AMD releases FidelityFX SDK 1.1.0 with FSR 3.1 and Vulkan support
Good news for developers and open source, as AMD have now finally put up a new release of the FidelityFX SDK which now has FidelityFX FSR 3.1.
Category: Misc
NonSteamLaunchers for installing popular stores on Steam Deck has big improvements
NonSteamLaunchers is a tool for installing various popular game stores / launchers on Steam Deck and desktop Linux with the latest release being a big improvement.
VR game streaming tool ALVR adds PipeWire support on Linux
While the Linux support of ALVR is still quite rough due to various issues with SteamVR, ALVR is a very promising way to stream VR games to your headset via Wi-Fi and a new release is out now with v20.9.1.
GE-Proton 9-10 adds ELDEN RING EAC fix, pulls in latest DXVK code for d8vk
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.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Farlight 84, Shadow Warrior 2, video improvements for 32bit games
Valve released their usual weekend upgrade of Proton Experimental for Linux desktop and Steam Deck, with an assortment of game improvements.
Humble Choice for July has Ghostrunner 2 and A Plague Tale: Requiem
Humble Choice has another fresh set of games available and it is once again a nice varied selection of titles. Here's your usual monthly run over the compatibly to see on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
Happy Birthday to GamingOnLinux - 15 years old today
Are those some spots I see in the mirror? Must be the teens. GamingOnLinux, the website, is another year older today and I'm still blown away by what we've achieved together. 15 years! I can hardly believe it.
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE released on GOG plus new giveaway
For the GOG fans amongst the GamingOnLinux readership, there's another big DRM-free release available with METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE. Plus, another giveaway.
GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin moves to a more rapid release cycle
The team behind the free and open source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin have announced a big change to their plans, along with a new much more rapid release schedule.
All KINGDOM HEARTS games now Steam Deck Verified (plus more games)
Good news KINGDOM HEARTS fans. All of the titles currently available on Steam have now been tested by Valve and given the fancy green Steam Deck Verified tick.
PSA: If you use Bazzite you need to do a manual fix to get updates
Bazzite, the popular version of Linux powered by Fedora and Universal Blue that's great for handhelds including the Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go and others needs a little manual user effort after a bit of human error.
Nexus mods want feedback from Linux / Steam Deck users on their new cross-platform app
I wrote about the brand new Nexus mods app before, as it's quite a promising and exciting development for the future of modding (especially for Linux and Steam Deck). And now, they want your feedback.
Linux Mint 22 'Wilma' gets a Beta release
Linux Mint 22 'Wilma' has a first Beta release available for testing, built on top of Ubuntu 24.04 it will be supported until 2029.
Will anything dethrone the Steam Deck? Probably not
While other vendors continually push out new handheld pc models, sticking similar internals into different shell designs and gradually bumping up RAM or the Processor, the Steam Deck just keeps selling like hot tasty cakes.
Here's the top Steam Deck games of June 2024, with ELDEN RING unsurprisingly top
With the release of the ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, it has of course ensured ELDEN RING the top spot in the top Steam Deck games of June 2024.
Linux remains above 2% on the Steam Survey for June 2024
While there's been a clear drop, the Linux user share on Steam for June 2024 still remains about 2% showing the clear upwards trend overall.
NVIDIA 555.58.02 released to improve GSP offload on KDE
NVIDIA released a tiny driver update today with version 555.58.02 that some KDE Plasma users may want to have a look at.
Flaw in OpenSSH Server nicknamed regreSSHion could cause some problems
If you're dealing with Linux servers, or you have an active OpenSSH Server on your desktop, you may want to look into regreSSHion.
Do a little speed-running with the Summer Games Done Quick Humble Bundle
Supporting Doctors Without Borders, Games Done Quick is back and so is the Summer Games Done Quick Humble Bundle.
Bazzite 3.5 gets updated NVIDIA drivers, expanded handheld support (including Steam Deck OLED)
Bazzite is one of the best options to get Linux on various gaming handhelds, and the 3.5.0 release is out now that has improvements pretty much everywhere with expanded hardware support.
- Dying Light is getting a free graphical update, plus Dying Light 2 will get a new game mode
- Linux performance overlay MangoHud 0.8.0-rc1 out now for testing with Intel GPU support and lots of improvements
- NTSYNC for Proton / Wine now in Linux kernel 6.14 that "Should make many SteamOS users happy"
- The ridiculous Steam Brick just makes me want a proper Steam Machine
- Steam / Steam Deck Beta update will no longer bug friends in-game when you reconnect
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