Proton Experimental updated with fixes for The Crew Motorfest, Farlight 84 and more games
For August 14th Valve released another upgrade to Proton Experimental, bringing some more essential fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.
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Blackbird Interactive take back full ownership of Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Hardspace: Shipbreaker developer Blackbird Interactive have announced they've broken off from Focus Entertainment.
Get some quality shooters in the Humble Point Blank Bundle
The Humble Point Blank Bundle has more quality games for you to build up your collection. Here's the usual GamingOnLinux run through what's in there.
Clay-animated shoot 'em up Platypus Reclayed releases September 18
Platypus Reclayed revives the classic 2002 claymation shooter for the next-generation. A demo is up now and it's releasing September 18th.
Inspired by classics like UFO: Enemy Unknown / XCOM - Archrebel Tactics gets MicroProse backing
Archrebel Tactics looks awesome if you're into challenging sci-fi strategy games, and now it has MicroProse backing it as publisher.
With a flooded world, survival-crafting sim Oceaneers is getting a proper demo September 25
Oceaneers is definitely one of the games I'm most excited to see, with it's interesting take on survival and colony building across a flooded world.
Make the biggest mess possible in the local multiplayer game Splatterbot - releasing September 4
Splatterbot is one you're going to need to stick into your party game rotation, with up to four players trying to make the biggest possible mess.
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 gets all games revealed along with a new trailer
While there's still no clear release date yet, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is shaping up to be quite a fun looking set.
Some game developers are far too shameless about generative AI use
I'm having to be steadily more careful on what I choose to cover here on GamingOnLinux, with more games releasing using generative AI.
Long-awaited prehistoric multiplayer platformer Dino Run 2 is heading back to Kickstarter with a new demo
After some setbacks, Pixeljam are readying a fresh Kickstarter to help fund the prehistoric multiplayer racing platformer Dino Run 2, along with a fresh demo.
R-Type Delta: HD Boosted announced for release in November
A PlayStation classic returns. The shoot 'em up R-Type Delta: HD Boosted was announced with a PC release coming in November.
Rogue-lite slot machine nightmare CloverPit launches September 3
The demonic lovechild of Balatro and Buckshot Roulette, apparently. CloverPit looks like it will suck away all your time.
Super Farming Boy is a bizarre farming sim about chain reactions with a Cuphead inspired style
You've never played a farming sim like this before. Blending a few genres together where Stardew Valley collides with a Cuphead like style.
Assassin's Creed Shadows gets bumped up back to Steam Deck Verified
Valve seem confident enough in how Assassin’s Creed Shadows runs on Steam Deck, that it's now again Steam Deck Verified.
Valve confirm that Steam purchases with PayPal have been limited to a few select currencies
In the ongoing saga of payment processors locking down payments, Steam has been hit by PayPal limiting purchases to only a select few currencies.
After the DMCA takedown debacle, Old School Rally has now replaced all affected car models
It was unfortunate what happened with Old School Rally when it was hit with a DMCA takedown, but thankfully the situation is solved now.
Go on the hunt for a simple pilsner in a world full of craft beer in Dude, Where Is My Beer? A New Hop
In a world overrun by craft beer enthusiasts and their endless creative brews, one grumpy guy is still on a quest to find one thing: a regular, basic pilsner.
Nexus Mods app 0.15.2 brings updater improvements and more bug fixes
The Nexus Mods team just put out a new version of their in-development cross-platform mod manager, the Nexus Mods app v0.15.2 is now available to test.
GE-Proton 10-12 hotfix adds a few more needed tweaks for video playback
As is tradition, a recent GE-Proton update had some issues so a hotfix version has released to fix up Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.
NVIDIA 580.76.05 released for Linux as the new recommended stable driver
The first proper release of the NVIDIA 580 driver series is out now, with NVIDIA 580.76.05 now the latest recommended driver.
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