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Linux continues to remain above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey

By Liam Dawe, 2 Sep 2021

We don't usually comment directly on the Steam Hardware Survey every month, not unless it's something real interesting and this is the second month where it is because we're still officially above 1%!

A round-up of what was hot on GamingOnLinux through August 2021

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2021

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for August 2021, 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!

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion has dropped Linux support (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2021

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, a silly single-player adventure that reviewed well and one I personally enjoyed has decided to drop Linux support.

Happy Birthday to Linux, 30 years strong

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2021

It was on this day 30 years ago that a younger Linus Torvalds announced a free operating system to the comp.os.minix group and from there it exploded across servers, desktops and now plenty more.

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The ridiculous Killer Bean is getting a third-person shooter video game

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2021

Ever heard of Killer Bean? It's a film created by Jeff Lew that released back in 2009 that eventually saw a full YouTube release in 2018 and gained something of a cult following - and now it's getting a game.

Didn't last long: Back 4 Blood no longer working on Linux with Proton

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2021

Well, looks like the previous excitement around Back 4 Blood and the Open Beta for Linux users is over, as it appears whatever they tweaked recently now stops Linux players with Proton.

Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2021

Valve has remembered they have an official YouTube channel with the release of a new advert for the Steam Deck, plus the Steam Deck gets a nod of approval from an unlikely source.

s&box from Facepunch 'works great' on the Steam Deck but no native Linux plans

By Liam Dawe, 13 Aug 2021

s&box is the upcoming game from Facepunch Studios that acts as a sequel to Garry's Mod although it won't actually be Garry's Mod 2. Recently Facepunch were asked about Linux support since it uses Valve's Source 2 game engine.

Looks like the fresh Back 4 Blood Beta is working on Linux with Proton GE

By Liam Dawe, 12 Aug 2021

Back 4 Blood is releasing in October from Turtle Rock Studios (original developer on Left 4 Dead) and they now have an Open Beta that anyone can try out and it appears to work with Proton GE.

Collabora cut down futex2 patches for the Linux Kernel to help Steam Play Proton

By Liam Dawe, 11 Aug 2021

After attempting for some time now to get their futex2 work into the Linux Kernel, Collabora have cut it all down to focus on one part that has seen thorough testing to help Windows games on Linux with Steam Play Proton.

I look forward to all the improvements KDE Plasma will get with the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 10 Aug 2021

One thing I am excited about when it comes to the Steam Deck is that it has a full desktop Linux mode, which is powered by KDE Plasma and I don't think that's getting the attention it deserves.

Valve dumped Debian Linux for Arch Linux with SteamOS 3 because surprise - faster updates

By Liam Dawe, 10 Aug 2021

It was likely no secret to most Linux users who know a bit about distributions but Valve has clarified directly that the main reason for dumping Debian Linux for Arch Linux was for faster updates.

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) comes to the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3

By Liam Dawe, 9 Aug 2021

Thanks to the power of open source, AMD's answer to NVIDIA's DLSS is spreading with FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) now available in the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3.

Imagine if you could customize the Steam Deck colours - try it out with this tool

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2021

With the upcoming Steam Deck from Valve only (currently) coming in one colour, it's fun to imagine what it would look like if you could customize the casing colours - so let's try it out.

Seems the Valve Steam Deck has been impressing people with some hands-on time

By Liam Dawe, 7 Aug 2021

Recently a bunch of people from other sites went to Valve's offices for some hands-on time with the Steam Deck and it seems the overall impression was pretty positive.

Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 31

By Liam Dawe, 4 Aug 2021

Has it really been months since our last episode? Woops. We're back! Introduction the Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 31.

AMD and Valve working towards a new CPU performance scaling design for AMD CPUs

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2021

With the X.Org Developers Conference 2021 coming up, they've now announced that the initial program schedule is up and there's a fun sounding talk from AMD developer Ray Huang on working with Valve on new performance scaling design for AMD CPUs.

A round-up of popular GamingOnLinux articles through July 2021

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2021

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for July 2021, 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 talk about learning from mistakes with the upcoming Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2021

As we all know the Steam Machines didn't go anywhere and Valve have clearly learned a lot from it, as they spoke about in a recent video from IGN.

Linux has finally hit that almost mythical 1% user share on Steam again

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2021

The day I'm sure many have been waiting for, and just as many probably thought it wouldn't happen. Linux has finally hit 1% again on the Steam Hardware Survey.

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