Bazzite Linux announced two new editions designed for game developers
Bazzite Linux, a popular choice for people wanting to put Linux on their handhelds or living room PC, is getting two new editions designed to help developers.
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GE-Proton 9-26 brings fixes for Vermintide 2, GTA V Enhanced, Flight Simulator 2024 and more
GE-Proton 9-26 is out now bringing with it a bunch of fixes for various games on Linux / Steam Deck so here's what's new.
Mesa 25.1 will default to Zink+NVK instead of the old Nouveau OpenGL driver for NVIDIA on Linux
Time for a bit of modernisation. With the upcoming Mesa 25.1 release, Collabora developer Faith Ekstrand announced a big change for NVIDIA GPU users. If you're not using the proprietary NVIDIA driver, that is.
Heroic Games Launcher v2.16.1 improves Epic Games logins and brings a language change fix
Heroic Games Launcher v2.16.1 Hotfix has been released with a few bug fixes, like a critical issue with changing the language.
Open source Minecraft-like game VoxeLibre 0.89 brings another big load of improvements
VoxeLibre the free and open source Minecraft-like game available via Luanti (formerly Minetest), just had another big release made available. The new v0.89 brings lots of improvements to gameplay and performance.
Wine release their first build of Mono with the new name Framework Mono v6.14
Back in August 2024, Microsoft donated (or offloaded if you wish) the Mono project to the Wine team, and now the first post-move release is out under the new name Framework Mono.
ckb-next to configure Corsair keyboards and mice v0.6.1 out now with new hardware support
For Corsair fans you should check out ckb-next, an open source driver with a full UI to let you properly configure you devices on Linux. A new version 0.6.1 is out now.
Wine 10.3 released with clipboard support in the Wayland driver, initial Vulkan video decoder support
The Wine 10.3 development release is now available for testing, which includes some new features and the usual assorted bug fixes to make running Windows games and apps on Linux even better.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for No Man's Sky, Deviator and re-enables NVAPI for multiple games
On top of releasing a fresh update to Proton Hotfix, there's also a new Proton Experimental update for Linux / Steam Deck available now.
Proton Hotfix updated to fix The Finals and Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (offline) on Steam Deck / Linux
Valve have released a new Proton Hotfix update which solves issues with both The Finals and Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (offline play) on Linux / Steam Deck.
MangoHud performance overlay v0.8.1 reworks FPS metrics, adds FEX stats, fixes bugs
Another new release is available for MangoHud, the Linux gaming overlay, which is also used for the performance stats on Steam Deck.
Mesa 25.0.1 released with fixes for Avowed and Total War Warhammer III
Developer Eric Engestrom announced the released of Mesa 25.0.1, the first bug-fix release for the Mesa 25.0 series.
OpenRA update brings a revamped Map Editor, high-quality Dune 2000 assets, more Red Alert missions
While EA have officially open sourced a bunch of classic Command & Conquer titles like Red Alert and Generals, the cross-platform OpenRA project continues advancing with a new release out now.
Godot Engine 4.4 is out now with Jolt Physics, Ubershaders, Interactive in-game editing
Godot Engine 4.4 has been released bringing with it a plethora of advancements for game devs, so it might be time to give it another look.
Sonic Unleashed gets a full fan-made PC port with Linux / Steam Deck support
Sonic Unleashed from the Xbox 360 has made its way onto PC, although not by SEGA. This is a fan-made port created through the process of static recompilation.
GOverlay app to help you configure the MangoHud overlay v1.3 released
GOverlay can help you set up the performance display MangoHud with buttons and checkboxes, instead of needing to edit a config file. A new v1.3 was released making it portable.
Heroic Games Launcher v2.16 released with improved Steam Deck / Linux game compatibility
Heroic Games Launcher continues to evolve into an even more impressive cross-platform game launcher for GOG, Epic Games, Amazon Prime and more with v2.16 bringing some great enhancements.
Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT) upgrades NVIDIA clockspeed configuration
If you want to fully control your GPU on Linux you may want to check out the latest update to Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT), which brings in various new features.
EA just open sourced Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Renegade and Generals
I can't quite believe it either. Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Command & Conquer Renegade and Command & Conquer Generals (inc. Zero Hour) have their code officially open sourced.
X.Org X server and Xwayland have 8 more security vulnerabilities revealed
You should probably keep an eye on your software updater, as the X.Org X server and Xwayland have more security vulnerabilities that have been announced.
- Team Fortress 2 updated with a whole bunch of fixes thanks to the community having the source code
- Proton Experimental updates to Proton 10 with fixes for Marvel Rivals, Oblivion Remastered and more for Steam Deck / Linux
- Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store
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