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Hi Everyone! Our Big Linux Gamer Survey for 2021 is Finally Out! You can start answering here: https://forms.gle/ML6tF9MS9usAp3Vv5 Appreciate if you could retoot/retweet this around you! #boilingsteam #survey #linuxgaming #linux

RT richgel999: Part of the reason why I left the big corporate world was because so many useful or key texture/video/image compression patents were expiring soon (or had already expired). Patents suck.

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition will be on Linux as well: https://www.metrothegame.com/en-us/pcspecs/ #linux #linuxgaming #metroexodus #native

RMS addresses the free software community: https://www.fsf.org/news/rms-addresses-the-free-software-community #fsf #freesoftware #rms

Nvidia announces Grace, a high-end ARM-based server (with a big Nvidia GPU chip) aimed at Machine Learning workflows. https://www.anandtech.com/show/16610/nvidia-unveils-grace-a-highperformance-arm-server-cpu-for-use-in-ai-systems #linux #nvidia #ml #ai #arm #server

I got Sunset Overdrive (that used to be an Xboxone exclusive) on sale last week on Steam, and it works almost flawlessly on Linux with Proton (it complains about corrupted saves but saves work). It's a fun game, too. #linux #linuxgaming #sunsetoverdrive

Making Librem 5 Apps, in video: https://puri.sm/posts/the-simplicity-of-making-librem-5-apps/ #linux #smartphone #librem #dev

The FOSS Game OpenTTD Went on Steam to solve a hard problem of version fragmentation: https://boilingsteam.com/openttd-went-to-steam-to-solve-a-hard-problem/ #linux #linuxgaming #openttd #steam #fragmentation

Running Gamecube games on a Switch on which you installed Ubuntu: it works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBui6qFx60 #linux #switch #linuxgaming #gamecube #emulation

We have already received about 1500 unique answers on the Linux Gamer survey! If you game on Linux (even partially) and have not answered yet, please add your voice as well: https://boilingsteam.com/our-new-linux-gamer-survey-for-2021-is-out/ #linux #linuxgaming #survey #boilingsteam

I was not aware that there was an open source engine recreation of Chris Sawyer's Locomotion, called OpenLoco: https://github.com/OpenLoco/OpenLoco #linux #linuxgaming #foss #openloco

Not getting enough FPS? If you are on AMD with one of the newer cards, with Mesa you can enable Variable Rate Shading to lower shaders' quality while massively increasing framerate (~+ 30%): https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=RADV-Render-Less #linux #linuxgaming #amd #vrs #mesa #performance

OpenRazer (open driver for Razer devices) has a new version: https://github.com/openrazer/openrazer/releases/tag/v3.0.1 #linux #linuxgaming #razer #openrazer #driver

In Chromium, "FLoC" enables ad selection without sharing the browsing behavior of individual users. And the Brave browser just disabled it: https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/8468 #linux #browser #brave #privacy

We preview King of Seas, a game akin to Sid Meier's Pirates!, coming in May on PC: https://boilingsteam.com/king-of-seas-preview-on-linux-proton/ #linux #linuxgaming #proton #kingofseas #pirates

Looks like the cheap Intel Core i5-11400F (no integrated GPU) is a great choice for gaming if you are on a budget: https://youtu.be/TyGFKCrnPM4 #gaming #cpu #intel #budget

Free python books in a repository: https://github.com/pamoroso/free-python-books #python #ebooks #free #linux

Ps2 emulator PCSX2 update for the first quarter of 2021: https://pcsx2.net/298-q1-2021-progress-report.html #linux #linuxgaming #ps2 #emulation #pcsx2

RT richgel999: I think with GabeN looking so healthy now, he can go back and seriously clean up Valve. As the CEO at the top of the pyramid he has immense power. He'll need to in order to compete against Epic.