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TUXEDO refresh the Polaris 15 and 17 laptops with new AMD and Intel options

By Liam Squires-Hand, 25 Aug 2021

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

By Liam Squires-Hand, 24 Aug 2021

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.

GOverlay just got an awesome update to make editing MangoHud even easier

By Liam Squires-Hand, 24 Aug 2021

GOverlay, the open source app for managing various Linux gaming overlays just got a fantastic upgrade, with it now having a live OpenGL preview for MangoHud.

CodeWeavers still hiring for a 'General Wine Developer' to work on Wine and Proton

By Liam Squires-Hand, 21 Aug 2021

CodeWeavers announced recently they need a bit of help on finding more developers, with a spot still currently open for a 'General Wine Developer' who will work on Wine and Proton.

Humble Store is doing a big Summer Sale with huge discounts

By Liam Squires-Hand, 21 Aug 2021

If you're after something new to play through this weekend take a look at the Humble Store. They have a big Summer Sale going on right now now with lots of good deals.

Unreal Engine 4.27 is out now from Epic Games with plenty of Linux improvements

By Liam Squires-Hand, 21 Aug 2021

While Epic Games are currently working on the next generation with Unreal Engine 5, they're still upgrading the previous major version with Unreal Engine 4.27 out now.

Steam Play Proton 6.3-6 is out now with lots of fixes and new game support

By Liam Squires-Hand, 21 Aug 2021

Following on from the Release Candidate testing earlier this month, Steam Play Proton 6.3-6 has rolled out to improve Windows games running on Linux.

Intel talks up new hardware at Intel Architecture Day 2021

By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Aug 2021

Intel Architecture Day 2021 happened and Intel has put out quite a bit more information on upcoming processors, GPUs and more. So here's the major points announced relevant to desktop users.

The GOG Games Festival is live with new games and lots on sale

By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Aug 2021

It seems GOG have been watching what Valve are doing with Steam and they've announced the GOG Games Festival.

MATE 1.26 is out now with big changes like initial Wayland support

By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Aug 2021

The MATE desktop environment version 1.26 has released after 18 months of development and excitingly adds some more Wayland support to various parts of the stack.

ScummVM continues keeping games alive with early Macromedia Director support

By Liam Squires-Hand, 18 Aug 2021

Remember any classic games made with Macromedia Director? Well you're in luck, as the ScummVM project is adding in some early support for it.

Having VR issues on Linux? You should look to disable async reprojection

By Liam Squires-Hand, 18 Aug 2021

Virtual Reality is still a niche and doing it on Linux is a niche within a niche, that said when it works it's brilliant but there's a few problematic issues that have arisen recently.

Manjaro Linux 21.1.0 Pahvo is out with installer improvements, new desktop upgrades

By Liam Squires-Hand, 18 Aug 2021

Manjaro Linux, the distribution based on Arch Linux but with an aim to make it more suitable for less advanced users, has a big new version released with Manjaro 21.1.0.

Zink Vulkan driver Suballocator lands in Mesa, certain games get 'over 1000%' more FPS

By Liam Squires-Hand, 18 Aug 2021

Zink, the OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan continues to be an exciting development for Linux open source graphics drivers, with some new code landing in Mesa to improve its performance.

Proton GE sees another new release pulling in lots of fixes

By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Aug 2021

Proton GE, the community-built version of the Windows compatibility layer Proton has a new release available and there's quite a lot of fixes included.

OpenRazer 3.1 rolls out with new Razer device support and bug fixes

By Liam Squires-Hand, 16 Aug 2021

OpenRazer is the excellent free and open source driver collection for a big growing list of Razer devices. A big new release is out with OpenRazer 3.1.

The Humble Jackbox Summer Party Bundle is live

By Liam Squires-Hand, 15 Aug 2021

Ready to party and play some rather silly games? The Humble Jackbox Summer Party Bundle went up and it has good Linux support for the big packs and a few of the standalone games too.

Wine 6.15 is out seeing more PE library conversions, work for the GDI syscall interface

By Liam Squires-Hand, 15 Aug 2021

The latest and greatest development release is available for Wine so you can defeat those Sunday blues with some tasty fresh bottled code. Wine 6.15 brings various new features and bug fixes.

Zorin OS 16 Pro brings a little Windows 11 flavour to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Aug 2021

Zorin OS 16 Pro, the upcoming release that will replace Zorin OS Ultimate has been announced and one of the features they're showing off is a pre-made style to look like Windows 11.

Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu gets much improved performance and rendering accuracy

By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Aug 2021

While it's still a real PITA to setup, the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu has released what they call Project Hades, a massive rewrite to their shader decompiler which is a big thing for it.

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