Games: Witcher, Blender, and Much More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 27, 2022

• CD PROJEKT RED announce The Witcher Remake in Unreal Engine 5

  If you're a big fan of The Witcher series you will probably love this: CD PROJEKT RED have announced The Witcher Remake. Working together with developer Fool's Theory, it will be developed in Unreal Engine 5.

• Volkswagen begins funding Blender development

  Here's one from earlier in the month that was missed: Volkswagen Group has now formally pledged funding towards Blender, helping this powerful FOSS software continue improving.

• JSAUX cancels current Steam Deck Dock with RGB, after competitor pinched it

  JSAUX were getting close to release another (yes, another) Steam Deck Docking Station, this time with RGB lighting around the bottom but due to a "leak" and a competitor "copying" it they have cancelled it and will re-do it.

• GE-Proton 7-38 is out now fixing up Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

  Want to play Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves on Linux desktop? It works out of the box on Steam Deck, but on Linux desktop it needed some launch options which GE-Proton now works around. Reminder: GE-Proton is a community made version of the Windows compatibility layer Proton and not endorsed by Valve.

• Steam Deck hits over 6,000 games marked Verified or Playable

  Just short of two months after hitting 5,000 — Valve has now marked over 6,000 games as formally Verified or Playable for the Steam Deck. A big milestone for still pretty early days of the system, that you can now grab without the reservation queue (along with the official Docking Station).

• Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition upgraded with full Linux / Steam Deck compatibility

  Even though it was Steam Deck Verified by Valve back in July, the developer of Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition have put out a big game engine upgrade to make it even better.

• EA begins swapping out Origin for EA app on Steam

  It seems the time has come, EA has begun the process of swapping from Origin to the EA app on Steam, which could cause a few issues for Linux and Steam Deck with Proton. Multiple titles on Steam got updates within the last day, with no patch notes or announcements from EA that I can see. The only difference seems to be introducing the EA App.