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Wii U emulator Cemu plans to go open source and support Linux
Most emulators nowadays have their source code nicely open, and the vast majority of them fully support Linux too but Cemu has been a bit of a holdout. Not for long though.
Open source voice-chat levels up with Mumble 1.4 out now
For those of you not wanting to use the likes of Discord for voice-chat, there’s also Mumble which is a free, open source, low latency, high quality voice chat application
Plasma 5.24 Beta goes live with protection to stop Discover removing Plasma
The latest release of the KDE Plasma desktop is close with the Plasma 5.24 Beta going live now with plenty of new features and fixes for this customizable environment.
Proton Experimental pulls in newer DXVK to help God of War on Linux
A small update landed last night for Proton Experimental with a main aim of helping the recent God of War release, which has been running quite nicely already.
God of War is now on Steam and runs out of the box on Linux with Proton
Something that still doesn't quite feel right somehow is seeing the likes of a PlayStation logo on Linux. Anyway, the smash hit God of War is now on Steam and works right away on Linux.
Get Surviving Mars and expansions in the latest Humble Bundle plus a big sale
Want to get a copy of Surviving Mars and plenty of extra content? Check out the Humble Surviving Mars Bundle. Plus, there's a Winter Sale on at Humble.
Discord Overlay for Linux 'Discover Overlay' gets a new release
While Discord continues to not support Linux with their official overlay, there is at least Discover, which helpfully gives you some options to show chatters on your screen.
Quiet ocean survival-adventure Aquamarine launches January 20
A quiet survival adventure about perception and discovery in an alien ocean. The crowdfunded game Aquamarine is now confirmed to be launching on January 20.
Steam Deck on track for the end of February
Good news, following the previous delay and even with the pandemic and global shortages Valve has announced that the Steam Deck is still on track to ship by the end of February.
Proton Experimental fixes up Sea of Thieves voice chat
Today a small bug-fix update went out for Proton Experimental, as Valve continues readying it up ahead of the launch of their handheld Steam Deck.
The Anacrusis appears to run on Linux with Proton but some possible caveats
The Anacrusis is a brand new release from Stray Bombay, and it's another entry in the swarm-shooter like Left 4 Dead and Back 4 Blood. Running it on Linux is possible too.
SuperTux released free on Steam, an open source classic
Giving a nice boost to a classic free and open source game, SuperTux has now been released on Steam and it's free to download and play.
Heck Deck is a brilliant fusion of bullet-hell and a card game
What do you get when you cross a twin-stick bullet-hell with a card-game? Heck Deck. It's not a particularly long game but the idea is excellent.
Escape Simulator hits over $4M in gross sales
Escape Simulator has turned into a big success story for indie games and developer Pine Studio, with an announcement about how well it's done.
OBS Studio pulls in NVIDIA as a new sponsor
OBS Studio continues growing, with NVIDIA joining as their latest big sponsor to help this free and open source project continue getting better.
Looks like Monster Hunter Rise runs well on Linux with Proton
Monster Hunter Rise has just released on Steam today from Capcom and the good news is - it appears to run very nicely out of the box with Steam Play Proton on Linux.
Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu gets big graphical improvements, Flatpak fixes
Yuzu is another incredibly promising open source project, emulating the Nintendo Switch which is not exactly a small job (not that emulation ever is) and it's improving at a rapid pace.
Blending 2D and 3D together, puzzle-platformer Neko Ghost, Jump! is out
Neko Ghost, Jump! shows you what you can get when you blend together new and old, with this platformer having both a 2D and 3D mixture of gameplay in each level.
ProtonUp-Qt adds support for Lutris Flatpak, new batch update feature
ProtonUp-Qt is the fantastic and simple way to download and upgrade the Linux compatibility tools Proton-GE, Luxtorpeda, Boxtron or Roberta for Steam and works with both Lutris and Heroic Games Launcher too.
- Team Fortress 2 updated with a whole bunch of fixes thanks to the community having the source code
- Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store
- SteamOS 3.7.5 for Steam Deck now in Beta with big upgrades and initial support for more hardware
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