Linux Game Cast Weekly HD

3DFX returns from the dead! Rust might be headed back to Linux, Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection is coming to Steam, Proton GE adds support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), and why installing Windows 10 on your SteamDeck will end in tears.

Special thanks to:

Back (new pat)

Fluttershy2077 (5000 bits)

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

00:00 Intro

07:57 New looks for the Steam client

11:57 XWayland for Steam Deck

14:42 Malware on Linux

18:52 Windows 10 on the Steam Deck

21:17 Steam Deck scalpers

25:52 Feral cancels their Linux port

30:42 No Linux support for Trine

34:42 Proton GE gets FSR and resizable BAR

37:32 New Steam Tinker launcher

40:07 Half-Life 2: Remastered Collection

41:57 Slipgate devs get $0 million in funding

44:27 Retro Arch Linux fixes

46:37 Rust returns to Linux

48:12 Carrion prototypes

56:32 3DFX returns from the dead!

01:02:07 AMD RX 6600

01:07:12 DXVK enhancements

01:09:17 Lutris gets support for FSR

01:12:02 Orbiter Space Flight Simulator open sourced

01:13:57 20 years of Dwarf Fortress

01:18:27 Review: Color Breakers

01:25:52 Hate mail

Steam Deck development kits begin to ship! Nvidia demos RTX on ARM running Arch, Twitch does something about DMCA notices, AMD FSR comes to Linux, and the best Raptor dating simulator of 2021.

Special thanks to:

Alex (new patron)

Zyn (new patron)

Podcast & Notes

Show notes:

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

00:00 Intro

06:36 Valve says Steam Deck plays all games

09:46 Steam Deck dev kits in the wild

12:56 Ryan Gordan on Deck

17:36 AMD FSR on Linux

20:06 Top Steam Releases

22:11 Raptor Boyfriend

24:16 Tyran

27:06 Vecter development resumes

28:46 Creator Crate 1.0

34:11 Spicy new Nvidia drivers

37:11 RTX on ARM

39:56 RTX on ChromeOS

43:26 MicroStudio online game engine

45:56 Twitch DMCS updates and roadmap

50:36 Review: Star Picker

59:26 Emails

Everything we know about the SteamDeck! Twitch gets around to adding a Linux tag, our take on the Mr. X Nightmare DLC, bringing portals to a FPS fight, and streaming RaspberryPi games to the GBA because reasons.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2021/07/linux-game-cast-465-gabe-gear/

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

Big performance gains for DX12 titles in the latest Proton! Amazon gives the Linux foundation wood, new nvenc speeds up OBS, Fantasy Strike gets a facelift, and what makes a game HD?

Podcast & Notes

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2021/07/linux-game-cast-464-hipster-pickles/

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

00:00 Intro

05:48 DX12 performance bump in Proton

10:28 Do you really need a game trailer?

13:28 xHereos Raid

15:33 Pixel Cup Soccer

16:53 Base Jump

18:58 Crash Drive 3

21:43 What makes a game HD?

23:38 Fantasy Strike gets overhauled

32:48 Amazon gives O3DE to the Linux Foundation

38:33 Wine 6.12

41:28 Egg flavoured Wine

43:48 New nvenc for OBS on Linux

47:38 Frank

49:43 Riot games releases background noise for streamers

51:28 Wildermyth review

01:04:13 Email

Unity games head to ChromeOS! Reverse-engineered GTA code is back online, Humble Bundle adjusts their sliders, Steam nukes a NAT, and Streets of Rage 4 Nightmare DLC gets a release date.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2021/07/linux-game-cast-463-moth-of-the-week/

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

07:51 Steam maps Dual Sense

12:26 Gamer-OS is ChimeraOS

15:11 Total War: WARHAMMER III

17:26 MADNESS: Project Nexus

19:26 Streets of Rage 4 DLC release date

21:31 Tales of Maj'Eyal 1.7.4

24:21 Minion Masters 2.0

31:16 Humble changes their sliders

36:41 Unity headed to ChromeOS

41:46 HeroicGamesLauncher 1.8.0

44:36 D3D12 Alpha 3

47:27 GTA code is back online

50:36 Pedro boxes soap

54:36 Review: META RPG

01:07:26 Email

Nvidia DLSS 2.0 comes to Linux! AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution goes open-source, Wayland powered Minecraft, Steamy summer sales, and what happened to Borealis?

Special thanks to:

Oil of Hope (new pat)

E-shep (arse planter & robes)

Rtheren (chonky fan and turbo blow)

Podcast & Notes

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2021/06/linux-game-cast-462-mint-is-ubuntu/

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

07:34 Steam summer sale

09:59 Steam regional crackdown

13:39 Proton 6.3-5 / Exp

15:49 Steamy ChromeOS

20:54 Rail Route

22:39 PULSAR: Lost Colony

24:56 Life on a Pizza

26:19 Fixing TF2 bots and breaking MODS

29:14 Creator Crate 1.0

30:34 Wesnoth beta

42:24 DLSS 2.0 comes to Linux

46:34 AMD Open FidelityFX

50:29 Epic Anti Cheat

54:04 Level design tools

56:14 Fly Dangerous

58:29 Minecraft on Wayland

01:00:59 Review: Mighty Goose

01:10:54 Email

Left 4 Dead 2 gets the Vulkan treatment! Roblox is finally playable on Linux, ultra-wide Super Mario, and getting audio from your HDMI capture card or webcam in OBS.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2021/06/linux-game-cast-461-old-kepler/

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

Timestamps:

00:00 So it begins

06:25 Steam Next Fest

09:32 FukTopia 2

11:42 Left 2 Dead 2 gets Vulkan

15:22 Death Trash adds Vulkan render

18:02 DDNet 15.5

25:25 DXVK 1.9 frame limiter

29:55 Zink progress report

32:05 Roblox on Linux

34:25 Vulkan Quake 2

37:25 Ultra Wide Super Mario

39:55 Luna opens for Prime

45:55 OBS Linux Basics

48:16 Review: Griftlands

59:04 Hate mail

A Blizzard executive wants to know if you game on Linux, Collabora puts the WINE in Wayland, Hollow Knight defaults to Vulkan, SMACH Z officially calls it quits, and a new Linux app for aspiring VTubers.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2021/06/linux-game-cast-460-shirty-mcshirtshirt/

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

05:56 PC Gaming show Steam announcement

08:45 Steam client update Dualshock fixes

10:23 Proton experimental latency improvements

15:23 Proton GE hotfixes

17:23 Blizzard exec asks if you game on Linux

22:42 Blue Rabbit

25:32 Hollow Knight adds Vulkan support

28:02 Pocket Cars enhanced Linux grass

34:28 Giraffe!

35:38 WINE on Wayland with Vulkan

38:28 SMACH Z officially calls it quits

43:58 Dolphin MEGA Progress Report

48:08 SDL12-compat fake CD ROM support

51:18 VTuberWebcam

54:08 Bugdom

55:28 Nanosaur

56:56 Review: Sunblaze

01:08:15 Hate mail

The Atari VCS gets a release date! Nvidia brings DLSS to Linux via Proton, OBS 27 adds support for Wayland, and vulkan powered ray tracing for older AMD hardware.

Special thanks to:

DirtyDean (increased patron pledge)

Podcast & Notes

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2021/06/linux-game-cast-459-atari-speaker-hat/

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

05:37 Valve Steam controller patent infringement verdict

08:37 AMD Breaks 30% CPU Market Share

12:47 Proton gets support for Nvidia DLSS

15:52 Sunblaze

17:42 Tears of the earth

19:37 Mighty Goose

21:47 Reto Arch PCSX2 progress

24:32 Shing! multiplayer beta

28:47 Griftlands goes gold

36:17 Intel Xe-HPG board leaks

44:07 Atari VCS release date

46:32 Raytracing with older hardware

50:02 OBS 27

54:17 Wine 6.10

57:12 Enemy Territory single player

59:22 How hard is gaming on Linux?

01:04:07 Review: Neon Wings

01:16:52 Hate mail

Everything we know about Valve's rumoured portable gaming PC SteamPal, Nvidia nukes support for 700 series GPUs, Tesla is hiring Linux game developers, and multiplayer American Truck Simulator.

Podcast & Notes

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2021/05/linux-game-cast-458-steampal-bootiosity/

Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/

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

Support

Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast

Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/

Studio Wishzone: https://goo.gl/glF2hi

Studio Gear: http://bit.ly/LGCgear

Hosts

Venn: https://twitter.com/VennStone

Jordan: https://twitter.com/TheBurningFool

Pedro: https://twitter.com/UnaccountedFour

Jill: https://twitter.com/jill_linuxgirl

Social

Twitter: http://bit.ly/LGCTwitter

Steam: http://bit.ly/LGCSteam

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

04:52 Top Linux sellers of April

07:07 Steam client re-release

08:37 New Steam download page

11:17 Steampal Steam portable console

15:36 Truck Simulator online multiplayer

18:16 Viscerafest

20:03 How we Got Here

24:26 Nvidia retires 700 series drivers

28:23 Bridging Vulkan and OpenGL

30:33 Tesla hiring Linux game developers

33:13 Lakka 3.0

35:26 Spooky Ghost sprite animator

37:23 Streamdeck on Linux

40:20 Review: Huntdown

53:11 Hate mail