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Linux gaming overlay MangoHud version 0.6.8 out now

By Liam Dawe, 1 Aug 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jul 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 22 Jul 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 21 Jul 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 18 Jul 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jul 2022

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You should avoid the stock Firefox install on Steam Deck as it's badly outdated (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jul 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jul 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jun 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jun 2022

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

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jun 2022

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.

Microphone noise suppression app NoiseTorch returns with a new release

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jun 2022

NoiseTorch, a popular real-time microphone noise suppression app recently had a possible security issue but it's been reviewed thoroughly and it's back.

Steam Client Update released with Remote Play improvements

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jun 2022

Valve has released a small update to the stable version of the Steam Client, with it mostly being about fixing up Remote Play.

The QuickLaunch plugin for the Steam Deck is a great time-saver

By Liam Dawe, 30 May 2022

With the Steam Deck you can install various third-party games and applications in desktop mode. However, it's a bit annoying adding them all to Steam and so the QuickLaunch plugin can save you some time.

Heroic Games Launcher gets more Steam Deck and Flatpak improvements

By Liam Dawe, 30 May 2022

Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games and GOG on Linux and Steam Deck has a new update out, mostly focused on cleaning up some problems but also sprinkles in some new features like a command-line interface.

Get some classics working better on Steam Deck with Luxtorpeda upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 27 May 2022

Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play tool (like Proton) but for running various Native Linux games engines. A fresh update is out, further improving Steam Deck support.

ProtonUp-Qt adds support for Wine manager app Bottles

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2022

ProtonUp-Qt, the fantastic tool to help you install various community builds of Wine and Proton like GE-Proton or Wine-GE on Linux and Steam Deck just added support for the Bottles application.

Developer of popular noise suppression tool NoiseTorch has dev machine compromised

By Liam Dawe, 19 May 2022

Are you a user of NoiseTorch? It's a popular way of getting some pretty great noise suppression on your microphone, to keep out all that background noise or a hammer hitting your desk. Sadly, the developer had a machine compromised.

Godot Engine 3.5 RC 1 is up with a new asynchronous shader compilation system

By Liam Dawe, 18 May 2022

Godot Engine 3.5 is getting close to release with a first Release Candidate available for developers to test the next version of this open source game engine.