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Driver updates for AMD RADV to give nice boost for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
16
The upcoming Mesa driver 23.1 release is sounding like it's going to be pretty great, with the Graphics Pipeline Library ("GPL") being enabled by default, plus we're looking at smaller shader cache sizes too.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 announced, plus RTX Remix released

By Liam Dawe,
8
NVIDIA have revealed the GeForce RTX 4070 as the latest in their Ada Lovelace architecture lineup. Plus, there's an initial release of RTX Remix.
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KDE Connect is getting some upgrades for easy file-transfers

By Liam Dawe,
8
KDE Connect is up high on my list of my favourite open source apps, because it makes transferring files between devices (PC / Steam Deck / Mobile) and more real easy.
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Popular survival roguelike Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead gets a Steam release

By Liam Dawe,
7
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a rather popular roguelike, quite possibly one of the best, and now it's available on Steam.
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Linux and Steam Deck compatibility tool helper ProtonUp-Qt v2.8.0 out now

By Liam Dawe,
5
ProtonUp-Qt gives you a hassle-free way to install various compatibility tools like GE-Proton, Wine-GE, Luxtorpeda and others for Steam, Lutris and the Heroic Games Launcher.
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Open Hexagon gets new content plus Linux and Steam Deck improvements

By Liam Dawe,
4
Open Hexagon is very much Super Hexagon hyped up to max, open source and just absolutely nuts to play. A fresh upgrade is out now and it sounds great, especially for Linux desktop and Steam Deck players.
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Minetest 5.7.0 out now with graphics improvements, performance upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
3
Free and open source voxel sandbox game engine Minetest, largely known for comparisons to Minecraft, has a big update out in version 5.7.0.
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Heroic Games Launcher 2.7.0 is out now for Epic Games and GOG

By Liam Dawe,
15
Heroic Games Launcher has a brand new release available for helping you manage Epic Games, GOG and more on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.
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Ubuntu 23.04 'Lunar Lobster' Beta released

By Liam Dawe,
14
The next major update for Ubuntu Linux is about to arrive, with the Beta of Ubuntu 23.04 'Lunar Lobster' now available.
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Couch gaming Linux distro ChimeraOS 41 out now, better AYANEO and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
10
Have a PC hooked up to your TV or need a Linux distribution that might work better on a handheld PC? A new release of ChimeraOS is here, and it's a necessary upgrade. Think of it a bit like SteamOS with fancy extras.
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Proton Experimental fixes up Epic Online Services for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
4
Ah yes, launchers and external online services, what a nuisance they can be for Steam Deck and Linux desktop players. Thankfully, Valve keep working away on Proton to fix up issues.
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Windows translation layer Wine 8.5 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
12
The Wine 8.5 development release is now available for this translation layer, enabling Windows games and other apps to work on Linux.
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Open source RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 'OpenRCT2' v0.4.4 out now

By Liam Dawe,
0
The first release this year for OpenRCT2, the open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 has landed with version 0.4.4.
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Blender 3.5 is out now with fancy new hair

By Liam Dawe,
3
Continuing to show how great open source is, the Blender team have released Blender 3.5 with some really fancy new features.
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OBS Studio 29.1 Beta 1 brings AV1 / HEVC over RTMP

By Liam Dawe,
0
The team working on the free and open source video recording and livestreaming software OBS Studio, have released the first Beta for version 29.1 with a big new feature.
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AMD RADV driver will soon stop eating RAM with some games

By Liam Dawe,
4
Developer Mike Blumenkrantz has continued blogging about Linux graphics driver improvements, with a fix from developer Samuel Pitoiset landing to stop the AMD RADV (Vulkan) driver eating up RAM.
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Dolphin Emulator for GameCube and Wii is coming to Steam

By Liam Dawe,
9
Giving you another easy way to download and keep it up to date, the Dolphin Emulator for GameCube and Wii is coming to Steam.
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AMD detail more on FSR 3 and their new open source FidelityFX SDK

By Liam Dawe,
9
AMD had plenty to show off at GDC, and they've done a bit of a summary and some of it is quite exciting for future games.
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vkd3d 1.7 is out now for the Wine translation layer

By Liam Dawe,
3
The Wine team just announced the release of vkd3d version 1.7, their Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer.
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GE-Proton 7-53 is out now fixing up Star Citizen, Diablo IV and more

By Liam Dawe,
8
Another fresh tasty release of GE-Proton is now available, two actually were released in the last day so here's what's new as of GE-Proton 7-53 for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gaming.
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