Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Wine 11.20, the latest bi-weekly development release of the Windows compatibility layer, was made available today, October 17, 2026. This version includes changes to CD-ROM support. As Phoronix noted,...
Read more →Valve and CodeWeavers today released Proton 11.0-2e, a minor update to their Steam Play compatibility layer. This new version addresses specific issues encountered when running Electronic Arts (EA) Ap...
Read more →A new unofficial method for playing Roblox on Linux has emerged, utilizing a third-party tool named Sober. Roblox officially lacks Linux support, but Sober provides a 'port' that runs the game directl...
Read more →Wine 11.19, the latest bi-weekly development release, became available today. This version introduces initial Wayland color management support for Vulkan applications, alongside improved DNS query cac...
Read more →The open-source ReactOS project recently received a significant update to its DirectX stack, integrating code leveraged from the Wine project. This advancement, landed today, is aimed at enhancing Rea...
Read more →Wine 11.18, the latest bi-weekly development release for running Windows games and applications on Linux, macOS, and other platforms, was released today. This update continues the ongoing work to buil...
Read more →DXVK version 3.1.1 was released today, focusing on compatibility improvements and bug fixes for Direct3D 9 and DXGI applications. A key update includes the implementation of DXGI_SCALING_NONE and SetB...
Read more →Bottles 67.4 was released, primarily updating the Cpak package to include Soda 11.0-10. This update addresses specific compatibility issues for users running Windows applications via Bottles. Key fixe...
Read more →The Bottles project released version 67.2 today, bringing important security and compatibility enhancements to its Windows application management utility. A key fix addresses a vulnerability by stoppi...
Read more →Wine 11.17 was released today, September 5, 2026, as the latest bi-weekly feature development update. This software enables Windows games and applications to operate on Linux. The key enhancement in t...
Read more →DXVK 3.1 was released today, bringing new feature support for Direct3D 8 through 11 implementations atop the Vulkan API. The update introduces basic support for DXGI incremental presentation, which re...
Read more →Wine 11.16 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development iteration. This version introduces VA-API hardware video decoding, allowing Windows applications and games running through Wine to lev...
Read more →Valve and CodeWeavers today released Proton 11.0-2, the latest stable update to their Wine 11.0 downstream that "powers Steam Play for running Windows games gracefully on Linux." This release expands ...
Read more →Bottles 66.3 was released recently, addressing a specific issue that affected the launch of external executables from within managed Wine prefixes. The update resolves a bug where applications would f...
Read more →The Bottles project has recently released version 66.6 of its application, primarily focusing on a critical bug fix. This update addresses an issue identified as "stop sandbox before deleting bottles,...
Read more →Bottles, the application designed for running Windows software on Linux, recently released version 66.7. This update focuses on several bug fixes aimed at enhancing the application's stability and use...
Read more →D7VK 2.1, an open-source implementation for translating older Direct3D APIs (versions 7, 6, 5, and 3) to the Vulkan graphics API on Linux and Wine, was recently released. This update brings faster loa...
Read more →Bottles 66.0, a Wine prefix management application, was released today, August 12, 2026. This update introduces several new features including UMU, ProtoSoda, and Adaptive Launch, alongside an experim...
Read more →Bottles 65.0 was recently released, introducing several enhancements for managing Windows applications on Linux. A key new feature improves the detection of Unreal Engine bootstrappers within the "Eag...
Read more →Valve has released Proton 11, marking the first major update to their Steam Play compatibility layer since Proton 10.0-3 shipped in November 2025. This new version arrived in early July 2026, over hal...
Read more →Wine 11.13 was released today, July 11, 2026, as the newest bi-weekly development update for the open-source software. This release focuses on improving the compatibility and user experience for Windo...
Read more →Wine, that allows Windows games to run on Linux through Steam Play.">Proton 11.0-1 was released today as the newest stable major version of Valve's compatibility layer. This update powers Steam Play, enhancing the Windows gaming experience across Linux systems and the ...
Read more →DXVK v3.0.1 has recently been released, focusing on stability improvements and bug fixes for DirectX 9 and DirectX 11 games running on Linux via Wine or Proton. The most notable change is the disablin...
Read more →The FEX Emulator, which enables running x86/x86_64 Linux software on ARM64 (AArch64) systems, has released its newest monthly feature update, FEX 2607. Released this month, FEX 2607 introduces additio...
Read more →Wine 11.12 was released today, June 30, 2026, introducing notable updates for its Wayland driver. This release primarily features the addition of fractional scaling support for Wayland, which allows f...
Read more →DXVK 3.0 was released today, announced by Philip Rebohle. This major update incorporates dxbc-spirv for shader compilation, replacing all legacy shader translation code for supported shader models. Th...
Read more →Wine-Staging 11.11 has been released today, June 14, 2026. This experimental testing derivative includes 289 patches atop the upstream Wine 11.11 codebase. The upstream Wine 11.11 release, which occur...
Read more →Wine 11.10, the latest bi-weekly development release, was made available today for running Windows applications and games on Linux, macOS, and other platforms. This update introduces VKD3D 2.0, a sign...
Read more →Bottles 64.0 was released today, introducing NTSYNC support to enhance Windows application compatibility and performance on Linux. This new feature, contributed by Tid0lla, is crucial for improving sy...
Read more →Wine's native Wayland driver recently received an update, merging support for the wp_pointer_warp_v1 protocol. This integration allows the Wayland driver to correctly handle pointer warping, a critica...
Read more →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...
Read more →Heroic Games Launcher released version 2.21.0 "Loki" today, introducing several new features for managing games from platforms like Epic Games Store and GOG on Linux. A key addition is a new console-l...
Read more →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...
Read more →Valve and CodeWeavers today released Proton 11.0-beta1, marking the first beta milestone for the Steam Play compatibility layer. This new version is rebased against upstream Wine 11.0, forming the fou...
Read more →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...
Read more →Bottles, the open-source GUI tool for managing Windows prefixes on Linux, has released version 63.2 today. This update primarily resolves a specific stability issue. According to the release notes, th...
Read more →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...
Read more →Wine 11.4 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version. This open-source compatibility layer enables Windows applications and games to run on Linux and macOS. Wine is notably utilize...
Read more →Heroic Games Launcher recently released version 2.20.1, codenamed "Pythagoras Hotfix #1". This update primarily addresses an issue where some users experienced "harmless but scary python logs" appeari...
Read more →Goverlay, the open-source Linux overlay application, released version 1.7.5 today. This update introduces a WINE and Proton that helps to install Windows components (DLLs, runtimes) into WINE prefixes.">Protontricks Windows Version Manager, allowing users to manage Wine prefix Windows versions ...
Read more →Bottles, a Wine wrapper for managing Windows prefixes on Linux, released version 62.0 yesterday. A key update in this release is an improved GPU detection mechanism, specifically addressing systems wh...
Read more →Lutris 0.5.20, an open-source Linux game manager, was released today. The update focuses on enhancing integration with various emulators and compatibility layers, particularly Proton. Phoronix noted i...
Read more →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...
Read more →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 ...
Read more →Proton 10.0-4 was released today by Valve and CodeWeavers. This update for Steam Play adds compatibility for a notable list of new Windows games on Linux. Newly playable titles include VR experiences ...
Read more →Bottles, the GUI tool for managing Wine prefixes, released version 61.1 today. This update introduces custom Gamescope options, allowing users more control over their gaming sessions, alongside a new ...
Read more →Wine 11.1 has been released, initiating the development cycle for the upcoming Wine 12.0 stable version. This new development snapshot follows the stable release of Wine 11.0, which occurred less than...
Read more →An open-source developer has recently resolved key issues preventing the Adobe Creative Cloud installers from successfully running on Linux via Wine. With pending patches, the Windows versions of Adob...
Read more →Wine 11.0-rc5 was released today, January 10, 2026, as the latest development iteration progressing towards the stable Wine 11.0 release. This release candidate incorporates 32 bug fixes accumulated o...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, recently released version 2.7.2. A notable change in this update is that its graphics subsystem now defaults to using Direct3D 12 (DX12) when running on older AMD GC...
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