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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.

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NVIDIA RTX IO

NVIDIA talks up RTX IO with GDeflate (used in DirectStorage 1.1) to speed up games

By Liam Dawe,
2
Vulkan version 1.3.233 was released back in November, and with it came two new extensions from NVIDIA designed to help speed up gaming on Linux and Windows. Their tech is even used in DirectStorage from Microsoft.
Saints Row IV

Saints Row IV getting a free upgrade to Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and store cross-play

By Liam Dawe,
10
All owners of Saints Row IV are getting bumped up to the Saints Row IV: Re-Elected edition, plus cross-play across different stores.
Dwerve

Tower defense adventure Dwerve adds a whole new classic TD mode

By Liam Dawe,
0
Dwerve is an action-adventure with tower defense that released back in May, and they have a major update out now adding in a whole new mode more like classic tower defense games.
Civilization VI

Civilization VI updated properly for Linux from Aspyr but still has problems

By Liam Dawe,
6
Recently Sid Meier's Civilization VI from Firaxis Games had a major update and DLC release that broke it on macOS and reverted to a really old version for Linux but porter Aspyr Media has partially fixed it for Linux now.
OpenRA

OpenRA for classic Command & Conquer, Dune 2000, Red Alert has a new Playtest

By Liam Dawe,
2
OpenRA is one of my absolute favourite open source projects allowing you to play the Westwood classics like Command & Conquer, Dune 2000 and Red Alert has a new Playtest up over a year after the last release.
ProtonPlus

ProtonPlus is a new in-development Proton version manager

By Liam Dawe,
7
While we already have ProtonUp-Qt which works just fine, it seems another thought they could do it better and differently with Proton version manager ProtonPlus.
Lutris game manager

Lutris v0.5.12 out now fixing Origin, Epic Store, Ubisoft Connect, GOG

By Liam Dawe,
1
Lutris, the all-in-one game manager for Linux and Steam Deck, has an important bug-fix release out now you'll want to upgrade for the best experience.
Amnesia: The Bunker

Amnesia: The Bunker from Frictional Games announced

By Liam Dawe,
14
Frictional Games have another Amnesia game coming next year with Amnesia: The Bunker that puts a gun in your hand, and it also features a semi-open world.
Steam Deck

Valve are finally fixing buying games on Steam Deck that need a pop-up

By Liam Dawe,
11
It's hard to imagine for a lot of people, buying games directly on Steam Deck has been broken this long but Valve are finally looking to fix it.
Steam Deck - 8BitDo Ultimate Wireless

Steam Deck OS 3.4 Preview adds support for 8BitDo Ultimate Wireless controller dongle

By Liam Dawe,
21
Valve put out a small and sweet update for Steam Deck OS (SteamOS) 3.4 Preview, which adds in support for the 8BitDo Ultimate Wireless controller dongle.
Google Stadia

Google are now processing Stadia Hardware refunds

By Liam Dawe,
8
With the closing of Stadia fast approaching, Google has already run through plenty of refunds for Stadia game purchases and now they're moving onto Stadia Hardware refunds.
TF2

Team Fortress 2 update adds VScript and you can now run Linux inside it

By Liam Dawe,
12
Not only has Team Fortress 2 been updated but it seems like quite a huge one thanks to the addition of VScript, and you can now run Linux inside it. That's right, TF2 came to Linux back in 2013 and now TF2 itself can run Linux. What a time to be alive.
NVIDIA Logo

NVIDIA puts out Security Bulletin for various driver issues

By Liam Dawe,
24
NVIDIA today put out an official Security Bulletin, noting multiple flaws found in their Windows and Linux drivers.
Proton Logo - Valve

Proton Experimental fixes up Vampire Survivors, Marvel Snap, Microsoft Flight Simulator

By Liam Dawe,
6
Proton Experimental has a now update available as of December 1st, so here's a run over what's new in the latest build for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
Fallout 4

Steam Deck top 20 for November, plus a new stable Steam Deck Client update

By Liam Dawe,
4
Valve released a Steam Deck Client Update with a bunch of nice fixes, and they also revealed the top 20 most played games on Steam Deck for November 2022.
Steam Deck and Linux - Love

November's Steam Survey shows another uptick for Linux thanks to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
37
November is over which means a fresh Steam Hardware Survey, and it continues the trend we've been seeing with the Linux user share rising and now it's bigger than ever.
Jingle Jam 2022

The Jingle Jam 2022 Games Collection is live and another awesome deal

By Liam Dawe,
6
Help spread a little cheer this holiday season, with The Jingle Jam 2022 Games Collection live now with lots of games and you can support charity with it.
Ubuntu screenshot

The best Linux distribution for gaming in 2023

By Liam Dawe,
110
Back in 2020 I pointed out what were the best Linux distributions for gaming, so here's the current state and what you should go for in 2023.
Mesa3d Logo

Mesa 22.3 open source graphics drivers released

By Liam Dawe,
8
Mesa 22.3 is the latest and greatest the open source community has to offer for graphics drivers, and it's now available with lots of improvements.
Godot Engine

Godot Engine 4.0 is approaching release, future plans detailed

By Liam Dawe,
3
Godot Engine 4.0 is so close now, with an overhauled and powerful Vulkan rendering system and now their developers have a new blog post up detailing some plans.
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