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Video recording app OBS Studio v28.1 out with NVENC changes
OBS Studio has a new release out now, and it comes with some changes for NVIDIA GPU owners who use NVENC.
Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover, Nextcloud to ship their own social network app
Just a bit of big industry news to cover today, as an update to the previous article talking about Elon Musk and Twitter — as the sale has completed. Plus a reminder on Mastodon and Nextcloud doing some fun social stuff too.
Get a free copy of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 in the GOG Halloween Sale
GOG are back with another game giveaway for you, this time it's the classic Jazz Jackrabbit 2 along with plenty in their ongoing Halloween Sale.
Classic Unreal Tournament lives on with a new OldUnreal upgrade, 64bit now on Linux
Unreal Tournament 99 is one of the all-time great first-person shooters, and it is being kept alive by the OldUnreal team and contributors with a fresh release out now.
Steam Deck UI comes to Desktop in Beta to replace Big Picture Mode
Valve has finally done what a lot have been waiting for, made the Steam Deck UI available for desktops although it's only available in the Steam Client Beta for now.
Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translator VKD3D-Proton version 2.7 out now
Here is an absolutely huge open source release! VKD3D-Proton, the translation tech used in Steam Play Proton to translate Direct3D 12 to Vulkan for Steam Deck / Linux version 2.7 is out now.
Dark Reign: The Future of War, a true classic RTS is being remade in OpenRA
Anyone else remember Dark Reign: The Future of War? Released back in 1997, it's a real classic and at the time it had some pretty favourable reviews too. The good news is that it's being rebuilt by fans using OpenRA.
Get a free copy of Genesis Alpha One during the GOG Halloween Sale
For those of you that continue to prefer GOG for your gaming needs, they're now having a big Halloween Sale.
Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition upgraded with full Linux / Steam Deck compatibility
Even though it was Steam Deck Verified by Valve back in July, the developer of Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition have put out a big game engine upgrade to make it even better.
GB Operator is a fun gadget for Game Boy fans tested on Steam Deck
Recently I mentioned GB Operator a little USB gadget that reads cartridges of the Game Boy, Game Boy Colour and Game Boy Advance. After giving it a go myself, I'm impressed and a little in love.
Theme park building sim Indoorlands is officially out now
Indoorlands, a somewhat unique theme park building sim has left Early Access as a finished game ready for you to get clicking around.
VirtualBox 7.0 is out with their DirectX 11 support using DXVK
Well this was an interesting one entering the GOL inbox recently. VirtualBox, the general-purpose full virtualizer has a big new release out and even they are now using DXVK.
My current little wish-list for Steam Deck upgrades
The Steam Deck has been out for a while now, it's now easy to purchase with no reservation queue, and the long-delayed Steam Deck Docking Station is also here! Valve has put out a lot of updates but there's plenty they could improve.
Cassette Beasts is a wonderful take on monster catching
It needs to hurry up and be 2023 so I can play the full game of Cassette Beasts, an upcoming monster catching / creature collection game from Bytten Studio and RawFury.
RimWorld - Biotech expansion announced and a big free update
RimWorld is set to get even bigger with the upcoming Biotech expansion that releases in a few weeks, along with a major free update for all players.
Here's how to play Overwatch 2 on Steam Deck / Linux
While you might struggle to get in due to ongoing server issues, Overwatch 2 is out now free to play and it can run quite nicely on Steam Deck and Linux desktop. Here's how to get Overwatch 2 installed and running.
NVK is a new open source Mesa Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs
Jason Ekstrand of Collabora just announced NVK, a brand new open source Mesa Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs.
Fanatical have another great bundle of Steam Deck Verified games
Want to pick up some more great games for Steam Deck (or your Linux desktop!)? Fanatical have put up another bundle with all games that are Steam Deck Verified.
SteamOS and Steam Deck on top for Linux in the Steam Hardware Survey
The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out now for September 2022, with it showing that clearly the Steam Deck with SteamOS is the most popular way now to game on Linux.
Transferring files from PC to Steam Deck with FileZilla FTP
Want another way to transfer files from a PC (Linux / Windows) over to a Steam Deck? Here's how to do it using the FileZilla FTP application.
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