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Proton Experimental adds initial speech synthesis support, lots of game fixes for Steam Deck / Linux and easier modding

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Proton Experimental has been updated from Valve with some new features like initial speech synthesis support, along with the usual assortment of fixes for specific games running on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux. Plus, much easier modding!

Arch Linux Package Management (ALPM) gets funding from Sovereign Tech Agency

By Liam Dawe,
Seems like Arch Linux is going from strength to strength lately. Not only have Valve begun funding parts of the Linux distribution but now the Sovereign Tech Agency are as well.

OBS Studio 31 released with first-party YouTube Chat features, new NVIDIA filters and Linux improvements

By Liam Dawe,
OBS Studio has a brand new stable release available! The awesome free and open source video capture tool OBS Studio 31.0.0 is out now.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 10.0 gets a first Release Candidate

By Liam Dawe,
The next major version bump is coming for the Windows compatibility layer Wine, which forms a big part of Valve's Proton, with Wine 10.0 having a first Release Candidate.

Flathub to become a self-sustaining entity and they're looking to hire someone to help

By Liam Dawe,
Flathub has positioned itself as pretty much the go-to place for Linux apps, since it works across many distributions and is even on the Steam Deck. Now, the GNOME Foundation are looking to hire someone to help expand it into a self-sustaining entity.

Mesa 24.3.1 open source Linux graphics drivers released

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa developer Dylan Baker announced the release of Mesa 24.3.1, a bug-fix release for the latest stable release of the Linux open source graphics drivers.

Open-source PlayStation Remote Play app gets improvements for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
chiaki-ng, the free and open source PlayStation Remote Play app has a new release out with several enhancements, and it should now work better on Steam Deck in Gaming Mode.

DXVK-Sarek for old GPUs v1.10.4 released

By Liam Dawe,
With integration coming in a future release of Proton-Sarek, designed for gamers that have older GPUs, the first release of DXVK-Sarek is out now.

The best Linux distribution for gaming in 2025

By Liam Dawe,
In a few previous years, I decided to do a fresh take each time on what the best Linux distribution was for gaming - so I'm back for a 2025 edition of the article that will cause you to tell me how wrong and terrible I am.

KDE's 2024 fundraiser hits the goal - clearly their donation pop-up works

By Liam Dawe,
Some good news coming out from camp KDE, with their yearly fundraiser ongoing and they've managed to smash their original goal.

Vulkan API 1.4 released with new required extensions, better 8K rendering

By Liam Dawe,
The Khronos Group have today announced the release of the Vulkan 1.4 API specification, with various changes and improvements for game and application developers.

Lutris game manager v0.5.18 released with improved GOG and itch.io support, various other features

By Liam Dawe,
Lutris, the popular free and open source game manager for Linux, has a fresh update out now fixing up some issues and adding in a good bunch of new features.

Proton 9.0-4 Beta updated with more game fixes needing testing on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Recently I covered the huge Proton 9.0-4 update for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux hitting the Release Candidate stage and there's been a couple of changes.

Free & open source RPG 'Veloren' update compilation - weeks 233 to 241

By nwildner,
This is a compilation series from recent updates provided at the Veloren blog, the free and open source voxel action-adventure RPG

The new Nexus Mods open source cross-platform app adds Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord support

By Liam Dawe,
Nexus Mods keep expanding their very promising cross-platform open source app for modding, that will eventually replace their older apps and the new 0.7.0 release just went out.

Mesa 24.2.8 released for Linux with bug fixes, last update for the 24.2 series

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Eric Engestrom announced the release of Mesa 24.2.8 open source graphics drivers for Linux with some bug fixes.

Huge new Proton 9.0-4 update for Steam Deck / Linux now in need of testing

By Liam Dawe,
Ready to bring improved compatibility with Windows games to Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, Valve has a Proton 9.0-4 Release Candidate in need of testing.

TRX an open-source reimplementation of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 keeps expanding

By Liam Dawe,
Originally two separate projects, the open source reimplementations of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 now live under one roof with the TRX project.

Dev of Proton Sarek for older GPUs has forked DXVK to backport game settings and improve compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
The developer of the interesting Proton Sarek project to help Linux gamers with older GPUs play more games has now forked DXVK, to hopefully improve things even further.

PlaytronOS Alpha 2 brings expanded NVIDIA support, more handheld PC support and much more

By Liam Dawe,
Playtron continue building up their PlaytronOS / GameOS (they don't seem to have settled properly on a name yet) alternative to SteamOS and Windows with a second Alpha release out now.
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