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Back in August, Valve announced that it had been working to improve Linux compatibility for the games available on Steam. Rather than relying on developers to provide support, Valve took matters into its own hands and created Proton. Two months on from its release in beta form and Proton is unlocking thousands of PC games on Linux. Proton is a modified version of the Wine compatibility layer used on Linux to run Windows applications. Valve started supporting Wine, modified it to better suit games, and integrated it into Steam. The modifications included improved support for DirectX 11 and 12 games under Linux. At release, Proton added support for 27 Windows-only games running on Linux. Two months on and support has grown to a quite staggering 2,663 games all of which are now whitelisted for play on Linux. There's still a long way to go with 5,156 games total being reported for desired compatibility using Proton, but a better than 50 percent hit rate after just a couple of months is an … [Read more...] about Valve Gets 2,663 Windows-Only Steam Games Running on Linux

It's come to this. I fit the heavy, block-shaped Mayan calendar into the Monolith's stone door, twisting it in place. I insert a stone key, detailed with Mayan glyphs, and the ancient tomb creaks open. I stumble back, startled by the skeleton of a 7th-century scribe, fear frozen on her mummified face. Trembling, I step inside to reach for the notes she holds -- secrets of the ancient world -- but they're blank! Suddenly, I'm shoved from behind into the tomb, the papers snatched from my hands as the door slams shut, throwing me into darkness. I'll run out of air if I don't do something quickly. I need to find some way to escape. Is there something glinting in the mouth of the skeleton? I reach in and -- "I'm not going to tell you again to log off and go to bed. It's a school night."  This is the third time my mom has told me to get off the computer, but I'm about to crack the case. Catch the culprit. Unlock secrets as old as history itself. Sure, I might be tired at school … [Read more...] about First Nancy Drew game in five years wants to teach us to be badass sleuths all over again

There are three ways you can play Call of Duty Zombies mode: Normal Raid, Hardcore Raid and Survival. We shared 13 tips and tricks for Normal Raid mode in our recent article. The Hardcore Raid mode is more difficult than the Normal one as it includes four more waves of comprised of stronger zombies having more health(thus 12 waves in total), some special enemies like Brutus, Inferno and Avogadro and a stronger Abomination (the final boss) who has also got extra health in this mode and is thus tougher to kill. Now, we bring you some tips for the much more difficult Hardcore Raid mode as it needs you to change your playing style a bit. Use sticky grenades and trip mines Equip sticky grenades and trip mines in your loadout before entering a match. When you begin the match inside a house, you will find the location of grenades to be on the left side of the particular window that lies close to the window near the staircase. Purchase once spending 2000 points and you will have an … [Read more...] about Call of Duty Zombies mode: 10 more tips and tricks to win

We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. Even Better The Outer Worlds is about to get even better. Asher Madan 6 Dec 2019 0 Source: MicrosoftWhat you need to know The Outer Worlds is a first-person adventure game from Obsidian Entertainment. The title is also available on PlayStation 4 due to past publishing agreements. The developer is going to issue a patch next week which brings a Field of View option to consoles. The Outer Worlds is an upcoming first-person role-playing game (RPG) from Obsidian Entertainment. Despite the fact that the team is now a part of Xbox Game Studios, this game is available on PlayStation 4 — and will be coming to Nintendo Switch down the line. Just like any game, it has a number of odd bugs on consoles and PC. Luckily, a patch is in the works which should be available next week, maybe Monday or Tuesday. The team said the following on the Obsidian forums. We would like to thank you all for the continued … [Read more...] about The Outer Worlds gets field of view slider and other tweaks on consoles soon

We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. Cross-play commeth Another huge wall is about to drop between PlayStation 4 and other networks, with the Minecraft Bedrock Edition looking virtually confirmed for PS4 complete with Xbox Live cross-play in the near future. Jez Corden 7 Dec 2019 0 Source: Windows Central One big development throughout this generation has been the gradual encroachment of cross-play between competing gaming networks. Major titles like Fortnite, Call of Duty, and others now have some form of cross-play between PlayStation and Xbox One, with other titles like Gears 5 picking up cross-play between Xbox and PC. One very high-profile hold out was Minecraft's Bedrock Edition, which is arguably the most cross-playable title of them all, connecting players from Nintendo Switch, VR, mobile, Xbox One, and PC via Xbox Live. Unfortunately, it looked as though Sony was holding out on bringing Xbox Live to PlayStation in order to enable … [Read more...] about Rumor: Minecraft Bedrock Edition with cross-play is coming to PlayStation 4 very soon