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The Dolphin emulator for GameCube & Wii games merges in Vulkan support

By Liam Dawe,
This is awesome, Dolphin the big GameCube & Wii emulator has now merged in the code for official Vulkan support.

The GameCube and Wii emulator 'Dolphin' can now boot every GameCube game

By Liam Dawe,
Little late on this due to inbox spam (too many games getting released!), but it seems Dolphin the GameCube and Wii emulator can now boot every GameCube game in the official library.

Vulkan backend for the Dolphin emulator is now feature complete

By Liam Dawe,
On the github pull request to bring in the Vulkan backend for the Dolphin emulator, it now reads as feature complete.

paraLLel, a Vulkan renderer for the N64 emulator used by RetroArch

By Liam Dawe,
RetroArch now has a pre-alpha Vulkan renderer for their N64 emulator. This is pretty cool to see and hopefully it helps performance.

Dolphin, the Gamecube and Wii emulator is working on a Vulkan backend

By Liam Dawe,
I love emulators, I think they are a fantastic way to keep old platforms alive. Even with the grey area around roms I think they are really interesting. Dolphin is now working on a Vulkan backend.

The Wine Stable Release 1.8.2 Is Now Available

By sobkas,
The Wine team released today third stable release of their software. Version 1.8.2 has many small changes including 32 bugfixes.

There's an open source Standalone Steam Controller Driver

By Liam Dawe,
If you didn't know already, there's actually an open source Standalone Steam Controller Driver which could make it far more useful outside of Steam.

PPSSPP, the open source PSP emulator has a major new version, will use Vulkan in future

By Liam Dawe,
For those who like a bit of emulation in their lives, PPSSPP has release a major update to their open source emulator recently.

Third release candidate of Wine version 1.8 is out

By sobkas,
Wine development team released today the third release candidate of upcoming stable version 1.8 Because at the moment Wine source code is in feature freeze, no new capabilities were added this time. Only 40 bugfixes were introduced.

Magicka 2 Looks Like It Will Land On Linux Soon, Having Final Tweaks

By Liam Dawe,
Just a heads up guys, Magicka 2 looks like it could land on Linux this month. A developer mentioned it's undergoing final bug fixes and performance improvements.

The Wine Development Release 1.7.47 Is Now Available

By sobkas,
Wine team released today another development release of their software. Version 1.7.47 have many small changes including 48 bugfixes.

The Wine Development Release 1.7.17 Is Now Available

By sobkas,
Wine development team was able to produce a new experimental release today. 1.7.17 brining many new features and as many as 89 bugfixes.

Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD

By Scott Jarvis,
Puppy Arcade is a FREE retro gaming operating system, with many emulators included for different systems & consoles, plus the multi-system rom browser 'Rom-Loader', and many other exclusive tools.

BlastEm Sega Megadrive/Genesis Emulator New Major Version

By Liam Dawe,
BlastEm has released a new major update recently adding some highly needed features, it's always good to see old systems get preserved through emulators.

The Wine Development Release 1.7.11 Is Now Available

By sobkas,
Developers introduced a new point release 1.7.11 of a development branch of Wine. While keeping with a two week release cycle, They were able to push out many new features and 46 bugfixes. It includes a preparation work for D3D command stream.

Double Fine Announce Hack 'N' Slash Puzzle Game With Linux Support

By Liam Dawe,
Interesting news is that Double Fine has announced Hack 'N' Slash a formerly Windows-only Amnesia Fortnight prototype game that is now being made into a full game.

Timothy Zahn's Parallax Turn Based 4X Strategy With Interview!

By Liam Dawe,
Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate your way across a galaxy of Timothy Zahn's favorite aliens...and some of your own. I interviewed them on the project and here is the result!

The Cheapskate's Corner 21 (Oct 12th-19th)

By muntdefems,
The Cheapskate's Corner is back with the latest bundles and sales offering cheap Linux games for you.

The Cheapskate's Corner 20 (Oct 4th-11th) (UPDATED)

By muntdefems,
With this one, The Cheapskate's Corner reaches its 20th issue. That's roughly 5 months helping you find the best and cheapest games for Linux. What would you ever do without it?

The Cheapskate's Corner 19 (Sep 27th - Oct 3rd)

By muntdefems,
This is a PSA on behalf of all the cheapskate gamers out there. Please read carefully this new instalment of The Cheapskate's Corner so you know where to find the best deals at the lowest possible price.
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