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GE-Proton 10-2 brings some essential fixes for Windows games on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 19 May 2025

Following on from the big GE-Proton 10-1 version that updated the community-maintained Windows compatibility layer to Proton 10, a smaller bug-fix release is out with some essential fixes.

Beyond All Reason, a free and open source RTS gets a big visual overhaul

By Liam Dawe, 19 May 2025

Beyond All Reason is an incredibly impressive free and open source RTS, with The Lightbringer update out now that's a huge advancement for the visuals. If you love massive battles you need to play this one.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for The First Berserker: Khazan, THE FINALS, The Sims 2, Alpha Protocol and more

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2025

Valve updated Proton Experimental, the testing area for the latest fixes to their Windows compatibility layer to run more games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Here's all the changes for the May 16th update.

Wine 10.8 released with user handles in shared memory for better performance

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2025

The Wine 10.8 development release is out now for the Windows compatibility layer bringing with it various bug fixes, along with user handles in shared memory for better performance.

How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2025

Here's an overview and guide to what options you have for graphics drivers on Linux, since it can at times be a little on the confusing side.

PartyDeck is a split-screen game launcher for Linux / SteamOS

By Liam Dawe, 15 May 2025

Now this is some seriously cool software and I love to see it. PartyDeck is a new tool that can help you run various games in local split-screen, even if they don't actually support it.

Mesa 25.0.6 released with AMD GPU fixes for DOOM: The Dark Ages on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 14 May 2025

The open source Mesa 25.0.6 graphics drivers bug-fix release is out now, and thankfully this one comes with the updates needed to run DOOM: The Dark Ages on Linux with Proton when you have an AMD GPU.

GE-Proton 10-1 released with Proton 10 and fixes for Marvel Rivals, Oblivion Remastered and more on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 14 May 2025

Thomas "GloriousEggroll" Crider has released GE-Proton 10-1 bringing over all the changes from Proton 10 Beta to this community-made compatibility layer, along with lots of specific game fixes for Linux / SteamOS + Steam Deck.

DOOM: The Dark Ages needs workarounds on Linux with AMD GPUs, a fix has been merged into Mesa

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2025

With DOOM: The Dark Ages about to release for everyone on May 15th, and with Advanced Access available, it seems it needs some workarounds to run on Linux with AMD GPUs. This is likely what Valve already solved in SteamOS for Steam Deck.

Linux GPU Control Application (LACT) gets a new fan control UI, automatic fan mode threshold on Nvidia

By Liam Dawe, 13 May 2025

Linux GPU Control Application (LACT) is a wonderful open source app that allows you to tweak various settings for your GPU on Linux. The latest update brings some great new features, like the new fan control UI.

Proton Experimental updated to fix missing saves and a new Proton 10 Beta fixes gamepad breakage

By Liam Dawe, 12 May 2025

Valve released two Proton updates just as the weekend hit, both containing some essential fixes for running Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck. So here's all that's new for Proton Experimental and the latest Proton 10 Beta.

System76 COSMIC entering Beta soon and their Serval WS laptop gets a big upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2025

System76 have launched a brand new and upgraded Serval WS premium laptop that sounds delicious, and I have hardware envy now. Additionally, it seems their COSMIC desktop is due to expand soon.

Proton Experimental for Linux / Steam Deck gets fixes for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Space Engineers and more

By Liam Dawe, 9 May 2025

Valve released another update to Proton Experimental, bringing in fixes for a number of games that were having issues on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck.

OpenRazer adds support for Razer Naga V2 Pro and Razer Strider Chroma plus bug fixes and new kernel support

By Liam Dawe, 8 May 2025

OpenRazer is a collection of Linux drivers for Razer devices, giving you better support for all the various device functions. A new release v3.10.3 just rolled out with new supported devices and bug fixes.

Mesa 25.1 open source graphics drivers are out now

By Liam Dawe, 7 May 2025

Developer Eric Engestrom today officially announced the full release of Mesa 25.1, bringing with it plenty of upgrades for open source graphics drivers.

Proton 10 gets another Beta update with more fixes for Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 6 May 2025

Valve continue working towards a stable release of the major Proton 10 update, to bring many improvements to Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck. Today, Valve released a small bug fix update to the Proton 10 Beta.

Zelda 64: Recompiled (Majora's Mask) adds modding support, texture pack support, optimizations and more

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2025

Zelda 64: Recompiled is a project to play The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask on modern platforms with many new features, enhancements and now modding support too.

Open source evolution sim Thrive adds currents, bioluminescence, additional environmental events and more

By Liam Dawe, 5 May 2025

Quite a big release for the open source evolution sim Thrive, with some major new features being added to the latest release of this scientific survival game.

Wine 10.7 released with an interesting loading time performance improvement

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2025

The Wine 10.7 development release is out now, and in the highlights they noted an interesting sounding performance improvement for select games.

KDE Plasma drops LTS releases but will do extra bug fix releases, along with a new Steam-like hardware survey

By Liam Dawe, 2 May 2025

KDE developer Nate Graham has written up a blog post detailing some planned changes coming to the KDE Plasma desktop, including doing away with the LTS (Long-Term Support) releases and instead extend the supported time for each release.

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