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Wine 9.22 released noting the 'Wayland driver enabled in default configuration'

By Liam Dawe,
Closing in on the Wine 10 stable release now! Wine 9.22 has been released, ahead of the first release candidate for Wine 10 in two weeks time.

Mesa 24.3.0 graphics drivers for Linux released with many new features and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Dylan Baker announced the early release of Mesa 24.3.0, the latest set of Linux open source graphics drivers full of new features.

Khronos Group takes over cross-platform Slang shading language from NVIDIA

By Liam Dawe,
Interesting industry news here for you, especially for developers. The Khronos Group announced they've launched the Slang Initiative, taking over the Slang shading language supported by NVIDIA since 2017.

Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5.1 released fixing GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition and an anisotropic filtering regression

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the rather large DXVK 2.5 update a week ago, a smaller bug-fix release is out now for the Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer used by Proton.

Unofficial PC port of Zelda: Majora's Mask, 2 Ship 2 Harkinian has a big new release out

By Liam Dawe,
Released originally back in May, 2 Ship 2 Harkinian allows you to play Nintendo's Zelda: Majora's Mask properly on PC and a new release just shipped.

OpenRA for classic RTS games like Red Alert has a new playtest with enhanced visuals, revamped map editor

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRA is a free and open source project to play classic strategy games like Red Alert, Command & Conquer, and Dune 2000. It's also used as the base for some original games. A new playtest is finally out with lots new!

Linux kernel 6.12 is out now with real-time capabilities, more gaming handheld support

By Liam Dawe,
Here it is, another big Linux kernel release is out now. Linux kernel 6.12 is an exciting one too with a big feature finally landing.

Linux GPU Configuration Tool 'LACT' adds NVIDIA support

By Liam Dawe,
No longer just for the AMD camp, Linux GPU Configuration Tool 'LACT' has a fresh release out that brings in NVIDIA support.

Minecraft-like free and open source game VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) hits over 500K downloads

By Liam Dawe,
Originally called MineClone2, VoxeLibre is a free and open source sandbox game that's inspired by Minecraft and it recently hit a big milestone.

Godot Engine 4.4 dev 4 released with interactive in-game editing

By Liam Dawe,
An exciting new feature for game developers has begun to land in the free and open source Godot Engine, with the start of interactive in-game editing.

Mesa 24.2.7 out now and Mesa 24.3 may come sooner than expected

By Liam Dawe,
The latest update for the open source graphics drivers is here with Mesa 24.2.7 out now. Plus we might see Mesa 24.3 a bit sooner than expected.

Proton Experimental adds DLSS 3 Frame Generation support, plus fixes for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Rivals of Aether II and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve once again updated Proton Experimental giving you a good few fixes for various games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux when running the Windows versions.

Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5 released with rewritten memory management

By Liam Dawe,
Another big release of the Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to Vulkan translation layer (used by Proton) has been released. With DXVK v2.5 bringing rewritten resource and memory management.

Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.10.0 out now bringing UI updates, fancier shaders, renaming work

By Liam Dawe,
With Minetest now called Luanti, a fresh release is out bringing work towards getting things renamed along with some new features and fixes.

RazerGenie for configuring Razer devices on Linux v1.2 brings new features

By Liam Dawe,
One problem Linux continues to have is no official app support from hardware vendors, so it's good to see the community continue building for us. If you have a Razer device, check out the new release of RazerGenie.

GE-Proton 9-20 includes a fix for Diablo IV, plus Proton-Sarek 9-20 for older GPUs released

By Liam Dawe,
Two new updates for community-build versions of Proton are out now. As is tradition for GE-Proton, a hotfix arrived to fix problems and a new version of Proton-Sarek for older GPUs is also out.

GE-Proton 9-19 brings fixes for Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Monster Hunter Wilds and more

By Liam Dawe,
The latest upgrade for GE-Proton is now available with GE-Proton 9-19 bringing an assortment of fixes for specific games, along with updates to various components that let it do its thing.

Wine 9.21 out now with more DirectPlay and D3DX9 improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 9.21 released as one of the last developments builds, since we are steadily approaching the release of Wine 10.0 for this Windows compatibility layer.

Cross-platform Nexus Mods app expands Baldur's Gate 3 support plus further UI improvements

By Liam Dawe,
I can't tell you how excited I am for the future of modding, with Nexus building their cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app. Another new build is out now with v0.6.3.

chiaki-ng Remote Play client for PlayStation adds touch emulation, console wake-up and more

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source chiaki-ng project has a new release out for those of you wanting to Remote Play your PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 to other devices like a Linux desktop, Steam Deck, Android, Windows and more.
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