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SteamOS-like ChimeraOS 45 released with HDR & controller support for many more handhelds

By Liam Squires-Hand,
7
ChimeraOS is a top choice for people who want a SteamOS-like Linux distribution to run on gaming handhelds, or a couch gaming PC. The latest release is out now with ChimeraOS 45 bringing big changes.
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Wine 9.1 released starting off another year of development

By Liam Squires-Hand,
12
Following the stable Wine 9.0 release recently, we've just now had the Wine 9.1 development release kicking off another year and starting the road to Wine 10.0 since they do one stable Wine release each year.
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Roblox now helping fund Blender development

By Liam Squires-Hand,
4
Blender continues to be a true massive success story for open source, pulling in funding from all sorts of big names and now even Roblox is helping to fund it.
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Godot Engine gets a free Nintendo Switch port for game devs

By Liam Squires-Hand,
4
Here's one less reason for game developers to skip over using the free and open source Godot Engine, as it now has a free port available to bring games over to the Nintendo Switch.
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Proposed Windows NT sync driver brings big Wine / Proton performance improvements

By Liam Squires-Hand,
17
Zeb Figura of CodeWeavers has proposed a Windows NT synchronization primitive driver to help performance of running games and applications designed for Windows on Linux with Wine / Proton.
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PlayStation Remote Play for Steam Deck 'chiaki4deck' update fixes framepacing issues

By Liam Squires-Hand,
0
It seems the recent 1.6.0 release of chiaki4deck, the PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck had some issues with performance that v1.6.2 should now solve.
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SteamOS alternative Bazzite v2.2 out now with lots of enhancements

By Liam Squires-Hand,
18
Need something similar to SteamOS for your desktop or handhelds like the Steam Deck? The latest release of Bazzite with version 2.2 sounds like it just keeps getting better.
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Surreal Engine is an open source reimplementation of Unreal Engine for classic games

By Liam Squires-Hand,
16
Originally called UTEngine, Surreal Engine is a community-made attempt to reimplement enough of the original Unreal Engine to get games like the original Unreal Tournament (99) working.
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Proton 8.0-5 brings more HDR gaming to Linux / Steam Deck plus lots of fixes

By Liam Squires-Hand,
14
Proton 8.0-5 is here marking more games as playable, bringing HDR support to even more games and of course the usual bug fixes aplenty to Steam Deck / Desktop Linux.
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Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher aims to improve Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Squires-Hand,
14
Oh no! Another launcher! Well, not quite. In fact, Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (ULWGL) is actually meant to be used by existing game launchers like Heroic Games, Lutris and others on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
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VCMI, open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III v1.4.3 brings lots of bug fixes

By Liam Squires-Hand,
8
If you want to play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic III, the open source engine VCMI is easily the best way on modern platforms and version 1.4.3 is out now with plenty of bug fixes.
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GPU Reshape is a fancy new open source tool for developers

By Liam Squires-Hand,
1
A fresh announcement for developers today is GPU Reshape, a free and open source tool that could be really useful for game developers working with Vulkan and DirectX 12 to deal with potentially undefined behaviour.
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GStreamer gets funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund to rewrite parts in Rust

By Liam Squires-Hand,
18
While GStreamer may not be something that generates a lot of headlines, it's a much loved and well-used bit of open source tech for handling media on Linux and many other systems and it just got a big funding boost from the Sovereign Tech Fund.
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NonSteamLaunchers for other stores on Steam Deck adds automatic game shortcuts

By Liam Squires-Hand,
4
NonSteamLaunchers is an application I showed off a while ago, that gives you a helping hand in installing other game stores and launchers on Steam Deck. The latest update, version 3.2, adds in some really useful helpful features.
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PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck 'chiaki4deck' can now put the system to sleep

By Liam Squires-Hand,
1
Just recently the open source PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck, chiaki4deck, got a big update but it came with a few issues that needed solving and a new v1.6.1 is out now. Plus a fun new feature was added.
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Wine 9.0 brings much improved Windows app and game compatibility to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
9
It's here! The official release of Wine 9.0 has now been made available, bringing the next-generation of Windows compatibility to Linux for apps and games.
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winesapOS, the portable SteamOS-like Linux distro gets improved hardware support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
7
If you have a system you wish to try out Linux on for gaming be it an Apple Mac, a PC with Windows or anything else - perhaps give winesapOS a little try as you might find this SteamOS-like distribution to your liking.
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X.Org and Xwayland get new releases due to security issues

By Liam Squires-Hand,
26
Here's another reminder that checking regularly for updates is always a good thing, because there's new releases available for both the X.Org X and Xwayland due to multiple reported security issues.
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Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 (1996) TR1X gets a big bug-fix release

By Liam Squires-Hand,
1
After adding in Linux support in the 3.0 release, the Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 (1996) project TR1X has a fresh release out with lots of bug fixes.
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Open source PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck 'chiaki4deck' gets a big upgrade

By Liam Squires-Hand,
1
Want to do some Remote Play from a PlayStation onto a Steam Deck? The unofficial community-made chiaki4deck is exactly what you want, and the latest release brings some great sounding enhancements to make it easier to use.
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