Looks like we’re starting off a pretty strong week. Two titles have either received a Linux version or will be in the near future, and two titles have received Steam Deck support. Psychonauts 2 should be releasing on Linux later this week too if everything goes according to plan. Swordbreaker: Origins now has a native Linux version, and along with the update came a few fixes. Casebook 1899 is an upcoming point-and-click mystery adventure; the demo will come on May 31 with native Linux support.

Well, actually there isn’t anything too interesting going on with this release. Kernel 5.19 is going to be the more exciting kernel to look forward to. At any rate, there’s still some goodies with kernel 5.18, particularly for Intel and AMD CPUs. Here’s some of the highlights: Alder Lake N support better RISC-V support NVIDIA Tegra video decode driver AMD sound driver support for some of its upcoming products Tesla full self-driving SoC support improved Hyper-V support trailing dot file path support on exFAT partitions initial Apple NVMe driver support Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W support Intel Software Defined Silicon driver support support for the Razer BlackWidow keyboard freesync enabled by default support for more wireless LAN cards This is just a small list though, check out the article on Phoronix for more details.

Steam Deck new client update adds quality-of-life improvements to the stable channel, beta channel gets better fan control and higher audio volume see if you can withstand watching this Deck durability test without cringing over 3,000 verified/playable titles! GOL has a guide on how to take better quality screenshots iFixit accidentally leaked a parts store page. Real launch is coming “soon” Native Linux Games 19 new titles with Linux clients released this week Psychonauts 2 releases on Linux sometime next week Software Updates Proton Experimental fixes FFXIV launcher GameScope gets NVIDIA Image Scaling support Ship of Harkinian (Zelda: Ocarina of Time) now runs on Linux, natively Heroic Games Launcher v2.

System76 has partnered with HP, bringing their Pop!_OS distribution to the HP Dev One laptop. Specs are as follows: Octo-core Ryzen 7 PRO 16 GB DDR4 @ 3200MHz 1 TB PCIe NVMe storage 14" FHD anti-glare display The laptop features a “Super” key that replaces the Windows logo that’s typically put on every keyboard. The product, according to the official website, is aimed towards developers. The laptop will be priced at $1,099.

Does Valve ever take a break? In addition to the new Proton Experimental update from today, there’s also a new Steam Deck client update. This update mostly focuses on quality-of-life improvements, ranging from: new status icons on lock screen, including battery, network, time battery % can be toggled in the header performance profiles can now be set to factory default plenty of bug fixes, such as the wrong FPS being set when selecting a performance profile, keyboard theme not being applied in certain situations, login issues with the ‘/’ character, and a host of other fixes Full changelog is as follows:

Following last week’s update to Proton Experimental, Valve/CodeWeavers are back at it once again with today’s update. Not only do we get the usual round of bug fixes and newly playable games, but those of you who previously couldn’t play Final Fantasy XIV due to the new launcher should now be able to play the game again. No way Gabe was going to let this game slip by when he plays it himself.

GameScope, the micro-compositor formerly known as steamcompmgr, recently merged support for NVIDIA’s image scaling technology as of yesterday. Theoretically this means NVIDIA users should now be able to make use of GameScope (just make sure you add -Y or –nis-upscaling when using). Previously, only AMD users could make use of the technology (technically Intel has it too, albeit in limited capacity). Don’t get too excited. Someone has already reported that the scaling technology doesn’t work on a 940M.

First mentioned by GamingOnLinux, I decided to take a look at the video featured in the article. It was a YouTuber by the name of JerryRigEverything who recently posted a video of cutting across the Steam Deck…with a pocket knife. Normally when you get that fancy new electronic device, you prize it so much that you’d do everything in your power to keep it safe from scratches or other types of damage.

In much the same move as Rocket League made a few years ago, Fall Guys will become exclusive to the Epic Games Store on the PC platform starting June 21. A heads-up that if you want to own and play the game on Steam, buy it before that date. You’ll still be able to use the Steam version after June 21, but you won’t be able to buy it from the Steam store anymore.

A project by the name of Ship of Harkinian (or Shipwright) converts your copy of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to a reverse-engineered PC port. I’m counting the days before Nintendo shuts the project down, but for the time being, with the PC port we can achieve: experimental 60 FPS support widescreen support tunic color customization cheats minimal HUD individual volume levels for music, sound effects, fanfare, etc. vibration gyroscope support when aiming (it’s somewhat ineffective though) adjustable internal resolution and MSAA adjustable text speed faster push block and a whole lot more!