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The Steam Beta Client has some updates to the runtime for games that needs testing
While I haven't seen it noted in any of the recent changelogs for the Steam Client Beta, it seems it has an updated Steam Runtime in need of some testing.
Category: Valve
Valve have updated Steam Play with the 3.16-1 beta based on Wine 3.16 and new DXVK
Valve are moving fast with Steam Play updates! Just today they've released the Steam Play 3.16-1 beta which is a pretty big deal.
A new stable Steam Client update is out, with fixes for Steam Play and more
Valve continue their usual polishing of the Steam Client, with the latest stable update including some fixes for Steam Play.
The recent Steam Play beta is now out for everyone, plus a minor beta update
Valve continue pushing ahead with improvements to their Steam Play system with the most recent beta now being out for everyone.
The Steam Play whitelist just had a large update including The Witness and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Early this morning Valve officially rolled out a big update to the Steam Play whitelist, which indicates Windows games that work well with Steam Play's Proton.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive updated with improved Linux performance and a new FBI model
Valve continue updating their popular FPS Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with the latest update giving the Linux version some more attention.
Steam Play set to get DXVK 0.72, Wine fixes for .NET and windowing issues
After some pretty quick updates following the initial release of Steam Play, things have quietened down somewhat. However, work on the next version of Steam Play is in progress.
Valve to begin moderating game forums on Steam next week
Starting on Tuesday, September 25th Valve will be actively moderating all game forums on Steam unless a developer opts to not have Valve do so.
Valve have been fined 147 thousand euros in France
Thanks to a tip in our Discord, we've found out today that Valve have been fined 147 thousand euros in France.
What Subset Games (FTL, Into the Breach) think of Valve's Steam Play
Subset Games are a developer I was especially keen to speak to about Valve's Steam Play system, since Into the Breach is included as a white-listed game by Valve even though they're working on a Linux version.
Valve have now pushed out all the recent beta changes in Steam Play's Proton to everyone
For those of you sticking with the stable channel of Steam Play's Proton system, Valve have today rolled out all the recent beta changes for everyone.
Valve have updated the Beta of Steam Play which fixes VR games, fullscreen improvements and more
Another Beta version of Proton is available for Valve's Steam Play for those who wish to give it a go with the latest fixes.
Steam Play's Proton beta has been updated with a performance improvement and fixes
Valve, CodeWeavers and the community have continued updating Steam Play's Proton and now the beta version of Proton has another new build out.
Valve have rolled out Steam Play into the stable Linux Steam Client, along with touch controls for Steam Link
Valve seem to be moving pretty quickly with Steam Play, as a new stable Steam Client is out which includes preliminary support for the new Steam Play Beta.
Dota 2 has a new hero called Grimstroke available now, another called Mars coming later
The already long list of Dota 2 heroes is now even bigger, as Valve have released an update with Grimstroke as well as teased another called Mars.
Valve are already pushing ahead with updates to Steam Play's Proton with a beta channel
Valve are now offering a chance to test a beta of the next version of Proton in their Steam Play system.
Some thoughts on Valve’s new Steam Play feature and what it means for Linux gaming
With the dust settling on the absolute bomb that Valve dropped with the new Steam Play feature, I’ve had a little time now to think about the broader implications.
Valve's Steam Play should work better today, as DXVK was left in debug mode causing a performance drop
It seems there was a bit of a woops with the Beta release of Valve's new Steam Play system Proton, which is now fixed.
Valve officially confirm a new version of 'Steam Play' which includes a modified version of Wine
As we speculated previously, Valve have now officially announced their new version of 'Steam Play' for Linux gaming using a modified distribution of Wine, called Proton.
Valve may be adding support for using compatibility tools for playing games on different operating systems
Reddit seems to be buzzing with information from SteamDB showing indications that Valve might be adding support for compatibility tools to enable you to play games on operating systems they weren't designed for, like Wine.
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