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VKD3D-Proton 2.11 released with DirectX Raytracing enabled by default

By Liam Dawe, Nov 24, 2023

An exciting release of VKD3D-Proton has arrived! VKD3D-Proton 2.11 brings with it some big improvements for the Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer used in Valve's Proton for Linux PC and Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental fixes up multiple Final Fantasy issues & Metal Gear Solid 3

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8, 2023

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Valve released a fresh Proton Experimental update for Linux desktop / Steam Deck after a few weeks break that brings the usual assorted game fixes.

Open 3D Engine (O3DE) 23.10 open source game engine released

By Liam Dawe, Oct 10, 2023

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Open 3D Engine (O3DE) has a big new release out, which includes plenty of new features and fixes for game developers looking to use this free and open source game engine.

Proton Experimental adds fixes for Crysis 2 & 3, Starfield, Deep Rock Galactic and more

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30, 2023

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A nice update for Proton Experimental from Valve landed September 29th with a good amount of fixes for games on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.

AMD RADV Ray Tracing to potentially get much faster on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14, 2023

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With some work currently pending to be pulled into Mesa, the open source AMD RADV driver could be about to get much faster with Ray Tracing which is exciting to see.

AMD GPUs to get Ray Tracing turned on for Mesa 23.2

By Liam Dawe, Jun 14, 2023

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The RADV driver in Mesa for AMD GPUs on Linux and Steam Deck is set to get Ray Tracing turned on by default for the upcoming Mesa 23.2 release.

Valve rolls out Proton 8.0 to further improve Steam Deck and Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe, Apr 17, 2023

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After a bit of a wait since the Wine 8.0 release, Valve has now released Proton 8.0, the latest version of their Windows translation layer for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

Mesa 23.0 out now improving open source graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe, Feb 23, 2023

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Mesa 23.0.0 has been released today upgrading open source graphics drivers for Linux. As usual you should wait for the first point release for stability.

Mesa 22.3 open source graphics drivers released

By Liam Dawe, Dec 1, 2022

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Mesa 22.3 is the latest and greatest the open source community has to offer for graphics drivers, and it's now available with lots of improvements.

AMD announce RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT, plus FSR3 teased

By Liam Dawe, Nov 3, 2022

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Today at the AMD "together we advance_gaming" event, AMD revealed their new RDNA3 architecture along with the RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT GPUs.

Proton Experimental fixes up Disgaea 5, OUTRIDERS, Warhammer: Vermintide 2

By Liam Dawe, Aug 20, 2022

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Valve has released the latest version of Proton Experimental, which has multiple newly supported games and a few useful bug fixes included.

Yes, the Steam Deck will eventually get Ray Tracing, once the AMD GPU driver matures

By Liam Dawe, Apr 14, 2022

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There's been a lot of talk lately about Ray Tracing and the Steam Deck, especially after the recent Digital Foundry video but there's a few things that need to be cleared up.

AMD shows off new hardware at CES 2022

By Liam Dawe, Jan 4, 2022

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Today, AMD presented their 2022 Product Premiere at CES 2022 with a pre-recorded session hosted by Dr. Lisa Su.

A look over what was popular on GamingOnLinux during October 2021

By Liam Dawe, Nov 1, 2021

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Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for October 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!

Proton Experimental sees another small update fixing up Fallout 76, updating VKD3D-Proton

By Liam Dawe, Oct 19, 2021

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Proton Experimental continues to see rapid development to give us more great fixes to run Windows games under Linux.

VKD3D-Proton v2.5 is out for Direct3D 12 on top of Vulkan, improving DirectX Raytracing

By Liam Dawe, Oct 18, 2021

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VKD3D-Proton is the project that translates Microsoft's Direct3D 12 to Vulkan, another big part of Steam Play Proton and there's a new release out.

Ray Tracing on Linux with AMD GPUs gets closer with multiple games working

By Liam Dawe, Sep 17, 2021

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While Ray Tracing has worked on Linux for a long time with NVIDIA, the situation with Mesa+AMD is still being worked out but the good news is that it's all finally coming together.

An interview with Joshua Ashton, developer on the likes of DXVK, VKD3D-Proton and more

By Liam Dawe, Jul 26, 2021

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Time for another GamingOnLinux interview! This time, we have someone who many that follow Valve and Steam Play Proton will be familiar with - it's Joshua Ashton.

There's experimental patches to bring Vulkan Ray Tracing to older AMD hardware on Mesa

By Liam Dawe, Jun 1, 2021

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Want to see how Ray Tracing would run on Linux using the Mesa RADV driver on an older GPU? Well, thanks to developer Joshua Ashton that's starting to be possible.

VKD3D-Proton 2.3.1 rolls out along with a quick-fix to Proton Experimental

By Liam Dawe, Apr 28, 2021

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Valve contractors and CodeWeavers continue tweaking VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D 12 over Vulkan with another fresh update out now, and a small update to add it into Proton Experimental.