KDE for Gamers – Enjoy Your Games on Plasma and Linux (kde.org)
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AMDVLK 2023.Q3.2 Released With Quadbuffer Stereo, Quake 2 RTX Optimizations (www.phoronix.com)
AMD used to release new AMDVLK Vulkan driver updates on a near weekly basis for Linux users but that has slowed down for a while. We are approaching the end of Q3 and now AMDVLK 2023.Q3.2 has been published as their first new open-source driver release since early August....
Meet the Guy Preserving the New History of PC Games, One Linux Port At a Time - Slashdot (games.slashdot.org)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Historically, video game preservation efforts usually cover two types of games. The most common are very old or "retro" games from the 16-bit era or earlier, which are trapped on cartridges until they're liberated via downloadable ROMs. The other a...
How to install Steam on any Ubuntu-based Linux distro so you can play a world of games (www.zdnet.com)
Steam is one of the best things to come along for gaming on Linux. Here's how you can easily install the Steam application on any Ubuntu or Debian-based distribution.
Baldur's Gate 3 out now and works on Steam Deck and desktop Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com)
For those interested in the latest big RPG from Larian Studios, here's my quick initial report on Baldur's Gate 3 running on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.
NVK Has landed! (www.collabora.com)
Unsung (www.supergoodcode.com)
Now Free UNTIL 7-31-23 on Amazon Prime: Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition & More (www.indiegamebundles.com)
Get Prey, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced edition and more games for free in celebration of Prime Day UNTIL 7-31-23
NVIDIA 535.86.05 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Wayland Support, Fixes Bugs - 9to5Linux (9to5linux.com)
NVIDIA 535.86.05 graphics driver for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems is now available for download with various bug fixes.
Nearly 40% of Linux gamers on Steam are on Steam Deck (www.gamingonlinux.com)
The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for June 2023, and it shows just how much the Linux share is now influenced by the Steam Deck.
Steam Deck vs. ASUS ROG Ally Arch Linux Gaming Performance (www.phoronix.com)
Comparing two gaming handheld devices that run on Linux: the Steam Deck and the ASUS ROG Ally. The author uses various benchmarks to measure the performance, power consumption, and display quality of both devices. The main difference between the two devices is the processor: the Steam Deck has a custom AMD “Van Gogh” APU...
GE-Proton8-5 and GE-Proton8-6 Released (github.com)
Gears 5 now works with EAC without any workarounds needed. If you previously used proton-ge to play, go into the game folder and remove these folders:...
AMD CPU Use Among Linux Gamers Approaching 70% Marketshare (www.phoronix.com)
Besides being curious about the Steam Survey results for indicating the size of the Linux gaming marketshare as an overall percentage, one of the interesting metrics we are curious about each month is the AMD vs
Nobara Project Releases New Version of its Modified Fedora Distribution (www.linux-magazine.com)
For those who use Linux for gaming, streaming, and content creation, this distribution could be a great fit.
The open source NVIDIA NVK driver is coming along well (www.gamingonlinux.com)
A project I have a very keen eye on is NVK, the open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver developed by the community (not NVIDIA), and it seems like progress on it is going rather well.
Valve Still Making RADV Driver Improvements To AMD GCN 1.0 Era Hardware (www.phoronix.com)
On a quest toward trying to get the game Halo Infinite running under Linux via Steam Play (Proton) with AMD GFX6 / GCN 1.0 era graphics processors, Valve's prolific open-source driver contributor Samuel Pitoiset has added VK_NV_device_generated_commands support for these original Radeon GCN GPUs.
Steam gets overhauled with new overlay, Steam Deck big stable update (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Valve has now released the latest big update to the Steam client, which brings with it various UI updates and the new in-game Steam Overlay.
Steam Deck Beta Client Update: June 20th (steamcommunity.com)
Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel....
Removing non-Steam apps now cleans up on Steam Deck and Linux desktop (www.gamingonlinux.com)
A change that Valve missed in the big recent upgrade of the Steam client, is that on Linux systems either desktop or Steam Deck, removing non-Steam apps should now be cleaner.
RetroDECK got a lot bigger and better for emulation on Steam Deck (www.gamingonlinux.com)
RetroDECK is just one of the ways you can set up your Steam Deck for emulation and their team recently put up a rather great sounding upgrade in v0.7.0b.
Steam UI scaling should work even better in the latest Beta (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Having Steam UI scaling issues? You may want to have a look at the Steam Client Beta that was released June 15th and see how you get on.
Tomb Raider is -80% off on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Steam Deck beta client update clearing in-game overlay data (steamdeckhq.com)
A new Steam Deck beta client update was pushed out earlier today. This new beta is a bit small, but fixes an issue with the DualSense controllers, as well as
Total War: WARHAMMER III for Linux updated to v3.1 (www.gamingonlinux.com)
After entirely skipping the 3.0 update, Feral Interactive has now upgraded their Linux port of Total War: WARHAMMER III to version 3.1.