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Wine 7.12 is out now for improving Windows compatibility on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Another two weeks have gone by so the Wine hackers have put out their latest development work with Wine 7.12 now available.

Free and open source arena shooter Xonotic 0.8.5 now available

By Liam Dawe,
Love some fast-paced first-person shooting action? Xonotic (a fork of the original Nexuiz) has a brand new release available with tons of improvements.

Proton Experimental sees fixes for Persona 4 Golden, Final Fantasy XIV, Black Ops II

By Liam Dawe,
Valve put out a new upgrade for Proton Experimental on June 30th which brings some nice looking fixes to Linux desktops and Steam Deck.

CorsixTH the modern game engine for Theme Hospital v0.66 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
CorsixTH is the absolute best way to play the classic Theme Hospital on any modern system and version 0.66 is now out.

Pokete is a Pokemon-like game for your terminal

By Liam Dawe,
Fancy catching some creatures? How about directly in your terminal window? Pokete is a free and open source Pokemon-like.

Proton Experimental gets Paladins working on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a fresh upgrade for Proton Experimental on June 22nd which brings even more game compatibility to Linux desktops and Steam Deck.

AMD publishes the source code for FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 (FSR 2)

By Liam Dawe,
As they promised they would, AMD has now officially published the source code for FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 (FSR 2) under an open source license.

Westwood classic RPG 'Nox' lives on with the OpenNox game engine

By Liam Dawe,
Westwood Studios made quite a lot of games like Dune II and the Command & Conquer series but they also made an RPG called Nox, that now lives on with the OpenNox game engine.

Proton and Wine updater ProtonUp-Qt now shows anti-cheat status

By Liam Dawe,
Another update to the free and open source app ProtonUp-Qt giving you a proper user interface for downloading GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda, Wine-GE and others for Steam Deck and Linux.

Microsoft chucks GNOME $10,000 from their FOSS Fund

By Liam Dawe,
Everyone knows that Microsoft absolutely loves Linux right? Well, that's debatable but hey they did just reach down the back of the sofa and chuck GNOME some cash.

Heroes of Might and Magic II reimplementation gets big audio improvements and AI speedup

By Liam Dawe,
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine reimplementation, fheroes2, has another great new release out continuing to be the absolute best way to play this classic on modern platforms.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 7.11 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
The Windows compatibility layer that allows you to run various applications and games on Linux (and forms part of Steam Play Proton) has a new development release out with Wine 7.11.

LightSpeed Studios (Tencent) joins the Open 3D Foundation

By Liam Dawe,
LightSpeed Studios, owned by Tencent, has joined up with the Open 3D Foundation who oversee the Open 3D Engine (O3DE).

Heroic Games Launcher has a bug fix release AND a huge new overhaul Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Two goodies for fans of the open source Heroic Games Launcher today. Those sticking with the stable release get some fixes, and those who want some fun can try out a huge new Beta.

Wine manager Bottles gets a bit of a makeover

By Liam Dawe,
Bottles, the fantastic and fast-moving free and open source application for managing the Wine compatibility layer has a new release out with a new code-name and a refreshed look.

Proton 7.0-3 is out further improving compatibility on Steam Deck and Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Proton 7.0-3 is the latest stable version of the compatibility layer, that allows you to run Windows games on Steam Deck and Linux and it's out now. Here's what's new.

Proton Experimental updated for June 14th, more video playback and bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Another smaller update is now available for Proton Experimental, the special version of Proton that has all the latest fixes first for you to try.

KDE Plasma 5.25 is out now, here's some of what's new

By Liam Dawe,
Ready to get the latest and greatest from the KDE team? The awesome Plasma 5.25 release is officially out now.

Microphone noise suppression app NoiseTorch returns with a new release

By Liam Dawe,
NoiseTorch, a popular real-time microphone noise suppression app recently had a possible security issue but it's been reviewed thoroughly and it's back.

Here's how to get Steam Deck and Gamepad controls in Minecraft

By Liam Dawe,
Want to get a better Minecraft experience on Steam Deck or with Gamepads as a whole? Thanks to a new mod, it's easily possibly with the latest versions of Minecraft.
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