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Linux game manager Lutris gets a small update for Direct3D 12 using VKD3D-Proton
The free and open source game manager Lutris had a small update focusing on having better Direct3D 12 support on Linux thanks to it now using VKD3D-Proton.
NVIDIA open sourced part of NVAPI SDK to aid 'Windows emulation environments'
NVIDIA sneakily put out a little open source release recently, with a part of the NVAPI SDK now under the MIT license.
VKD3D-Proton is the new official Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer for Proton
While the Proton compatibility layer already has DXVK for translating DirectX 9/10/11 into Vulkan, VKD3D-Proton has become the official version for translating Direct3D 12 on top of Vulkan.
FOSS Linux game launcher 'Lutris' has a new bug-fix release out
It's free, it's open source and it helps you manage your thousand+ game library, a fresh update of the game launcher Lutris has arrived.
Steam Play Proton 5.0-8 has released (update: 5.0-9 too)
After a public testing period of only a few days, Valve has already pushed out Steam Play Proton 5.0-8 pulling in plenty of upgrades and fixes for the compatibility layer.
Steam Play Proton 5.0-8 has a Release Candidate up for testing
Today, CodeWeavers developer Andrew Eikum put up a first Release Candidate for Steam Play Proton 5.0-8.
Wine 5.9 is out with major WineD3D Vulkan work
Alexandre Julliard of CodeWeavers today announced the Wine 5.9 development release, which sounds quite an exciting one.
Direct3D to Vulkan gets even better with DXVK 1.7
Today the latest and greatest in Direct3D to Vulkan translation for the Wine (and Proton) compatibility layers has released with DXVK 1.7.
Vulkan 1.2.140 spec out and NVIDIA has a new Vulkan Beta Driver up with new extension support
Two bits of Vulkan related news to share today. Recently the Vulkan specification was bumped again with new extension and today a new NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver went up.
Steam Play Proton 5.0-7 is officially out - Street Fighter V and more now playable on Linux
Valve and CodeWeavers have released the latest version of the Proton compatibility layer for Steam Play today.
Steam Play Proton 5.0-7 up for testing with a Release Candidate - Street Fighter V playable
Valve and CodeWeavers continuing the long task of improving the Proton compatibility layer (based on Wine) for Steam Play, and today a new Release Candidate went up for some testing.
Direct 3D to Vulkan layer 'DXVK' 1.6.1 release out with plenty of bug fixes
DXVK when paired up with Wine (and integrated in Steam Play Proton) translates Direct3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan enabling better performance on Linux for a lot of Windows games. Today, a brand new release went up.
Steam Play Proton 5.0-6 is out to help DOOM Eternal, Rockstar Launcher and more on Linux
After a short Beta period to help find issues, today Valve / CodeWeavers have release the latest version of Steam Play Proton.
Linux game manager 'Lutris' has a sweet new build up - better Wine support, new DXVK handling
Lutris is probably in my top 5 of free and open source Linux apps, as it's made gaming outside of Steam many times easier on Linux.
Valve and CodeWeavers now offering test builds of Proton before release with Proton 5.0-6 RC1 up
Looks like Valve and CodeWeavers are switching up how Proton is released, with a series of test builds now being provided before a new stable release in the hopes of seeing fewer issues.
Game manager 'Lutris' has a new release with initial Humble Bundle and VKD3D support
Lutris, the excellent free and open source game manager for Linux has a fresh release up with some brand new and big features that made it in.
DXVK the D3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan translation layer 1.6 update out
DXVK, the almighty translation layer that takes D3D 9/10/11 and spits out Vulkan, that paired up with Wine allows many Windows-only games to perform will on Linux has a new update out.
Ray Tracing comes to the Vulkan API officially with new extensions - new NVIDIA Vulkan Beta out
The Khronos Group has today announced that the cross-platform Vulkan graphics API now has official Ray Tracing support with their new provisional extensions.
Proton GE 5.4 released for Steam Play on Linux with Warframe gamepad fixes
Proton GE, the custom-built fork of Proton for Steam Play that adds in numerous extra tweaks and fixes has another release now available.
Steam Play Proton 5.0-4 is up fixing Origin, GTA V, Denuvo and more
Another new release of Steam Play's Proton software is up and while small in number of changes, it's quite a mighty update overall.
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