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Proton-CachyOS 11 adds initial OptiScaler integration and lots of other fixes

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The very popular Linux distribution CachyOS roll their own advanced build of Proton, and with the latest Proton-CachyOS 11 update they added OptiScaler.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.22 brings library editing, big screen console mode improvements

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The excellent Heroic Games Launcher for running games from GOG, Epic Games and more on Linux released version 2.22 with some big new features.

Wine 11.9 released with ARM64 improvements, initial support for system threads

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine 11.9 has arrived with new features and bug fixes.

Not only will the new Steam Controller scream at you but it can play tunes as well

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The original Steam Controller was a lot of fun to mess with, and you can similarly mess with the new Steam Controller to play silly little tunes.

We're inching closer to the Steam Frame release with a SteamOS Manager update

By Liam Squires-Hand,
We still don't know exactly when the Steam Frame will release, but we're seeing more work towards it arriving in code for SteamOS Manager.

California Protect Our Games Act backed by Stop Killing Games passes key hurdle

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Stop Killing Games group are celebrating an initial early win for the California Protect Our Games Act as it passed a key hurdle.

Steam Beta fixes continuous rumble breaking the new Steam Controller Gyro

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Along with fixes for other parts of Steam, the latest Beta brings more essential fixes for the Steam Controller with a firmware upgrade.

SDL adds expanded support for the new Steam Controller without Steam

By Liam Squires-Hand,
A future release of SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) will come with improved support for Valve's new Steam Controller to run without Steam needed.

Fragnesia and ssh-keysign-pwn are the latest Linux security problems

By Liam Squires-Hand,
We're seeing a wave of Linux security issues lately as it has become a bigger focus, and now we have Fragnesia and ssh-keysign-pwn revealed.

AMD announce FSR Upscaling 4.1 officially coming to RDNA 3 and RDNA 2

By Liam Squires-Hand,
They sure took their sweet time didn't they. AMD have officially announced that FSR Upscaling 4.1 is officially coming to their older GPUs.

Get some quality classics in the Humble 15th Anniversary Indie Icons Showcase Bundle

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Humble 15th Anniversary Indie Icons Showcase Bundle has gone live with a selection of great games that are not to be slept on.

Steam Beta brings Big Picture Mode tweaks, Linux improvements and Steam Controller fixes

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve released another new Steam Client Beta update for all platforms on May 13th, bringing with it a few styling changes to Big Picture Mode and various fixes.

Proton 11.0-1 Beta 3 brings FEX upgrades for Linux ARM64 (like the Steam Frame)

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve released the latest Beta for Proton 11 which brings with it an upgrade for FEX, the emulator to run x86 applications on ARM64 Linux devices.

KDE gets over €1 million in funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency via the Sovereign Tech Fund announced over €1 million in funding for KDE to work on the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and more.

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic boss thinks AI is "creatively soulless"

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Thankfully, it seems that Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will be one to keep on your watch list if you're not a fan of generative AI.

If you drop (or throw) your new Steam Controller it will scream at you

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Ah the Wilhelm scream, we've all heard it right? Well, Valve snuck a little Easter Egg into the new Steam Controller when you drop it.

Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Year of the Linux Desktop is finally here! Sort of. Well, not really but it's getting there and Discord has seen some nice improvements lately.

Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Unfortunately, the popular Nintendo Wii U emulator Cemu was recently attacked, with it serving up malware in certain Linux builds.

Get some fun games to play with friends in the Fanatical Crazy Co-op Bundle

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Need some more games to play with your pals? There's a whole lot of co-op games around and Fanatical bundled some up for you in the Crazy Co-op Bundle.

Further expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Good news for Linux gamers and the upcoming Steam Machine, as it appears the AMD GPU kernel drivers are expanding their HDMI 2.1 support even further.
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