The Wine 11.14 development release is officially out now bringing with it an assortment of new features to improve Windows apps / games on other platforms.

GE-Proton 11-3 (and 11-2 just before) is a huge release for the popular compatibility layer for SteamOS / Linux.

Account switching is still not great on Steam but it seems Valve are aware and have started making some tweaks to make it a smoother experience.

From publisher New Blood Interactive, the wonderful retro crime noir FPS 'Fallen Aces' has episode 2 out now.

Valve don't seem to be able to catch a break with their hardware releases - as Qualcomm reportedly plan to raise prices a lot.

For those of you who want to do some emulation on the Steam Machine, EmuDeck is likely a good option and it should work better now.

With Minecraft: Java Edition getting a big rendering upgrade with Vulkan, it was time for the system requirements to get adjusted.

I've grown to love a few idle incremental games recently and started discovering more - like Swarmslam, which has a fun idea about smashing through planets.

Skate 3 Recomp 2.0 brings the classic Xbox 360 version of Skate 3 to modern platforms, and now with a modern renderer using Vulkan (or Direct3D on Windows).

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is the first major expansion for the open-world shooter, with a release date now set for August 20th.

Some big names are coming together to form the Open Secure AI Alliance, with a plan to share open tools that promote responsible use of and trust in AI.

007 First Light recently had Denuvo DRM removed, and it's now fully Steam Deck / Steam Machine Verified.

If you're a fan of point and click adventures, Allogloom needs to be not just on your radar but right at the top of your wishlist too.

An app I haven't covered he before is Mission Center - giving you a tidy interface to monitor CPU, Memory, Disk, Network and GPU and more.

Valve pushed out a brand new update for Proton Experimental on July 28th - making more Windows games run well on SteamOS / Linux systems.

We still don't know when the Steam Frame from Valve will arrive, but we do know the list of games ready for it continues to build up and there's now over 40.

GOG previously said they planned to look closer at Linux, and that it was the next major frontier - and they're now working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux.

Not only do we have an update for Proton Experimental with plenty of improvements, but Valve also gave Proton 10 and Proton 11 updates too.

Love a good RPG and DRM-free? Head over to GOG as they've added some STAR OCEAN titles to their catalogue today along with a sale.

A fair amount of people don't quite understand how the Steam Machine reservation and waitlist works - so Valve reminded people no one is skipping the line.

Double Fine have announced that 23 members of their team have been let go, as they need to cut down on expenses to keep the studio alive.