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NVIDIA 550.40.07 Beta driver released with fixes for VRR and Wayland
NVIDIA has today launched the 550.40.07 Beta driver for Linux which includes numerous important fixes, so you might want to jump in and give this one a thorough gaming test.
Team Fortress 2 has a 64bit and Vulkan update for Linux in testing
Valve are still updating Team Fortress 2 (TF2), and a bigger technical update is currently in the works that will bring 64bit and Vulkan support to the Linux version.
Palworld hits 7 million sales, smashes Counter-Strike 2's all-time peak and gets a roadmap
Palworld has continued to smash records, and it has now become the number 2 on Steam for the record of peak-players as it crosses 7 million sales. There's also now a fancy roadmap.
Core Keeper getting a new event, plus various new features on January 31st
Core Keeper is a rather wonderful game about underground mining, crafting and exploration and it's about to get a big new Lunar New Year event along with some new permanent features to improve the game.
Godot Engine gets a free Nintendo Switch port for game devs
Here's one less reason for game developers to skip over using the free and open source Godot Engine, as it now has a free port available to bring games over to the Nintendo Switch.
Proposed Windows NT sync driver brings big Wine / Proton performance improvements
Zeb Figura of CodeWeavers has proposed a Windows NT synchronization primitive driver to help performance of running games and applications designed for Windows on Linux with Wine / Proton.
PlayStation Remote Play for Steam Deck 'chiaki4deck' update fixes framepacing issues
It seems the recent 1.6.0 release of chiaki4deck, the PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck had some issues with performance that v1.6.2 should now solve.
Railway network designer Rail Route releases February 22nd and over 100K copies sold
Rail Route from developer Bitrich is currently in Early Access and they just announced their plans for the big 1.0 release to happen on February 22nd.
The Universim god-game city-builder 1.0 is out now
The Universim from Crytivo has finally released, what they call a "new breed of God Game" where you guide a civilisation from nothing up to the stars.
SteamOS alternative Bazzite v2.2 out now with lots of enhancements
Need something similar to SteamOS for your desktop or handhelds like the Steam Deck? The latest release of Bazzite with version 2.2 sounds like it just keeps getting better.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE gets patched to fix it on Steam Deck
As reported previously, Capcom recently updated MONSTER HUNTER RISE with new Enigma DRM and the update ended up breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux Desktop. But it should no longer be an issue no matter the Proton version used.
Surreal Engine is an open source reimplementation of Unreal Engine for classic games
Originally called UTEngine, Surreal Engine is a community-made attempt to reimplement enough of the original Unreal Engine to get games like the original Unreal Tournament (99) working.
Riot Games cutting 11% of staff (about 530 people)
Ouch. Yet another developer is getting rid of staff in a move to cut some costs and this time it's Riot Games, who will be waving goodbye to 11% of their people.
Proton 8.0-5 brings more HDR gaming to Linux / Steam Deck plus lots of fixes
Proton 8.0-5 is here marking more games as playable, bringing HDR support to even more games and of course the usual bug fixes aplenty to Steam Deck / Desktop Linux.
Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher aims to improve Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck
Oh no! Another launcher! Well, not quite. In fact, Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (ULWGL) is actually meant to be used by existing game launchers like Heroic Games, Lutris and others on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
Palworld overtakes Counter-Strike 2 for most players on Steam and hits 5 million sales
There seems to be absolutely no stopping Palworld. It just keeps on growing and pulling in more players with its enticing theme of Pokémon with guns and crafting.
Last Epoch crosses 1 million Early Access sales, new trailer and pre-order bonuses
Eleventh Hour Games are ramping up their plans for the 1.0 release of Last Epoch, the popular ARPG with a rather unique sounding item trading system. Now there's a new trailer and details of pre-order bonuses if you pick it up before February 21st.
You slept through the end of the world in Aground Zero
Aground Zero just recently released from Fancy Fish Games, as a spin-off from their popular side-scrolling survival game Aground. This time it's in full 3D and you're deep underground and you slept through the end of the world.
Edge ISO available for Linux Mint 21.3 with newer Linux kernel
The Linux Mint team have announced the release of the Edge ISO for the latest Linux Mint 21.3, making it easier to use with newer hardware.
31% of devs already using AI and the PC platform looks strong from GDC Survey
The annual GDC Survey is out now and it's an interesting look into what developers are up to and how the industry is changing, and some of the info this time around is pretty eyebrow raising.
- Team Fortress 2 updated with a whole bunch of fixes thanks to the community having the source code
- Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store
- SteamOS 3.7.5 for Steam Deck now in Beta with big upgrades and initial support for more hardware
- Here's the games to claim for Steam Deck / Linux from Prime Gaming for May 2nd
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