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Proton Experimental fixes up Sea of Thieves voice chat

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jan 2022

Today a small bug-fix update went out for Proton Experimental, as Valve continues readying it up ahead of the launch of their handheld Steam Deck.

The Anacrusis appears to run on Linux with Proton but some possible caveats

By Liam Dawe, 13 Jan 2022

The Anacrusis is a brand new release from Stray Bombay, and it's another entry in the swarm-shooter like Left 4 Dead and Back 4 Blood. Running it on Linux is possible too.

Looks like Monster Hunter Rise runs well on Linux with Proton

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jan 2022

Monster Hunter Rise has just released on Steam today from Capcom and the good news is - it appears to run very nicely out of the box with Steam Play Proton on Linux.

ProtonUp-Qt adds support for Lutris Flatpak, new batch update feature

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jan 2022

ProtonUp-Qt is the fantastic and simple way to download and upgrade the Linux compatibility tools Proton-GE, Luxtorpeda, Boxtron or Roberta for Steam and works with both Lutris and Heroic Games Launcher too.

DXVK 1.9.3 is out supporting DLSS, D3D9 improvements and more

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jan 2022

DXVK, the Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Wine / Proton has version 1.9.3 out now.

Easy Anti-Cheat not as simple as expected for Proton and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2022

Even though Epic Games announced recently how they expanded support for Easy Anti-Cheat to have full support of native Linux, plus Wine / Proton (and so the Steam Deck), it seems it's not as easy as we hoped.

Easily install and upgrade Proton GE or Luxtorpeda with ProtonUp-Qt

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2022

There are certain games that work better with the community-built unofficial Proton GE, plus using Luxtorpeda for Native Linux game engines can give a lot of benefits too - here's how to easily download or upgrade them using the fab ProtonUp-Qt.

Send help as I have discovered Bloons TD 6

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jan 2022

Stepping slightly out of my comfort zone recently to try something different, I picked up a copy of Bloons TD 6 and I think I now may need help to tear myself away from it.

A look at the top 100 Steam games on Linux - January 2022 edition

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2022

To begin 2022, let's take a fresh look at the current top 100 Steam games and see how well (or not) the run on Linux.

Death Stranding absolutely sold me and you should play it

By Liam Dawe, 22 Dec 2021

I don't actually often play the big AAA games but for Death Stranding, I finally took the plunge and thanks to Steam Play Proton running it on Linux was a fantastic experience overall.

Proton Experimental sees new fixes for DEATHLOOP, Forza Horizon 5

By Liam Dawe, 21 Dec 2021

Valve has put out another small upgrade to Proton Experimental, with it focused on improving a couple of popular games.

Seems no hope for Insurgency: Sandstorm on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 17 Dec 2021

Sadly it seems like Insurgency: Sandstorm is not one you'll be enjoying on the Linux desktop or Valve's Steam Deck any time soon, even with Epic Games supporting Easy Anti-Cheat with Wine / Proton.

PUBG's newer anti-cheat sounds problematic for the Steam Deck and Linux

By Liam Dawe, 13 Dec 2021

PUBG is currently a game that doesn't work at all on Linux due to anti-cheat, even with the Steam Deck coming it's sounding like a game that won't play nicely. Oh, it's also going free to play.

More BattlEye titles for Proton on Linux including DayZ, ARMA 3 now supported

By Liam Dawe, 3 Dec 2021

Valve has announced today that BattlEye support on Linux with Steam Play Proton has expanded, with new titles available.

Ubisoft suggest posting on their forum for Proton support in Rainbow Six Siege

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2021

Now that getting games that use BattlEye for anti-cheat working on Linux (either native or through Proton) is easier, an Ubisoft rep suggests people post in their forum to show demand for it.

Valve puts up official developer FAQ for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2021

With the Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck over now, Valve has put up their own official set of answers to various common questions.

Capcom shows off official video of Devil May Cry 5 on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 26 Nov 2021

As more developers get their hands on a Steam Deck devkit, we're seeing plenty more show their games and now Capcom has taken a turn with Devil May Cry 5.

Canonical want your feedback on Ubuntu Gaming

By Liam Dawe, 26 Nov 2021

Looks like Canonical, the creator of Ubuntu, want to get in on more Linux Gaming with their Desktop Product Manager starting a new series of blog posts and your feedback is needed.

Steam Play Proton 6.3-8 out with initial BattlEye support, CEG DRM and more games

By Liam Dawe, 25 Nov 2021

Probably one of the more exciting releases of Proton lately, with lots of what was previously in Proton Experimental now in the main release with Proton 6.3-8 out now.