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We are launching Proton Deals, a new service for Linux Gamers to find great deals on Steam keys which are confirmed to work well with Proton! Find out more here: https://boilingsteam.com/proton-deals-a-new-service-for-linux-gamers/ #proton #linux #linuxgaming #steam #sales

ScummVM has a new version, and they now support games like Ultima 4,6 and 8. Missing the best one though, Ultima 7! #linuxgaming #linux #scummvm #release #adventuregames

Is it Possible to Use and AMD FreeSync Monitor with a Nvidia GPU on Linux? Find out here: https://boilingsteam.com/amd-freesync-on-a-nvidia-gpu/ #linux #monitor #freesync #nvidia #amd #linuxgaming

Elite code from the BBC Micro version is now available (with comments!): https://www.bbcelite.com/ #gaming #source #elite

Nice post about the origins of XCOM (the old one) back in the 90s: https://www.filfre.net/2020/09/x-com/ #gaming #xcom

Here's a collection of new/recent titles running on Proton, as contributed by various Linux Youtubers. There's Horizon Zero Dawn in it! https://boilingsteam.com/proton-more-games-to-play/ #linux #linuxgaming #proton #steamplay #games

Amnesia from Frictional Games is now open-source: https://frictionalgames.com/2020-09-amnesia-is-now-open-source/ #linux #linuxgaming #source #gaming #amnesia #frictional

Remember Nintendo's Smash Bros Melee? Well Super Slap City on PC is in the same vein, and we give it a spin as it reaches 1.0: https://boilingsteam.com/super-slap-sisters/ #slapcity #smashbros #melee #linuxgaming #linux #games

In other news, Microsoft has just taken over Bethesda (previously owned by Zenimax): https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/21/welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/?ocid=Parterships_soc_omc_xbo_tw_Video_buy_9.21.1 #microsoft #bethesda #zenimax #idsoftware #doom

RT cow_killer94: Hi everyone, Boiling Steam is back on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boiling_steam_linux

Donations are greatly appreciated, and in return, you'll get a weekly deals post of games (that we've curated ourselves) that should work with Proton. Thank you!

We are launching Proton Deals, a new service for Linux Gamers to find great deals on Steam keys which are confirmed to work well with Proton! Find out more here: https://boilingsteam.com/proton-deals-a-new-service-for-linux-gamers/ #proton #linux #linuxgaming #steam #sales

Material-Shell, a new interface (including a tiling manager) using GNOME: https://material-shell.com #materialshell #gnome #linux #ui

We review Bounty Battle, and it's far from being an indie gem, at least for now: https://boilingsteam.com/bounty-battle-no-bounty-to-be-found-here/ #bountybattle #linux #linuxgaming

RT cow_killer94: @OrontesG Here's my review of the game if you want to give it a read. https://twitter.com/BoilingSteam/status/1302626398096338944

NPR, which is a national public service, is now serving as the mouthpiece of Epic Games: Slight "journalistic bias" anyone? https://www.npr.org/2020/09/10/911658041/fortnite-maker-tim-sweeney-on-apple-and-google-these-monopolies-need-to-be-stopp #npr #epicfail

RT BoilingSteam: DRAG is a new realistic racing game with a native Linux client - we give it a spin, and it's punishing, to say the least: https://boilingsteam.com/drag-a-punishing-racer/ #DRAG #racing #linux #linuxgaming #simulation

DRAG is a new realistic racing game with a native Linux client - we give it a spin, and it's punishing, to say the least: https://boilingsteam.com/drag-a-punishing-racer/ #DRAG #racing #linux #linuxgaming #simulation

People supporting Mozilla in their "noble mission" probably never use their software. I do. They recently released a subpar upgrade to Firefox on Android removing 90% of extensions I was using - and no excuses. Thanks for liberating the web, Mozilla! #mozilla #epicfail #firefox #shitgrade #android

RCPS3 (PS3 emulator) shows that Intel CPUs, not Ryzen, remain your best bet for Single-thread performance in their emulator - full explanation here: https://rpcs3.net/blog/2020/08/21/hardware-performance-scaling/ #rcps3 #emulation #linux #linuxgaming #ps3 #intel #amd #ryzen