source and support Linux
Most emulators nowadays have their source code nicely open, and the vast majority of them fully support Linux too but Cemu has been a bit of a holdout. Not for long though.
Open source voice-chat levels up with Mumble 1.4 out now
For those of you not wanting to use the likes of Discord for voice-chat, there’s also Mumble which is a free, open source, low latency, high quality voice chat application
Plasma 5.24 Beta goes live with protection to stop Discover removing Plasma
The latest release of the KDE Plasma desktop is close with the Plasma 5.24 Beta going live now with plenty of new features and fixes for this customizable environment.
Proton Experimental pulls in newer DXVK to help God of War on Linux
A small update landed last night for Proton Experimental with a main aim of helping the recent God of War release, which has been running quite nicely already.
Discord Overlay for Linux 'Discover Overlay' gets a new release
While Discord continues to not support Linux with their official overlay, there is at least Discover, which helpfully gives you some options to show chatters on your screen.
Steam Deck on track for the end of February
Good news, following the previous delay and even with the pandemic and global shortages Valve has announced that the Steam Deck is still on track to ship by the end of February.
Proton Experimental fixes up Sea of Thieves voice chat
Today a small bug-fix update went out for Proton Experimental, as Valve continues readying it up ahead of the launch of their handheld Steam Deck.
OBS Studio pulls in NVIDIA as a new sponsor
OBS Studio continues growing, with NVIDIA joining as their latest big sponsor to help this free and open source project continue getting better.
Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu gets big graphical improvements, Flatpak fixes
Yuzu is another incredibly promising open source project, emulating the Nintendo Switch which is not exactly a small job (not that emulation ever is) and it's improving at a rapid pace.
ProtonUp-Qt adds support for Lutris Flatpak, new batch update feature
ProtonUp-Qt is the fantastic and simple way to download and upgrade the Linux compatibility tools Proton-GE, Luxtorpeda, Boxtron or Roberta for Steam and works with both Lutris and Heroic Games Launcher too.
PS2 emulator PCSX2 adds in Vulkan API support
How about some better performance for emulating the PlayStation 2? That's what you're going to get with Vulkan support now hooked up nicely in PCSX2.
Spring RTS v106.0 released with OpenGL 4 support
The first major upgrade to Spring RTS in years is here with version 106.0, which has some major architectural changes to the popular game engine.
Humble Bundle decides you need another launcher for parts of Humble Choice
Humble Bundle has announced changes are coming in February for Humble Choice, so let’s go over what they’re going to be doing.
The latest Humble Bundle brings a few scary looking treats, plus an indie hits sale
Need a few new games to add to your collection? Perhaps readying up for the Steam Deck that should be launching next month? The Humble Dead of Winter Bundle is live - as is a nice sale on indie games.
Linux Mint 20.3 is out with theme adjustments, Document Manager, Dark Mode
Another brand new distribution release with Linux Mint 20.3 now officially available following the Beta release in December 2021.
Linux Kernel 5.16 is out now bringing the futex2 work to help Linux Gaming
Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux Kernel 5.16, bringing with it the usual assortment of new hardware support and improvements everywhere. Plus, there's something big for Linux gaming fans.
There it is - Steam breaks 28 million users online
Well, that didn't take long now did it? After hitting a new high on January 2 that was very close to the big milestone, just today Steam officially passed 28 million users online.
Easy Anti-Cheat not as simple as expected for Proton and Steam Deck
Even though Epic Games announced recently how they expanded support for Easy Anti-Cheat to have full support of native Linux, plus Wine / Proton (and so the Steam Deck), it seems it's not as easy as we hoped.
ChimeraOS 29 brings fixes for Aya Neo, GPD Win 3 and more upgrades
Continuing to refine the SteamOS-like full-screen experience, ChimeraOS 29 is out now bringing on upgrades and plenty of bug fixes too.
- Here's all the games to claim for Steam Deck / Linux from Prime Gaming as of May 9th
- GOG begin rolling out dynamic bundle pricing to complete your collections
- Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later
- Denuvo will lock you out of games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck if you keep changing Proton versions
- End of 10 is a campaign to move people over to Linux with Windows 10 support ending
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