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DXVK Native 1.9.2a is out for translating Direct 3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan for Linux games

By Liam Dawe, Oct 22, 2021

DXVK Native is the fork of the original translation layer DXVK, the part of Proton that translates Direct 3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan but this is meant for Linux native builds and a new release is out now.

PS3 emulator RPCS3 can now boot all games released for the console

By Liam Dawe, Oct 21, 2021

An incredible milestone for RPCS3, the free and open source cross-platform PlayStation 3 emulator as their compatibility list has hit the ability to boot all known games.

Julius 1.7 is out, an open source re-implementation of the classic Caesar III

By Liam Dawe, Oct 19, 2021

Julius is another shining example of an open source game engine re-implementation done well and a major update is out.

Proton Experimental sees another small update fixing up Fallout 76, updating VKD3D-Proton

By Liam Dawe, Oct 19, 2021

Proton Experimental continues to see rapid development to give us more great fixes to run Windows games under Linux.

VKD3D-Proton v2.5 is out for Direct3D 12 on top of Vulkan, improving DirectX Raytracing

By Liam Dawe, Oct 18, 2021

VKD3D-Proton is the project that translates Microsoft's Direct3D 12 to Vulkan, another big part of Steam Play Proton and there's a new release out.

Hugely popular mobile roguelike Shattered Pixel Dungeon is coming to Steam

By Liam Dawe, Oct 18, 2021

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a free and open source roguelike RPG that originally had a focus on mobile where it's proven very popular and now it's getting upgrades to come to Steam.

Steam Play tool Luxtorpeda for running games in native Linux engines sees a major upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Oct 18, 2021

Steam Play allows Linux gamers to use many different compatibility layers like Proton for running Windows games but Luxtorpeda instead makes games use an available native Linux game engine.

OpenTTD 12.0 is out now improving multiplayer for fans of Transport Tycoon Deluxe

By Liam Dawe, Oct 18, 2021

Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, the free and open source OpenTTD has release version 12.0 as the multiplayer update.

Apple is now funding Blender development joining many big names

By Liam Dawe, Oct 15, 2021

There's apparently absolutely no stopping the Blender train, with the developer announcing that Apple has now joined their development fund.

KDE celebrates 25 years with a big new Plasma desktop release

By Liam Dawe, Oct 14, 2021

Has it really been 25 years? That's absolute madness. I still remember trying out the first released version of KDE. Plasma - 25th Anniversary Edition is available now.

Warzone 2100 version 4.2.0 Beta 1 is out, gets Spectators and Replays support

By Liam Dawe, Oct 12, 2021

Looks like the next version of the free and open source strategy game Warzone 2100 is going to be a big one. Two new highlight features are coming to the game with spectators and replays.

Proton Experimental sees GreedFall, Eve Online and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl working

By Liam Dawe, Oct 12, 2021

Another update to Proton Experimental has landed as of October 11 bringing with it more fixes and even more Windows games are now working on Linux.

Helping to keep your game library tidy Lutris 0.5.9 is out supporting Epic Games Store

By Liam Dawe, Oct 12, 2021

The Epic Games Store comes to the game manager Lutris, giving you an even better place to deal with your game library split across many different stores.

The Epic Store on Linux continues getting easier to manage with Heroic Games Launcher

By Liam Dawe, Oct 11, 2021

Heroic Games Launcher has a fresh update released and it comes with some mighty fine new features, all in the name of making your Epic Store library easier to manage on Linux.

The ScummVM retro game project celebrates a 20th anniversary with a new release

By Liam Dawe, Oct 11, 2021

A big celebration to be had for the folks working on ScummVM, the project that bundles together various game engines to allow you to play many older games easily on modern platforms.

Wine 6.19 is out new with more joystick work, more modules converted to PE

By Liam Dawe, Oct 9, 2021

The Wine 6.19 development release is out now following more weeks of hacking away trying to create the best possible Windows compatibility layer.

Fly Dangerous is an open source love-letter to the Elite Dangerous racing community

By Liam Dawe, Oct 8, 2021

Racing is apparently a thing people do in Elite Dangerous and so one developer has decided to make a game as a love-letter to the community called Fly Dangerous.

Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine recreation fheroes2 v0.9.8 out now

By Liam Dawe, Oct 6, 2021

Play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II thanks to fheroes2, a fantastic game engine recreation project allowing you to play it cross-platform and it's open source.

Proton Experimental expands NVIDIA DLSS support on Linux to DirectX 11 titles

By Liam Dawe, Oct 4, 2021

Only a few days ago Proton Experimental saw an update to pull in NVIDIA DLSS support for DirectX 12 and as of today's update this has expanded to DirectX 11 titles too.

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory levels up with a new ET: Legacy release

By Liam Dawe, Oct 4, 2021

Based upon the source code release of the classic multiplayer shooter Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, the ET: Legacy project continues maturing on modern platforms with ET: Legacy 2.78 out now.

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