Don't expect GOG to support the Steam Deck
With the Steam Deck only a few days away from release, it seems people are wondering the support status of other stores. Seems GOG won't be supporting it, which isn't surprising.
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Proton Experimental heats up with fixes coming, plus a disk space saving measure
Now that the huge release of Steam Play Proton 7.0-1 is out, work begins again on Proton Experimental as it pulls in all the latest changes for you to play with.
An interview with James Spanos of Wormwood Studios
You asked: we delivered. Here's a chat with game developer extraordinaire James Spanos, who works with Wormwood Studios and publisher Wadjet Eye Games.
1 week from release, Steam Deck hits well over 640 Playable games
We're now only a single week away from something amazing, Valve will be officially releasing the Steam Deck. Here's some updated numbers on what games you can expect to see working well.
itch.io has another Creator Day today, 100% goes to developers
Game store itch.io, well known for helping out indies and running Game Jams has today put up another Creator Day.
Valve clarifies how they test Native Linux or Proton for Steam Deck
For people who watch SteamDB updates, there's been a little bit of confusion on how Valve has been testing titles ready for the release of the Steam Deck on February 25. They've now fully clarified.
Intel confirms standalone Arc Graphics due in Q2, also 'Project Endgame' this year
Intel has confirmed some updates to their tech roadmap today and the good news is that Arc Graphics are on the way.
Retro x86-based machine emulator 86Box v3.2 brings Linux support
86Box is a new one to me but perhaps some readers might be interested in it. It's an IBM PC system emulator that specializes in running old operating systems and software. Now with version 3.2 it's available for Linux.
6 years on the Vulkan API has enabled some amazing things
Can you actually believe that the Vulkan API has just crossed over the 6 year mark? Sometimes it feels like it was only yesterday. It truly has helped to create some amazing stuff.
XWayland 22.1 is out with DRM lease support helping VR on Linux
XWayland, the way to run older games and applications that don't yet have native Wayland support has a brand new release out, bringing new features.
Wine manager Bottles brings easy app installers, tons of other improvements
Bottles is the very promising free and open source application to help you directly manage installing things with Wine, the compatibility layer to run Windows apps and games on Linux.
NVIDIA upgrades their open source Image Scaling SDK
Back in November 2021, NVIDIA released their free and open source Image Scaling SDK for game developers to add in a spatial upscaler that can run on any modern GPU - and they've continued improving it.
iFixit did a teardown of the Steam Deck, official partner for parts
Today, Valve has confirmed that iFixit will be their official partner for getting replacement parts for the Steam Deck. Plus, there's a teardown video.
Tomb Raider's Linux port from Feral Interactive delisted on Steam
It seems more Linux ports from Feral Interactive are no longer advertised on Steam, with the latest being Tomb Raider (2013).
Check your Steam Library against Steam Deck compatibility easily
Want to know how much of your own Steam Library is currently compatible with the Steam Deck? Well, there's now a website dedicated to doing exactly that.
OBS Studio 27.2 is out bringing Flatpak support and much more
OBS Studio is the incredibly popular free and open source video capture and livestreaming software. A huge new release is now available with plenty of Linux improvements.
GOG puts up a We Love Games Sale with lots of good deals
Prefer GOG over other stores for their DRM-free collection? It's Valentines Day and of course there's a sale.
NVIDIA fix up a Vulkan problem with the v510.54 driver release
NVIDIA decided Linux gamers need a little love on Valentines Day so they put up a small driver release for you.
Friendship Games Week is live on Steam showing off local multiplayer games
Want to build up a bigger collection of games to play with friends or a partner? Check out the Friendship Games Week that's live now on Steam.
Vulkan post-processing layer vkBasalt gets a few tweaks in v0.3.2.5
Vulkan post-processing layer vkBasalt allows Linux gamers to run various visual enhancement features, along with support for running various Reshade Fx shaders.
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