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Vulkan gets a new extension to aid API-translation layers like OpenGL on top of Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, 27 Apr 2021

The Vulkan API has been updated once again with the latest 1.2.177 spec update available, and curiously it pulls in a new extension to help API translation layers.

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Vulkan

Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 29

By Liam Dawe, 27 Apr 2021

We're back, we're early this time! As usual, it's a very casual and frank chat between two friends (myself - Liam) and GOL contributor / Linux livestreamer Samsai about many different Linux-related topics.

Podcast

Vulkan 1.2.176 spec update with VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2, new NVIDIA Vulkan Beta

By Liam Dawe, 20 Apr 2021

The Khronos Group continues tweaking and expanding Vulkan with the 1.2.176 specification update out, which includes a new extension and NVIDIA have already hooked up support.

Portal Stories: Mel gets Vulkan support on Linux in a new Beta

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2021

Portal Stories: Mel, an extremely popular and highly rated mod for Portal 2 just had a new Beta pushed out which adds in Vulkan support for Linux.

Steam Play Proton 6.3 is out now plus a Proton Experimental update (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2021

Ready for a long weekend testing out the latest Steam Play Proton compatibility layer? Good news! Valve announced the release of Proton 6.3-1 along with a Proton Experimental update. UPDATED: 07/04/21.

A look back over some of the most-read articles from March 2021

By Liam Dawe, 1 Apr 2021

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for March 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!

The Co-op News Punch Podcast - Episode 27, the one with too much gain

By Liam Dawe, 15 Mar 2021

The second GOL Podcast episode of 2021 is here, come get it while it's hot and ranty as we cover a range of weird and wonderful topics in Linux, open source, gaming and more.

Podcast

Portal 2 gets more DXVK Vulkan improvements with another update

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2021

Valve's fantastic first-person puzzle game Portal 2 recently had a huge upgrade that pulled in DXVK giving it Vulkan support, with another update out now to further improve it.

Direct3D 9-10-11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 1.8.1 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 1 Mar 2021

After the 1.8 release of DXVK on February 19, a small 1.8.1 release just went out for this Direct3D 9-10-11 to Vulkan translation layer.

The February 2021 round-up here's our top articles

By Liam Dawe, 1 Mar 2021

Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for February 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!

Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation lib VKD3D-Proton 2.2 is out, prepares DirectX Raytracing

By Liam Dawe, 19 Feb 2021

We just recently had the DXVK 1.8 release for Direct3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan and now we also have the VKD3D-Proton 2.2 release landing as well.

Portal 2 from Valve gets a big update with Vulkan support from DXVK

By Liam Dawe, 19 Feb 2021

Portal 2, the classic first-person puzzle game from Valve available on Steam, just had a huge upgrade come out of nowhere along with Vulkan API support powered by the DXVK project.

D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 1.8 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 19 Feb 2021

Usually used for Wine and Steam Play Proton, the translation DXVK layer that moves Direct3D 9, Direct3D 10 and Direct3D 11 to Vulkan has a new release available with DXVK 1.8.

Lutris game manager v0.5.8.3 out, requires contributors to agree to a CLA

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jan 2021

For regular Linux gamers, Lutris is pretty much a household name by now. For those that aren't - Lutris is a game manager allowing you to sort through all your games from various stores.

Wine compatibility layer version 6.0 released

By Liam Dawe, 14 Jan 2021

Wine, the compatibility layer designed to run Windows games and applications on other systems has a big 6.0 release now officially available with thousands of improvements.

Lutris game manager starts off 2021 with a sweet small update

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jan 2021

Lutris, the free and open source all-in-one solution to keep your games from different sources together on Linux has a fresh release out to begin 2021.

Portal 2: Desolation standalone mod gets a first proper teaser, coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Dec 2020

Will the cake be a lie here too? Portal 2: Desolation is an upcoming very high-quality looking mod and they have revealed the first look.

Steam Play Proton 5.13-3 rolls out restoring controller hotplugging

By Liam Dawe, 8 Dec 2020

Valve and CodeWeavers have rolled out another smaller update to the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer.

Direct3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 1.7.3 released

By Liam Dawe, 2 Dec 2020

The open source DXVK project which translates D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 to Vulkan for use with Linux and the Wine compatibility layer has a new release up.

Vulkan Ray Tracing becomes official with Vulkan 1.2.162 (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2020

The day has arrived, along with the release of Vulkan 1.2.162 being tagged in the Vulkan-Docs repository on GitHub the Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions are now officially released.