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Hunt: Showdown 1896 broke on Linux / Steam Deck, here's the quick fix for now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

Hunt: Showdown had a huge update and rebranded to Hunt: Showdown 1896, but the update came with breakage on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Retro-gaming Linux distribution Batocera 40 released

By nwildner, Aug 14

Batocera 40 got released last Sunday (2024-08-11) packing a lot of fixes, new goodies, emulator updates and extra hardware support.

FNA gets Direct3D 11 support on Linux thanks to DXVK

By Liam Dawe, Aug 2

Developer Ethan Lee yesterday announced the release of FNA 24.08, bringing with it preparation for the upcoming release of SDL 3 and a fun addition of Direct3D 11 support on Linux thanks to DXVK.

ProtonUp-Qt v2.10.2 adds support for the WineZGUI launcher and old compatibility tools

By Liam Dawe, Jul 29

ProtonUp-Qt is such a useful tool for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming, giving you an easy all-in-one way to add different versions of GE-Proton and other tools to different launchers and a new version is out now with v2.10.2.

GE-Proton 9-11 released with fixes for Dragon Age: Inquisition, WRC 4

By Liam Dawe, Jul 29

Another release of GE-Proton / Proton-GE with version 9-11 updating various stuff behind the scenes, along with some more game-specific fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming.

NVIDIA 560 Linux driver Beta has Wayland improvements, defaults to open GPU kernel modules

By Liam Dawe, Jul 23

NVIDIA has released a fresh Beta to get you testing all the latest features and fixes. So here's what's new in the NVIDIA 560.28.03 driver Beta for Linux.

DXVK 2.4 brings D8VK for Direct3D 8 support, frame rate limiter adjustments, lots of game fixes

By Liam Dawe, Jul 10

Another big release of DXVK, the Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D for Linux with Wine / Proton, has arrived. Version 2.4 expands the Direct3D support to version 8 now thanks to D8VK.

GE-Proton 9-10 adds ELDEN RING EAC fix, pulls in latest DXVK code for d8vk

By Liam Dawe, Jul 8

GE-Proton 9-10 was released July 7th updating various internal tech as usual to improve gaming on Linux / Steam Deck so here's what's new.

GE-Proton 9-8 and 9-9 fixes Resident Evil on GOG, various other game fixes

By Liam Dawe, Jul 1

With the original Resident Evil now on GOG and the later games to come, GE-Proton / Proton-GE has a new release out to fix some issues in it and other games.

Mesa gets a nice performance boost for Proton games with various videos

By Liam Dawe, Jun 24

Developer Mike Blumenkrantz has another blog post up and Merge Request ready for Mesa, the set of open source graphics drivers, which gives a big boost to performance for Windows games with various videos.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Helldivers 2, Ghost of Tsushima and more

By Liam Dawe, Jun 20

Another update to Proton Experimental landed today, June 20th, from Valve bringing some game fixes across desktop Linux and Steam Deck.

Proton 9.0-2 brings better controller support in launchers, more playable games, lots of bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, Jun 12

Valve just released the latest stable update to Proton, the compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton 9.0-2 bringing some fun additions.

Honeykrisp is a new conformant Linux Vulkan driver for Apple M1

By Liam Dawe, Jun 6

Apple M1 support on Linux is about to take another leap forwards, with the introduction of the open source Honeykrisp Vulkan driver.

GE-Proton 9-6 (and 9-7) brings various upstream changes from Valve's Proton

By Liam Dawe, Jun 5

A new release of the community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton version 9-6 is here, although nothing too exciting this time as it's pulling in upstream Proton changes from Valve. UPDATE: GE-Proton 9-7 was also released.

The SaveTF2 campaign to get Valve to beat the Team Fortress 2 bots has begun

By Liam Dawe, Jun 3

After announcing the SaveTF2 campaign recently, today the actual campaign to get Valve to fix up Team Fortress 2 has properly begun.

Proton 9.0-2 has a Release Candidate ready for testing on Linux PC and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, May 31

Valve stealthily put out a Release Candidate for testing the next stable update to Proton for Linux PCs and Steam Deck with Proton 9.0-2.

Team Fortress 2 fans have launched a new campaign to get Valve to save it

By Liam Dawe, May 30

Valve fans sure are passionate and they're once again trying to get Valve's attention to sort out various problems in Team Fortress 2.

GE-Proton 9-5 released with fixes for Star Citizen, Apex Legends, The Witcher 2

By Liam Dawe, May 11

GE-Proton 9-5 has been released bringing in various upgrades from Valve's official Proton, plus various other patches to fix even more games on Steam Deck / Linux.

Proton 9.0-1 released with expanded game support for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, May 2

Valve today released the first version of Proton 9.0, the newest stable version of the Windows compatibility layer to run games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.