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Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now

By Liam Dawe,
DOSBox Pure Unleashed is a standalone fork of the classic DOSBox to run DOS games on modern systems, based on the libretro core.

GE-Proton 10-21 brings fixes for Blue Protocol, Black Desert, Battle.net, Ubisoft Connect

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like we'll be able to play Blue Protocol: Star Resonance again, with the release of GE-Proton 10-21 out now with some essential fixes.

Nexus Mods app adds new context menus, Stardew Valley FOMOD support, and work towards Bethesda games

By Liam Dawe,
I'm getting more excited about the open source cross-platform Nexus Mods app, especially as we're getting closer to Bethesda games support.

Wine 10.17 brings a Mono upgrade, better ANSI ODBC driver support, OpenGL changes and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine is out, with Wine 10.17 bringing lots of changes.

Proton Experimental brings fixes for Assassin's Creed Shadows, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition and more

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh batch of fixes for Proton Experimental to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS + Steam Deck arrived October 17th so here's all that's new.

Mesa 25.2.5 released with major bug fix for Intel graphics on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa 25.2.5 would normally be just another small point-release bug fix, but in this case it's a little extra special for Intel GPU owners on Linux.

Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom

By Liam Dawe,
Drama in open source land, as a major conflict has caused many developers to leave GZDoom behind to fork it into UZDoom.

KDE's 29th anniversary is here and they need your funding

By Liam Dawe,
KDE, the free software community that develops the likes of the KDE Plasma desktop, has turned 29 years old and they're doing a fresh fund-raiser.

NVIDIA DLSS support in progress for NVK, the open source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs

By Liam Dawe,
This is pretty big and exciting, the open source NVK driver for NVIDIA GPUs is on a path towards getting NVIDIA DLSS support.

LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) released

By Liam Dawe,
LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) is out now as the latest from the Mint team based directly on Debian instead of Ubuntu.

GE-Proton 10-18 brings fixes for Wayland, Company of Heroes 2 & 3, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
A fresh batch of fixes have landed for running Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck with GE-Proton 10-18 now available.

Proton 10.0-3 release candidate live for testing better Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released a new release candidate build for the Windows compatibility layer Proton, with Proton 10.0-3 available for users to test.

Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Canonical today launched the Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' release, bringing with it many advancements across the Linux desktop.

Proton Experimental brings fixes for The Quarry, For Honor, God of War: Ragnarok and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just updated Proton Experimental for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck with the October 7th update bringing fixes for various games.

CoolerControl v3.0.0 brings new advanced features for managing hardware on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Need help managing various different cooling devices on Linux? CoolerControl v3.0.0 has landed bringing some advanced features and work towards the future.

Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.14 brings an improved minimap, particle improvements and UI tweaks

By Liam Dawe,
Luanti (formerly Minetest) has a fresh small release out with v5.14 bringing a couple of gameplay tweaks and various other improvements.

Wine 10.16 released with fast synchronization support using NTSync

By Liam Dawe,
At the weekend Wine 10.16 was released finally answering all the questions on when NTSync will land - well it's here now.

Proton Hotfix updated to improve FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles released on September 30th and while it's Steam Deck Verified, it had some troubles on Desktop Linux.

The Elder Scrolls: Arena game engine remake OpenTESArena adds Vulkan support

By Liam Dawe,
While OpenTESArena is still a work in progress to bring The Elder Scrolls: Arena up to modern standards, it's looking even better with the 0.17.0 update.

How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
OpenMW is the best way to play Morrowind on modern systems, so here's your full guide to getting it installed on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.
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