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Grab a coffee for the Sunday Section round-up
Another week will be starting soon, so it's time to catch up on a few missing pieces for Linux and Linux Gaming that we didn't get around to covering this week.
Category: Misc
Looks like it's all over for the once promising Smach Z handheld
Press F to pay respects. Remember the Smach Z? A handheld gaming unit where you could pick between Windows 10 and SMACH OS (Linux) - well it looks like it's all over now.
Steam Play Proton gets a few quick fixes in the 6.3-4 release out now
Valve / CodeWeavers have releases another update to the current stable Proton series with the 6.3-4 release.
Google says Stadia is very much 'alive and well' according to a new interview
Despite everywhere you look there's always someone pointing to the Google Graveyard, the game streaming service Stadia is still soldiering on in the face of overwhelming competition.
NVIDIA released another small update to their Vulkan Beta Driver
After releasing upgrading their stable drivers with version 460.80 following the release of the the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti for laptops - a new Vulkan Beta Driver is out now.
The exciting modular Framework Laptop is now up for pre-order
The time has nearly come for a possible laptop revolution with the Framework Laptop, a modular system that allows for easy repairs and upgrades and you can build the whole thing yourself.
itch.io Creator Day gives 100% of the sales to developers today for 24 hours
Right now game store itch.io is hosting their first official itch.io Creator Day, where the store gives 100% of the sales back to developers instead of taking a cut.
Proton GE gets some big updates but you may need to remove old Wine prefixes
Proton GE (GloriousEggroll) is a community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux through Steam Play.
GitHub restores a fork of the cross-platform reverse-engineered GTA III and Vice City code
Remember recently we had a release of the reverse-engineered GTA III and Vice City code that worked well on Linux? Which was then promptly taken down by a DMCA notice? Well, it's back.
NVIDIA released the stable Linux 460.80 driver following their new GPU releases
Following on from the news earlier that NVIDIA has released the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti for laptops, their new stable driver 460.80 is out for Linux.
Intel launches 11th Gen Core H-series mobile processors
Today Intel has formally announced and released the 11th Gen Core H-series mobile processors, for some next-gen performance in a smaller form factor for laptop users.
Vircadia, the free and open source 3D virtual world is going to the web
Vircadia, the open source successor to the former High Fidelity VR project, a 3D virtual world for VR and desktops is now going to be coming to your web browser.
VR is absolutely insane, I am officially a convert and it works mostly great on Linux
It is time! I finally have a Valve Index with thanks to supporter Scaine and it has genuinely blown a few braincells away with just how incredible an experience it actually is.
Feel the need for a little karaoke? Check out UltraStar Play and UltraStar Deluxe
Two interesting projects we've not covered here before are UltraStar Deluxe and the newer UltraStar Play, both open source games aimed at karaoke fans.
Grab a coffee for the Sunday Section and tell us what you've been playing
For today's Sunday Section we're going over a few missed bits and pieces for Linux, open source and gaming topics while also asking you that all important question.
David Rosen of Wolfire Games explains why they're taking on Valve in a lawsuit
Recently we wrote about how Wolfire Games (Lugaru, Overgrowth, Receiver) engaged in a legal battle with Steam owner Valve in regards to alleged anti-competitive behaviour.
Go Godot Jam is an upcoming Godot Gamedev Festival between May 6 - June 9
Learn more about the free and open source Godot Engine during Go Godot Jam, part of the Godot Gamedev Festival running from today May 6 through to June 9.
Humble Bundle plan to put the much loved sliders back on bundle pages
After a bit of an uproar from customers, Humble Bundle have decided to ditch their idea of replacing sliders that let people customize where their money goes.
Big screen gaming distribution GamerOS continues picking up the SteamOS slack
While Valve continue ignoring SteamOS for now, GamerOS continues to mature the big-screen Linux experience with another big release available to download now.
Humble Choice for May is up now with Metro Exodus, Hellpoint, Fury Unleashed + more
Ready to grab another bundle of interesting games? Humble Choice for May is up now with Metro Exodus being the big headliner game this month.
- SteamOS 3.7.5 for Steam Deck now in Beta with big upgrades and initial support for more hardware
- Valve developers continue to impress, fixing Proton in less than a day for the Starfield Beta
- Proton 10 gets another Beta update with more fixes for Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck
- Here's all the games to claim for Steam Deck / Linux from Prime Gaming as of May 9th
- Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit
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