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Boiling Steam Lists 23 New Steam Deck Verified and Playable Titles

Boiling Steam published its "New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck" report for the week ending May 2, 2026, identifying 23 newly released titles rated as Verified or Playable. These games, releas...

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Wine 11.8 Development Release Enhances VBScript Compatibility, Fixes Microsoft Golf 1999

Wine 11.8, a new bi-weekly development release, has been made available. This update focuses on enhancing compatibility for Windows applications and games running on Linux and other platforms. Key cha...

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Wine 11.7 Development Release Adds VBScript Fixes, DirectSound 7.1 Support

Wine 11.7 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux. This update brings specific fixes for VBScript, enhancing the execution of applic...

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D7VK 1.7 Released, Enhances Direct3D 3-7 API Translation for Vulkan

The open-source D7VK project released version 1.7 today, April 12, 2026, bringing further improvements for running legacy Microsoft Direct3D APIs on top of Vulkan. D7VK, which started as a fork of DXV...

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Wine 11.6 Development Release Revives Android Driver Work

Wine 11.6 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version. This update for the open-source compatibility layer, which enables Windows software on Linux, macOS, and other platforms, nota...

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Steam Deck Gains 13 New Verified/Playable Titles Between March 14-21

Boiling Steam reported last week that 13 newly released PC games have been rated Verified or Playable for Valve's Steam Deck handheld. These titles were identified between March 14 and March 21, 2026,...

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Bottles 63.0 Adopts New Versioning System, Adds Proxy Download Support

Bottles, the compatibility layer manager, released version 63.0 today, March 23, 2026. This update introduces a new internal versioning system, a change described by developer Mirkobrombin as a "migra...

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Wine 11.5 Development Release Adds Syscall User Dispatch Support for Linux

Wine 11.5, the latest bi-weekly development release, was made available today. This version introduces support for the Syscall User Dispatch feature specifically on Linux. This addition is intended to...

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D7VK 1.5 Implements Direct3D 3 Over Vulkan for Legacy Titles

D7VK 1.5 was released today, implementing Direct3D 3 over Vulkan. This extends the project's capabilities for legacy Direct3D titles, building upon its existing support for Direct3D 7, 6, and 5. The D...

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Boiling Steam Identifies 10 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games (Feb 7)

Boiling Steam reported on February 7, 2026, the identification of 10 new Steam games that have achieved either 'Verified' or 'Playable' compatibility status on the Steam Deck. These titles were releas...

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CrossOver 26 Released with Wine 11.0 and NTSync for Windows App Performance

CodeWeavers today released CrossOver 26, its paid compatibility layer for running Windows applications and games on Linux and macOS. The new version incorporates Wine 11.0, which was released in Janua...

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Wine 11.2 Development Release Integrates Improvements, 32 Bug Fixes

Wine 11.2 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version. This update incorporates "more improvements" and addresses 32 reported bugs, according to Phoronix. The release continues the ...

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Boiling Steam Reports 8 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games

Boiling Steam identified eight newly released Steam games as Steam Deck Verified or Playable, selected between January 24 and January 31, 2026. The report noted that this period signifies an end to a ...

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Box64 Expands Real-time X86/X86_64 Emulation to RISC-V and LoongArch

Box64, a crucial software component enabling real-time translation of X86 and X86_64 code to other hardware architectures, has recently expanded its support to include RISC-V and LoongArch. This devel...

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Steam Deck Adds Six New Verified/Playable Titles in Early January 2026

Between January 3 and January 10, 2026, six new Steam games were rated as Steam Deck Verified or Steam Deck Playable. Boiling Steam reported on these additions, noting their selection criteria include...

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Wayback 0.3 Released, Advances X11 Compatibility Layer for Wayland

Wayback 0.3 has been released today, concluding its 2025 development cycle. This open-source project functions as an X11 compatibility layer, designed to allow X11 applications to run within a Wayland...

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Boiling Steam Reports Four New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Titles Last Week

Boiling Steam's report on December 20, 2025, identified four newly released games confirmed as either Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles were selected between December 13 and Decembe...

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Wine 11.0-rc3 Released With Continued Bug Fixing, Targeting January Stable

Wine 11.0-rc3 was released today, December 20, 2025, continuing its weekly release candidate cycle. This iteration focuses on further bug fixing, an essential step as the project progresses toward its...

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Wine 11.0-rc2 Released Today with 28 Bug Fixes, Prepares for January Stable

Wine 11.0-rc2 was released today, December 13, 2025. This second release candidate incorporates 28 known bug fixes to enhance stability and compatibility. It follows the Wine 11.0-rc1 release last wee...

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Wine 11.0-rc1 Released With TWAINDSM 64-bit Module for Scanners

The Wine Project has released Wine 11.0-rc1, marking the first release candidate in the development cycle for its annual stable release anticipated in January. This development version introduces the ...

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