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Collabora put up their patches for Linux Kernel work to help Windows games on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Collabora, one of the companies working under contract for Valve to help improve Windows game emulation on Linux with the likes of Wine have now sent in some patches to the Linux Kernel mailing list for discussion.

Valve contractor working to add Direct3D 12 support to APITrace for VKD3D-Proton

By Liam Dawe,
Valve contractor Joshua Ashton, who originally created the Direct3D9 to Vulkan layer D9VK which was eventually merged with DXVK, is now working to help VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D 12 to Vulkan.

The Humble Sweet Farm Fall Bundle is live with some great picks

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh game bundle is here with the Humble Sweet Farm Fall Bundle going live and it's actually quite good.

The Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 24

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a little while since the last episode, so it's time for a fresh set of ranting and discussion in the GamingOnLinux Co-op News Punch Podcast.

Valve dev clarifies what some of their upcoming and recent Linux work is actually for

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are committed to Linux and Linux gaming with Steam, that much is currently clear. They're working with so many contractors on various things, and it seems not everything is as people think.

Steam Play Proton 5.13-2 compatibility layer is out now with improved Direct3D 12 support

By Liam Dawe,
The Proton compatibility layer used with Steam Play on Linux has a brand new release out with Proton 5.13-2.

Steam has a big fighting game sale going on right now

By Liam Dawe,
Never missing an opportunity to run a big sale, Valve have put together a big fighting game sale including multiple genres with lots of games going cheap.

Streets of Rage 4 is now officially available for Linux, along with Vulkan support in FNA

By Liam Dawe,
Lizardcube and Dotemu announced today that Streets of Rage 4 is now officially supported on Linux (and macOS), with a port done by Ethan Lee creator of FNA.

Linux game manager Lutris gets a 0.5.8 Release Candidate

By Liam Dawe,
The absolutely huge 0.5.8 update for the game manager Lutris is one step closer to a proper release, with a Release Candidate out now.

Steam Play Proton 5.13 gets a Release Candidate, Valve working on new Vulkan extension

By Liam Dawe,
Two pieces of Valve news to cover this Tuesday morning including new updates to Steam Play Proton and an upcoming Vulkan extension to help deal with other APIs and porting.

First-person shooter Prodeus enters Early Access today, Linux (and macOS) to come later

By Liam Dawe,
Prodeus is the seriously slick looking retro-shooter re-imagined blending modern and retro designs together. It enters Early Access today but we have a wait ahead for official support.

What have you been gaming on Linux recently? Come have a chat

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a little while since we had a community-chat post to round-up what you've all been gaming on Linux lately, so let's have a chat shall we.

Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer vkd3d-proton has a 2.0 release

By Liam Dawe,
Supporting newer and more advanced Windows games like Control and Death Stranding, the Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer vkd3d-proton has a 2.0 release.

Eight years ago today, Steam for Linux went into Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Steam has now been available on Linux, at least in Beta, for eight years now and it's come a long way.

Valve rolls out Steam Playtest to devs, new Steam Beta up with Linux improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Valve announced last night that they're beginning the proper roll-out of Steam Playtest, a system that allows developers to bring in testers without messing with beta keys. Additionally, a new Steam Client Beta is up.

A look back over some popular articles for October 2020

By Liam Dawe,
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for October 2020, 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!

Valve put their 'Pressure Vessel' container source for Linux games up on GitLab

By Liam Dawe,
Want to see the dirty innards of more Valve code? Well you're in luck as they now have a lot of work involved in the Steam Runtime on GitLab including the Pressure Vessel container.

Collabora expect their Linux Kernel work for Windows game emulation in Kernel 5.11

By Liam Dawe,
Collabora have been doing presentations during the Open Source Summit, with one particular talk from Gabriel Krisman Bertazi on the "State of Linux Gaming" being quite interesting. Plus Collabora are hiring.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 5.20 development release is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Breaking down barriers towards closer Windows compatibility, the Wine compatibility layer team have released the Wine 5.20 development release along with new features and fixes.

Steam Play Proton 5.13-1 Linux compatibility layer up and ready for testing

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released Proton 5.13-1 for testing, this compatibility layer for Steam Play brings with it many advancements for getting more Windows games working on Linux.
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