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CrossOver 22 released for running Windows apps and games on Linux
CodeWeavers, the company that works on Proton with Valve and supports Wine development, has announced the released of CrossOver 22.0.0.
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Valve testing new mobile Steam app with QR codes for sign ins
Valve are now testing a new version of the Steam app for Android and iOS, which comes with a much more modern design and a QR code login system too.
ProtonUp-Qt for easy GE-Proton installs on Linux and Steam Deck v2.7.0 out now
ProtonUp-Qt is a simple and great way to manage the likes of GE-Proton (previously known as Proton GE), the Luxtorpeda compatibility tool for Native Linux game engines and more.
Wine compatibly layer manager Bottles adds vkBasalt improvements, vmtouch cache
Bottles is easily the most simple way to manage installing and running Windows games and apps on Linux outside of Steam. A new release is out now with plenty of useful tweaks.
Heroic Games Launcher v2.4.0 is out with GOG Cloud Save support
Heroic Games Launcher enables you to download games on Linux and Steam Deck from both the Epic Store and GOG. A big new release is out now with some massive new features.
Open source game development advances with Godot Engine 3.5 out now
Godot Engine, the free and open source full game development engine has a big new release available with version 3.5.
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets Save States support
A huge advancement for the PlayStation 3 emulator project RPCS3 as it now has support for Save States, which is pretty awesome.
OBS Studio 28.0 Beta 1 brings Linux improvements, lots of new features
OBS Studio is getting another major version bump with OBS Studio 28.0 Beta 1 now available for testing. Lots of big features included in this one, plus some nice Linux client updates.
Steam gets support for Nintendo Online classic controllers
Valve recently released an update for the main Steam client, which amongst other things brings support in Steam Input for the Nintendo Online classic controllers.
Linux gaming overlay MangoHud version 0.6.8 out now
MangoHud is probably one of my favourite open source projects giving Linux gamers a fancy HUD to display various performance metrics in a nice overlay. Version 0.6.8 is out now!
Wine manager app Bottles makes rolling back configs real easy
Bottles is the free and open source app that allows you to easily manage Wine, the Windows compatibility layer on Steam Deck and Linux. Another new version is live, with a whole new versioning system to help you roll back changes.
GameMode performance tool from Feral Interactive version 1.7 is out now
GameMode, the system optimization tool from Feral Interactive recently had a new small release put up.
GOverlay for configuring the MangoHud performance overlay new release out
MangoHud is a great performance overlay for Linux, one that's used on the Steam Deck too and GOverlay helps you configure it really easily. A new release is out with GOverlay 0.9.
Heroic Games Launcher adds GOG Cloud Saves, Epic Overlay support, anti-cheat helpers
The Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games and GOG on Linux has a huge new Beta release (plus a bug fixes for the stable build) with loads of fancy new features.
Wine manager Bottles default runner now based on Valve's Wine fork and Proton
Bottles is a thoroughly great application for managing Windows applications and games on Linux. It's fast moving and a new release is out with their new default runner called Soda, which is based on Valve's fork of Wine and Proton patches.
You should avoid the stock Firefox install on Steam Deck as it's badly outdated (updated)
For all the pros of the Steam Deck like the full KDE Plasma desktop mode, there's a bit of a sore spot with Valve being too slow to update some of the included software. ARTICLE UPDATED.
GOG finally remove the false "in progress" note about GOG Galaxy for Linux
It seems at some point over the last month or two, GOG finally removed the "in progress" notice for GOG Galaxy coming to Linux.
Proton and Wine updater ProtonUp-Qt now shows anti-cheat status
Another update to the free and open source app ProtonUp-Qt giving you a proper user interface for downloading GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda, Wine-GE and others for Steam Deck and Linux.
Heroic Games Launcher has a bug fix release AND a huge new overhaul Beta
Two goodies for fans of the open source Heroic Games Launcher today. Those sticking with the stable release get some fixes, and those who want some fun can try out a huge new Beta.
Wine manager Bottles gets a bit of a makeover
Bottles, the fantastic and fast-moving free and open source application for managing the Wine compatibility layer has a new release out with a new code-name and a refreshed look.
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- Linux user share on Steam ended 2024 on a high note
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- Veloren the free and open source action-adventure RPG update 0.17 brings plenty new to explore
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