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Steam gets overhauled with new overlay, Steam Deck big stable update

By Liam Dawe,
42
Valve has now released the latest big update to the Steam client, which brings with it various UI updates and the new in-game Steam Overlay.
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Heroic Games Launcher 2.8.0 adds a DLC manager for Epic Games, side-loading browser apps

By Liam Dawe,
15
Heroic Games Launcher, my favourite way to get Epic Games and GOG on Steam Deck and desktop Linux released v2.8.0 with some great new features - here's a run over what's new and improved.
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Modrinth make their own launcher for Minecraft modders

By Liam Dawe,
1
Modrinth, the open source modding platform that's gaining popularity, has now announced the first Alpha build of their own launcher to make modding easier for Minecraft fans.
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This Unity to Godot importer has me a little excited

By Liam Dawe,
24
There's a lot to be interested and excited about when it comes to Godot Engine, the free and open source game engine and now Unity game devs may want to keep watch.
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Valve tries to improve Big Picture Mode on Linux for NVIDIA GPUs

By Liam Dawe,
15
In the latest Steam Beta Client for desktop, Valve has made an attempt to improve the experience for NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux.
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Lutris v0.5.13 adds Proton support, itch and battle.net integration

By Liam Dawe,
5
The latest release of the all-in-one game manager Lutris is here, with v0.5.13 bringing with it some important features like new store integrations.
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Cartridges is another Linux game launcher and it's super-clean

By Liam Dawe,
11
If there's one thing we're not short on, it's launchers. There's some kind of launcher for everything including Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher, Bottles and more. Now there's also Cartridges.
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Discord username system changing to make it easier to find people

By Liam Dawe,
17
After years of technical debt, Discord has announced a big change is coming to their username system to make it easier to find the people you want to connect with.
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OBS Studio 29.1 is out now with AV1 / HEVC for YouTube

By Liam Dawe,
5
One for content creators here, as the excellent OBS Studio just released version 29.1.0. This brings initial support for AV1 / HEVC on YouTube.
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Heroic Games Launcher 2.7.1 hotfix 1 fixes up Epic Games login

By Liam Dawe,
1
Having some troubles with Epic Games on the Heroic Games Launcher? You weren't alone and a new hotfix is out to get it sorted.
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KDE apps like Kdenlive get big upgrades for KDE Gear 23.04

By Liam Dawe,
4
KDE Gear is the name of the big bundle of software the KDE team create, and with the KDE Gear 23.04 release there's new apps and plenty of improvements to making the desktop experience better.
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Roblox intentionally blocking Linux with Wine in their new update

By Liam Dawe,
37
It seems the days of using workarounds to play Roblox on Linux may be coming to an abrupt end, with the upcoming launch of their new client blocking Linux intentionally.
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Flathub app store for Linux and Steam Deck gets overhauled

By Liam Dawe,
20
The redesign of the Flathub app store for Linux is now live, bringing with it a refreshed look along with showing verified developers and their apps.
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Linux and Steam Deck game manager Lutris has a fresh Beta out

By Liam Dawe,
11
Lutris is an all-in-one game manager to brings your games from different places under one roof, and a second Beta is now available for v0.5.13.
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Godot Engine 4.1 to get FSR 2.2, better 3D support for OpenGL, shader improvements

By Liam Dawe,
0
Seems like the next update for Godot Engine is going to be a nice one for game developers, with multiple graphics enhancements on the way.
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MangoHud performance overlay gets a few needed fixes in v0.6.9-1

By Liam Dawe,
3
After the previous release of v0.6.9, MangoHud has another nice update out that fixes up a few lingering problems for the Linux performance hud that's also used on Steam Deck for the built-in performance info.
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MangoHud performance overlay version v0.6.9 is out now as a nice update

By Liam Dawe,
20
It's been a while since the last release but a nice update to the performance hud and benchmarking tool MangoHud is out now. This is the tool used for the performance stats on Steam Deck.
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KDE Connect is getting some upgrades for easy file-transfers

By Liam Dawe,
8
KDE Connect is up high on my list of my favourite open source apps, because it makes transferring files between devices (PC / Steam Deck / Mobile) and more real easy.
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Linux and Steam Deck compatibility tool helper ProtonUp-Qt v2.8.0 out now

By Liam Dawe,
5
ProtonUp-Qt gives you a hassle-free way to install various compatibility tools like GE-Proton, Wine-GE, Luxtorpeda and others for Steam, Lutris and the Heroic Games Launcher.
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Heroic Games Launcher 2.7.0 is out now for Epic Games and GOG

By Liam Dawe,
15
Heroic Games Launcher has a brand new release available for helping you manage Epic Games, GOG and more on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.
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