Wine 6.23 is out now continuing the PE conversion work
Another two weeks and more fixes coming in, the Wine 6.23 release is officially out now with new features and bug fixes.
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More BattlEye titles for Proton on Linux including DayZ, ARMA 3 now supported
Valve has announced today that BattlEye support on Linux with Steam Play Proton has expanded, with new titles available.
Blender 3.0 is out now with a visual refresh, huge new features
A true showcase for not only how good open source software can be but also how to successfully manage every part of it. Blender 3.0 is officially out now.
Dinosaur survival MMO Path of Titans adds the Allosaurus and baby dinos
Path of Titans is slowly shaping up to be an MMO worth looking into with full cross-platform support and a big new update is out now adding in a ferocious new beast and cute little baby dinos.
God simulator WorldBox is now officially live in Early Access on Steam
WorldBox - God Simulator from Maxim Karpenko is a god simulator and civilization sandbox game, with a pixel-art style that allows for plenty of creativity.
Steam could launch for Chromebooks soon, mentions game compatibility reports
We're seeing more reports of Steam for Chromebooks coming and Luke Short writing for Android Police thinks it will be soon.
Valve shows off 'Design Validation' units of the Steam Deck
While we sit and attempt to wait patiently for the Steam Deck to arrive next year after the delay, Valve has given out some fresh shots of their new Design Validation (DV) units.
Open 3D Engine (O3DE) sees a first major release, Linux support in preview
Open 3D Engine (O3DE) from the Open 3D Foundation is what was once Amazon Lumberyard, now open source it's just had a first major stable release.
Steam Next Fest gave developers a '500%' increase in converting wishlists to sales
Valve has written up a short blog post going over how their Steam Next Fest has improved things for developers, and it seems by a huge amount in some cases.
Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games appears popular with over 100K downloads
Despite the Epic Games Store not offering Linux support at all, it still seems to be somewhat popular with Linux users as the unofficial Heroic Games Launcher hit a big downloads milestone.
The Jingle Jam 2021 Games Collection is live to help charity
Want to help good causes and get some awesome games at the same time? The Jingle Jam 2021 Games Collection is live for another year with plenty to love.
A love-letter to the FPV community, Liftoff: Micro Drones lands in Early Access
Love drone racing and think it's getting a bit too cold for the outside world? Check out the new release of Liftoff: Micro Drones that's in Early Access.
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.
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.
- GE-Proton 10-4 brings updates for winewayland, AMD FSR4 and more game fixes
- VacuumTube is the best way to watch YouTube on Steam Deck, SteamOS
- SaveState is an open source versatile game save backup manager - now with Linux support
- XWVM is a modern Unity engine to play STAR WARS - X-Wing, first Alpha out now
- Point and click adventure The Mystery of Doomsday Valley confirmed for Linux
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