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The MMO 'Vendetta Online' is adding Vulkan support
Vendetta Online, the MMO from Guild Software Inc that has supported Linux for a long time is going to add Vulkan support alongside some other fun sounding advancements.
Category: Vulkan
Serious Sam Fusion has the first update in some time
Serious Sam Fusion, the game hub that allows you to play Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, Serious Sam 3: BFE along with the VR version finally has an update.
DXVK 0.92 is out with fixes for LA Noire, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and more
DXVK, the excellent Vulkan-based D3D11 and D3D10 implementation used together with Wine that forms part of Valve's Steam Play has a fresh brew ready.
Unreal Engine 4.21 is out, now defaults to the Vulkan API on Linux
Epic Games have released Unreal Engine 4.21 and it includes some interesting stuff on the Linux side of things.
DXVK 0.91 is out to reduce CPU overhead slightly and improve some games
DXVK continues to progress helping Linux fans play some of their favourite Windows only games with the 0.91 release now available.
Zink, a new driver project for OpenGL on Vulkan from Collabora
Here's one I wasn't aware of, developer Erik “kusma” Faye-Lund from Collabora has been working on Zink. It's a new OpenGL implementation that works on top of Vulkan.
Project Borealis, the fan-game aiming to make a 3rd Half-Life 2 episode now has a Performance Test for Linux
Project Borealis, a fan-game that aims to create the long awaited 3rd episode for Half-Life 2 based on Marc Laidlaw’s Epistle 3 has put out a Performance Test for Linux gamers.
Feral show off Total War: WARHAMMER II on Linux, along with confirming more Linux ports and a Vulkan teaser
Feral Interactive just put up a YouTube video to show off Total War: WARHAMMER II running on Linux, it's looking good and they confirmed again their future Linux plans.
Hot on the heels of the latest release of the Vulkan API, DXVK 0.90 is now out with Stream Output support
DXVK, the awesome Vulkan-based D3D11 and D3D10 implementation that's used in Wine and Steam Play's Proton has just put out version 0.90 after the latest release of the Vulkan API.
DXVK 0.81 is out with better performance for 32bit builds, minor CPU overhead reduction and more
Continuing the exciting Wine-related news tonight, DXVK for Vulkan-based D3D11 and D3D10 implementation that's used with Wine has a 0.81 version now available.
The Wine team have released VKD3D version 1.1 of their Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation library
Pretty exciting times for the Wine team, with the release of VKD3D version 1.1 of their Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation library.
VK9 for getting Direct3D 9 over Vulkan has hit their 28th milestone
While we've talked a lot about DXVK recently, let's not forget other interesting projects like VK9 (formerly SchaeferGL) which aims to give Direct3D 9 over Vulkan.
DXVK 0.80 is out with a new cache to reduce stutter and further CPU overhead improvements
DXVK, which provides a Vulkan-based D3D11 and D3D10 implementation for use in Wine has a new build out. The pace of development on this continues to absolutely mesmerise me.
The MMO tactical shooter Mavericks has a release delay, Linux support still coming
Mavericks is an incredibly promising sounding shooter with an interesting take on the Battle Royale-type games although it's having a delay in the release.
Feral confirmed that Total War: WARHAMMER II on Linux will use Vulkan
Good news for those who want games that perform well, as Feral Interactive confirmed that Total War: WARHAMMER II will use Vulkan on Linux.
For those on NVIDIA, the 396.54.05 driver seems to have some noteworthy performance improvements
It seems NVIDIA have been working on some improvements to their Linux driver, as the 396.54.05 beta driver seems to have improved performance in various games.
DXVK 0.72 is out, bringing more configuration options and game fixes
DXVK 0.72 just got released and this version brings along some handy extra configuration options as well as some specific game fixes.
Forsaken Remastered adds Vulkan support to the Linux version
For those who love testing out games with Vulkan, do take a look at Forsaken Remastered which was updated last night for Linux to add in Vulkan support.
A multi-vendor extension for transform feedback in Vulkan is being worked on to help DXVK and others
Commenting on an issue on the Vulkan-Ecosystem GitHub page, an NVIDIA developer has mentioned how transform feedback support will come to Vulkan.
DXVK 0.71 is out for Vulkan-based D3D11 and D3D10 in Wine, minor reduction in CPU overhead and more
DXVK, one of the projects that makes up Valve's Steam Play that enables Vulkan-based D3D11 and D3D10 in Wine has a new version out.
- Valve put up a new Steam Linux Runtime 4.0 with a move towards 64-bit
- Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source
- Baldur's Gate 3 gets more Steam Deck improvements in Hotfix 35 with their native version
- ARC Raiders is now Steam Deck Verified
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