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Game manager Lutris 0.5.8.4 out as a small fix-up before the next major release
The free and open source game manager Lutris has a fresh release up, although it's mostly a fix-up release as work is ongoing for the next major release due soon.
NVIDIA puts out a new release of their open source NVAPI interface
With the absolutely huge NVIDIA 470 driver release now out the door, NVIDIA has just put up a fresh release of their open source NVAPI interface.
A round-up of popular GamingOnLinux articles through June 2021
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for June 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!
A busy weekend ahead perhaps? Steam Play Proton 6.3-5 is out now
Valve announced the latest version of the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer is out now with 6.3-5. Update - 26/06/21: Proton Experimental also saw an update.
Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games sees a small bug fix release ahead of the big 1.8
Heroic Games Launcher is an application built on top of the a command-line client called Legendary, and Heroic has a fresh bug fix release out to help ahead of a major release.
Steam Play Proton 6.3-5 has a first Release Candidate out with lots of changes
Time for a weekend of testing as the next version of Steam Play Proton is closing in with Proton 6.3-5 having a first Release Candidate now available.
Latest Steam Client Beta improves Proton startup times, fixes login issue
Been having trouble logging into Steam lately? You're not alone, it seems there was a problem with the auto-login which has now been solved.
Left 4 Dead 2 updated with Vulkan support thanks to DXVK
We've only just seen a new release of the Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK, and now it's powering Left 4 Dead 2 with a fresh free upgrade out now.
Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 1.9 is out now
After a while between major releases, the DXVK project has splashed onto the scene again with a juicy new release ripe for picking with DXVK 1.9 out now.
What we want to see from the possible SteamPal handheld from Valve
You've all seen the rumours by now, and apparent confirmation from Ars that Valve has been working on the SteamPal, a Linux powered handheld that could be released this year. Here's a short list of what we want from it.
Proton 6.10 GE is out as a recommended upgrade for users of this community-built version
Proton GE, the community-built version of Proton has a fresh major upgrade with Proton-6.10-GE-1 out now. This is also a recommended upgrade by the developer.
Proton Experimental prepares for NVIDIA DLSS, optional NVAPI and more game fixes
Valve and CodeWeavers have released another fresh Proton Experimental build for testing upcoming features of the Proton compatibility layer for Linux gaming with Steam Play.
There's experimental patches to bring Vulkan Ray Tracing to older AMD hardware on Mesa
Want to see how Ray Tracing would run on Linux using the Mesa RADV driver on an older GPU? Well, thanks to developer Joshua Ashton that's starting to be possible.
NVIDIA DLSS coming to Proton, plus GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti announced
NVIDIA did a big splash at Computex 2021 with the expected announcement of two new top-end GPUs and quite a big surprise for Linux gaming with the official inclusion of NVIDIA DLSS for Proton.
Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 30
Guess what? We're back again! The dynamic duo returns for another casual and frank chat about Linux and Linux Gaming topics across many different areas in the industry.
Days Gone makes with the working on Linux with Proton Experimental
Proton Experimental does it again! Want to play the new Windows release of the previously PlayStation exclusive Days Gone right on your Linux box? Now you can.
NVIDIA update their NVAPI open source interface helping "Windows emulation environments"
Back in July 2020, NVIDIA announced the open source release of various parts of the NVAPI interface to help "Windows emulation environments" and they've now produced a much newer version.
Prepare for bigger Portal 2 modded levels with a new update removing limits
Valve have again updated the incredible first-person puzzler Portal 2, this time the update is quite small (comparatively to the Vulkan update) but still mighty.
Proton GE gets some big updates but you may need to remove old Wine prefixes
Proton GE (GloriousEggroll) is a community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux through Steam Play.
Portal Stories: Mel lands Vulkan support with DXVK in the latest stable update
After a short Beta period that saw a few issues, the team behind Portal Stories: Mel have now release the latest stable build which includes Vulkan support for Linux.
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