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ProtonUp-Qt v2.10.2 adds support for the WineZGUI launcher and old compatibility tools

By Liam Dawe, 29 Jul 2024

ProtonUp-Qt is such a useful tool for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming, giving you an easy all-in-one way to add different versions of GE-Proton and other tools to different launchers and a new version is out now with v2.10.2.

Fallout: London mod for Fallout 4 has released today on GOG

By Liam Dawe, 25 Jul 2024

Fallout: London, the hotly anticipated game-changing mod for Fallout 4 is now finally available via GOG, because it's simply too big for modding sites.

Open Source implementation of GOG Galaxy's Communication Service, Comet sees a first release

By Liam Dawe, 11 Jul 2024

While it still has plenty of work ahead of it, Comet is a very promising project to bring the full power of GOG Galaxy over to Linux without needing to run their client in Wine.

GOG and Humble Bundle team up for a strategy game bundle

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jun 2024

Looks like Humble Bundle may be branching out a bit more, with the Strate-GOG Game Bundle where you redeem them via GOG instead of Steam.

GOG revives the original Resident Evil, plus Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 on the way

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jun 2024

A nice little win for preserving the classics. GOG teamed up with Capcom to bring Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 to their store with a few improvements.

GOG Summer Sale 2024 is live with thousands of discounts

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jun 2024

Time for you to get some DRM freedom? GOG has launcher their Summer Sale 2024, and you know what to expect - absolutely loads of games are now discounted.

ENDLESS Legend, 100% Orange Juice and Dragon Age: Inquisition are free to keeps

By Liam Dawe, 17 May 2024

It's free game Friday! The sun is out shining so what a great day to sit inside and play some games to keep cool. Even cooler is that they're free to keep.

Lutris v0.5.17 brings critical bug fixes and a new way to run games with Proton

By Liam Dawe, 11 Apr 2024

The open source game manager Lutris has a new release out, with brings in some critical bug fixes along with some new features needing testing.

GE-Proton installer ProtonUp-Qt v2.9.2 released

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2024

ProtonUp-Qt is back for another update, remaining as one of the easiest ways to install extra compatibility tools on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux with version 2.9.2 out now.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.14.1 Hotfix #1 fixes Proton on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 8 Apr 2024

After the most recent main release of the Heroic Games Launcher, there was an issue people found where games using Proton on Linux / Steam Deck wouldn't run. This latest hotfix should solve it.

Wine 9.6 released with more Direct2D effects work, support for RSA OAEP padding in BCrypt

By Liam Dawe, 5 Apr 2024

Wine 9.6 is the latest development release out now for the Windows compatibility layer, making progress on getting as many apps and games working on Linux as possible.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.14 has GOG and Amazon fixes, category customization improvements

By Liam Dawe, 2 Apr 2024

The Heroic Games Launcher version 2.14.0 has been released and with it some category customisation improvements, to make them easier to work with. Along with fixes for their GOG and Amazon integrations and plenty more.

GE-Proton 9-2 released, ULWGL gets renamed to umu (Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher)

By Liam Dawe, 21 Mar 2024

Thomas "GloriousEggroll" Crider has released the latest GE-Proton 9-2 with a bunch of upgrades, plus some news about the Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher.

Playtron plan to launch PlaytronOS, a Linux-based system for gaming

By Liam Dawe, 18 Mar 2024

Playtron have teased their PlaytronOS, taking aim at the gaming space to compete with SteamOS with a Linux-powered system. Could be exciting times ahead.

God of War now DRM-freed with a GOG release and discount

By Liam Dawe, 12 Mar 2024

You can't keep Kratos shackled, as the excellent God of War is now available DRM-free on GOG and there's a nice discount to go with it too.

GE-Proton 9-1 brings a whole lot of fixes for Linux / Steam Deck gaming

By Liam Dawe, 9 Mar 2024

The first release of GE-Proton based on Wine 9.0 / Proton 9.0 is here with GE-Proton 9-1 bringing in a lot of fixes for various games and new games added to ULWGL (Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher).

Grab a free copy of FlatOut during the GOG Love at First Pixel sale

By Liam Dawe, 14 Feb 2024

GOG are running their own little Valentine's Day promotion with the Love at First Pixel sale, plus you can grab a free copy of FlatOut.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.13 brings GOG support improvements

By Liam Dawe, 12 Feb 2024

If you want to grab games from GOG on Linux and Steam Deck (or even macOS and Windows), there's some good news for you. The Heroic Games Launcher just released version 2.13 which brings with it their overhaul to GOG support.

Wine 9.2 brings Mono updates, system tray fixes and more

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2024

Another development release of the Windows compatibility layer is here with Wine 9.2, bringing with it some new features and fixes so here's what's changed.