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Minecraft-like free and open source game VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) hits over 500K downloads
Originally called MineClone2, VoxeLibre is a free and open source sandbox game that's inspired by Minecraft and it recently hit a big milestone.
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Godot Engine 4.4 dev 4 released with interactive in-game editing
An exciting new feature for game developers has begun to land in the free and open source Godot Engine, with the start of interactive in-game editing.
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Mesa 24.2.7 out now and Mesa 24.3 may come sooner than expected
The latest update for the open source graphics drivers is here with Mesa 24.2.7 out now. Plus we might see Mesa 24.3 a bit sooner than expected.
Proton Experimental adds DLSS 3 Frame Generation support, plus fixes for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Rivals of Aether II and more
Valve once again updated Proton Experimental giving you a good few fixes for various games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux when running the Windows versions.
Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5 released with rewritten memory management
Another big release of the Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to Vulkan translation layer (used by Proton) has been released. With DXVK v2.5 bringing rewritten resource and memory management.
Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.10.0 out now bringing UI updates, fancier shaders, renaming work
With Minetest now called Luanti, a fresh release is out bringing work towards getting things renamed along with some new features and fixes.
RazerGenie for configuring Razer devices on Linux v1.2 brings new features
One problem Linux continues to have is no official app support from hardware vendors, so it's good to see the community continue building for us. If you have a Razer device, check out the new release of RazerGenie.
GE-Proton 9-20 includes a fix for Diablo IV, plus Proton-Sarek 9-20 for older GPUs released
Two new updates for community-build versions of Proton are out now. As is tradition for GE-Proton, a hotfix arrived to fix problems and a new version of Proton-Sarek for older GPUs is also out.
GE-Proton 9-19 brings fixes for Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Monster Hunter Wilds and more
The latest upgrade for GE-Proton is now available with GE-Proton 9-19 bringing an assortment of fixes for specific games, along with updates to various components that let it do its thing.
Wine 9.21 out now with more DirectPlay and D3DX9 improvements
Wine 9.21 released as one of the last developments builds, since we are steadily approaching the release of Wine 10.0 for this Windows compatibility layer.
Cross-platform Nexus Mods app expands Baldur's Gate 3 support plus further UI improvements
I can't tell you how excited I am for the future of modding, with Nexus building their cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app. Another new build is out now with v0.6.3.
chiaki-ng Remote Play client for PlayStation adds touch emulation, console wake-up and more
The free and open source chiaki-ng project has a new release out for those of you wanting to Remote Play your PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 to other devices like a Linux desktop, Steam Deck, Android, Windows and more.
SuperTuxKart 1.5 Beta released with a benchmark mode, graphics tweaks and more
The free and open source kart racing game SuperTuxKart is gearing up for another release, with SuperTuxKart 1.5 getting a first Beta that needs some testing.
New release of Raspberry Pi OS brings Wayland to all models with a new compositor
The Raspberry Pi team have released a brand new version of the Raspberry Pi OS that brings with it Wayland support to all models.
KDE Plasma 6.3 will show when apps are killed due to out of memory (OOM)
Work continues as always on the next version of the popular KDE Plasma desktop environment. My favourite desktop, and the one used for the Steam Deck Desktop Mode.
Check out Proton-Sarek if you have an older GPU for Windows games on Linux
Valve's work with Proton to run Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck is amazing, but they do require you have newer GPUs so some have been a bit left behind. Proton-Sarek aims to fix that.
Linux Mint partners up with Framework, also working on Night Light for Cinnamon desktop
Some fun Linux distro news for you this morning as the Linux Mint team have a fresh blog post up on what they've been doing and it's quite exciting to see.
Windows to Linux compatibility layer Wine 10.0 planned for mid-January 2025
Lead developer Alexandre Julliard announced that Wine 10.0 is going to be releasing in mid-January 2025.
GE-Proton 9-17 and 9-18 out now with various upgrades
There's two new versions of GE-Proton that have been released in the last day, although it's mostly just updating components from upstream to continue to improve Windows games on Linux platforms including Steam Deck.
Mesa 24.2.6 graphics drivers released with a few more bug fixes
The Mesa team have released another bug-fix update with Mesa 24.2.6 available now, with a couple more bug-fix releases planned before they move onto Mesa 24.3 next month.
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