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EA begins swapping out Origin for EA app on Steam
26 Oct 2022 at 1:00 pm UTC

Quoting: psy-qYou'll have to "run EXE in WINE prefix" and select the "Destager.exe" from the newly downloaded version.
Thank you!! One of the issues I never figured out, so I always just made a new Wine prefix and reinstalled the app when it happened... lol :D
Haven't had it happen since 5-6 months ago, but good to know in case it does.

EA begins swapping out Origin for EA app on Steam
26 Oct 2022 at 12:16 pm UTC

Hopefully the kinks can be worked out in Proton, I know I comment this a lot but yeah, EA App just solved all my problems with EA's games on Linux. The app can be a little wonky sometimes, but it stabilizes and generally performs way better than Origin. Battlefield 4 also stopped stuttering when I switched to it. I don't use Steam, so maybe Proton currently has some issues with it that standalone Wine doesn't; shouldn't be too hard for the people contributing to Proton to work out, they do some excellent work.

SCS Software hope Euro Truck Simulator 2 has another 'decade of further growth'
24 Oct 2022 at 10:02 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: pbI wouldn't mind some mini-DLCs like Northern Scandinavia, Iceland and/or smaller islands.
Would looove to see their take on Northern Scandinavia, being up here in Northern Norway myself :D Iceland too, such a gorgeous place. Love this sim to bits, can't stop playing it.

A new Beta of game manager Lutris fixes up Origin, Epic Games and Ubisoft Connect
24 Oct 2022 at 4:10 pm UTC

Quoting: Deleted_UserWould be a much smoother process if it wouldn't be the 40GB Download on every attempt.
Keep the game files mate :) At least until you know it runs. If you simply place them where they should be and then initiate a download the EA App, the client will simply find the files. I believe Origin might too, but it's been too long for me to say that confidently.

A new Beta of game manager Lutris fixes up Origin, Epic Games and Ubisoft Connect
21 Oct 2022 at 5:10 pm UTC

Quoting: Deleted_Usersh*#&y EA/Origin Launcher
Tried using the EA App in your prefix instead? It'll replace Origin in the near future.
There's mixed success with it, I know some people cannot get it to work at all, and for some (including me) it just works and does so miles better than Origin. I made a new Wine prefix and installed it using up to date Wine, then Battlefield 4 and 5 installed and played much more smoothly with it. Worth a shot, if you haven't.

https://www.ea.com/ea-app-beta [External Link]

A new Beta of game manager Lutris fixes up Origin, Epic Games and Ubisoft Connect
19 Oct 2022 at 5:23 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Liam Dawefor those of you who love to overshare what you're doing everywhere
:grin: guilty

Return to Monkey Island gets a Linux Beta version
17 Oct 2022 at 1:24 pm UTC Likes: 4

Sweet, I actually didn't know it'd be getting a native build! Definitely grabbing it if it gets a GOG release.

VirtualBox 7.0 is out with their DirectX 11 support using DXVK
11 Oct 2022 at 1:44 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: edoSo how is gaming performance now? Is it better?
Not really, unless you pass through a graphics card.

Google gives up on Stadia, will offer refunds on games and hardware
29 Sep 2022 at 5:58 pm UTC Likes: 5

My condolences to the developers who had to spend all their money and effort, on bringing their games to this platform which was slated to die after four years just like most Google products. Really really sucks for them honestly.

Get a whole lot of Serious Sam in this game bundle
28 Sep 2022 at 7:17 am UTC

This is some serious value for money.