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GE-Proton 7-38 is out now fixing up Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Want to play Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves on Linux desktop? It works out of the box on Steam Deck, but on Linux desktop it needed some launch options which GE-Proton now works around.
Category: Open Source
Widelands, The Settlers II inspired strategy game version 1.1 is out now
Love strategy games? Originally inspired by The Settlers II, the free and open source game Widelands has a big new release out now.
Minecraft on Steam Deck Guide with Prism Launcher (and gamepad support)
Prism Launcher has been released for Minecraft, rising from the ashes of the controversy with PolyMC (that you should no longer use). Here's all the info on it, plus a fresh Steam Deck Guide.
Ubuntu 22.10 'Kinetic Kudu' is out now
Canonical has released the latest version of their Linux distribution Ubuntu with Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu".
Someone released the FOSS RTS 0 A.D. on Steam without speaking to the developers
Here's a "fun" one for you. The developers behind the free and open source RTS named 0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) have announced that someone (they don't know who) has put it up on Steam.
A new Beta of game manager Lutris fixes up Origin, Epic Games and Ubisoft Connect
Lutris, the open source game manager that can help you keep together all your games from various services on Linux and Steam Deck has a new Beta release fixing some big issues.
Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.19 is out now
Just before the weekend hit, a new development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine went up with version 7.19.
EmuDeck 2.0 makes emulation on Steam Deck easier than ever
The Steam Deck is a fantastic system for indies, AA, AAA and everything in between but it's also great for emulation too. EmuDeck is software that can help automate the entire process of setting emulators up, and a huge new release is out now.
Proton 7.0-5 is coming soon improving Steam Deck / Linux gaming
Valve are preparing to launch the latest update to Steam Play Proton, the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux and Steam Deck.
If you use PolyMC for Minecraft you should switch away now
Unfortunately, it seems a developer on the Minecraft launcher PolyMC went completely rogue and so for your own safety, you should remove PolyMC from all systems.
Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation fheroes2 just keeps on getting better
Yet another release of fheroes2 is here, keeping the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II alive with a modern recreated game engine and it's just simply great.
Steam Deck plugin system Decky Loader solves some major issues in new update
Last week I showed off Decky Loader properly, a fantastic plugin system for the Steam Deck and the developers have now put up a new release solving some problems.
Proton Experimental updated helping Halo Infinite and Spider-Man Remastered
Valve released a really small update to Proton Experimental on October 13th, so here's what's new and how to use it.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game engine OpenRCT2 gets another big upgrade
OpenRCT2 is a free and open source game engine reimplementation for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, upgrading many parts of it and making it work well cross-platform on modern systems. Version 0.4.2 was recently released with some fun new features.
KDE Plasma 5.26 is out now
The KDE team have done it again! Giving us a fresh new Plasma desktop with plenty of upgrades and Plasma 5.26 is out now.
VirtualBox 7.0 is out with their DirectX 11 support using DXVK
Well this was an interesting one entering the GOL inbox recently. VirtualBox, the general-purpose full virtualizer has a big new release out and even they are now using DXVK.
GE-Proton 7-37 is out now fixing up more games for Steam Deck / Linux
GE-Proton (also known as Proton GE) as a community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer to run Windows games, with a new release out now and FSR is back.
NVK is a new open source Mesa Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs
Jason Ekstrand of Collabora just announced NVK, a brand new open source Mesa Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs.
Wine manager app Bottles gets some drag and drop fun
Bottles is the awesome free and open source app to help you manage the Windows compatibility layer Wine. A fresh release is out now with version 2022.9.28.
Gamepad driver and app 'SC Controller' gets Steam Deck support
SC Controller, what originally started as an application to control the Steam Controller outside of Steam and expanded to cover more gamepads now has a pre-release up with Steam Deck support.
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