Wii U emulator Cemu plans to go open source and support Linux
Most emulators nowadays have their source code nicely open, and the vast majority of them fully support Linux too but Cemu has been a bit of a holdout. Not for long though.
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Open source voice-chat levels up with Mumble 1.4 out now
For those of you not wanting to use the likes of Discord for voice-chat, there’s also Mumble which is a free, open source, low latency, high quality voice chat application
Discord Overlay for Linux 'Discover Overlay' gets a new release
While Discord continues to not support Linux with their official overlay, there is at least Discover, which helpfully gives you some options to show chatters on your screen.
OBS Studio pulls in NVIDIA as a new sponsor
OBS Studio continues growing, with NVIDIA joining as their latest big sponsor to help this free and open source project continue getting better.
Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu gets big graphical improvements, Flatpak fixes
Yuzu is another incredibly promising open source project, emulating the Nintendo Switch which is not exactly a small job (not that emulation ever is) and it's improving at a rapid pace.
ProtonUp-Qt adds support for Lutris Flatpak, new batch update feature
ProtonUp-Qt is the fantastic and simple way to download and upgrade the Linux compatibility tools Proton-GE, Luxtorpeda, Boxtron or Roberta for Steam and works with both Lutris and Heroic Games Launcher too.
Easily install and upgrade Proton GE or Luxtorpeda with ProtonUp-Qt
There are certain games that work better with the community-built unofficial Proton GE, plus using Luxtorpeda for Native Linux game engines can give a lot of benefits too - here's how to easily download or upgrade them using the fab ProtonUp-Qt.
Keyboard and mouse mapping to gamepad tool AntiMicroX v3.2.1 out now
AntiMicroX is a great open source app that helps you map your keyboard and mouse to gamepad inputs. It's the continuation of the original AntiMicro project, which was abandoned.
OpenRGB gets greatly expanded hardware support in the 0.7 release
Controlling all your fancy RGB lighting on Linux can sometimes be a hassle but OpenRGB thankfully can reduce that pain and a new release is out now with OpenRGB 0.7.
Heroic Games Launcher 2.0.0 brings a much improved login system for Epic Games
Ending 2021 with quite the bang, the unofficial Epic Games Store app Heroic Games Launcher put up a big new release improving lots of features.
OBS Studio 27.2 enters Beta with official Flatpak support
Ready for 2022, the OBS team is preparing a major new release of the free and open source livestreaming and recording software OBS Studio.
Intel has boosted their commitment to Blender as a Corporate Patron
Intel was already a pretty high backer of the free and open source 3D creation suite Blender but now they're going in for even more as a Corporate Patron.
Red Hat donates $10,000 to OBS Studio, their Flatpak to be official for Linux
Little bit of good news to start Tuesday, as the excellent livestreaming and recording software OBS Studio got another good donation recently, this time from Red Hat.
Retro game maker GB Studio gets a big upgrade
Want to make retro games? How about making games on Linux that can be played on a Game Boy or the upcoming Analogue Pocket? GB Studio is your new best friend and a huge new release is out.
Use Wine for gaming on Linux? Try out Bottles
Bottles isn't exactly a new Linux application but it's one I had only heard about recently. It's been advancing a lot in the last year and it's really looking great.
Decentraland is the latest to help fund Blender development
Decentraland joins a long list of companies and individuals helping to fund Blender, the excellent free and open source 3D creation suite that just recently released the big 3.0 version.
Blender 3.0 is out now with a visual refresh, huge new features
A true showcase for not only how good open source software can be but also how to successfully manage every part of it. Blender 3.0 is officially out now.
Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games appears popular with over 100K downloads
Despite the Epic Games Store not offering Linux support at all, it still seems to be somewhat popular with Linux users as the unofficial Heroic Games Launcher hit a big downloads milestone.
GOverlay for editing MangoHud gets a new Steam Deck friendly UI
GOverlay is an application that helps to manage Linux gaming tools like the MangoHud performance overlay, the Vulkan post-processing layer vkBasalt and the video capture tool ReplaySorcery.
Steam Client update adds CEG DRM support for Proton, VA-API hardware encoding
Valve have released the latest big update to the Steam client, after a good while of Beta versions bringing with it some major new features - especially on the Linux side.
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- Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White and Steam Deck Australia have launched
- OpenRA for classic RTS games like Red Alert has a new playtest with enhanced visuals, revamped map editor
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