Category: Gaming
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DXVK 2.5: Enhanced Memory Management for God of War and More Games
DXVK 2.5 has been released, offering significant improvements in memory management for various video games, including God of War, Tomb Raider: Legend, Command & Conquer: Generals, Diablo 4, and The Sims 4. This update, which comes about one and a half months after the previous version (DXVK 2.4.1), introduces memory defragmentation capabilities that can help…
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Steam Client Update: Enhanced Game Recording and Boosted Native Linux Gaming Support
Today, Valve has introduced a stable update for the Steam Client across all supported platforms, addressing several bugs while adding a new built-in game recording feature and enhancing the experience for native Linux gamers. The standout feature in this latest update is Steam Game Recording, a built-in tool designed for capturing and sharing gameplay footage.…
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Exciting Features in SuperTuxKart 1.5 Beta: Benchmark Tests, UI Tweaks, and More!
It’s Halloween, and a thrilling treat awaits fans of the free, open-source racing game SuperTuxKart – a new beta release! The first beta of SuperTuxKart 1.5 showcases a variety of enhancements, affecting everything from the core game engine to the user interface, as well as networking capabilities and score notifications during online multiplayer competitions. While…
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Proton 9.0-3 Launch: Now Supporting ‘Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’ and ‘Farlight 84’
Valve announced the release of Proton 9.0-3 today, marking the latest update to the open-source compatibility layer for Steam Play, which allows Windows-based games to be played on Linux systems. This tool utilizes Wine and other components for seamless game play. The release of Proton 9.0-3 follows its predecessor, Proton 9.0-2, by over three months.…
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What’s New in the Latest Linux Kernel 6.10 Release?
Linux kernel 6.10 has been officially released. The latest version of the Linux kernel adds an array of improvements, including a new memory sealing system call, a speed boost for AES-XTS encryption on Intel and AMD CPUs, and expanding Rust language support within the kernel to RISC-V. Plus, like in all kernel releases, there’s a…
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Proton 9.0-2 Update: New Support for Alpha League, Helldivers 2, and More Exciting Game Titles
Valve released today Proton 9.0-2 as the latest stable release of this open-source compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components for playing Windows games on Linux systems. Proton 9.0-2 is here about five weeks after the major Proton 9.0 release to add support for even more games, including Alpha League, Helldivers…
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Latest Steam Client Update Brings Default 150% Scale Factor for 4K Monitors on Linux
Today, Valve introduced a stable update for the Steam Client across Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms, featuring new Steam Input functions and an array of bug fixes. Linux gamers will note that this stable Steam Client update alters the default scale factor on 4K monitors from 200% to 150%, removes incompatible options from an application’s…
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Proton 9.0 Launches with Compatibility for THE FINALS and Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Valve has just launched Proton 9.0, the most recent stable release of this open-source tool that facilitates compatibility for Steam Play. It is founded on Wine and other components, allowing Windows games to be played on Linux systems. Proton 9.0, based on Wine 9.0, introduces Dinogen Online, Photography Simulator Demo, George McGeehan Gamer Hero, THE…
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Successful Integration of Explicit GPU Synchronization for Xwayland into XOrg Server
Today, NVIDIA’s year-long plea to incorporate explicit GPU synchronization support into the DRI3 and Present extensions, as well as the Xwayland implementation, has been granted, significantly advancing explicit GPU synchronization efforts. In an interview we conducted last week, KDE Developer Xaver Hugl explained why explicit sync is such a crucial development. He detailed how it…
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Revolutionizing Gaming: The Tiny Tweak in Ubuntu 24.04
Gamers can look forward to more epic top-tier titles working out-of-the-box in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, which is due for release in late April. Following a user suggestion, Ubuntu developers have greatly increased the distro’s virtual memory mapping limit. This minor adjustment should have a significant impact on gaming as titles previously reported to crash or…