Proton Experimental gets more CEG DRM fixes, new fsync code
Recently Valve upgraded Proton Experimental, the special version of Proton that pulls in advancements first with support for their older CEG DRM and another new build is up.
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Linux has now seen 4 months of being above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey
Something magical appears to be happening on Steam. Not only is Linux above 1% for another month but we've now seen 6 months of it continuing to rise.
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Linux Kernel 5.15 released, futex2 work to help Linux gaming going into Kernel 5.16
Two major bits of news for the Linux Kernel today as not only has Linux 5.15 been released with lots new, we're also likely to finally see the futex2 work from Collabora in Linux 5.16.
A look over what was popular on GamingOnLinux during October 2021
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for October 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!
Zink driver (OpenGL on top of Vulkan) has Bioshock Infinite working, close to OpenGL 4.6
Zink is something quite wonderful. A Linux Mesa driver that creates an OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan and it just keeps on getting more impressive.
Valve adds support for games using CEG DRM through Steam Play Proton
If you have the latest version of Proton Experimental, Valve just recently put up a new Steam Client Beta too which allows playing Windows games on Linux that make use of their older CEG DRM.
Love Sonic? Check out the Sonic 30th Anniversary Bundle
I grew up playing Sonic on the Sega Mega Drive, so this looks like an awesome bundle for me. Humble Bundle has put up a small but nice collection with the Sonic 30th Anniversary Bundle.
X.Org 21.1.0 sees a release with Variable refresh rate support in the modesetting driver
After three years without a full release, X.Org 21.1.0 has finally landed with new features and a lot of bug fixes.
New build of Proton Experimental helps Project CARS 3, Control and more on Linux
We continue seeing lots of quick fixes coming into Proton Experimental, the special testing version of the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer with another release up now.
12th Gen Intel Core processors announced with the 'world's best gaming processor'
Amongst a varied list of other announcements today, Intel formally introduced the 12th Gen Intel Core processors with the top end Intel Core i9-12900K that they claim is the "world's best gaming processor".
NVIDIA 495.44 stable driver is out for Linux, adds in GBM API support
Following on from the NVIDIA Beta 495.29.05 earlier this month, today NVIDIA has a fresh 495.44 stable driver release that builds upon it with some additional extras. This is the big one for Wayland fans, since it now works with the GBM API.
Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu has a new Resolution Scaler, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution
yuzu, the free and open source Nintendo Switch emulator has advanced once again with the introduction of a brand new Resolution Scaler enabling you to play games at much higher resolutions.
Prepare your wallet for the next confirmed Steam Sale dates
You may want to set aside some money and fill up that Steam Wishlist, as the next couple of big sale events now have their dates confirmed.
Vulkan 1.1 conformance achieved for the Raspberry Pi 4
Good news for fans of the tiny Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, as it has been announced that the v3dv Mesa driver has hit Vulkan 1.1 conformance officially now.
KDE Plasma gets fingerprint reader support, plus preliminary support for NVIDIA GBM
The team at KDE are producing upgrades for Plasma very quickly, with another weekly update out from developer Nate Graham with some major new bits being hooked up.
Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates
This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.
Wine 6.20 rolls out continuing the PE module conversion
Just before the weekend landed the Wine team released Wine 6.20 as the latest development version with all the latest code.
Humble has a Paradox Bundle up with plenty of strategy games and a Halloween sale
Ready for more games to keep you warm this coming Winter? Check out the Paradox StrataGems Bundle and there's also a nice Humble Store Halloween sale now live.
Star Labs introduce the small and mighty StarLite Mk IV
Usually when we get to talk about laptops from Linux hardware vendors they're on the pricey side but Star Labs are serving the underserved here with the new StarLite Mk IV.
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