Gaming News šŸ“°

Once again, I wish Garuda had a Gaming News thread, especially since it has one of the most popular Dragon Gaming Edition Installations available, but I digressā€¦

Here is freebie for the GOG gaming fans (Can use Lutris to run it);

If you are a Amazon Prime member, you can log into your free Prime Gaming and get a one-time code to use on GOGā€™s website to get a free copy of Control: Ultimate Edition (PC). Highly rated game and it is marked as PLATINUM on Protondb.

Control: Ultimate Edition (PC) $0
For Amazon Prime members only. Ends 12/1. Prime Gaming (previously known as ā€œTwitch Primeā€; Twitch account no longer required) has Control: Ultimate Edition (Windows PC, GoG DRM) for $0 downloaded. Includes the base game, The Foundation & AWE expansion packs, and All Extra Content: Expedition (End Game Mode) + Photo Mode.

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Hi. You can create a new thread here in Garuda Community for "Gaming news" like any other thread! :wink:
Great idea, I'd say.

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Thanks @filo , I think I posted a Gaming related thread in the Community and the moderators axed it and moved it into this thread. I will try again in my next gaming related post, and see what happens. :man_shrugging:

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Auch, I didn't notice that. Normally I skip gaming stuff.
For me gaming is different than tech, so I'd vote for it :blush:

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We already have one.

It is pretty stagnating though. Should we change its name?
It has 99 posts. Wanna write 100th post?
:smiley:

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Yeah you should change its name

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Works :slight_smile:

Thank you.

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I am ok with the name. It smells like burnt out GPUs and Cheese Doodles in here, but I think it will do, thanks. :raised_hands:

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grafik
:smiley:

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Proton Experimental gets more CEG DRM fixes, new fsync code

As a reminder some of these games should now see improvements on Linux with Proton Experimental:

  • Aliens: Colonial Marines
  • Aliens vs. Predator (2010)
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops II
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • FEAR 3
  • Hitman: Absolution
  • Just Cause 2
  • Lara Croft & the Guardian of Light
  • Saints Row: The Third
  • Sid Meier's Civilization V
  • Sniper Elite V2
  • The Typing of The Dead: Overkill
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I thanks Microsoft 11 for thisā€¦ :laughing:

Steam On Linux Marketshare Hits New Multi-Year High, AMD Powering ~40% Of Linux Gaming Systems

The 1.13% marketshare is the largest that itā€™s been for Linux in a number of years.

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For you Nintendo Switch Gamy Gamers...two emulators to get you up and running. You can find Yuzu in Garuda's Gamer Emulator tab. Ryujinx is in Chaotic-aur although as a 'git.' There is a 'bin' version in AUR. Maybe this should also be added to Garuda's Gamer emulators?

This article also has a link for how to setup up the emulators to play....so lets start the shit show;

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I just love a hyped-up virtual conference. Nothing makes you say, ā€˜I can forgo rent another month and buy this, sureā€™ like marketing and corporatism. For you lucky Steam Deck purchasers and wannabiesā€¦mark your calendar and attend in your undies!!

Taking place on Friday, November 12, starting at 10AM PT / 5PM UTC the topic will be specifically for the Steam Deck this time, covering these subjects:

  • Steam Deck Hardware
  • Development without a dev-kit
  • Steam on Deck
  • Proton Support
  • Steam Input
  • Steam Deck Verified
  • APU deep dive with AMD
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Here is a great guide for SteamTinkerLauncher, which oddly enough, sounds like a kids Playschool learning toy, but is in fact a powerful tinkering tool for Steam/Proton/DXVK and lots more. I believe it is installed by default in Garuda's Dragon KDE Gaming Edition, and for all others, add it via the Garuda Gamer app.

Also check out the wiki for more...

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Coming down the pipesā€¦

Reminder: This special Vulkan beta driver is where all the shiny new stuff goes in before making its way into the stable release for everyone. Really, itā€™s mostly aimed at developers and serious enthusiasts. Unless you need whatā€™s in them, itā€™s generally best to use the stable drivers.

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my thread does not cover gaming news, so let both of them live :sweat_smile:

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Lots of Goodies for Intel and Radeon packed in the 5.16 kernelā€¦

All of the DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) kernel graphics/display driver updates were submitted and already merged for the very exciting Linux 5.16 kernel cycle. There is a lot of good stuff this round especially when it comes to the open-source Intel and AMD Radeon drivers.

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Considered feathers, ruffled, with the omission of Garuda and its Gaming edition. The author states in the comments it is because we are not a dedicated gaming distro, but then contradicts him/her/they selves with the inclusion of Sparky Linux which is very comparable to Garuda's desktop and gaming ed offerings.

Edit to add: The author has update the article to include Garuda!!

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ProtonUP-QT is a handy app to 'Easily Install And Manage Custom Wine Builds (Proton-GE, Luxtorpeda, Wine-GE) For Steam And Lutris.' It is now in Chaotic-aur thanks to @dr460nf1r3 , and also in AUR.

Here is a handy guide on setting it up and how to use it;

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Fans of Skyrim, you are old. Erā€¦I mean Skyrim is old, 10 year anniversary to be exact and to commemorate all the times you whaled on Dragons or sat naked in a stream eating charred skeever meat, Skryim is releasing the Skyrim Anniversary Addition or Skyrim AE for short on; November 11, 2021, so mark your calendars.

Skyrim Anniversary Edition is a re-release of Skyrim celebrating its 10th birthday. It will be released for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on November 11, 2021 . The Anniversary Edition includes Skyrim Special Edition as well as 74 Creation Club mods - that is all 48 currently available ones plus 26 new, unreleased mods, adding up to a total of around 500 new gameplay elements.

Skyrim Anniversary Edition (shortened to ā€œSkyrim AEā€) is not a free upgrade, but every current and future owner of Skyrim SE (Special Edition) - on every platform - will have the option to purchase it. Regardless of whether youā€™ve bought Skyrim AE or not, everyone owning Skyrim SE will also receive a free update and access to three free pieces of Creation Club content: Fishing, Survival Mode and even new quests with the Saints and Seducers mini DLC.

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