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Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Heroic Games Launcher remains as one of the best ways to play games from GOG, Epic and Amazon on SteamOS / Linux and Steam Deck with a new version out now.

GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton 10-29 has arrived to bring more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux with a bunch of fixes and improvements throughout.
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Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
We're seeing excitement build up from the Vulkan API release 1.4.340, with a new extension that should eventually improve DirectX performance on Linux.

Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame

By Liam Dawe,
With the upcoming new Steam Frame hardware from Valve, they want to get as many games as possible running - and there's multiple ways for developers to do it.

D7VK version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too

By Liam Dawe,
Entering the land of what the developer calls diminishing returns, D7VK version 1.2 has rolled out delivering a bunch of Direct3D 6 improvements.

D7VK v1.1 is out with experimental Direct3D 6 support via Vulkan for Windows games on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The D7VK project for providing Direct3D 7 support on Linux with Wine / Proton has expanded in the version 1.1 release to add experimental Direct3D 6 support.

GE-Proton 10-28 brings fixes for Duet Night Abyss, World of Tanks, games with spatial audio and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another fresh release of the community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton, bringing fixes for some popular games and an issue with spatial audio.

GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks

By Liam Dawe,
The popular community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton version 10-27 is out now with the usual assortment of game fixes and other improvements.

Mesa 25.3.2 brings more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
The Mesa team have released Mesa 25.3.2 as the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable branch of open source Linux graphics drivers.

Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7 on Linux, D7VK has a 1.0 release out now

By Liam Dawe,
Bringing more classic gaming goodies with the Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7, D7VK 1.0 is out now for Linux.

Valve have been funding FEX to get x86 games on Arm Linux

By Liam Dawe,
It turns out that not only are Valve using the open source FEX for the Steam Frame but they have been funding FEX since the beginning of it.

Igalia detail their open source work for Valve's Steam Frame and Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
One of the great things about Valve's hardware is that it's not locked down, and they put a lot of money into open source for SteamOS (Linux).

VKD3D-Proton 3.0 brings FSR4 support, shader backend rewrite, lots of bug fixes and performance upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
VKD3D-Proton is one of the secret ingredients for Proton to make so many Windows games work well on Linux / SteamOS with a new 3.0 release out now.

Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released Proton 10.0-3, the latest main stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS machines like Steam Deck.

D7VK brings Direct3D 7 to Linux using Vulkan based on DXVK

By Liam Dawe,
We've have DXVK and VKD3D-Proton for various versions of Direct3D on Linux, but now it seems we're also getting Direct3D 7 as well.

GE-Proton 10-25 brings fixes for Nioh 2, WoW, Rockstar Launcher and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another smaller bug fix release arrived with GE-Proton 10-25 to run more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Here's all you need to know.

GE-Proton 10-24 brings fixes for Space Engineers, Blade & Soul NEO

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go again, yet another hotfix release for the GE-Proton compatibility layer for running more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

GE-Proton 10-22 released with a fix for game launchers, Persona 5 Strikers and Richard Burns Rally

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton 10-22 is out now to further enhance running Windows games on Linux + SteamOS / Steam Deck, here's what's been changed and improved.

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.

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.
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