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DXVK 2.3 has game fixes for The Sims 2, Tomb Raider Anniversary, Far Cry 2

By Liam Dawe,
Somehow, I missed that DXVK 2.3 went out last week. So here's a run over what's new for this Vulkan-based translation layer that converts Direct3D 9/10/11 for Wine and Proton.

DXVK-NVAPI 0.6.4 out now expanding HDR support

By Liam Dawe,
DXVK-NVAPI is an alternative NVAPI (NVIDIA API) implementation used with DXVK and VKD3D-Proton for running Windows games on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton.

GE-Proton 8-14 released, deprecated workarounds removed

By Smellbringer,
The latest release for GE-Proton, the community version of Proton, has dropped. Version 8-14 brings with it several fixes and workaround removals that had deprecated.

Roblox support returns to Linux with Wine

By Liam Dawe,
After the recent news that Roblox was playable in Wine again with their special Beta channels, it seems they've now enabled Roblox to run in Wine on the stable version making it really easy to get Roblox on Linux.

NVIDIA posts NVAPI core software development kit on GitHub

By nwildner,
NVAPI is NVIDIA's core software development kit that allows direct access to NVIDIA GPUs and drivers on supported platforms, and it's now been put up on GitHub.

Roblox support is coming back to Wine on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for Roblox fans, as the game will soon start working in Wine again as the developers have been working to update it since the big breakage with the new client.

5 years ago Valve released Proton forever changing Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe,
Has it really been that long? Apparently so. Valve originally announced their rebranding of Steam Play with Proton back on August 21st, 2018. Seems like a good time for a quick reflection being halfway to a decade old now with the tech that gave rise to the Steam Deck.

GE-Proton 8-13 and 8-12 released, FSR no longer default and many game fixes

By Liam Dawe,
The community maintained GE-Proton has two new releases available, so here's what's changed and improved with the latest versions.

CrossOver 23 released for Windows apps and games on Linux, ChromeOS and macOS

By Liam Dawe,
CodeWeavers, the company that works in partnership with Valve on Proton, has released CrossOver 23 - the latest version of their app to help run Windows apps and games on other platforms like Linux, ChromeOS and macOS.

Proton Experimental fixes Street Fighter 6 and disables NVAPI for Rachet & Clank

By Liam Dawe,
A small update for Proton Experimental launched on August 10th for Steam Deck and desktop Linux to fix issues with two problematic games.

GE-Proton 8-11 is out now for Linux desktop and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Glorious eggrolls! There's another release of GE-Proton available for Linux desktop and Steam Deck, so here's the details on what's changed.

Heroic Games Launcher gets a critical hotfix in 2.9.1

By Liam Dawe,
Heroic Games Launcher recently had a massive 2.9.0 version bump with some awesome new features like Amazon Games integration. However, it was just a little bit broken.

Open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver 'NVK' gears up for merging into Mesa

By Liam Dawe,
This is exciting as heck! Collabora developer Faith Ekstrand and various contributors have been powering through developing NVK, the open source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA.

Heroic Games Launcher 2.9 out now with Amazon Games support

By Liam Dawe,
Making it easier than ever to grab all your games, the Heroic Games Launcher version 2.9.0 is out now and this brings with it Amazon Games support.

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta driver 525.47.34 out now

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA have released another update to their Vulkan Beta driver series with 525.47.34 out now. So here's what's new and fixed.

Valve releases Proton 8.0-3 for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Proton 8.0-3 is out now, bringing with it improved compatibility for Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck. Here's all you need to know.

GE-Proton 8-7 released bringing back AMD FSR support (UPDATED)

By Liam Dawe,
The compatibility layer GE-Proton version 8-7 has been released, bringing with it the return of AMD FSR support. UPDATED.

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta driver 525.47.31 released

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA has released a fresh update to their Vulkan Beta Driver for developers with version 525.47.31 now available for testing.

GE-Proton 8-6 is out now fixing up more games for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton has another release available (two actually) so here's a run over what's new for this community-maintained translation layer.

AMD RADV gets feature to help emulation and translation layers

By Liam Dawe,
Some fun news for AMD GPU owners with the open source RADV (Vulkan) Mesa driver, as it recently gained support for fragment shader interlock. This will be useful for emulation and translation layers.
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