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Media center and entertainment hub Kodi adds Steam Deck controls support
Kodi (originally XBMC), is a free and open source media center and entertainment hub, and the latest release up on Flathub adds in support for the Steam Deck controller.
Category: Open Source
Wine manager Bottles gets a UI refresh, developers now GNOME Foundation Members
Lots of news and excitement happening for Bottles, the free and open source application designed to help you manage various programs and games on Linux that need Wine.
Cytopia is a free and open source retro city-builder in development
Love city builders like the classic Sim City? You may want to keep a close eye on Cytopia, a free and open source retro pixel-art sim.
Microsoft joined the Open 3D Foundation for the Open 3D Engine
Here's a missed one from Friday, Microsoft has joined the Open 3D Foundation, who oversee the Open 3D Engine that's a free and open source updated version of Amazon Lumberyard that was contributed by Amazon.
Easy GE-Proton installer ProtonUp-Qt now shows Steam Deck compatibility
ProtonUp-Qt is great. A very simple application that allows you to download extra compatibility layers for Linux desktops and the Steam Deck and now it's even better.
Absolute classic Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries gets a new upgrade
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, an absolute classic strategy game originally from Enlight Software that released in the 90s and later become open source just had a surprise update.
Wii U emulator Cemu getting closer to Linux and Steam Deck support
Work continues on the Wii U emulator Cemu to bring it over to Linux, and with that gain Steam Deck support.
Block Quake is basically Quake made into LEGO
Do you love Quake? Do you love LEGO? Well, now they've been kind-of combined together to create Block Quake.
AMD driver work ongoing to help Halo Infinite on Linux and Steam Deck
Developer Bas Nieuwenhuizen has a new blog post up about some of the work going into the radv AMD GPU driver on Linux, and they're taking steps towards doing "A driver on the GPU" which should help Halo Infinite get working.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 has a new save system
Work that has been ongoing for some time now, OpenRCT2 the free and open source reimplementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 version 0.4.0 is out now and it's big.
Linux distro Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS from System76 is out now
System76 has today released the latest version of their own Linux distribution, with Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS.
GE-Proton 7.15 is out, enables Fall Guys on Linux and Steam Deck easily
Do you want to play Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on Linux or Steam Deck the easy way? Well, the community-built version of Proton named GE-Proton (formerly Proton-GE) has a new version out to do just that.
Heroic Games Launcher for Epic and GOG on Linux and Steam Deck new Beta available
The Heroic Games Launcher is a very simple to use free and open source app to manage and download your Epic Games Store and GOG collections on Linux and Steam Deck.
Discord Overlay for Linux v0.5.1 out with notifications, other improvements
Want to get an easy to use on-screen Discord Overlay for Linux and Steam Deck? Discover Overlay v0.5.1 is out now, here's what's new.
See what's eating up drive space on the Steam Deck with Filelight
Here's a quick tip for you on the Steam Deck: how to find out where all that drive space is going with a sweet program called Filelight.
Wine 7.7 is out with more PE conversion work and theme additions
Wine is the compatibility layer that allows you to run games and applications developed for Windows - on Linux (plus also macOS and BSD). A new biweekly development release is out now with Wine 7.7.
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a sprawling FOSS apocalypse roguelike
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, CDDA for short, is a free and open source apocalypse-themed roguelike that is incredibly deep and a ton of fun to play.
Lutris now has a Flatpak Beta available and updated for the Steam Deck
While it's not quite ready just yet to be a one-click install, the game manager Lutris is at least now available with various improvements as a Flatpak Beta.
Overgrowth from Wolfire Games goes open source
Just like they did with some earlier games, Wolfire Games have now open sourced the game code for Overgrowth.
Proton 7.0-2 out now with many more games playable on Steam Deck and Linux
Valve has now officially released the latest version of Proton, the Steam Play compatibility tool that allows Windows games to run on the Steam Deck and Linux desktops.
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