Linux Game Cast

Hot reflex action comes to Linux! Steam has a Springy sale, OBS gets a PipeWire-powered camera, Suyu Switches up emulation, AMD enforces power limits, and [we look at] the top 100 games on Steam Deck. --------------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/03/amd-cracks-down-on-freesync/ Wishzone: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3RNET1MJW55SQ LGC UNCUT: https://www.youtube.com/@lgcuncut Interfacing Linux: https://www.youtube.com/@InterfacingLinux --------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:46 Dragon shirt 01:57 Pedro eyes 02:41 Hawtness STEAM NEWS 07:19 Steam Spring sale 09:37 The patient gamer 10:03 Your instabuy price? 12:21 Your last day-1 purchase? 13:59 14,000 games on Deck 18:01 Top 100 games on Steam Deck 20:59 Nvidia reflex on Linux 22:56 Raytracing sucks 23:49 Valve / Wolfire discovery 30:29 bundles on the Switch GAME UPDATES 31:30 WRATH patch NEWS 34:26 AMD NAVI21 power limits limited 41:32 Sutu Switch emulator 46:51 Cloudflare drops .tk 47:13 OBS Pipewire cameras 52:25 FEX X86 on ARM updates HATE MAIL 01:00:00 Syncing Free

Steam Decks receive a horizon button! AMD cracks down on Freesync certification, Linux reaches 4% desktop market share, WebRTC integration in OBS becomes intriguing, Area 51 source code is discovered, and Nintendo shuts down the Yuzu emulator. --------------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/03/amd-cracks-down-on-freesync/ Wishzone: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3RNET1MJW55SQ LGC UNCUT: https://www.youtube.com/@lgcuncut Interfacing Linux: https://www.youtube.com/@InterfacingLinux --------------------------------------------------- Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:50 JUICY 03:00 Pedro MMO update 04:52 Scojo Gen 4 STEAM NEWS 06:43 Steam beta resets to horizon 09:21 Steam Deck hackathon 11:49 Regular Linux for Deck? NEW NATIVE GAMES 14:36 Thyria 15:18 Weeaboo grammar 16:54 Zoria NEWS 19:26 AMD cracks down on freesync 26:58 Nintendo shuts down Yuzu 33:56 Alternate Switch emulators 37:22 Linux desktop hits 4% 42:43 Desktops are dead 2024 edition 45:17 Winux challenge 46:13 Area 51 source code 50:38 OBS WebRTC sources HATE MAIL 57:48 Emulation = piracy

Nintendo gonna sue somebody, and this time it's the creators of the open-source Switch emulator, Yuzu! Roblox pulls the plug on Linux gamers, HDMI Forum rejects AMD’s Linux driver, FurMark brings hairy doughnuts to Linux, and Steam puts Chromium in a runtime container. --------------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/02/678-performance-boost-for-linux-gaming/ Wishzone: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3RNET1MJW55SQ LGC UNCUT: https://www.youtube.com/@lgcuncut Interfacing Linux: https://www.youtube.com/@InterfacingLinux --------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 02:28 Fkn around with wireguard 03:50 Livestock tolerance STEAM NEWS 04:38 Steam client update breaks some things 06:51 Dinos vs robots fest and picks 10:14 Are fests fested out? NEW GAMES 11:20 Black Mesa devs announce new game 14:21 Wrath Aeon of Ruin 16:56 Window Kill 20:10 Dark Forces remastered 22:10 Sharp polygons on old games NEWS 23:02 HDMI Forum rejects AMD Linux driver 28:42 Better connectors for PC 29:24 FurMark comes to Linux 37:33 The 'I would switch to Linux but' lie 38:10 $399 ROG Ally 39:47 Wall clocks in 2024 41:02 More cheap not Decks incoming? 44:15 Tecno Mobile AR 49:26 Steam Deck outdoors? 50:26 Nintendo sues Yuzu HATE MAIL 01:03:04 WINE performance gains 01:10:40 Credits

Steam Audio SDK goes open-source! CodeWeavers' Linux kernel tweaks deliver impressive performance gains, Last Epoch launches on Linux day one, a Godot-powered game launcher emerges, and the open-source Nvidia driver Nouveau adopts Zink by default. --------------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/02/678-performance-boost-for-linux-gaming/ Wishzone: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3RNET1MJW55SQ LGC UNCUT: https://www.youtube.com/@lgcuncut Interfacing Linux: https://www.youtube.com/@InterfacingLinux --------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 01:55 Playing with FireOne 03:44 Portal Re-Reloaded 04:28 MMO dabbling 05:56 Helldivers? STEAM NEWS 08:13 Steam Annual Summary 11:55 SteamOS competitive advantage 14:23 WHAR SteamOS 3? 15:49 Steam Audio SDK open-source release 17:29 Good guy Valve 21:29 Proton 9 Beta 1 22:27 Install kernel 6.6 24:28 Godot plugin for Steam deployment NEW GAMES 27:35 Last Epoch 32:28 Schmaragon NEWS 37:39 678% Performance Boost For Linux Gaming 45:19 Zink by default for nouveau 49:10 Open Gamepad UI 54:34 Doom RPG 0.2.2 59:13 E-sports Excel HATE MAIL 01:00:57 Hovers 01:02:41 If I could float 01:04:30 Netflix deal 01:06:13 Gifts!

After 5 years of updates, Dead Cells development has ended. Meanwhile, Neverwinter Nights: The Enhanced Edition fixes 20-year-old bugs. A reverse-engineered PC port of Legend of Dragoon goes 4K. The debate continues on whether Xbox handhelds would succeed against the Steam Deck, and finally, we consider why yellow paint should be optional in games. --------------------------------------------------- Patreon https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/02/can-we-ditch-yellow-paint-in-games/ https://www.youtube.com/@InterfacingLinux --------------------------------------------------- Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:15 Road money 03:58 Bootleg mushrooms 05:08 Pedro goes mainstream STEAM NEWS 10:38 Remote Play Fest 11:34 COD single player 12:19 Remote Play issues 12:19 Remote Play filter GAME UPDATES 13:58 Final Dead Cells update 16:49 How long should games receive updates? 18:49 Gang Beast gets a crane 21:30 Gang Beasts at EVO 22:31 Neverwinter fixes 20 yr old bugs 23:38 Dangers of fixing old bugs NEWS 26:04 MAGEWELL USB on Linux 26:15 $5 Milkshakes 29:49 Keyboard killer 31:10 EDID cloning 32:45 Heroic 2.13 "Dorry & Broggy" 34:39 Buying GOG games 35:36 Red Launcher MODs 36:50 Severed Chains HD 39:31 Retro 4K polygons 40:46 Microsoft Steam Deck 49:18 XBOX announcement... thing 50:45 Mobile gaming is the future 52:58 Yellow paint in games HATE MAIL 01:06:06 Dyncat launching 01:07:00 Sonic version? 01:10:02 Coming to Linux

The first Half-Life 3 leak of 2024 has arrived! Orange Pi unveils a Linux-powered x86 Steam Deck competitor, Disney throws a billion-dollar check at Epic, and our top picks from Steam Next Fest. 00:00 Intro 30:19 Bar chart excitement 02:57 Skull candy 03:29 Audiophile headphones STEAM NEWS 04:40 Steam Next Fest 07:05 Next Fest picks 12:29 First Half-Life 3 leak of 2024 15:29 Does Valve make games? NEWS 17:50 NVIDIA 3050 Fanless 20:52 APUs overtake budget GPUs when? 25:57 Orange Pi Neo handheld 30:25 Microsoft killing XBOX? 34:37 Anyone buying a Switch 2? 36:29 Citlab-CI pipeline for drivers 39:26 DevilutionX 1.5.2 Fedora 42:15 Disney 1.5B Epic Deal 47:07 Apple Vision Pro HATE MAIL 50:09 Smelly money

We dive into the murky depths of overpriced "fake games" on Steam, uncover the secrets of open-source Celeste 64, and see if WINE finally plays nice with Wayland. We'll also explore the futuristic potential of Immutable HoloISO and crown the ultimate champion in our game launcher showdown! ⚔️ --------------------------------------------------- Patreon https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/02/overpriced-hype-or-hot-garbage-fake-games-on-steam/ --------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:08 Pipes on Fire 02:43 Putting the C in Cwang 05:46 A laptop Haiku 06:17 The good laptop is always $2K 07:48 Playing Pedro STEAM NEWS 10:03 Immutable HoloISO 13:46 New Sony handheld? 15:06 Will Sony proprietary nonsense NEW GAMES 17:14 'Fake' Games on Steam: VGSVB for $199 19:03 Fake games for account resellers 21:03 Gates of the minds hates X 24:10 Assault Wing 26:21 Linux support vs Deck GAME UPDATES 27:34 Microsoft fixes AOE on Deck 29:35 That Stormgate thing 32:53 Vangers cloud saves NEWS 36:15 Ranking game launchers 43:46 WINE on Wayland 47:06 Celeste 64 HATE MAIL 51:54 Exploding loo

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. --------------------------------------------------- Patreon https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/01/snipping-the-steam-snap/ --------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------- Patreon https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/01/snipping-the-steam-snap/ --------------------------------------------------- 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!?

BattleBit's new anti-cheat supports Linux! Steam Decks with easily replaceable batteries, what really happened between Dolphin EMU and Nintendo, Denuvo doesn't affect performance, and Overwatch 2 is headed to Steam. Like what we do? Consider supporting our content directly https://linuxgamecast.com/support/ --------------------------------------------------- SHOW BUSINESS Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/07/linux-game-cast-570-scifi-moustache-man/ Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/ Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule --------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMP BUSINESS 00:00 Intro 00:30 OUCH my toe 00:51 Random merch 01:27 Power outages 01:49 Jordan has a book 02:42 Car accessory update STEAM NEWS 04:08 Replaceable batteries for Steam Decks 06:27 The added cost of replaceable batteries 08:54 Proposed battery format 10:08 Do you replace batteries? 11:26 Fish glue 11:46 Steam beta shows Deck compatibility 14:29 RIP old Steam UI 15:02 Blizzard is bringing Overwatch 2 to Steam 16:23 Next Blizzard game on Steam? 18:59 GE Proton brings back FSR! 21:29 Games that require old versions of Proton NEW GAMES 22:05 Roto Force 23:19 Operating system similar to Ubuntu 14 24:16 Forklift Racer 25:55 Zelda Deku Tree UE5 demo 27:00 Battle Bit Linux anti-cheat support 29:41 TPM 2.0 for anti-cheat? 31:46 Good anti-cheat equals profit NEWS 32:21 What happened with Dolphin EMU on Steam? 37:37 Skipping game tutorials! 40:26 Quitting before finishing the tutorial 41:37 Tutorials done right 44:23 Denuvo doesn't cause performance problems 45:16 Games currently broken due to DRM 46:28 6% performance loss is not little 47:00 Linux games not working with Denuvo 47:59 Proposal for Windows gaming edition 48:46 Egregoria 3D city builder 49:53 PBR shaders 50:53 Growing up playing city builders 51:48 Remember full encyclopedia sets? HATE MAIL 54:53 Noskill desktop users 57:03 Where is Linux at on the Desktop in 2023? 57:44 How to grow Flatpak.exe adoption 58:40 Windows vs MAC desktops 01:01:21 That one time Venn screamed at a YT video 01:04:21 Credits!

The 50 most-played demos during Steam Next Fest! Why Linux sucks on the desktop, RIP 4060Ti reviews, 3D Civ in the browser, and the disappearance of classic video games. Consider supporting our content directly, or not. We're not your boss https://linuxgamecast.com/support/ --------------------------------------------------- SHOW BUSINESS Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/07/linux-game-cast-569-jordvpn/ Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/ Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule --------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMP BUSINESS 00:00 Intro 00:49 The unobtainable shirt 02:51 Mysterious exploding buss 03:21 Microwave update 04:14 Pedro's latest car accessory 05:09 Angry at Nokia STEAM NEWS 06:49 Top 50 demos of Steam Next Fest 11:18 Desktop Linux sucks? NEW GAMES 19:07 Gravity Circuit 21:51 Installing Pale Court Hollow Knight MOD on Linux GAME UPDATES 23:48 Vampire Survivors is getting co-op NEWS 26:36 Don't expect 4060Ti reviews 30:11 4060Ti is THAT bad? 32:24 China's Moore Threads MTT S80 GPU Review 35:06 AMD releases FidelityFX SDK 39:23 Open-source projects using AMD tech? 40:53 3D FreeCiv in the browser 42:38 Browser games vs game streaming 45:15 Would you buy a browser-only game? 47:40 Open-source implementation of John Romero's Dangerous Dave 51:10 The best way to preserve classic video games? 01:03:25 Video games from 2003 01:05:13 Define classic games HATE MAIL 01:08:41 A conversation about goblins 01:09:49 Steam needs a shader progress bar! 01:14:00 Banning AI in games 01:19:52 Shameless self promotion 01:23:36 Credits

Valve explains their AI policy, GE Proton adds support for Gears 5, Hollow Knight fan-made DLC, online Amiga gaming done right, 0AD on Risc V, and a PS1 game from 1996 gets a Linux port. Like what we do? Consider supporting our content directly https://linuxgamecast.com/support/ --------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMP BUSINESS 00:00 Intro 00:32 Android keyboards 04:06 Replacement MOBO 06:18 Pedro car upgrades STEAM NEWS 08:09 Valve clarifies their position on AI assets 10:31 Gears 5 on Linux with GE Proton NEW GAMES 15:35 1996 PS1 “classic” Re-Loaded comes to Linux. 17:20 Legit card fighting with Yomi 2 19:37 A Dark Room GAME UPDATES 21:53 Hollow Knight Pale Court DLC NEWS 31:05 NVIDIA warns AIB partners not to make Intel GPUs 40:59 Aya NEO Kun handheld 45:41 Online Amiga gaming with AmigaLive 51:29 0AD on Risc V HATE MAIL 57:59 It was Dreamcast 01:00:29 Extra Kicks

BIG updates for the open-source NVIDIA Vulkan driver, GDP releases a Steam Deck competitor with a physical keyboard, System76 announces open-hardware PC cases, instant games headed to YouTube, DPI scaling issues with the latest Steam (beta) client, and Valve sets some ground rules for AI generated game content. Like what we do? Consider supporting our content directly https://linuxgamecast.com/support/ --------------------------------------------------- SHOW BUSINESS Show notes: ⁠https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/07/linux-game-cast-567-planets-n-sht/⁠ Podcast:⁠ https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/⁠ --------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMP BUSINESS 00:00 Intro 00:36 How to grow your YouTube channel 01:32 Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP mini-review 03:41 Free Amazon motherboard 06:00 Pedro on wheels STEAM NEWS 07:41 Steam bans AI games 14:12 Steam beta fixes DPI scaling issues NEW GAMES 19:47 Driving Strikers footballs with cars GAME UPDATES 21:34 New levels for Extraneum 23:56 Soccar mode for Wee Tanks SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION 28:04 New support page layout 28:40 New "obey-me mode" merch! NEWS 30:28 GPD Win 4 Ryzen 6800U upgrade 33:23 Physical keyboards on mobile 37:06 System76 DIY Nebula PC cases 49:16 Open-source Nvidia driver updates 51:40 Should we support old GPUs? 54:23 Alpakka DIY controller racing firmware 58:52 Instant games coming to YouTube HATE MAIL 01:05:56 Great vibes at LGC 01:07:38 Will Kick bring down Twitch?

Intel nukes the ARC A770 LE, Steam Next Fest picks, SDL2 reaches EOL, new games added to Proton Experimental, and Discord opens a meme store. All this, plus your hate mail! Like what we do? You can support our content directly by becoming a Patreon https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast --------------------------------------------------- SHOW BUSINESS Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/06/linux-game-cast-566-street-corner-red-hat/ Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/ Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule --------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT BUSINESS Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/ Bitcoin: https://linuxgamecast.com/magic-internet-money/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3RNET1MJW55SQ/ --------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL BUSINESS YouTube https://www.youtube.com/linuxgamecast Twitter: https://twitter.com/VennStone Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856357-Linux-Gamecast-Weekly/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/ --------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMP BUSINESS 00:00 Intro 00:55 Button reminder 01:17 WHAR NVIDIA Video Effects SDK? 02:53 Red Hat pulls the plug 03:29 Microwave update 05:17 Pedro played a game STEAM NEWS 07:45 New games for Proton Experimental 11:17 Steam Next Fest NEXT FEST PICKS 17:52 Olliefrog Toad Skater 19:42 Demonic Supremacy 22:12 Motordoom 24:12 Stunt Derby GAME UPDATES 26:12 TMNT Dimension Shellshock NEWS 34:03 Intel nukes the ARC A770 LE 40:15 NVIDIA 4060 benchmarks 45:16 SDL 2 enters maintenance mode 47:15 ALVR 20.1.0 51:25 Discord opens a meme store HATE MAIL 01:03:51 LGC Vibes 01:06:31 ESDF is better

Big improvements for the Steam Desktop client, holograms at home with Tilt Five, a new $299 card from NVIDIA, and in-game ads come to American Truck Simulator. You can support our content directly by becoming a Patreon https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast --------------------------------------------------- SHOW BUSINESS Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2023/06/linux-game-cast-565-straight-to-minidisc/ Podcast: https://linuxgamecast.com/podcasts/ Schedule: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/schedule --------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT BUSINESS Patreon: https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast Merch: https://store.linuxgamecast.com/ Bitcoin: https://linuxgamecast.com/magic-internet-money/ Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3RNET1MJW55SQ/ --------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL BUSINESS YouTube https://www.youtube.com/linuxgamecast Twitter: https://twitter.com/VennStone Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856357-Linux-Gamecast-Weekly/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linuxgamecast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linuxgamecast/ --------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMP BUSINESS 00:00 Intro 01:30 Assassins Creed burnout 02:32 Office Tetris 03:40 Facebook headgear STEAM NEWS 05:33 That funky new Steam look 11:08 RetroDECK v0.7.0b NEW GAMES 31:39 Cat Souls 16:37 Kingdom Eighties GAME UPDATES 19:01 Last of Us Steam Deck fixes 22:34 Ads in American Truck Simulator NEWS 35:11 Nvidia 2060 in June for $299 44:17 Alpakka PCB for sale 47:47 Tilt Five Linux drivers 54:28 Graph Dungeon Generator 56:59 Spring Lisp game jam 01:00:13 Open-source Diablo multiplayer HATE MAIL 01:06:49 RISC-Y the future