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Psychonauts 2 releases to great reviews but the Linux support is delayed
Psychonauts 2 from Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studios is out now for Windows but the native Linux support has been delayed with no current ETA.
Category: Proton
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.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is out and works right away on Linux with Proton
Aliens: Fireteam Elite from Cold Iron Studios is a brand new co-op third-person shooter, which is out officially today and it works right away on Linux with Steam Play Proton.
CodeWeavers still hiring for a 'General Wine Developer' to work on Wine and Proton
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.
Steam Play Proton 6.3-6 is out now with lots of fixes and new game support
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.
The original Quake got a new enhanced edition, Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda updated for it
During QuakeCon the original Quake got an enhanced edition released, which Nightdive Studios worked on. It works with Steam Play Proton and you can also use the Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda to play the new content on an open source game engine.
Among Us not connecting on Linux with Proton? Here's a simple fix
Among Us continues to be a very popular game and it can run quite nicely on Linux with Steam Play Proton, however if you have issues with it not connecting or getting a black screen - there's a really simple fix.
Proton GE sees another new release pulling in lots of fixes
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.
Didn't last long: Back 4 Blood no longer working on Linux with Proton
Well, looks like the previous excitement around Back 4 Blood and the Open Beta for Linux users is over, as it appears whatever they tweaked recently now stops Linux players with Proton.
Proton 6.3-6 gets a Release Candidate with new game support and fixes
Valve and CodeWeavers are working towards a fresh release of Proton with plenty of goodies including like more games working, and plenty of bug fixes too.
Looks like the fresh Back 4 Blood Beta is working on Linux with Proton GE
Back 4 Blood is releasing in October from Turtle Rock Studios (original developer on Left 4 Dead) and they now have an Open Beta that anyone can try out and it appears to work with Proton GE.
Collabora cut down futex2 patches for the Linux Kernel to help Steam Play Proton
After attempting for some time now to get their futex2 work into the Linux Kernel, Collabora have cut it all down to focus on one part that has seen thorough testing to help Windows games on Linux with Steam Play Proton.
Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda gets some needed upgrades and better KDE Plasma support
Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play tool (like Proton, Boxtron) that allows you to run games from Steam with compatible game engines that have Linux native builds.
Proton 6.14 GE-2 and Wine 6.14 GE-2 are out, easily update Proton GE with ProtonUp
Multiple updates to community-built versions of Proton and Wine, along with a very interesting bit of software to help you upgrade Proton GE called ProtonUp.
Proton Experimental updated for Microsoft Flight Simulator, Origin fixes
Here we go again, ahead of the weekend a fresh version of Proton Experimental has gone live allowing you to test the latest adjustments for playing Windows games on Linux.
Frozenbyte are now telling Linux users to use Proton, even for their older games
Frozenbyte being the developer behind titles like the Trine series, Shadwen, Has-Been Heroes and the upcoming Starbase talks a little about Proton and future native Linux support.
Garry Newman of Facepunch mentions working with EAC for Rust on Linux with Proton
Back in 2019, survival game Rust was one of the more high-profile games to remove their native Linux version but it seems they're not done with Linux thanks to the Steam Deck.
Proton 6.13 GE-1 is out now with AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, Resizable BAR
Proton GE, the community-made version of Proton with a bunch of enhancements has a new release out with Proton-6.13-GE-1 pulling in a bunch of advanced features and fixes.
DXVK 1.9.1 is out for translating Direct3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan
The DXVK project continues to mature its translation layer for Direct 3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan, something that can be used together with Wine and Proton (along with a few ports using it).
Ryan Gordon and Ethan Lee on Proton and the Steam Deck
For anyone who has been around Linux gaming for a while, the names Ryan "Icculus" Gordon and Ethan Lee will be well known as developers who port games to Linux and work on the tech behind tons of games.
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