Chiaki-ng the open-source PlayStation Remote Play app gets better streaming quality and stability
The open-source community made PlayStation Remote Play app Chiaki-ng v1.10.0 has rolled out, making it even better to stream games to other systems.
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Steam Beta adds Remote Downloads Management
Making it easier to manage downloads and updates across systems from desktops to Steam Decks and other handhelds, Steam adds Remote Downloads Management.
OptiScaler tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies
OptiScaler is probably one of the most interesting open source tools around, allowing you to upgrade and mix various tech together in lots of games.
New Steam Beta can run the Linux client inside a container with 64bit
Valve have been cooking! A new Steam Client Beta is available with something quite special for Linux gamers, as Valve work to continue improving Linux gaming.
Opera GX is now available for Linux
The "gaming browser" Opera GX is now available for Linux, although I'm still not sure why you would want to actually use it.
Firefox v149 is getting a free built-in VPN and other new features
Mozilla are working towards improving your privacy on the web, with Firefox v149 planned for March 24th that brings out their own built-in free VPN.
If you miss GPU-Z on Linux check out the new GPU-T
GPU-Z is a popular Windows app to give you a simple readout of your graphics card, and a new Linux alternative GPU-T was announced recently.
Google will finally release Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices
After years of waiting, Google have finally decided to give ARM64 Linux devices the ability to natively install the Chrome browser.
Lutris now being built with Claude AI, developer decides to hide it after backlash
There's a bit of drama going on with the popular game manager Lutris right now, with users pointing out the developer using AI generated code via Claude.
OBS Studio 32.1.0 arrives with WebRTC Simulcast support and a new Audio Mixer
If you want to do livestreaming or video recording on Linux, OBS Studio is easily the best free and open source app you can get for it and v32.1.0 is out now.
Discord rolls out a nice improvement for video calls on Linux
With the most recent big stable update released for Discord, they rolled out a nice improvement for video calls on Linux making them better than ever.
CoolerControl v4 adds new security features, brings hardware support and more
Monitor and manage various different cooling devices on Linux with CoolerControl. Version 4.0.0 brings a bunch more advanced features for you.
Heroic Games Launcher v2.20.1 brings more essential bug fixes
Heroic Games Launcher continues to bring improvements to run games from Epic, GOG, Amazon and more on Linux / SteamOS systems with v2.20.1 out now.
Lutris v0.5.21 and v0.5.22 arrive with Valve's Sniper runtime support and new game runners
Lutris is an all-in-one open source game manager for launching games from various stores on Linux and emulators too - with multiple new versions released.
Discord delay global rollout of age verification to improve transparency and add more options
In the ongoing crazy saga of the internet getting gated behind new age verification laws, Discord are putting on the brakes temporarily.
Firefox 148.0 arrives with AI controls
As Mozilla promised they would, Firefox version 148.0 has been released and with it you now get to control what generative AI features are enabled or disabled.
Heroic Games Launcher 2.20.0 brings numerous important bug fixes
Heroic Games Launcher is one of the best ways to run games from Epic Games Store, GOG and more on Linux / SteamOS - with a new v2.20.0 bug-fix release out now.
Game manager Lutris v0.5.20 released with Proton upgrades, store updates and much more
Lutris is an all-in-one open source game manager for launching games from various stores on Linux, with version 0.5.20 out now.
Prefixer is a modern alternative to Protontricks that's faster and simpler
Protontricks is a useful tool for Linux gaming, but it's a bit on the slow and complicated side that Prefixer aims to solve.
Discord attempt to put out the fires with a clarification over new age verification
Discord have released some clarifications around the new forced age verification system coming worldwide next month, as people look to flee the platform.