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NonSteamLaunchers adds support for HoYo and Nexon launchers, easier EA App repairs

By Liam Dawe,
1
A few days ago the great NonSteamLaunchers project, to help you set up various third-party launchers on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, had a new release adding support for even more launchers.
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Pixelorama, a powerful and accessible open-source pixel art tool v1.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
1
I love good pixel art, and so it's nice to see more tools becoming available for game developers, especially when they're open source too. Pixelorama version 1.0 is out now after 5 years in development.
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PlayStation Remote Play app gets renamed to chiaki-ng (chiaki-next-generation)

By Liam Dawe,
3
What was originally called chiaki4deck, a lot of people thought it was primarily aimed at PlayStation Remote Play for Steam Deck but they've now rebranded to chiaki-ng (chiaki-next-generation).
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MangoHud helper app GOverlay v1.2 out now with quick layout presets

By Liam Dawe,
4
GOverlay can be useful for helping to configure MangoHud, the Linux gaming performance overlay, especially if you prefer a UI to editing text files and version 1.2 is out now adding quick layout presets support.
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Control your cooling on Linux with CoolerControl - v1.4 brings AMD GPU RDNA 3 fan support

By Liam Dawe,
34
A really feature-rich application here for those of you who wants a bit more control of your cooling on Linux. CoolerControl v1.4 just released bringing more hardware support, and various improvements.
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ProtonUp-Qt v2.10.2 adds support for the WineZGUI launcher and old compatibility tools

By Liam Dawe,
1
ProtonUp-Qt is such a useful tool for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming, giving you an easy all-in-one way to add different versions of GE-Proton and other tools to different launchers and a new version is out now with v2.10.2.
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Blender 4.2 is another crazy-big release

By Liam Dawe,
4
From game devs to movies and all sorts, Blender is a truly incredible bit of free and open source tech and it has evolved a lot with Blender 4.2 out now.
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Get a Drawful 2 free with The Jackbox Megapicker for the first 30 days after release

By Liam Dawe,
4
Jackbox Games are soon to release The Jackbox Megapicker, which is basically a launcher that shows all their games so you won't need to keep switching between packs for all their different games.
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Steam stable update released, and a Beta with lots of fixes for Desktop and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
7
Valve released multiple updates just recently including a Stable Steam Client update for all and another Beta release with fixes for Desktop and Steam Deck.
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Nexus Mods new cross-platform app adds experimental Cyberpunk 2077 support

By Liam Dawe,
6
On top of fixing up various issues with Stardew Valley modding, the new Alpha of the cross-platform and open source Nexus Mods app introduces experimental Cyberpunk 2077 support.
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OBS Studio 30.2 is out now with native NVENC encode for Linux, shared texture support

By Liam Dawe,
18
Video recording and livestreaming tool OBS Studio version 30.2 is officially out now, bringing with it various new features and a nice few Linux improvements too.
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NonSteamLaunchers for installing popular stores on Steam Deck has big improvements

By Liam Dawe,
6
NonSteamLaunchers is a tool for installing various popular game stores / launchers on Steam Deck and desktop Linux with the latest release being a big improvement.
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Nexus mods want feedback from Linux / Steam Deck users on their new cross-platform app

By Liam Dawe,
28
I wrote about the brand new Nexus mods app before, as it's quite a promising and exciting development for the future of modding (especially for Linux and Steam Deck). And now, they want your feedback.
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New Steam Beta fixes Preview update issues on Steam Deck and other Steam fixes

By Liam Dawe,
0
For Steam Deck users if you've had issues updating on Preview / Beta, this one is for you. There's also a few general fixes for all Steam users.
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NonSteamLaunchers adds support for EmuDeck, SteamRomManager and fixes Battle.net

By Liam Dawe,
0
NonSteamLaunchers is one of the simplest ways to get various other stores like Battle.net, Epic, GOG and more on Steam Deck / Linux has a fresh release adding some useful features.
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SteamOS 3.6.5 Preview for Steam Deck out, plus two Steam Beta Client updates

By Liam Dawe,
2
Valve has now put up SteamOS 3.6.5 Preview for Steam Deck, plus a further two Beta releases of the Steam Client for all users.
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Steam Client updated with improvements for Steam Deck, Linux, VR and Steam Input

By Liam Dawe,
1
Lots and lots of improvements and bug fixes have arrived in the latest stable update to the Steam Client for Linux, macOS, Windows, VR and Steam Deck.
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Simple GOG client for Linux Minigalaxy version 1.3 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
4
If you need a GOG game downloader for Linux that's nice and simple, Minigalaxy just got updated with a few good bug fixes.
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OBS Studio 30.2 Beta 1 adds Linux support to the native NVENC encoder, other Linux improvements

By Liam Dawe,
0
OBS Studio 30.2 Beta 1 is now available for testing for anyone interested in recording and livestreaming video, and there's some nice Linux improvements coming.
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Looks like GPU switching tool optimus-manager isn't abandoned yet

By nwildner,
9
As we have previously reported here, optimus-manager, the GPU manager for laptop setups was going silent because the main developer didn't have the time or resources to keep that project running on Github. Looks like it's coming back!
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