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GamingOnLinux Celebrates 16 Years: A Fight Against the AI Tide

2025-07-05

GamingOnLinux, a website dedicated to Linux gaming news, celebrates its 16th anniversary. Despite the closure or transformation of many gaming sites, and the challenges posed by the rise of AI and delisting from Bing News, GamingOnLinux remains steadfast. The author thanks readers and supporters, urging continued engagement through sharing articles and using Patreon for support. Future plans include improvements to the Steam tracker and PC info system, and exploring new ways to engage the community.

(www.gamingonlinux.com)

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Stop Killing Games Movement Gains Momentum: Petitions Surge

2025-07-04

The Stop Killing Games movement, spearheaded by YouTuber Accursed Farms to prevent game developers and publishers from removing sold games, is experiencing a massive surge. A UK petition surpassed 100,000 signatures, triggering consideration for parliamentary debate. Meanwhile, the EU petition is nearing 1 million signatures, though some potential fraudulent signatures have been reported. The movement advocates for open-sourcing older games to preserve gaming history and prevent their disappearance due to business decisions.

(www.gamingonlinux.com)

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Fedora's 32-bit Sunset Threatens Popular Handheld Gaming Distro Bazzite

2025-06-26

Fedora Linux's proposal to drop 32-bit support has sparked controversy, particularly threatening the popular handheld gaming distribution Bazzite. Bazzite's creator, Kyle Gospodnetich, strongly opposes the change, arguing it would kill projects like Bazzite and damage Fedora's public image. He points out that even with built Steam packages, basic use cases would break, and Flatpak wouldn't solve issues with Bazzite's reliance on 32-bit architecture for Steam Big Picture Mode. Currently, the proposal is unlikely to pass for Fedora 44, but ideally, Valve would port the Steam client to 64-bit, resolving many problems. The issue also impacts OBS Studio game capturing and FEX.

(www.gamingonlinux.com)

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Steam Beta Simplifies Linux Gaming: Proton Enabled by Default

2025-06-19

A recent Steam Beta client update simplifies Linux gaming by changing how Proton is enabled. Proton, Steam's compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux, previously required manually enabling the "for all other titles" option. This option has been removed, and Proton is now enabled by default in the Steam Beta. This streamlined process eliminates a common source of frustration for Linux gamers. The change doesn't force Proton on every game, nor does it override native Linux titles.

(www.gamingonlinux.com)

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Steam Linux User Share Hits All-Time High

2025-06-02

May 2025 saw Steam's Linux user share reach its highest point in years, a record not seen since at least 2018. This growth comes despite Steam's overall user base continuing to expand, indicating healthy Linux adoption. Windows held a 95.45% share in May, while Linux reached 2.69% and macOS 1.85%. Interestingly, this increase wasn't driven by SteamOS 3; popular distros included SteamOS Holo, Arch Linux, and Linux Mint. The decrease in Simplified Chinese language options, which usually impacts Linux numbers, didn't prevent this growth.

(www.gamingonlinux.com)

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OBS Studio and Fedora Flatpak Settle Dispute

2025-02-24

A conflict between the OBS Studio team and Fedora Linux developers regarding the Fedora Flatpak version of OBS Studio has been resolved. An initial legal threat escalated the situation, but both parties engaged in discussions. The OBS Studio team has dropped its request to remove IP or rebrand the Fedora Flatpak application. Going forward, they will collaborate to address remaining technical issues, including Qt runtime regressions, bug reporting mechanisms, and problems related to hardware acceleration, X11 fallback, and plugins.

(www.gamingonlinux.com)

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GOG Joins Forces to Preserve Gaming History

2025-01-15

GOG announced its joining of the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums and Preservation Projects (EFGAMP), underscoring its commitment to game preservation. GOG has a long-standing dedication to preserving classic games, with its GOG Preservation Program ensuring compatibility for over 100 titles. This collaboration will foster partnerships with museums and international organizations to further advance the preservation of gaming heritage.

(www.gamingonlinux.com)

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