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Vulkan gets new Dynamic Rendering extension, NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 470.62.07 rolls out

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Two bits of Vulkan news to cover this morning as there's a new Vulkan version up with a brand new and useful sounding extension for optimization. Plus, NVIDIA released a new Vulkan Beta Driver.

Humble Choice for November has Project Wingman, WRATH: Aeon of Ruin plus more

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The latest bundle of games is now available for the subscription service Humble Choice (formerly Humble Monthly) and it seems like quite a varied selection.

Microsoft Edge available officially for Linux today as a stable browser

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Microsoft aren't a company we exactly cover often but it seems fitting to cover it here, especially given their history with Linux. Today they're properly releasing Edge for Linux.

Growbot is a beautiful and thoughtful adventure about a little robot in a space garden

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Point and click adventure game fans have quite the treat released recently with Growbot, an adventure set aboard a space station full of strange plants and aliens.

Steam Play compatibility tool Luxtorpeda gets controller support, new tooling

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Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play compatibility tool (like Proton) that allows you to run games from Steam using various different game engines and reimplementations.

The wonderful Mutazione gets a free epilogue in the Penpal Update

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Have you played Mutazione yet? If not, you're mad. It's probably one of the nicest indie games to release in 2019 and then come to Linux officially in 2020.

Apogee Entertainment gets another remaster out with Monster Bash HD

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Originally released back in the '90s, Monster Bash HD is a fresh remaster from Apogee Entertainment and Emberheart Games and it's available for Linux.

Chill-out and sort through your room in the zen-puzzler Unpacking out now

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Unpacking is an oddly satisfying game. It's a chilled-out zen-puzzler where you get items from boxes and place them around various rooms.

Proton Experimental gets more CEG DRM fixes, new fsync code

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Recently Valve upgraded Proton Experimental, the special version of Proton that pulls in advancements first with support for their older CEG DRM and another new build is up.

Linux has now seen 4 months of being above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey

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Something magical appears to be happening on Steam. Not only is Linux above 1% for another month but we've now seen 6 months of it continuing to rise.

Valve hosting a Steamworks Virtual Conference for the Steam Deck on November 12

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As we approach launch for the Steam Deck in December, Valve has begun ramping up their info for developers with the announcement of a Steamworks Virtual Conference.

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The 'Grand Tour' update for extreme sports game Descenders is out

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Another big free upgrade for the extreme sports biking game Descenders is live with Grand Tour, attending plenty of new goodies for all players.

Graveyard Keeper DLC: Better Save Soul is out now

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Published by tinyBuild and developed by Lazy Bear Games, Better Save Soul is the third story DLC for the medieval graveyard building and management game.

Warzone 2100 the 'Spectre Update' is out with game replays, spectating and more

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The Spectre Update is live now for Warzone 2100, the real-time strategy game originally developed by Pumpkin Studios and published by Eidos Interactive that's nowadays free and open source.

Wrought Flesh is an upcoming FPS where you swap your organs

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Developer Narayana Walters is close to releasing Wrought Flesh, a retro-styled first-person shooter that has a unique upgrade system where you swap-out your flesh for something a little better.

Roguelite FPS dungeon crawler Ziggurat 2 has left Early Access

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Ziggurat 2 from Milkstone Studios is a fast-paced roguelite FPS dungeon crawler and the 1.0 release is out now.

Linux Kernel 5.15 released, futex2 work to help Linux gaming going into Kernel 5.16

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Two major bits of news for the Linux Kernel today as not only has Linux 5.15 been released with lots new, we're also likely to finally see the futex2 work from Collabora in Linux 5.16.

A look over what was popular on GamingOnLinux during October 2021

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Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for October 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!

Pick up some more games in the Aspyr 25th Anniversary Bundle

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More games to end your weekend? Why not. Humble Bundle has a fresh one up with the Aspyr 25th Anniversary Bundle.