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Minecraft set to be 30% faster on Linux with Mesa drivers
If you're using the open source Mesa drivers on Linux (mostly AMD/Intel) and you're a fan of Minecraft, the next Mesa release is going to give you a big performance uplift.
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November marked 7 months of Linux rising on Steam & 5 months above 1%
I think we can now firmly say that we are the 1%? Another month is down as so the latest Steam Hardware Survey numbers are out and it continues being very positive for Linux gaming.
Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea announced for 2022
Developers at Motion Twin / Evil Empire have announced Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea DLC that will be releasing in early 2022 (Q1) and it has a teaser.
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 shows off big game fixes
RPCS3 continues advancing to truly nail-down the experience of playing classic PlayStation 3 games emulated on modern platforms and a fresh video shows lots of fun.
The Elder Scrolls: Arena reimplementation OpenTESArena gets a big upgrade
While it's currently still in heavy development, OpenTESArena is another great example of what can be done with open source with it reimplementing The Elder Scrolls: Arena in a modern cross-platform game engine.
Valve reportedly developing a Half-Life shooter-strategy hybrid
There's been some reports circulating thanks to YouTuber Tyler McVicker (previously known as Valve News Network) that goes into some detail about what Valve is up to. Seems like we might get an RTS/FPS hybrid for the Steam Deck.
Collabora announced Venus, 3D accelerated Vulkan in QEMU
Well this is quite exciting. Collabora, the open source consulting firm that often works with Valve, has announced the experimental Venus driver for 3D acceleration of Vulkan applications in QEMU.
Your monthly catch-up post is here for November 2021
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for November 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.
As GOG struggles, Steam hit a new high of 27M people online
Recently we had news that DRM-free store GOG has been struggling with losses, and here's Steam continuing to just smash through previous records.
Caves & Cliffs: Part II has arrived for Minecraft
Caves & Cliffs: Part II is out now for Minecraft, bringing with it some huge changes to the world generation to make the exploration much more interesting.
Ubisoft suggest posting on their forum for Proton support in Rainbow Six Siege
Now that getting games that use BattlEye for anti-cheat working on Linux (either native or through Proton) is easier, an Ubisoft rep suggests people post in their forum to show demand for it.
KDE developer suggests Plasma needs to be simpler by default
KDE developer Nate Graham, the same person who recently said they may become the "Windows or Android" of the FOSS world is back again with more thoughts - this time about keeping it simple.
GOverlay for editing MangoHud gets a new Steam Deck friendly UI
GOverlay is an application that helps to manage Linux gaming tools like the MangoHud performance overlay, the Vulkan post-processing layer vkBasalt and the video capture tool ReplaySorcery.
GOG to go through some reorganization after suffering losses
While Steam continues to do well with it being the most popular games store, it seems CD PROJEKT Group's store GOG is really starting to struggle.
Party-based RPG Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness sees a huge update
After entering Early Access in August, and then releasing a Linux native version in October, Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness just got a nice big upgrade for all players.
Valve puts up official developer FAQ for the Steam Deck
With the Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck over now, Valve has put up their own official set of answers to various common questions.
Scientific evolution sim Thrive is now available on itch.io and Steam
Thrive is a free and open source evolution sim, that is now available from the itch.io and Steam stores where you can pay to support the development.
Capcom shows off official video of Devil May Cry 5 on the Steam Deck
As more developers get their hands on a Steam Deck devkit, we're seeing plenty more show their games and now Capcom has taken a turn with Devil May Cry 5.
Open source re-implementation of Caesar III, Augustus v3.1 is out
Augustus is an open source game engine re-implementation for Caesar III, forked from another called Julius that aims to add in new features.
X4: Tides of Avarice expansion coming early 2022, plus AMD FSR
Egosoft are expanding their big space sim again with the X4: Tides of Avarice expansion announcement for 2022.
- SteamOS 3.7.5 for Steam Deck now in Beta with big upgrades and initial support for more hardware
- Valve developers continue to impress, fixing Proton in less than a day for the Starfield Beta
- Proton 10 gets another Beta update with more fixes for Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck
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