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RetroArch 1.9.9 is out with AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) support
Emulation just got even more interesting as the RetroArch team have released another major update. This release adds in AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) support.
Category: Misc
Pick up lots of kids games in the Humble Humongous Back To School Bundle
If you have younger children and want to get some family-friendly games for them, take a look at the Humble Humongous Back To School Bundle that's filled full.
Take-Two filed a lawsuit against the reverse-engineered GTA III and Vice City developers
Well this is a shame but in many ways to be expected. Take-Two Interactive Software, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has filed a lawsuit against the developers of the reverse-engineered GTA III and Vice City code.
Linux continues to remain above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey
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%!
ARK: Survival Evolved releases on Stadia with a bunch more free games for Stadia Pro
ARK: Survival Evolved, the still incredibly popular open-world game from Studio Wildcard is now on Stadia and along with a few other games it's free for Stadia Pro subscribers.
Linux on the Framework DIY Laptop has been very popular
Framework is the high-performance, thin and light notebook that's "designed to last" with modular components along with a commitment to make it easy to repair and upgrade.
ScummVM issues a call to action on testing for the next major version
ScummVM 2.3.0 is coming soon with many upgrades to this awesome free and open source project that keeps classic games alive. Now they need your help.
Steam not working right on Arch Linux? It's an issue with FreeType and there's a fix
If you're using Arch Linux or anything based on it (or other rolling update distributions) and you've recently run updates that included freetype2, you might unfortunately notice that Steam is now quite broken.
A round-up of what was hot on GamingOnLinux through August 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!
Zink driver for OpenGL over Vulkan continues maturing with a big performance fix
Zink continues to be a promising Mesa driver for Linux that runs OpenGL on top of Vulkan. It's not finished yet and so continues seeing some big performance fixes.
The new 'Apps for GNOME' website aims to help you discover more and get involved
GNOME continue building up their ecosystem and their marketing game too with the launch of a new "Apps for GNOME" website to help people get involved and discover more.
EndeavourOS gets a big upgrade to their ISO download that's 'a significant step' for it
EndeavourOS, my absolute favourite way to easily install Arch Linux with a couple nice extras has continued growing and there's a brand new ISO download with plenty of improvements.
Linux Kernel 5.14 rolls out as Linus Torvalds jokes about the 30 year celebrations
Time to put down that cake and try out a new Linux Kernel as Linux 5.14 has been officially released.
Valve catches a break in the Steam Controller patent trial versus Ironburg
In the ongoing saga between Ironburg Inventions and Valve, a new ruling appeared on August 17 that gives Valve another chance to invalidate some parts of the patents involved.
Wine 6.16 is out now with initial HID-based joystick backend work
Another biweekly development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine is out now with Wine 6.16.
Coding History: 3D from Mode7 to DOOM looks like a fun Kickstarter to follow
Interested in the early history of coding games? Coding History: 3D from Mode7 to DOOM from indie game developer Eniko (founder of Kitsune Games) will walk you through it, while also providing open source code you can use and learn from.
Humble Best of Stealth Bundle has HITMAN 1 & 2, Aragami and more
Ready for another bundle of treats? You better be quiet on this one, it's all about stealth and there's some good games included in it.
Happy Birthday to Linux, 30 years strong
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.
TUXEDO refresh the Polaris 15 and 17 laptops with new AMD and Intel options
TUXEDO Computers have returned with a splash today to show off their new Polaris 15 and 17 Linux laptops. They've been refreshed and upgraded with some powerful updated components with both AMD and Intel options.
NVIDIA DLSS for Proton + Linux with DirectX 11 / 12 lands in September
NVIDIA announced today an expansion of RTX and DLSS for plenty of Windows games, and for Linux users there's something exciting coming too: NVIDIA will hook up DLSS with DirectX 11 and 12 with Proton in September.
- Wine 10.13 released with improvements for WoW64, BCrypt and more
- Pre-Fortress 2 is coming to Steam to bridge the gap between Team Fortress and Team Fortress 2
- Valve announce language-specific user review scores for Steam games
- Webcam-based head & eye tracking app for gaming, LookPilot gets improved Linux compatibility
- SlaveDriver Engine for the Sega Saturn classic shooter PowerSlave gets open sourced
- > See more over 30 days here