Linux Game Cast

Steam rakes in a BILLION bucks on skins! Black Mesa gets a GoldSrc remake, ULWGL unifies launching Windows games on Linux, and NVIDIA Still Confused by Wayland.

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Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/01/snipping-the-steam-snap/

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00:00 Intro

01:34 Soundcard reboots

02:51 Pedro vs Nobara

03:44 Jordan vs sushi robot

STEAM NEWS

05:31 Proton 8.0-5c BG3 and FFVII fixes

06:59 Finding obscure games in updates

07:40 Monster Hunter DRM breaks Steam Deck support

10:20 Adding DRM to old games

11:35 980 MILLION $$$ in CS skins

NEW GAMES

14:57 Black Mesa: Classic

17:16 Dungeons and Robots

19:12 New old games

GAME UPDATES

20:22 New NVIDIA beta drivers

23:41 SUPER bad value

26:17 ULWGL WINE Launcher

33:30 GODOT on the Nintendo Switch

37:52 Games don't need VC funding

HATE MAIL

48:10 YouTube comments

51:47 Lutris correction

57:22 Toilet UPS

Snap is great for generating bug reports! WINE 9.0 enables 64-bit goodness, Left 4 Dead gets a mysterious security update, experimental Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx goes the (expletive deleted) to sleep, and Linux needs more 3D brawlers. Become a Patreon and get access to our Discord, live & uncut versions of the shows, behind the scenes videos and more.

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Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/01/snipping-the-steam-snap/

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00:00 Intro

00:28 Facebook live sucks

01:22 $5 milkshakes

03:58 The $5 milkshake USB capture card

05:51 Darkest Dolls

06:26 Revisiting New World

STEMS NEWS

08:07 Stop using Steam Snaps

NEW GAMES

11:45 Orc's Bride

15:39 Mysterious Left 4 Dead security updates

17:33 The TF2 Penguin

19:00 Team Fortress 2 64-bit?

NEWS

22:42 WINE 9.0

27:00 Our ARM-y future PCs

28:43 Fresh Lutris action

30:13 Lutris syncs time with Steam

31:58 Ryujinx power efficiency

40:03 Epic working on a Linux debugger

HATE MAIL

44:26 Thanks for playing my game

46:01 AV1 works on Linux!?

Valve nukes two fan projects, AV1 comes to Twitch, AMD launches the Ryzen 8000G, Unity bans VLC, and a HoloISO powered Steam Deck competitor. Become a Patreon and get access to our Discord, live & uncut versions of the shows, behind the scenes videos and more.

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Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/01/a-fierce-steam-deck-competitor/

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00:00 Intro

00:55 Firemail

02:56 New episode of Wiz&Sh*t

STEAM NEWS

07:51 Steam clarifies AI policy

09:02 No AI pr0n games, period!

12:56 Ayaneo holoISO handheld

18:44 Valve Portal 64 DMCA

20:49 Nintendo games on Steam?

22:34 Fixing 10-year-old Steam bugs

25:43 Radioactive cows

GAME UPDATES

27:53 Pillars of Eternity updates?

28:41 D&D nerd slap fight

NEWS

30:39 Intel Lunar Lake iGPU

33:33 We need good iGPUs

37:54 AMD 8000G

41:26 New AM4 CPU

42:51 RX 7600 XT 16GB

47:50 Bring back unhinged GPUs!

49:39 AV1 comes to Twitch

57:36 VLC kicked out of the Unity store

01:03:21 Alpakka controller patents

HATE MAIL

01:06:07 AMD and Vulkan

MSI teases a fierce Steam Deck competitor! Portal Revolution gets a day one Linux release, AMD ray tracing performance gains with radv, Steam ends support for Windows 7 & 8, and Daggerfall Unity hits 1.0. Become a Patreon and get access to our Discord, live & uncut versions of the shows, behind the scenes videos and more.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:13 New project announcement

05:35 The DELL whisperer

STEAM NEWS

08:49 Steam Awards 2023 winners

10:26 Native Linux award winners?

11:05 A new Baba game

12:07 Steam ends support for Windows 7 & 8

16:35 FSR 3 on Steam Deck

GAME UPDATES

19:49 Portal Revolution released

20:20 Releasing gamed in December

21:13 Valve game approval process

22:42 Art of Rally 1.5.1

23:54 Racing in first-person

NEWS

24:59 Nvidia SUPER teasers

29:22 Sony messing with thrid-party controllers

30:47 MSI Steam Deck competitor

34:21 Powered by SteamOS?

38:06 AMD MESA RT performance bump

42:36 Daggerfall Unity 1.0

45:36 Open Beast of Rage 4.0

HATE MAIL

49:54 Micro Manchines

55:56 Eating Styrofoam

Valve reveals 2023’s biggest Steam Deck games! Slay the Spire MOD distributes malware, open-source DirectX, AAA Linux predictions for 2024, and a Blood & Magic source dump. Become a Patreon and get access to our Discord, live & uncut versions of the shows, behind the scenes videos and more.

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Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/12/best-linux-games-of-2023/

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00:00 Intro

00:55 2 Cains

01:37 Nvidia related injury

03:23 Green balls

04:19 Down with the sickness

STEAM NEWS

07:37 Best games of 2023

09:50 Most played game on Steam Deck?

11:22 10 years of Zombies

12:40 Steam keeps winning

13:20 Steam domination is unhealthy

17:17 WHAR Steam competitors!?

GAME UPDATES

21:04 Slay the Spire Malware

25:45 Dark Wood 1.4

NEWS

28:57 ATX12VO Power supplies

33:21 Add-on cards are for weirdos

36:58 Do you have add-on cards?

37:52 Open-source Direct X?

42:58 Open-source Blood & Magic

46:41 Hyper Rouge 13

HATE MAIL

49:55 AAA Linux games in 2024?

52:31 AAA Linux predictions for 2024

01:02:19 Credits

Our Linux-fueled Steam year end review! Nintendo NSO controllers learn how to Linux, open-source NVIDIA drivers outperform the binary blob, Intel won't commit to a 2024 release date for Battlemage, and average people don't install operating systems.

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Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/12/a-linux-fueled-steam-year-end-review/

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00:00 Intro

01:19 New IP, who this?

02:53 Linux on Chromebooks

STEAM NEWS

06:17 Steam year in review

11:47 OLED Steam Deck fringing

15:04 Hiding naughty Steam games

NEW GAMES

19:04 Project Bridge

GAME UPDATES

21:55 Pirates Vikings and Knights II

25:53 Intel Battlemage timeline

27:48 No Battlemage in 2024?

32:16 Where is Tom Petersen?

32:56 Linux support for Nintendo NSO controllers

36:06 Did you have a N64?

38:23 Windows 11 creates e-waste

40:38 How to fix Linux?

41:25 Kid vs OS

42:15 Open-source NVIDIA driver go brr!

46:29 AMD closed-source drivers

49:50 Alpakka gamepad updates

53:01 Alpakka should partner with Framework

HATE MAIL

56:39 First PC controller?

Valve warns against that fresh Deck smell! Twitch reverses their decision about "artistic depictions of nudity.", AMD open-sources FSR 3.0, W4 announces pricing for GODOT console ports, and Tim Sweeney explains why Fortnite won’t be coming to Linux. Get a chunk of bonus content each week by becoming a ⁠Patreon⁠.

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Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/12/stop-sniffing-steam-decks/

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:44 Vogon poetry

01:04 Back from Florida man

01:44 Pedro smells

01:53 A/B testing firewire

STEAM NEWS

02:17 Steam 2024 event schedule

03:20 Why do you have a wishlist?

04:51 Steam sales were better (in my day)

05:43 robot dinosaurs in games

06:22 SEGA retro game announcement

07:38 Illegal Platinum modifier

08:48 Steam Deck tossed in bin

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13:17 What would make you delete your Steam account?

16:24 PSA Don't sniff Steam Decks

GAME UPDATES

19:14 Epic CEO says no Fortnite on Steam Deck

23:06 Open-source script compiler for Neverwinter Nights

25:02 Open-source Neverwinter?

NEWS

25:51 Twitch reverses nude art rule

29:00 What was Twitch thinking?

32:47 Twitch favoritism

34:35 YouTube live streaming

36:04 GOTDOT console port pricing

40:58 AMD FSR 3 open-sourced

42:35 What about XeSS?

44:16 Resolution scaling is a gimmick

48:32 Hypersomnia

HATE MAIL

53:56 Voicemail guarantee

54:21 Windows 12 saves the day

55:54 Going back to dumb terminals?

01:02:57 Credits

#Linux outperforms Windows 11 in gaming, Skyrim adds official support for Steam Deck, gamemode wants to pin your cores, and Tuxedo launches a laptop for #linuxgaming.

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Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/12/linux-beats-windows-11-at-gaming/

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00:00 Intro

01:25 Xmas HP bar

03:33 Pedro vs Weird West

04:14 Fallout TV series

STEAM UPDATES

06:59 Steam Deck bug fixes

08:29 Loud trackpads?

10:40 PS5 HDR on Deck

11:39 Do you care about HDR?

NEW GAMES

13:18 Goober Dash

GAME UPDATES

14:55 The Long Dark gets Scurvy

17:28 Death to nanny bars

18:05 Limited inventory space

20:34 Skyrim Steam Deck update

NEWS

23:42 Linux beats Windows 11 in gaming

30:50 Windows 10 vs 11

32:55 TUXEDO Sirius 16 laptop

40:26 Pinning cores with Gamemode

43:49 SDL3 wants your fan art

47:23 WINE 9.0 RC1

51:05 Vacuum chairs

52:30 Tonight on Top Chair

HATE MAIL

53:22 Send it!

53:58 Remembering XEVIL

58:88 Duck duck verb

Popular PS2 emulator PCSX2 drops support for Wayland, Linux continues to outperform OSX in the Steam hardware survey, Windows 11 gets shrunk for handhelds, and OLED Decks are huge in japan.

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SHOW BUSINESS

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Schedule:⁠ https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/12/oled-steam-decks-sellout-and-pcsx2-drops-wayland/

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00:00 Intro

00:47 In the nose

03:50 IKEA gaming

06:02 Pedro peddles art

08:30 Canadian change

STEAM NEWS

09:00 Steam hardware Nov survey

11:25 Linux users love AMD CPUs

13:17 Linux still beating MAC

13:47 Steam client fixer overlay issues

14:48 NACON Revolution 5 Pro

18:18 OLED Decks sell out in Japan

21:18 A Quest for Steam VR

23:25 Good VR Games?

NEW GAMES

24:45 Coffee Brakes

26:48 All about the TFLOPS

27:46 Console players talk tech

GAME UPDATES

28:39 Warfork 2.13 Steam integration

NEWS

32:22 Redhat kills X11

37:36 XFCE on Wayland

39:12 PS2 emulator drops Wayland support

43:16 Game Off 2023 results

45:37 Heroic Launcher gets categories

48:03 Windows handheld mode

49:44 Windows 8 got it right

51:36 Will Microsoft release a handheld?

HATE MAIL

57:12 RAR VM

Steam makes finding games with DualShock/Sense support easy! The open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA takes a medium step forward, Google wanted to buy Epic Games, and Ubisoft tests in-game pop-up ads.

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SHOW BUSINESS

Patreon https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Schedule:⁠ https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/11/ubisoft-ads-pop-up-and-steamy-autumn-sales/

Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3RNET1MJW55SQ

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TIMESTAMP BUSINESS

00:00 Intro

01:27 Speed shopping

02:53 Diablo multiplayer

06:59 Pedro the law breaker

STEAM NEWS

09:12 Yet another Steam sale

11:56 Steam Awards

14:58 Game Awards picks?

15:29 Controller support in Steam library

19:41 Proton GE gets D8VK

GAME UPDATES

23:56 Hunt Showdown nopes on Deck

27:49 Better warnings for Steam Deck games

30:27 Pocket Cars monster BUSS

32:16 Dangers of infrequent updates

NEWS

34:37 Open-source Nvidia drivers

38:59 VKD3D enables DXR

43:10 Google buying Epic games

48:18 Ubisoft popup ads

50:40 Thoughts on in-game ads

01:00:41 Ads in movies

01:03:06 Retro game ads

HATE MAIL

01:09:42 RAR on Linux