Proton 8.0-2 has been released

 Valve has just published Proton 8.0-2 as the newest version of this Wine-based software that powers Steam Play for running Windows games on Linux. 

Note: Proton 8.0 requires a GPU that supports Vulkan 1.3.

• Fixed Baldur's Gate 3 getting stuck on a black screen in Vulkan mode.
• Fixed Divinity: Original Sin: Enhanced Edition and Divinity Original Sin II: Definitive Edition crashing on launch.
• Fixed Path of Exile crashing.
• Fixed memory leak in Trackmania and Ubisoft Connect overlay.
• Improved Elden Ring compatibility compared to Proton 8.0-1. It can still be finicky.
• Fixed Red Dead Redemption 2 and other games not starting after switching from Proton Experimental to stable.
• Added a temporary workaround for EA Launcher crashing. Steam Deck's on-screen keyboard may not pop up automatically while using it.

Link to source code

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Wine development release 8.7 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

The Wine development release 8.7 is now available.

What's new in this release:

• DXBC shader parsing delegated to vkd3d.
• More spool file improvements in the PostScript driver.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 8.7 (total 17):

 - #9932   Listview highlight issues when drag&drop enabled
 - #23647  Street Fighter 4 Benchmark: Flickering screen with parallel rendering enabled
 - #32089  Window resize enters endless cycle
 - #32958  ReVolt 1207: Crashes when trying to play Stunt Arena
 - #33487  Davar bible software not working
 - #43672  Airscout program 1.2.0.5 does not load under wine 2.0.2
 - #50249  Shapes On A Plane crashes on start
 - #51625  Unravel fails to load
 - #52322  wineserver memory leak during HTTPs download (Genshin Impact Launcher, Qt5)
 - #54424  user32:edit - test_dbcs_WM_CHAR() fails on Windows in mixed locales
 - #54464  Multiple games crash on launch (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice GOTY, Dark Souls III)
 - #54799  wininet:internet - test_InternetGetConnectedStateExA() fails in the Japanese and Chinese locales in Wine
 - #54808  Access violation in ntdll when running Adolix Split and Merge PDF with .NET Framework installed
 - #54815  wininet:internet - test_InternetErrorDlg() fails on Windows 10 1607
 - #54844  Existing prefixes keep resetting to Win10 when wine is updated
 - #54856  Final Fantasy XI Online: Opening movie doesn't play (redux part II).
 - #54882  Conemu fails to start (cannot attach to process)

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 The Bundle Hunt 2023 Summer macOS Bundle featuring 45 macOS, Windows and Design Tools is now live.

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Lutris 0.5.13-beta2 has been released

 Lutris helps you install and play video games from all eras and from most gaming systems. By leveraging and combining existing emulators, engine re-implementations and compatibility layers, it gives you a central interface to launch all your games.

The client can connect with existing services like Humble Bundle, GOG and Steam to make your game libraries easily available. Game downloads and installations are automated and can be modified through user made scripts.

Changelog:

2nd beta release for 0.5.13

• Add support for Proton
• Add drag and drop on the main window. Dropped files will be matched
  No-Intro, Redump and TOSEC checksums.
• Add support for ModDB links in installers (moddb python module required)
• Added "Missing" sidebar option for games whose directory is missing
• Re-style the configuration, preferences, installer and add-games windows
• Group configuration options into sections
• Added checkbox to stop asking for the launch config for a game
• Added checkbox to sort installed games first
• Support for launch-configs in shortcuts and the command line
• Show platform badges on banners and cover-art
• Installing games from setup files can now use different presets (Win98, 3DFX, ...)
• Add filter field to runner list
• Show game count in search bar
• Workaround Humble Bundle authentication issues by allowing importing
  cookies from Firefox
• Add Itch.io integration
• Add Battle.net integration (protobuf dependency required)
• Improve detection of DOSBox games on GOG
• Added "Unspecified" Vulkan ICD option
• Removed ResidualVM (now merged into ScummVM)
• Detect obsolete Vulkan drivers, warn and default to DXVK 1.x for them
• Improved High-DPI support for custom media
• Performance improvements

 Download this version of Lutris from here.

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