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Steam Deck news round-up for early May 2023
Since there's so much happening and it can be hard to keep track, here's a little round-up of some happenings with the Steam Deck (and Steam as a whole) plus a little gaming news.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
GE-Proton 8-2 is out now fixing Shatterline, various Daedalic games and more
GE-Proton 8-2 is the latest release of the community-made version of Proton, the translation layer from Valve for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Swarm Grinder is a very unique horde-game now in Early Access gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/swar…
Swarm Grinder is a very unique horde-game now in Early Access
If you love anything remotely similar to Vampire Survivors and other horde-style auto-shooters, you might want to take a look at Swarm Grinder.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Goodbye to Roblox on Linux with their new anti-cheat and Wine blocking
You might have seen recently that I covered the upcoming updates for Roblox, and now it's here blocking Wine with their new anti-cheat.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Re:Touring is a clever, accessible and polished first-person puzzler
If you enjoy first-person puzzlers like Portal and The Talos Principle then you'll likely feel right at home with Re:Touring.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Arcane Wilds kicks off with some refreshing RTS ideas
Have you been someone who loved playing games like Starcraft and Age of Empires primarily in multiplayer mode with your friends, or do you still play them? Then I might have something for you that could make your competitive RTS heart beat faster and…Etienne Mahler (GamingOnLinux)
Steam will now scale better with KDE and GNOME
In the latest Beta release for Steam from May 5th, Valve finally did some more work on scaling the UI of the Steam Client.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Proton Experimental improves EA app, Battle.net and nvapi enabled for many games
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Proton Experimental improves EA app, Battle.net and nvapi enabled for many games
A rather great sounding update to Proton Experimental landed on May 5th, so here's a run over what's new and improved.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Swearing In Your Code Make You A Better Developer??
Are you a developer, do you like to swear, well you might be in lucky because this recent bachelor's thesis attempts to link the 2 together to show that swea...YouTube
Meeting Richard Stallman In Person Is Fascinating #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/BOrnW6Fc7SU
Meeting Richard Stallman In Person Is Fascinating
Richard Stallman is a fascinating individual and recently Sick Codes had the opportunity to meet him and says that he's just as odd as you'd expect him to be...YouTube
Cartridges is another Linux game launcher and it's super-clean
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.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Typing Tempo challenges you in a 41-key typing rhythm game
If you enjoy rhythm games and think you're a master typist, you may want to take a little look over at the new release of Typing Tempo.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Dead by Daylight now works on Linux desktop and Steam Deck
Some potentially great news for Dead by Daylight fans, as it seems Behaviour Interactive have finally made the switch with their anti-cheat to allow Steam Deck and Linux desktop players in.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Soul Survivors is a refreshing skill-based time-survival Vampire Survivor-like
Continuing my quest to have no free time ever, I have been checking out Soul Survivors that's now available in Early Access. It may be yet another Vampire Survivor-like but that's not a bad thing at all.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
AMD Render Pipeline Shaders SDK adds Linux support
One for game developers here and anyone tinkering around with graphics APIs, as AMD has announced the next upgrade to their Render Pipeline Shaders SDK and now it has Linux support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Deck hits over 9,000 games rated Verified and Playable
Another juicy milestone for Valve with the Steam Deck, as it now has over 9,000 games rated as either Verified or Playable.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Spooky creature photography game Penko Park gets Linux support
A bit like a slightly creepier Pokemon Snap, the indie hit Penko Park from developer Ghostbutter has just released Native Linux support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
OpenOffice The Office Suite That Will Never End
Most of us in the FOSS world assume that OpenOffice is long discontinued, and it is at least it should be, but the repo is somehow still being kept a live wi...YouTube
Look after your pixel people in life sim Tiny Life
A pixel-art version of The Sims? Sign me up. Tiny Life from Ellpeck Games and Top Hat Studios is now available in Early Access.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
GE-Proton 8-1 released, mainly pulling in Proton 8 upgrades
GE-Proton has a new release out with 8-1, which is mainly pulling in a whole bunch of improvements from Proton 8 and Proton Experimental.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
OBS Studio 29.1 is out now with AV1 / HEVC for YouTube
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.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroic Games Launcher 2.7.1 hotfix 1 fixes up Epic Games login
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.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
OpenRazer v3.6 brings support for 11 more Razer devices
Another fantastic update to OpenRazer with version 3.6.0 bringing support for more Razer devices on Linux along with various improvements.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
How Bugswriter Got Started On Linux #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/3RCbujQw1Eg
How Bugswriter Got Started On Linux
As is often the case with new guests I asked Bugswriter how it was that he got into Linux as everyone always has a very different story even if they share so...YouTube
Systemd Introduces Userspace Reboots???
Systemd is a great project that has massively improved the usability of Linux and soon it may be adding another really cool concept, userspace reboots where ...YouTube
Proton 8.0-2 out for Linux / Steam Deck fixing the EA app (yes, again)
Valve has upgraded the newer Proton 8 that only launched for Linux and Steam Deck recently, with a bunch of bug fixes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Rogue Legacy 2 has one final content update out now
Cellar Door Games are saying farewell to Rogue Legacy 2, with one final major content upgrade out now with The Swan Song.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Animated series in the works for Vampire Survivors, plus big upgrade upcoming
Not only will Vampire Survivors get another content upgrade and a small patch later this month but an animated TV show is currently in the works.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Combat Master is a cheesy indie free to play Call of Duty
Heard of Combat Master? It's a free to play first-person shooter released on Steam in late April and now it has Linux and Steam Deck support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
FNA gets Direct3D 11 support on Linux using DXVK and vkd3d
Some fun for game developers and game porters looking at Linux and Steam Deck here, as FNA has released a major upgrade that has early support for Direct3D 11 on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Don't Starve Together huge sale, content update and hitting records
Klei Entertainment have just released that latest update for their co-op survival game Don't Starve Together, it's a good one and it's on a massive sale too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
This New Malware Targets Linux Job Seekers
Just because we're on Linux doesn't mean we're completely safe from malware, while it's unlikely to happen from our software installs when it comes to email ...YouTube
Flathub's New Website Is 1000x Better
Flathub has had a new website redesign deployed over on the beta server for ages now but finally that design has made it onto the live server and it's just a...YouTube
The Striking Soulslikes bundle has some punishment ready for you
Think you have what it takes? These games might test your limits. The Striking Soulslike Bundle is live and here's what compatibility to expect on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Compatibility layer Wine release v8.7 is out now
Wine, the compatibility layer for running Windows apps and games on Linux has a fresh development release up with version 8.7.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Linux Is For All Kinds Of People #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/KIGQR44_NEY
Linux Is For All Kinds Of People
No matter how far you are along your tech journey Linux has something for you, but maybe you want to fully embrace the "freedom" of Linux as wellFull Episode...YouTube
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor had a very rough launch
Here we go again! Just like The Last of Us Part I (and so many other games recently), another major game released too early. STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor is a hot mess.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)