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

Liam Dawe — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:51:35 +0000

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

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Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 arrives bringing masses of improvements to Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:35:33 +0000

Wine is a compatibility layer for running Windows apps and games on Linux, a major part of Valve's Proton and now Wine 11 is finally here.

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

Liam Dawe — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:24:19 +0000

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.

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

Liam Dawe — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:18:07 +0000

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

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Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 gets a first Release Candidate

Liam Dawe — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:31:06 +0000

We're on the road to the release of Wine 11 early next year with the first Release Candidate now available for the Windows compatibility layer.

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Four Total War classics join GOG in their Preservation Program with more on the way

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:45:21 +0000

GOG have announced today that as part of the 25th anniversary of the series, four classic Total War games are now on GOG in their Preservation Program.

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Epic and Steam banned it but HORSES is out now on other stores

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:23:11 +0000

From Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione, HORSES has proven to be a highly controversial title with both Epic Games and Steam banning its release.

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Fedora Linux 44 will get improved NTSYNC enabling for Proton / Wine

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:10:40 +0000

NTSYNC has been available in the Linux kernel for a while, but it's taking distributions a while to actually use it - Fedora Linux 44 will make it easier.

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Wine 10.20 released with upgraded vkd3d

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:32:11 +0000

The Windows compatibility layer Wine version 10.20 was released over the weekend, here's all the highlights from it.

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Hytale arrives in Early Access in January 2026 after being revived

Liam Dawe — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:52:47 +0000

After being cancelled by Riot Games and revived as an indie game again, Hytale is now set for an Early Access launch in January 2026.

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Cold Fear, I Am Alive and more arrive in the GOG Preservation Program along with a Black Friday sale

Liam Dawe — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:32:46 +0000

For those that prefer the DRM-free store GOG, they've expanded again with new enhanced releases of Cold Fear and I Am Alive along with a Black Friday sale.

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The huge fan-made TimeSplitters Rewind is out now in Early Access

Liam Dawe — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:14:14 +0000

It's splitting time? TimeSplitters Rewind has released for free and it should work just fine on Linux / SteamOS thanks to Proton.

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Hytale has been saved as Hypixel acquired it from Riot Games

Liam Dawe — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:08:34 +0000

For anyone interested in the ongoing saga of Hytale, the good news is that the game has been saved, with Hytale Studios acquiring it from Riot Games.

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Wine 10.19 released as we head towards Wine 11

Liam Dawe — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:26:57 +0000

The development release Wine 10.19 is out now for the compatibility layer that powers Valve's Proton, here's all that's new and improved.

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You can grab a free copy of Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:20:45 +0000

Need a free game ready for the weekend? How about Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft? Well you can claim it free to keeps right now.

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Sentry gets improved crash reporting for games running via Proton / Wine on SteamOS / Linux

Liam Dawe — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:35:55 +0000

Sentry is a toolkit for game devs to monitor errors, performance and more and now it should work a lot better on Linux / SteamOS with Wine / Proton.

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D7VK brings Direct3D 7 to Linux using Vulkan based on DXVK

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:17:47 +0000

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.

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CodeWeavers launch a new CrossOver Preview adding Linux ARM64 support

Liam Dawe — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:51:45 +0000

Gaming on Linux with ARM64 is about to get more interesting, with the team at CodeWeavers announcing a new CrossOver Preview.

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Wine 10.18 brings OpenGL memory mapping using Vulkan in WoW64 mode

Liam Dawe — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:05:57 +0000

Bringing many improvements to running Windows apps and games on Linux, Wine version 10.18 has arrived as we close in on the Wine 11 release.

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Resident Evil HD REMASTER and Resident Evil 0 now on GOG and in the Preservation Program

Liam Dawe — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:25:56 +0000

The GOG Preservation Program expands once more and just in time for Halloween GOG now has Resident Evil HD REMASTER and Resident Evil 0.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is now on GOG

Liam Dawe — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:36:20 +0000

Another bigger release has arrived on GOG with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle now available for fans of the DRM-free store.

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

Liam Dawe — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 09:34:31 +0000

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

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1998 arcade-style aircraft racer Plane Crazy gets a Championship Edition upgrade

Liam Dawe — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:04:51 +0000

Originally released in 1998, Plane Crazy from Inner Workings returns with the newer Plane Crazy Championship Edition from ZOOM Platform.

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SILENT HILL f gets a DRM-free release on GOG

Liam Dawe — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:46:35 +0000

SILENT HILL f getting a DRM-free release on GOG was the final surprise for their 17th anniversary celebration.

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System Shock 2 (1999) is getting delisted and bundled with the 25th Anniversary Remaster

Liam Dawe — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:39:53 +0000

Nightdive Studios / Atari have announced that the classic System Shock 2 (1999) is getting delisted from stores on October 10th.

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Crysis Remastered Trilogy gets a GOG release with the original Crysis now in the GOG Preservation Program

Liam Dawe — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:43:30 +0000

GOG have once again expanded their store with the release of the Crysis Remastered Trilogy, along with their promise of keeping the original Crysis working.

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Wine 10.16 released with fast synchronization support using NTSync

Liam Dawe — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:54:22 +0000

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

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Fallout: London mod gets a huge upgrade with "Rabbit & Pork"

Liam Dawe — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:09:48 +0000

Team FOLON today announced the huge Rabbit & Pork update for the popular Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London. It expands the game in some massive ways.

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Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy now available on GOG

Liam Dawe — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:27:27 +0000

As part of the ongoing 17th anniversary celebration over on GOG.com, they've announced the release of the Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy.

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Wine 10.15 released bringing Unicode 17 and some initial NTSYNC work

Liam Dawe — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:40:50 +0000

Wine 10.15 has rolled out as the latest development release on the Windows compatibility layer towards eventually the Wine 11 release next year.

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The new cross-platform Nexus Mods app begins work to support Skyrim Special Edition

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:18:59 +0000

While it's incredibly early, the Nexus Mods app team have confirmed work has begun to support Skyrim, the most requested game for it.

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Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra enters the GOG Preservation Program

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:14:28 +0000

More classics are being kept alive for modern platforms, with GOG putting Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra into their Preservation Program.

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The Crew Unlimited will revive The Crew from Ubisoft with a custom server emulator

Liam Dawe — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:05:57 +0000

Doing what Ubisoft don't want to do, the community is reviving the classic racing game The Crew with The Crew Unlimited (TCU) project that's releasing soon.

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GOG expand one-click mod offerings with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly, RealRTCW, Belzebub (Diablo) and more

Liam Dawe — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:14:22 +0000

GOG just announced an expansion of their popular one-click mod program with a bunch of new big mods available including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly.

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Wine 10.14 brings updates for vkd3d and Mono plus more fixes

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:45:17 +0000

The Windows compatibility layer Wine, which is what Valve's Proton is built from, has development version 10.14 out now.

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DXVK 2.7.1 brings performance improvements for some Direct3D 9 games on Linux

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:35:21 +0000

DXVK is a Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to run Windows games on Linux with Wine / Proton.

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Bottles devs give more info on their funding from NLnet

Liam Dawe — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:46:20 +0000

Recently the Bottles team announced they've been granted funding by NLnet NGI Zero Commons and now they've given more detail on what it means.

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Wine 10.13 released with improvements for WoW64, BCrypt and more

Liam Dawe — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:59:45 +0000

After a delay due to the release manager travelling, the Wine 10.13 release is officially out now for the Windows compatibility layer.

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Bottles app for running Windows apps / games on Linux gets NGI Zero Commons funding

Liam Dawe — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:41:05 +0000

The NLnet Foundation revealed more projects receiving funding from NGI Zero Commons, which includes the popular Bottles app for running Windows apps on Linux.

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After being banned for sale VILE: Exhumed has released for free

Liam Dawe — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:35:30 +0000

It was going to release on Steam but it was removed and banned for sale, now VILE: Exhumed is back as a free game to fight back against censorship.

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Heroic Games Launcher 2.18 adds GE-Proton prioritisation, improved UI navigation and new analytics

Liam Dawe — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:07:29 +0000

A smaller update to the Heroic Games Launcher for running games from Epic, GOG and Amazon on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck arrived with v2.18.0.

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Wine 10.12 brings EGL backend in the X11 driver, support for Bluetooth Low Energy services

Liam Dawe — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 08:39:15 +0000

Wine 10.12 is out now as the latest development release towards Wine 11, bringing new features and bug fixes for running Windows apps / games on Linux.

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Wine 10.11 brings work towards NTSYNC support

Liam Dawe — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:59:02 +0000

The Wine 10.11 development release is out now for this Windows compatibility layer to run apps and games on Linux systems.

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Wine 10.10 brings more Media Foundation work, Mono and Unicode updates

Liam Dawe — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:04:13 +0000

Wine 10.10 is the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer, which is a big part of Valve's Proton.

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Wine 10.9 brings EGL support for all graphics drivers and updated vkd3d

Liam Dawe — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:20:53 +0000

The Wine 10.9 development release is out now for the Windows compatibility layer, bringing new features and bug fixes.

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Multiple Warhammer games enter the GOG Preservation Program, and some games now exclusive to GOG

Liam Dawe — Fri, 23 May 2025 09:01:38 +0000

GOG have announced another expansion of the GOG Preservation Program, their promise to keep games updated and refreshed for modern systems with multiple Warhammer titles now included.

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War are getting remasters

Liam Dawe — Fri, 23 May 2025 08:57:59 +0000

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition have been announced, refreshing two popular games bringing many enhancements to both.

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Wine 10.8 released with user handles in shared memory for better performance

Liam Dawe — Sat, 17 May 2025 11:19:26 +0000

The Wine 10.8 development release is out now for the Windows compatibility layer bringing with it various bug fixes, along with user handles in shared memory for better performance.

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SILENT HILL 2 remake gets a surprise GOG release

Liam Dawe — Thu, 08 May 2025 08:33:40 +0000

Out of nowhere GOG added the SILENT HILL 2 remake from Bloober Team SA and KONAMI, so now more people get to play this highly rated horror DRM-free.

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Wine 10.7 released with an interesting loading time performance improvement

Liam Dawe — Sat, 03 May 2025 10:51:02 +0000

The Wine 10.7 development release is out now, and in the highlights they noted an interesting sounding performance improvement for select games.

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