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Wine 9.17 released with window surface scaling on High DPI displays

By Liam Dawe, 7 Sep 2024

The Windows compatibility layer Wine version 9.17 is out now bringing new features and bug fixes so here's what's new.

Wine's Direct3D to Vulkan translation library vkd3d 1.13 out now

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2024

The Wine team have just release vkd3d version 1.13, an update for their own Direct3D to Vulkan translation library.

Microsoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine team

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2024

Well, this is surprising isn't it? Microsoft are handing over the Mono Project to the Wine developers with a thank you note.

Resident Evil 2 makes a return to GOG with lots of improvements

By Liam Dawe, 27 Aug 2024

After re-releasing the first Resident Evil, GOG have now done the same for Resident Evil 2, getting a load of improvements in along the way.

Wine 9.16 released with more Wayland work and an initial Driver Store implementation

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2024

The Wine 9.16 development release is now available for this compatibility layer to run Windows apps and games on Linux. Here's all that's changed.

GOG confirm Resident Evil 2 re-release date for August

By Liam Dawe, 19 Aug 2024

Good news retro game lovers, as GOG have now confirmed that Resident Evil 2 is due to get its re-release on August 27th.

Wine 9.15 brings more ODBC Windows drivers work and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, 12 Aug 2024

The Wine 9.15 development release is now available as there's continued work on ODBC Windows drivers and the usual assorted bug fixes.

Wine 9.14 released with more ODBC Windows drivers support

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2024

Just before the weekend was over, another development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine 9.14 was released.

Fallout: London mod for Fallout 4 has released today on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jul 2024

Fallout: London, the hotly anticipated game-changing mod for Fallout 4 is now finally available via GOG, because it's simply too big for modding sites.

Wine 9.13 brings more CMD.EXE engine rewrites, supports loading ODBC Windows drivers

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jul 2024

A little later than they usually put out a release, the Wine 9.13 update is out now bringing more new features and bug fixes to bring better Windows compatibility to Linux.

DXVK 2.4 brings D8VK for Direct3D 8 support, frame rate limiter adjustments, lots of game fixes

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jul 2024

Another big release of DXVK, the Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D for Linux with Wine / Proton, has arrived. Version 2.4 expands the Direct3D support to version 8 now thanks to D8VK.

METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE released on GOG plus new giveaway

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jul 2024

For the GOG fans amongst the GamingOnLinux readership, there's another big DRM-free release available with METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE. Plus, another giveaway.

Wine 9.12 brings a rewrite of the CMD.EXE engine, Mono updates

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jun 2024

Wine 9.12 has landed bringing the latest development work into a new release for the Windows compatibility layer, part of what makes up Steam Play Proton.

GOG revives the original Resident Evil, plus Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 on the way

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jun 2024

A nice little win for preserving the classics. GOG teamed up with Capcom to bring Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 to their store with a few improvements.

Burn With Me is a deck-builder where you burn your cards to win

By Liam Dawe, 17 Jun 2024

Well, that's certainly different. Usually a deck-builder card game is about building up your deck, here's it's about sacrificing them and burning them away.

Wine 9.11 released continuing the ARM improvements

By Liam Dawe, 16 Jun 2024

Wine 9.11 has arrived as a new development release for the Windows compatibility layer, and with it new features and bug fixes for a big part of what makes Proton possible.