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Proton Experimental fixes up Halo MCC, Ubisoft Connect, Creativerse
Valve has released an update to Proton Experimental, bringing with it a few nice fixes for issues in various games so here's a run over what's changed.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Legacy Linux Apps Are A Dotfile Nightmare
It would be be nice if modern applications followed the XDG specification and had dotfiles in a sensible location but there are so many legacy applications o...YouTube
Diablo 4 on Steam Deck is quite magnificent (and desktop Linux too!)
Diablo 4 is just about to release for everyone, and after blasting through the Early Access I've been thoroughly impressed by how it runs on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Quasimorph is a brutal sci-fi extraction roguelike
As it turns out, bringing extraction mechanics into a modern roguelike works like a charm. Here's some thoughts on Quasimorph.anewson (GamingOnLinux)
Canonical planning an immutable desktop version of Ubuntu
This could be very interesting and exciting. Canonical has confirmed they're working towards an immutable version of Ubuntu for desktop users based on all the work they've done with Ubuntu Core.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NonSteamLaunchers adds support for the Minecraft Launcher and lots of bug fixes
The really interesting project NonSteamLaunchers to get all sorts of third-party launchers on Steam Deck like Battle.net, EA, Epic Games and more has now added support for the Minecraft Launcher and fixed a lot of problems.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
TailQuest Defense is a charming mix of exploration and tower defense
After being in development for 5 years, TailQuest Defense is finally here as one of the most ambitious early Godot Engine games.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Try the demo of Lueur and the Dim Settlers, a minimalist and relaxing survival builder
With a minimalist art style and a more casual setting, Lueur and the Dim Settlers is a genuine little delight to play for those after a city-builder with survival elements but there's a more relaxed game mode too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Maybe Linux Isn't Really About Choice
Linux is about choice, this is a statement we hear quite often but is it really the case and is there possibly another way to approach Linux if not looking a...YouTube
AMD ROCM Documentation Is Basically Unusable
ROCM is part of AMD's compute offering much like CUDA for NVIDIA now if I asked you which cards are supported by CUDA that's a really easy thing to find for ...YouTube
Arco Linux Has Insane Config Detail
A lot of people tell me how great Arco Linux is but I never realised how detailed the configs, you could argue detailed to way past any reasonable level.Full...YouTube
System76 working on a standalone PC case, plus a big Open Firmware upgrade
System76 are the company behind the popular Pop!_OS Linux distribution, plus various laptops and desktops and now they're expanding once again.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Halls of Torment hits over 70K sales in the first week
Here's a nice little indie success story for you! Halls of Torment from Chasing Carrots launched on May 24th into Early Access with Native Linux support and it works great on Steam Deck. They've announced that their launch week was pretty great!Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Linux hits a multi-year high for user share on Steam thanks to Steam Deck
After some recent weirdness where March saw a big drop, the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for May 2023 is now showing the Linux share at a multi-year high.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
What's The Deal With Fedora Linux Image Names?
Fedora has all of these immutable distro images, Silverblue, Sericea, Onyx, Kinoite and then the unofficial projects like Sodalite, Vauxite, and Bazzite but ...YouTube
ELDEN RING tops the Steam Deck most played for May 2023
Once again, ELDEN RING has managed to become the number 1 most played game on Steam Deck, after hovering close to it over the last couple of months. Here's the top 20 most played on Steam Deck for May 2023.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Humble has an awesome metroidvania bundle not to be missed
Humble Bundle just released their latest bundle and phew, if you like metroidvania styled game this is a cracking good deal overall not to be missed.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Proton Experimental update fixes "many" games on Steam Deck and desktop Linux
Valve has put out a small update to Proton Experimental, which should fix many games due to a regression that was hiding away.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Deck OS update brings graphics driver fixes - ready up for SteamOS 3.5
Valve has now released two small graphics driver updates for Steam Deck OS (SteamOS) 3.4.8, which means the Preview update channel is now ready for a big update to drop.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Disable Your Smart Voice Assistant Right NOW!
Smart devices have enabled a lot of new ways of system interaction the problem is software has bugs and recent research has shown the possibililty to perform...YouTube
Physics be damned, go build some crazy stuff in Poly Bridge 3
Dry Cactus have now released Poly Bridge 3, the latest in their multi-million selling physics-based bridge-building puzzle game series and it looks to be the wildest yet.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
New Stars is a slimmed down quicker Stellaris-like strategy sim
Need your 4x space fix but find the likes of Stellaris just a bit too long? Perhaps keep an eye on the upcoming release of New Stars.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Discord - A New Way to Chat with Friends & Communities
Discord is the easiest way to communicate over voice, video, and text. Chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities.Discord
Heroic Games Launcher 2.8.0 adds a DLC manager for Epic Games, side-loading browser apps
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.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Get Battle.net, EA, Epic Games and more on Steam Deck the easy way
Video: youtu.be/esD_Rk3JZP4
Article: gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/get-…
Get Battle.net, EA, Epic Games and more on Steam Deck the easy way
There's many different ways to get third-party launchers onto Steam Deck like Battle.net, EA, Epic Games and many others. Here's one way that does most of the work for you.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Microsoft Unveils The Unholy Azure Linux!
It's happened, Microsoft reveals it's true colors with Azure Linux. But seriously this isn't really a surprise considering they had already created CBL Marin...YouTube
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart hits Steam on July 29th as Sony continue their PC expansion
Sony PlayStation, Insomniac Games and Nixxes Software are bringing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart to Steam as Sony continue bringing more console games to PC.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Settlement-building strategy game Circle of Kerzoven is up on Kickstarter
Made with Godot Engine with full Native Linux support planned, Circle of Kerzoven is an upcoming settlement-building strategy game with some heavy simulation going on.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NVIDIA driver 535.43.02 Beta for Linux updates Wayland support, new Vulkan extensions
NVIDIA has released the 535.43.02 Beta driver for Linux today, bringing with it support for multiple newer Vulkan extensions and extends Wayland support further.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Outlast Trials manages to sell over 500K in the first week
The Outlast Trials released from Red Barrels on May 18th was something a bit special, with it Steam Deck Verified and working great on desktop Linux with Proton.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Do some drifting with a cruise ship in Summer Trip Cruise
Summer Trip Cruise looks like a fun little game, giving you control of a cruise ship that you need to keep afloat while avoiding various obstacles with on-screen controls.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Valheim devs clarify stance on modding including a clear no to paid mods
Iron Gate mentioned recently they've been getting many questions on their stance of modding Valheim, so they wrote a post to give their thoughts including the subject of paid mods.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wayland Confuses Linux Users, Let's Fix That
I've noticed a lot of people getting confused about some Wayland terminology so I thought it'd be a good idea to address it as it'll only get more important ...YouTube
Tactical RPG 'Radix Chronicle' getting Linux support
Radix Chronicle is an in-development tactical RPG from Marcus Sanders, better known as EpicNameBro known for making videos about Fromsoft games and their own game will now support Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Entropy : Zero 2 the excellent Half-Life 2 mod adds Linux and Steam Deck support
After being in Beta since late last year, Half-Life: 2 mod Entropy : Zero 2 has now released the full Native Linux and Steam Deck support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 8.9 released with more PE work, Mono 8.0 and more Wayland updates
The latest biweekly development release for the Windows translation tool Wine is out, Wine 8.9 as usual brings new features and fixes that will eventually make their way into Steam Play Proton.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Deck hits South Korea retail via Electromart on June 1st
Valve's partner Komodo has announced that they're expanding the Steam Deck retail presence into South Korea on June 1st.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Where Do Linux Sudo Incidents Get Reported?
We've all the seen the this incident will be reported message from sudo, but who do these incidents get reported to and where do they go, today that's exactl...YouTube
Finally Have A Reason To Use Open Tablet Driver
I've known about the Open Tablet Driver for quite a while but until recently I just didn't really have a reason to run it, ever since I started using Hyprlan...YouTube
Stone Age farming life-sim Roots of Pacha has returned to Steam
After a messy situation with their publisher, Soda Den has now split from Crytivo and Roots of Pacha has returned for sale on Steam.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)