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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is out now

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For Canonical fans, the latest release of Ubuntu is now available with Ubuntu "Jammy Jellyfish" 22.04 LTS (Long-term support).

GOG do a few more upgrades, this time adding 170 game tags

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Finding games on GOG seems like it's steadily getting easier, with another update to their store out now.

2013 classic Proteus gets an update for Linux and Steam Deck

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Proteus, a relaxing casual exploration game from Ed Key and David Kanaga (with porting by Ethan Lee) was recently upgraded for Linux and the Steam Deck due to some graphical problems.

Grab a big load of the X Universe space games from Humble Bundle

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Want to go exploring outer space this week? Humble have you covered with The X Universe Collection Bundle.

Funny run and gun game Mighty Goose gets a free upgrade

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Run and gun like the classics in Mighty Goose, which just got a little bit bigger with a free update out now.

Skullgirls 2nd Encore Umbrella update and DLC out now

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Hidden Variable Studios and Autumn Games have given Skullgirls 2nd Encore a big update and new character, with Umbrella now officially available.

Paradox announce Crusader Kings III: Fate of Iberia and Surviving Mars Content Packs

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Paradox Interactive continue building up their strategy games with both Crusader Kings III and Surviving Mars having new upcoming content releases.

Minecraft launcher PolyMC 1.2.0 out now supporting the Quilt loader

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PolyMC is easily one of the best Mineraft launchers available, enabling some easy modding on Linux and Steam Deck.

Wobbly Life looks like pure silly joy and it added Steam Deck support

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Wobbly Life, an open world physics based sandbox that looks like a lot of fun recently had a huge update and with it comes Steam Deck support.

Introversion classic Darwinia gets remastered with better Steam Deck support

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Darwinia was originally released back in 2005, and now Introversion Software has done a massive remaster.

Erik Wolpaw to Valve on Portal 3 — 'we should just do it'

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Erik Wolpaw, a writer on the likes of Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Half-Life: Alyx and more thinks Valve really should just go ahead and make Portal 3 already.

Game manager Lutris continues Flatpak improvements

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While it's not quite ready yet, proper support for Flatpak is coming for Lutris which will make it work easily on the Steam Deck and a new update is out now.

Steam Deck Client Update out, plus Valve dev clarifies a tweak for Gaming Mode (updated)

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Two bits of official Steam Deck news to cover this morning, as there's a new small Steam Deck Client Update out plus we now know what special performance tweak is done in Gaming Mode compared with Desktop Mode.

Looks like the Steam Deck will get Refresh Rate Switching

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Valve continue to cook up plans for more exciting upgrades to the Steam Deck, with Refresh Rate Switching looking like it's on the way.

Steam Deck was the Steam top seller for the week ending April 17

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Even more supporting evidence towards the Steam Deck being a nice success for Valve, with SteamDB reporting that the Steam Deck was the #1 top seller last week.

Wine manager app Bottles adds a new Library mode, vkBasalt support

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Bottles continues to mature as a way to manage installing applications and games with the compatibility layer Wine. A fresh release is out now showing off some UI improvements and new features.

box86 and box64 get Steam Play Proton working much better on Arm devices

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Are you planning to do some gaming on Arm devices? You need to take a look at the box86 and box64 projects, which are really quite impressive.

Open source evolution sim Thrive goes Multicellular in the latest update

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The Multicellular evolution has begun, for the open source game Thrive that is. Currently in Early Access, it continues to show off an impressive design.

ProtonUp-Qt v2.6.1 adds support for the Heroic Launcher Flatpak

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ProtonUp-Qt gives you an incredibly easy way to install compatibility layers on Linux like GE-Proton (formerly Proton GE), Lutris-Wine, Luxtorpeda and more.

2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming

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That's it, I'm done, finished. It's "mission complete" now is it not? 2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming.