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Heroic Games Launcher

Heroic Games Launcher v2.16 released with improved Steam Deck / Linux game compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
9
Heroic Games Launcher continues to evolve into an even more impressive cross-platform game launcher for GOG, Epic Games, Amazon Prime and more with v2.16 bringing some great enhancements.
Lutris

Lutris game manager v0.5.19 released with improved Proton support

By Liam Dawe,
2
The popular game manager / launcher Lutris has a new release out, which brings with it various improvements to how it handles launching games with Proton.
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

GE-Proton 9-24 released with a new save game detection feature (and now GE-Proton 9-25 too)

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
2
GE-Proton 9-24 is out now bringing with it the usual assortment of fixes, plus as interesting change that will help games detect saves from other games. Update: GE-Proton 9-25 hotfix is also out now.
Battle.net logo

GE-Proton 9-23 released with a Battle.net update fix for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
25
GE-Proton 9-23 is out now as the latest update for the community-maintained version of Valve's Proton that pulls in lots of quick-fixes for Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck.
Far Cry 5

DXVK v2.5.3 released with more improvements for Windows games on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
5
Developer Philip Rebohle has released DXVK version 2.5.3 bringing more improvements for this tool that translates Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan.
Proton versions, Proton logo - Valve

Why are there so many different Proton versions? Proton 8, Proton 9, Experimental, GE-Proton

By Liam Dawe,
6
Why are there so many different versions of Proton? The compatibility layer that runs Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.H ere's a guide to help.
Proton logo - Valve

How to update DXVK and VKD3D-Proton in Proton and GE-Proton

By Liam Dawe,
0
If you're curious how to update the version of DXVK or VKD3D-Proton used by either Valve's official Proton or community versions like GE-Proton, here's what you can do.
Ghostunner 2

GE-Proton 9-22 released with lots of game fixes for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
3
The community-build of Proton, GE-Proton, was updated with a new version that updates various upstream components and adds plenty of game fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
Alpha Protocol

Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5.2 brings fixes for Alpha Protocol, The Sims 2, Borderlands 2 and more

By Liam Dawe,
3
Another bug fixes release is out for DXVK (v2.5.2), the project that translates Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 to Vulkan. It's a big part of what makes Proton able to run Windows games on Steam Deck / Linux so nicely.
The First Descendant

Direct3D 12 to Vulkan project VKD3D-Proton v2.14 out now with various performance improvements

By Liam Dawe,
11
VKD3D-Proton v2.14 is now available bringing various improvements to the Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer that's used by Valve's Proton for running Windows games on Linux.
The Callisto Protocol

GE-Proton 9-21 released for Linux / Steam Deck bringing more game fixes

By Liam Dawe,
2
GE-Proton 9-21 has been released as the community-maintained version of the Proton compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2

Proton 9.0-4 is out now bringing big compatibility improvements for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
8
The latest stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Steam Deck / Desktop Linux from Valve, Proton 9.0-4 is out now.
NVIDIA logo

NVIDIA 565.77 stable driver for Linux released

By Liam Dawe,
15
NVIDIA have today released driver version 565.77 as their latest stable New Feature Branch build available for Linux, pulling in all the changes from the 565.57.01 Beta plus a whole bunch more improvements.
Alpha Protocol

DXVK-Sarek for old GPUs v1.10.4 released

By Liam Dawe,
4
With integration coming in a future release of Proton-Sarek, designed for gamers that have older GPUs, the first release of DXVK-Sarek is out now.
Lutris

Lutris game manager v0.5.18 released with improved GOG and itch.io support, various other features

By Liam Dawe,
7
Lutris, the popular free and open source game manager for Linux, has a fresh update out now fixing up some issues and adding in a good bunch of new features.
Hell Let Loose

Proton 9.0-4 Beta updated with more game fixes needing testing on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
0
Recently I covered the huge Proton 9.0-4 update for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux hitting the Release Candidate stage and there's been a couple of changes.
Conqueror's Blade

Huge new Proton 9.0-4 update for Steam Deck / Linux now in need of testing

By Liam Dawe,
1
Ready to bring improved compatibility with Windows games to Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, Valve has a Proton 9.0-4 Release Candidate in need of testing.
Proton Sarek

Dev of Proton Sarek for older GPUs has forked DXVK to backport game settings and improve compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
5
The developer of the interesting Proton Sarek project to help Linux gamers with older GPUs play more games has now forked DXVK, to hopefully improve things even further.
NVIDIA logo

NVIDIA stable driver 550.135 released for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
14
While NVIDIA continues working on new features for their 565 series, and they have their current new-feature branch 560.35.03, they also have the slightly older and stable version that just updated to version 550.135.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition

Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5.1 released fixing GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition and an anisotropic filtering regression

By Liam Dawe,
3
Following on from the rather large DXVK 2.5 update a week ago, a smaller bug-fix release is out now for the Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer used by Proton.
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