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Pick up some sweet deals during the We Love Games Sale on GOG

By Liam Squires-Hand,
You just love games right? Need some more? Check out the big We Love Games Sale over on GOG to continue building up that collection. GOG are also giving away the Alien Breed Trilogy.

Lutris 0.5.13 Beta adds Proton support, itch.io integration, Battle.net integration

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The free and open source game manager Lutris has a fresh Beta release out with version 0.5.13 adding in a whole bunch of new features and service integrations.

Wine 8.1 released starting another year of Windows to Linux translation work

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Wine 8.1 development release is now available, starting off another year of new features landing usually bi-weekly for the Windows translation layer used in Proton.

An interview with the creator of the Heroic Games Launcher

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Interested to learn a little about the people who make cool open source programs? Today I have interview with Flávio, the creator of the popular Heroic Games Launcher used on Linux desktop, Steam Deck, macOS and Windows.

The final free game during the GOG Winter Sale is Daymare: 1998

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Act fast to claim a free copy of Daymare: 1998 on GOG that they're giving away as the final free game in their Winter Sale.

A round-up of what was popular on GamingOnLinux in 2022

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Here's an end of year 2022 round-up of some of the most-read articles on GamingOnLinux that I've picked out, just in case you missed any!

ProtonUp-Qt v2.7.7 adds support for NorthstarProton to play modded Titanfall 2

By Liam Squires-Hand,
ProtonUp-Qt, the very useful installer app to get different compatibility layers on Steam Deck and Linux desktop, has version 2.7.7 up adding in new tools.

Get a free copy of King of Seas during the GOG Winter Sale

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Just a little update for you here, that during the GOG Winter Sale they're now giving away a free copy of King of Seas.

GOG are giving away Ghost of a Tale during their 2022 Winter Sale

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Tis the season to buy more games to keep warm and all that. The GOG Winter Sale is live, and you can get a free copy of Ghost of a Tale.

Windows compatibility layer Wine v8.0 has a first Release Candidate out

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Another year is coming to a close and so the team behind Wine, the Windows compatibility layer, are readying up for another major stable release with version 8.0.

ProtonPlus is a new in-development Proton version manager

By Liam Squires-Hand,
While we already have ProtonUp-Qt which works just fine, it seems another thought they could do it better and differently with Proton version manager ProtonPlus.

Lutris v0.5.12 out now fixing Origin, Epic Store, Ubisoft Connect, GOG

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Lutris, the all-in-one game manager for Linux and Steam Deck, has an important bug-fix release out now you'll want to upgrade for the best experience.

Wine 7.22 out now with more 32bit on 64bit work

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Wine 7.22 development release is now available for the open source Windows compatibility layer, as they continue working towards the Wine 8.0 release.

GE-Proton installer ProtonUp-Qt v2.7.6 is out now fixing DXVK 2.0 for Lutris

By Liam Squires-Hand,
ProtonUp-Qt has another release out to help you get the likes of GE-Proton, Wine-GE, Luxtorpeda and more for Steam (including Steam Deck) the Heroic Games Launcher and Lutris.

ProtonUp-Qt version 2.7.5 released for easy GE-Proton installs

By Liam Squires-Hand,
ProtonUp-Qt is a simple and easy to use application that helps you install various compatibility layers on Steam Deck and Linux desktop, with a new release version 2.7.5 out now.

GE-Proton 7-39 released improving Overwatch 2 for Steam Deck & Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
GE-Proton is the community-maintained version of the Windows compatibility layer Proton, not endorsed by Valve but it can get more games running on Steam Deck and Linux desktop. A new release version GE-Proton7-39 is out now.

Heroic Games Launcher 2.5 Beta adds Download Manager, external game / launcher installs

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Heroic Games Launcher is growing with the 2.5.0 Beta version out now, putting it in competition with the likes of Lutris and Bottles a little more with the new features.

A new Beta of game manager Lutris fixes up Origin, Epic Games and Ubisoft Connect

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Lutris, the open source game manager that can help you keep together all your games from various services on Linux and Steam Deck has a new Beta release fixing some big issues.

System76 gives the Oryx Pro a big refresh with an OLED 4k display

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Linux flagship NVIDIA laptop from System76 has been given a major overhaul, making it something of a beast.

Minigalaxy, a simple open source GOG client for Linux adds lots of new features

By Liam Squires-Hand,
While plenty of people use apps like Lutris, Heroic and Bottles there's also Minigalaxy which is a dedicated launcher just for GOG on Linux.
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