A round-up of some popular Linux and gaming articles from April 2021

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for April 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 that we cover! If you wish to keep track of these overview posts you can with our Overview RSS.

Here's a small slice of what was popular with our readers:

• Metro Exodus from 4A and Deep Silver has officially released for Linux
  • While it was playable with the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer, 4A Games and Deep Silver have today officially released Metro Exodus for Linux.
• Steam Play Proton 6.3 is out now plus a Proton Experimental update (updated)
  • Ready for a long weekend testing out the latest Steam Play Proton compatibility layer? Good news! Valve announced the release of Proton 6.3-1 along with a Proton Experimental update. UPDATED: 07/04/21.
• Koi Farm, the relaxing koi breeding game releases the source code
  • Want to jump in and see how another game is made? Now is another chance! The koi breeding game Koi Farm that released on Steam on February 26 has now released the source code.
• The excellent business and building sim OpenTTD arrives on Steam
  • Play the open source remake and expansion of Transport Tycoon Deluxe free with OpenTTD, which is finally available on Steam along with a new update available.
• US Supreme Court sides with Google against Oracle about copying APIs being 'fair use'
  • It's being widely reported today that in the decade-long battle of Google vs Oracle that the US Supreme Court has now finally ruled in Google's favour. This is huge, for Linux and Linux Gaming too.
• Valheim gets a needed patch, new terrain-modification system and no more draugr in stones
  • It's been a little while since Valheim got a patch and it seems the developers have been busy, with the latest patch out now with one massive improvement.
• Xwayland work for hardware accelerated NVIDIA support has been merged in
  • Another exciting moment for fans of Wayland and the future of Linux, especially if you're an NVIDIA user, as the work to provide hardware accelerated rendering for NVIDIA GPUs was merged in for Xwayland.
• The open source Minecraft launcher MultiMC adds more mod platform support
  • Need an easy way to mod Minecraft using many different sources and versions? MultiMC is a great way to do that with a brand new release out now expanding it.
• OBS Studio 27.0 RC1 out with Wayland support and browser docking on Linux
  • What looks like it will be a massive release for Linux users, OBS Studio has begun the release procedure for OBS Studio 27.0 with it having a first Release Candidate out now and it's huge.
• System76 announce COSMIC, their own GNOME-based desktop environment for Pop!_OS
  • Pop!_OS from Linux hardware vendor System76 is set to get a massive upgrade when Pop!_OS 21.04 releases, as they've announced COSMIC - their very own desktop environment.
• Warzone 2100 4.0 is officially out now with the Vulkan renderer
  • A big day for the free and open source Warzone 2100 as the team have officially released Warzone 2100 4.0, which brings in some modern enhancements to their rendering including Vulkan API support.
• Linux Kernel dev bans University of Minnesota for sending malicious patches
  • Here is your daily dose of WTF. Linux Kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman has called out "researchers" from the University of Minnesota and banned them from submitting code to the Linux Kernel.
• Get ready for more art of rally with the Kenya update releasing Summer 2021
  • art of rally, easily one of the best games from 2020 is getting another big free update with the Kenya expansion that's confirmed to be releasing Summer 2021.
• The popularity of Albion Online continues to grow hitting new heights
  • Albion Online, one of the few popular MMOs that actually supports Linux with a native build continues to grow and they've given a look at some of the latest numbers.
• Cute Bite is an upcoming vampire raising sim from Hanako Games
  • Here's something a little different and the type of game we don't cover often - Cute Bite from Hanako Games is an upcoming vampire raising sim where you guide a tiny shrunken vampire back to power.
• Selaco is an upcoming GZDoom-powered shooter that looks awesome
  • Never one to miss out on a good first-person shooter fuelled by GZDoom, today I came across Selaco and it instantly grabbed my attention for looking awesome.
• FMV adventure Dark Nights with Poe and Munro released for Linux
  • After a short Beta period that we wrote about earlier in March, the modern FMV adventure game Dark Nights with Poe and Munro is now natively released and support for Linux systems from D'Avekki Studios Ltd.
• Theme park builder 'Parkitect' gets a Beta for cross-platform multiplayer
  • This is wonderful! Texel Raptor, developer of the absolutely fantastic theme park building game Parkitect have announced a new Beta is available that brings in cross-platform online multiplayer.
• Grape times ahead with the release of Wine 6.6 noting plenty of fixes
  • No wine-ing about the puns please. Jokes aside, the tasty compatibility tech that is Wine has a new development release available today with Wine 6.6.
• Go Easter Egg hunting in the Lucy Dreaming demo, get a chance to appear in the game
  • Tall Story Games have announced a fun little Easter Egg hunt in the demo for their upcoming point & click adventure game Luxy Dreaming. It gives you the chance to appear in the game!
• Midnight Protocol, a tactical narrative-driven hacking RPG releases Summer 2021
  • LuGus Studios have announced their hacking themed tactical narrative-driven hacking RPG, Midnight Protocol, will be releasing this Summer and they have a new trailer.
• Isometric city builder Nebuchadnezzar gets a huge update with freeplay maps
  • Nebuchadnezzar, the great looking isometric city-builder that's very much like the old Impressions Games titles like Pharaoh and Zeus has a first post-release upgrade out and it's a big one.
• Diablo source port reimplementation DevilutionX version 1.2 is out now
  • DevilutionX aims to make playing the classic Diablo and Hellfire on modern systems a breeze, with a full public domain coded reimplementation and a big new 1.2 version is out now.
• GodotCon returns online for Godot Engine in July, submit your talk now
  • Interested in game development, open source and Godot Engine? GodotCon is planned to return in July.
• OpenHV, a free and open source RTS based on the unreleased Hard Vacuum has a stable build
  • If you're looking out for a new real-time strategy (RTS) to play you're in luck. Recently, OpenHV has a first stable release powered by the OpenRA game engine.
• Make sure your NVIDIA drivers are up to date, new security issues detailed
  • NVIDIA has today revealed a bunch of new vulnerabilities in the GPU drivers that affect both Linux and Windows.

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What was your favourite Linux and Gaming news through April 2021?