Games: Vulkan Upgraded, Discord With Wayland, Lutris Release
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Vulkan API 1.4 released with new required extensions, better 8K rendering
The Khronos Group have today announced the release of the Vulkan 1.4 API specification, with various changes and improvements for game and application developers.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Disney Black Friday Humble Bundle has 17 classics for you like Star Wars and LEGO
I doubt you need any more games, or perhaps you do, and you fancy some classics. Well the Disney Black Friday Humble Bundle has some fun stuff in it.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Motorsport Games delisting all NASCAR games after iRacing license transfer
Motorsport Games announced at the end of November, that all NASCAR games will be delisted from stores on December 31st.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Inventory management battler NeoDuel: Backpack Monsters gets new content - we have keys to give away
NeoDuel: Backpack Monsters from DiceHit Games, Rogue Duck Interactive and The 4 Winds Entertainment is an inventory management battler with a creature collecting / fusing twist and a fresh content update recently went live. It has Native Linux support too.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Looks like Discord finally fixed Linux screen and audio sharing with Wayland
A while ago in November, it seems I missed a post from a user in the GamingOnLinux Discord server, noting that the Discord developers finally hooked up screen and audio sharing for Linux with Wayland.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Lutris game manager v0.5.18 released with improved GOG and itch.io support, various other features
Lutris, the popular free and open source game manager for Linux, has a fresh update out now fixing up some issues and adding in a good bunch of new features.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Blizzard are delisting Warcraft I and II from GOG, so GOG adds a special discount and will keep them updated
GOG have announced that Warcraft I and Warcraft II are going to be leaving GOG "at the publisher's request" (Blizzard).
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Linux share remains above 2% in the November 2024 Steam Survey thanks to Steam Deck
Valve have released the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2024. Here's the details from it. The good news, for Linux users, is that Linux remains above 2% again overall.
Linuxiac:
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Lutris 0.5.18 Brings Default Dark Theme and Cover-Art Display
Lutris, a free and open-source gaming platform for Linux, has unveiled its latest version, 0.5.18. The update brings several new features and enhancements that improve user experience while also refining its integration across different platforms.
But first, for those unfamiliar with Lutris, let me explain in short. It is an open-source gaming platform designed to streamline game management on Linux systems, making it easy to play everything from native Linux titles to Windows games, emulators, and more.
Vulkan 1.4 Expands Cross-Platform GPU Capabilities
Today, Khronos Group, a consortium dedicated to creating open, royalty-free interoperability standards, unveiled Vulkan 1.4, the latest update to their widely adopted open-standard royalty-free 3D graphics and compute API.
This new version integrates numerous proven, developer-requested features directly into the core specification, making application development and deployment across different platforms more seamless than ever.
For the unfamiliar, unlike older APIs, Vulkan offers developers direct and efficient access to GPU hardware, making it a popular choice for game engines, graphics applications, and high-performance computing. Now, back to the topic.
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Alyssa Rosenzweig: Vulkan 1.4 sur Asahi Linux
Today, the Khronos Group released the 1.4 specification of Vulkan, the standard graphics Hey Hi (AI) The Asahi Linux project is proud to announce the first Vulkan 1.4 driver for Fashion Company Apple hardware. Our Honeykrisp driver is Khronos-recognized as conformant to the new version since day one.
That driver is already available in our official repositories. After installing Fedora Asahi Remix, run
dnf upgrade --refreshto get the latest drivers.Vulkan 1.4 standardizes several important features, including timestamps and dynamic rendering local read. The industry expects that these features will become more common, and we are prepared.
Releasing a conformant driver reflects our commitment to graphics standards and software freedom. Asahi GNU/Linux is also compatible with OpenGL 4.6, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 3.0, all conformant to the relevant specifications. For that matter, ours are the only conformant drivers on Fashion Company Apple hardware for any graphics standard graphics.
Although the driver is released, you still need to build an experimental version of Vulkan-Loader to access the new Vulkan version. Nevertheless, you can immediately use all the new features as extensions in Vulkan 1.3 driver.
For more information, see the Khronos blog post.
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NVK now supports Vulkan 1.4
Today, Khronos announced the release of the Vulkan 1.4 specification, and NVK is one of the day-zero conformant Vulkan 1.4 implementations! Vulkan 1.4 support in NVK has been merged into Mesa and will be part of the Mesa 25.0 release in early 2025.
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Discord Finally Fixed a Big Issue on Linux
The Discord app for Linux has finally received the long-requested feature to share in-game audio when using the screen-sharing feature in the app.
The feature is live in the latest version of Discord for Linux. After choosing which screen or app you wish to share, you'll see a new toggle to “Also share system audio” below the What You’re Streaming heading in the dialog. Ticking this box will share system audio alongside your Discord screen, ensuring you can finally hear the in-game audio while streaming.
Discord has not published release notes for the latest update on its Changelog page, and the official Discord blog doesn’t mention this feature either, but many users have reported seeing the new toggle in the latest update.
LinuxGizmos:
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NVK Achieves Day-Zero Support for Vulkan 1.4 NVK Achieves Day-Zero Support for Vulkan 1.4
The Khronos Group recently announced the release of the Vulkan 1.4 specification, and NVK, an open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA hardware, has achieved day-zero conformance with the latest API. This support has been integrated into Mesa and will be available in the upcoming Mesa 25.0 release, scheduled for early 2025.
This development highlights Mesa’s ongoing commitment for Vulkan API support. Since Vulkan’s debut in 2016, Mesa drivers have consistently been part of the initial implementations for each new Vulkan release. With Vulkan 1.4, five Mesa drivers have achieved day-zero conformance: NVK (NVIDIA), ANV (Intel), RADV (AMD), Turnip (Qualcomm), and Honeykrisp (Apple).