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FNA gets Direct3D 11 support on Linux thanks to DXVK
Developer Ethan Lee yesterday announced the release of FNA 24.08, bringing with it preparation for the upcoming release of SDL 3 and a fun addition of Direct3D 11 support on Linux thanks to DXVK.
Category: Misc
Linux / Steam Deck user share on Steam stays flat for July 2024
No news is good news, as the saying goes, or something like that. Valve updated the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2024 and for Linux / Steam Deck the changes were pretty minimal.
Intel to lay off around 15,000 staff as they try make $10 billion in savings
It's not just the gaming industry that likes to get fat and then fire everyone, as Intel has announced a cost-cutting exercise where they will be letting go of around 15,000 staff.
ChimeraOS 46-1 released fixing up some AMD issues, sound fix on some AYANEO & AYN devices
After the big release of ChimeraOS 46 recently that further expanded the gaming handheld support with this Linux distribution, ChimeraOS 46-1 is out now to clean up some issues.
Here's the most popular Steam Deck games for July 2024
A fresh month is here, so it's time to take a look at what's been popular amongst players on Steam Deck, and another chance for you to all discuss what you've been playing across Desktop Linux and Steam Deck.
Stop Destroying Videogames petition heads to the European Union
Back in April 2024, I wrote about the Stop Killing Games initiative from Ross at Accursed Farms. Now, it's heading to the European Union with a European Citizens' Initiative you can give you vote to.
Linux hits another all-time high for July 2024 according to Statcounter
Some more good news for you as according to statistics website Statcounter, Linux use hit another all-time high in July 2024. We've seen it slowly creep up over time, just like we've seen on the Steam Survey as well.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for EA Launcher, Starfield: Creation Kit, The Finals
Valve updated Proton Experimental to finish up July with some game fixes, as a little treat. So you can play even more games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux thanks to their work.
The LEGO Worlds Collide Humble Bundle is a shockingly good deal
The LEGO games can be a lot of fun for audiences both old and young, and now you can get loads of them in the LEGO Worlds Collide Humble Bundle.
Intel Core Ultra Lunar Lake launches September 3
While Intel are currently battling issues with their crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs, they're now planning to launch Intel Core Ultra Lunar Lake in September.
The Jackbox Megapicker has been corrupting some Steam Decks
A bit of an oops here with the newly released The Jackbox Megapicker, with the Native Linux version causing the Steam Deck to get corrupted.
Steam will now show you who is playing on Steam Deck
In the latest Steam Client Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck, Valve will actually show you who is gaming on a Steam Deck.
Grab some cheap Resident Evil games from this Fanatical Bundle
Who needs to wait for spooky season? Scare yourself silly right now with the Build your own Resident Evil Bundle from Fanatical.
Pixelorama, a powerful and accessible open-source pixel art tool v1.0 is out now
I love good pixel art, and so it's nice to see more tools becoming available for game developers, especially when they're open source too. Pixelorama version 1.0 is out now after 5 years in development.
PlayStation Remote Play app gets renamed to chiaki-ng (chiaki-next-generation)
What was originally called chiaki4deck, a lot of people thought it was primarily aimed at PlayStation Remote Play for Steam Deck but they've now rebranded to chiaki-ng (chiaki-next-generation).
Steam Tower Defense Fest 2024 has begun
While I still grumble that Defense is the accepted spelling as a brit I want to always type Defence but anyway the Steam Tower Defense Fest 2024 is now live.
Control your cooling on Linux with CoolerControl - v1.4 brings AMD GPU RDNA 3 fan support
A really feature-rich application here for those of you who wants a bit more control of your cooling on Linux. CoolerControl v1.4 just released bringing more hardware support, and various improvements.
ProtonUp-Qt v2.10.2 adds support for the WineZGUI launcher and old compatibility tools
ProtonUp-Qt is such a useful tool for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming, giving you an easy all-in-one way to add different versions of GE-Proton and other tools to different launchers and a new version is out now with v2.10.2.
GE-Proton 9-11 released with fixes for Dragon Age: Inquisition, WRC 4
Another release of GE-Proton / Proton-GE with version 9-11 updating various stuff behind the scenes, along with some more game-specific fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming.
Wine 9.14 released with more ODBC Windows drivers support
Just before the weekend was over, another development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine 9.14 was released.
- Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time
- Wine 11.6 is an exciting release to make modding Windows games on Linux simpler
- NVIDIA announce a preview of "DRM Per-Plane Color Pipeline API" support on Linux (good for HDR)
- OptiScaler tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies
- Chiaki-ng the open-source PlayStation Remote Play app gets better streaming quality and stability
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