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System76 release COSMIC Alpha 2
System76 are continuing to expand and improve their new Linux desktop environment, COSMIC, with a second Alpha release now available for testing.
Category: Open Source
EmuDeck 2.3 out now with a fresh UI design, 3DS emulators return
After a short Beta period I covered previously, the EmuDeck team have released EmuDeck 2.3 that comes with the big user interface overhaul.
DXVK 2.4.1 brings improvements for launchers, more robust D3D8, lots of game fixes for Linux
The Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 for Linux used in Wine / Proton, DXVK version 2.4.1 is out today. This is a huge part of what makes Valve's Proton able to run so many Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck.
Valve dev Mike Blumenkrantz details a new proposal for speedier Wayland Protocols development
With the news recently about Frog Protocols for Wayland coming from another frustrated Valve developer, now Mike Blumenkrantz has jumped in with a different proposal to speed things up.
Cross-platform Nexus Mods app adds support for Mod Collections, fixes REDmod on Linux
The open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app that's currently in development has a new 0.6.1 release available for testing with some nice improvements.
Advance Wars fans should check out Athena Crisis with the 1.0 release out now
Taking a heavy dose of ideas from Advance Wars, Nakazawa Tech / Null Games released the 1.0 version of Athena Crisis.
GE-Proton 9-14 brings fixes for Star Citizen, God of War Ragnarök and other games
GE-Proton 9-14 has been released bringing in more game fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck, for those who need the extras.
Frog Protocols announced to try and speed up Wayland protocol development
One day, Wayland will truly take over the Linux world, but it's not quite there yet with plenty still using X11 due to various problems some of which the new Frog Protocols aim to solve.
Cross-platform remote play app for PlayStation adds controller mapping, custom renderer options
If you have a PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 and want to stream games to something else like your PC or Steam Deck, chiaki-ng is what you need and it just got a great upgrade in version 1.9.0.
CoreCtrl adds power profiles support for AMD RX 7600
Need more control over your hardware on desktop Linux? CoreCtrl had a small update recently to expand the support to the AMD RX 7600.
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets expanded online play support for multiple classics
The PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 just got expanded online play support, thanks to an update to RPCN, a server for matchmaking meant to be used with RPCS3.
Heroic Games Launcher 2.15.2 released fixing Amazon, GOG and Epic Games issues
For all of you who play games from other stores and want those games on Linux and Steam Deck, Heroic Games Launcher continues to be one of the best ways to do it.
Wine 9.18 brings a new Media Foundation backend using FFMpeg
Wine 9.18 released September 20th is the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer that brings new features and bug fixes.
GNOME 47 'Denver' released with Accent Colours and various System Enhancements
The latest update to the GNOME desktop environment has been released, with GNOME 47 bringing some really quite lovely sounding improvements.
Microsoft embraces more open standards with DirectX 12 adopting SPIR-V
Quite a big surprise, but truly a welcome one, and a great one for game developers. Microsoft are moving more towards open standards by adopting SPIR-V for DirectX.
Proton 9.0-3 released and Proton Experimental upgraded for Linux / Steam Deck
Valve released two fresh Proton upgrades to bring more compatibility with Windows games to Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton 9.0-3 now available and Proton Experimental upgraded.
LibreQuake aims to create a completely free Quake alternative compatible with mods
In a similar spirit to Freedoom, for Quake fans perhaps you'll want to take a look at LibreQuake, which aims to do a similar thing to allow you to play Quake content with completely open source software.
PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation changes license for no commercial use and no derivatives
There's been a bit of a furore in the emulation community lately centred around the PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation, which has now seen two license changes recently.
An interview with the creator of Lutris
Want to learn a little more about Lutris, the popular Linux app for managing games, emulators and much more? Here's your chance.
Linux kernel 6.11 is officially out now
Linus Torvalds announced the final release of the Linux kernel 6.11, as usual with a ridiculous amount of improvements, fixes, support for new and future hardware releases and everything in between.
- Wine 10.13 released with improvements for WoW64, BCrypt and more
- Pre-Fortress 2 is coming to Steam to bridge the gap between Team Fortress and Team Fortress 2
- Valve announce language-specific user review scores for Steam games
- SlaveDriver Engine for the Sega Saturn classic shooter PowerSlave gets open sourced
- Webcam-based head & eye tracking app for gaming, LookPilot gets improved Linux compatibility
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