Wine development release v8.3 is out now
Wine, the translations layer that allows Windows apps and games to run on other operating systems, that forms part of Steam Play Proton has version 8.3 out now.
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Wayland driver for Wine is getting closer
Back late last year, Collabora developer Alexandros Frantzis blogged about a whole lot of work going into getting full Wayland support for Wine and now a big first step towards it being included in Wine is happening.
Wine 8.2 rolls out along with a new Proton Experimental update
Today we've seen an update for two translation layers. Wine has development release 8.2 available, and there's an update for Proton Experimental too.
D8VK is an in-progress implementation of Direct3D 8 for DXVK
While we have VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D 12 to Vulkan and DXVK for Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation, what about Direct3D 8? D8VK is an upcoming in-progress project for that.
Wine 8.1 released starting another year of Windows to Linux translation work
The Wine 8.1 development release is now available, starting off another year of new features landing usually bi-weekly for the Windows translation layer used in Proton.
Direct3D to Vulkan translator DXVK 2.1 adds HDR support, improves shader stutter issue
DXVK, one of the secret sauces included with the Proton compatibility layer, has a big new release out now. DXVK 2.1 adds in some big new features like HDR!
Wine 8.0 is out now with major compatibility improvements
Wine 8.0 is out now, a big improvement over the last stable release with many upgrades for Windows to Linux compatibility across thousands of games and apps.
Rocket League is getting additional anti-cheat functionality
In a move that could cause issues for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gamers, Rocket League is going to introduce new anti-cheat measures.
GameImage turns games, emulators and Wine into an AppImage - useful perhaps for Steam Deck
Formerly named Agape, GameImage is a way to package up games with either Wine or an Emulator into a portable AppImage that could be useful for the Steam Deck.
Wine on Wayland sounds like it's coming along nicely
Collabora have given an end of year update on how the work towards running the Windows compatibility layer on Wayland is coming along and it sounds good.
Windows compatibility layer Wine v8.0 has a first Release Candidate out
Another year is coming to a close and so the team behind Wine, the Windows compatibility layer, are readying up for another major stable release with version 8.0.
Wine 7.22 out now with more 32bit on 64bit work
The Wine 7.22 development release is now available for the open source Windows compatibility layer, as they continue working towards the Wine 8.0 release.
ProtonUp-Qt version 2.7.5 released for easy GE-Proton installs
ProtonUp-Qt is a simple and easy to use application that helps you install various compatibility layers on Steam Deck and Linux desktop, with a new release version 2.7.5 out now.
Windows compatibility layer Wine 7.21 is out now
Another fresh development release of Wine, the Windows compatibility layer has been released. Version 7.21 is out now.
Vulkan-based D3D9, 10 and 11 translation layer DXVK version 2.0 out now
DXVK, the translation layer that converts Direct3D calls to Vulkan for use with Wine and Proton, has a big new release out with version 2.0. This is one of the ways that Proton performs so well for Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
Access your Amazon Prime Gaming library on Linux with the Nile Project
The Nile project makes it easy to access those Bezos freebies that Amazon Prime members have been accumulating.
Windows compatibility layer Wine 7.20 is out
The Wine hackers have put out a new development build of the Windows compatibility layer in Wine 7.20.
Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.19 is out now
Just before the weekend hit, a new development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine went up with version 7.19.
GE-Proton 7-37 is out now fixing up more games for Steam Deck / Linux
GE-Proton (also known as Proton GE) as a community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer to run Windows games, with a new release out now and FSR is back.
Here's how to play Overwatch 2 on Steam Deck / Linux
While you might struggle to get in due to ongoing server issues, Overwatch 2 is out now free to play and it can run quite nicely on Steam Deck and Linux desktop. Here's how to get Overwatch 2 installed and running.
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