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Plasma 6 optimized for Wayland gaming, plus compositor crash recovery

By Liam Dawe,
KDE developer Nate Graham has two quite interesting updates in regards to the upcoming Plasma 6 desktop release, including some fun optimizations landing.

Gamescope added support for ReShade shaders on Linux / SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Gamescope, the microcompositor from Valve that is used on the Steam Deck that can also be used on desktop Linux, just got a major upgrade.

Steam Deck OS 3.5 now in Preview with HDR, VRR and display colour settings

By Liam Dawe,
For those who wish to test out the very latest improvements to the Steam Deck, Valve has put up Steam Deck OS 3.5 into Preview now. In the official announcement Valve go over a big list of new features and fixes, so here's some of what's included.

Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 'Faye' enters Beta

By Liam Dawe,
For those of you who want a stable Linux distribution with the Cinnamon desktop, Linux Mint Debian Edition seems like a nice choice and the latest release is now in Beta.

Steam and Steam Deck stable client update adds Indonesian support

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released a fresh stable client update for Steam desktop and Steam Deck, that amongst other improvements adds in Indonesian language support.

VKD3D-Proton v2.10 brings various game fixes, DirectStorage additions and lots more

By Liam Dawe,
VKD3D-Proton, the tool that translates Direct3D 12 to Vulkan for Steam Play Proton, has a brand new release out with version 2.10 and it's an exciting one.

Deckbuilding RPG 'Gordian Quest' gets Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Need some more deckbuilding? Gordian Quest looks great and it recently became Steam Deck Verified, with the developer talking about the work involved in it.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme

By Liam Dawe,
The team and community behind OpenRCT2, the open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 have a brand new update out which includes some fun changes like a whole new title theme.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Redux mod adds Vulkan and DirectX 12 support

By Liam Dawe,
Well this is quite fun to see. Amnesia: The Dark Descent has gained a Redux mod that rebuilds the graphics engine behind the game to provide Vulkan on Linux and DirectX 12 on Windows.

Titanfall 2 has a player surge with a huge sale, great on Steam Deck & desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Available really cheap until September 18th, Titanfall 2 has one of the best FPS campaigns around and some great multiplayer with the Northstar mod too.

Linux continues rising above 3% desktop user share on Statcounter

By Liam Dawe,
Another month, another set of stats showing that Linux desktop seems to be doing better than ever. According to Statcounter, the Linux share has risen once again.

Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Rain Games developer of Teslagrad has just released Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne, an action adventure game based on the graphic novel series, Girl Genius, by authors Phil & Kaja Foglio.

Humble Choice has Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Patch Quest, Deceive Inc + more

By Liam Dawe,
Another pretty great sounding bundle of games, with the monthly Humble Choice live for September. Here's a run over the compatibility for Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars getting remastered, plus a whole new adventure

By Liam Dawe,
Revolution Software recently announced two huge bits of news for adventure game fans! Not only will there be a whole new game with Broken Sword - Parzival's Stone but Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged is coming too.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 32: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

By Hamish,
Over the past few months I have been making a number of upgrades and changes to Dianoga, and the time has come to lay them all out. The first upgrade I purchased at the start of the year was a simple one, but I now had more than doubled the amount of hard drive space Linux had available, and could enjoy more games with my CRT monitor.

The state of optimus-manager explained by its developer

By nwildner,
This Linux program provides a solution for GPU switching on Optimus laptops (i.e laptops with a dual Nvidia/Intel or Nvidia/AMD configuration).

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock DLC is out now

By Pengling,
Native Linux beat-'em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge received its Dimension Shellshock DLC on August 31st, with discounts available for both the DLC and the base game.

KDE Plasma 6 gets double-click to open by default and other improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Something that has proven to be quite divisive in the Linux community for KDE Plasma users is single or double-click to open something, as Plasma 6 will default to double-click.

Respawn begin unbanning various Apex Legends Linux and Steam Deck players

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a bit of a saga for Apex Legends players using the Proton compatibility tool to play it on Steam Deck and Linux desktop but it seems Respawn continue their ban investigation.

Darwinia from Introversion Software gets a big compatibility upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Darwinia, a classic from Introversion Software (original devs of Prison Architect) released originally in 2005 just got upgraded to keep it running nice on modern platforms.
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