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PlayStation Remote Play app gets renamed to chiaki-ng (chiaki-next-generation)

By Liam Dawe,
What was originally called chiaki4deck, a lot of people thought it was primarily aimed at PlayStation Remote Play for Steam Deck but they've now rebranded to chiaki-ng (chiaki-next-generation).

MangoHud helper app GOverlay v1.2 out now with quick layout presets

By Liam Dawe,
GOverlay can be useful for helping to configure MangoHud, the Linux gaming performance overlay, especially if you prefer a UI to editing text files and version 1.2 is out now adding quick layout presets support.

Control your cooling on Linux with CoolerControl - v1.4 brings AMD GPU RDNA 3 fan support

By Liam Dawe,
A really feature-rich application here for those of you who wants a bit more control of your cooling on Linux. CoolerControl v1.4 just released bringing more hardware support, and various improvements.

ProtonUp-Qt v2.10.2 adds support for the WineZGUI launcher and old compatibility tools

By Liam Dawe,
ProtonUp-Qt is such a useful tool for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming, giving you an easy all-in-one way to add different versions of GE-Proton and other tools to different launchers and a new version is out now with v2.10.2.

GE-Proton 9-11 released with fixes for Dragon Age: Inquisition, WRC 4

By Liam Dawe,
Another release of GE-Proton / Proton-GE with version 9-11 updating various stuff behind the scenes, along with some more game-specific fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming.

Wine 9.14 released with more ODBC Windows drivers support

By Liam Dawe,
Just before the weekend was over, another development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine 9.14 was released.

Linux Mint 22 is officially out now supported until 2029

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Mint 22 "Wilma" is officially out now, as their next long-term supported release with updates until 2029 based on Ubuntu 24.04.

ChimeraOS 46 brings major upgrades and enhanced handheld support for GPD, AYANEO, OneXPlayer

By Liam Dawe,
ChimeraOS Linux 46 has released today and there's a whole lot of improvements for this handheld and couch-gaming focused Linux distro.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Ubisoft Connect, Once Human, Burnout Paradise Remastered

By Liam Dawe,
July 22nd saw a new release of Proton Experimental from Valve, as work continues as always towards the next main release of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Bazzite Linux 3.6 out now bringing full ASUS ROG Ally X support

By Liam Dawe,
Bazzite, the "next generation of Linux gaming" has a new release out with Bazzite 3.6 bringing support for the new ASUS ROG Ally X handheld.

NVIDIA talk up their transition to open source GPU kernel modules

By Liam Dawe,
Back in May 2022, NVIDIA surprise released their open source Linux GPU kernel modules, and they've steadily been improving their open source support in general. Now they're talking up all the work to promote it a little more.

Blender 4.2 is another crazy-big release

By Liam Dawe,
From game devs to movies and all sorts, Blender is a truly incredible bit of free and open source tech and it has evolved a lot with Blender 4.2 out now.

TheForceEngine adds initial Dark Forces Remaster support

By Liam Dawe,
TheForceEngine is an open source modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods, and in the future Outlaws. A new release version 1.10.000 just rolled out.

GameCube emulator Dolphin adds RetroAchievements support

By Liam Dawe,
Another nice win for people who love hitting challenges, as RetroAchievements support has now been added to Dolphin for GameCube.

Nexus Mods new cross-platform app adds experimental Cyberpunk 2077 support

By Liam Dawe,
On top of fixing up various issues with Stardew Valley modding, the new Alpha of the cross-platform and open source Nexus Mods app introduces experimental Cyberpunk 2077 support.

Wine 9.13 brings more CMD.EXE engine rewrites, supports loading ODBC Windows drivers

By Liam Dawe,
A little later than they usually put out a release, the Wine 9.13 update is out now bringing more new features and bug fixes to bring better Windows compatibility to Linux.

Linux kernel 6.10 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux kernel 6.10 and with it, plenty of new hardware support and improvements to existing hardware. You know the drill.

Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.1 released

By fheroes2,
The team is excited to present the new version of the fheroes2 engine - 1.1.1 for Heroes of Might and Magic II after more than a month of hard work.

RPG Maker MV / MZ for Linux tool now supports TyranoBuilder, RPG Maker XP / VX / VX Ace

By Liam Dawe,
While it's in need of a better name, the RPG Maker MV / MZ for Linux tool had a new release recently that expanded the support for running games on Linux from TyranoBuilder, and RPG Maker XP / VX / VX Ace.

PS2 Emulator PCSX2 2.0 is out now and it's a huge upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
PCSX2 is a popular open source emulation for the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) and PCSX2 version 2.0 is now officially available with a great many changes and improvements.
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