Wine Reviews

Wine stable release 11.0.0 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

2026-01-14T17:31:00.002+08:00

The Wine team is proud to announce that the stable release Wine 11.0 is now available.

This release represents a year of development effort, around 6,300 individual changes, and more than 600 bug fixes. It contains a large number of improvements that are listed below. The main highlights are the NTSYNC support and the completion of the new WoW64 architecture.

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

Link to full change log

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CodeWeavers CrossOver 25.1.1 review

2026-01-05T22:14:00.000+08:00

CodeWeavers' CrossOver 25 update adds support for many more games on Mac, including support for games acquired from GOG Galaxy and the Epic Games Store.

As a tool for enabling Windows games to run on Mac, CrossOver has been an invaluable item for opening up Mac gaming. With the release of CrossOver 25, that support is being expanded thanks to a bunch of new features.

Explained in a company blog post, the changes includes Wine 10.0, which has over 5,000 changes affecting many applications that are compatible with it. The update also includes Wine Mono 9.4.0, vkd3d 1.14, MoltenVK 1.2.10, and D3DMetal 2.1.

The D3DMetal 2.1 element alone introduces improved performance for the major Rockstar gaming title Red Dead Redemption 2, as well as support for The Last of Us: Part 1. It also enhances performance for other DirectX 11 games.

The addition of DXMT, a Metal-based implementation of D3D11 on macOS gives another option for running DirectX 11 titles. CodeWeavers claims that, in testing, DXMT showed good performance improvements for people using lower-specification Macs.

Platforms and tinkering

The release is going to be useful for gamers who use the Steam storefront. The latest edition now starts up Steam "significantly faster" so players can get into games quicker.

CrossOver 25 change Log :

25.1.1 CrossOver - September 15, 2025

• Bug fixes for macOS:

• Fix for Intel Tahoe.

25.1.0 CrossOver - August 12, 2025

• Bug fixes for macOS:

• Fix for Ubisoft issue.
• Fix for EA app issue.
• Fix for Wired Xbox One controllers.
• Fix for 8bit Pro controllers.
• Fix for other controller issues.
• Fix for Steam downloads with msync enabled.
• Fix for general steam connection issues.

• Bug fixes for Linux:

• Fix for Office 365 Outlook login.
• Fix for Office 2016 crashing.

25.0.1 CrossOver - April 23, 2025

• Bug fixes for all platforms:

• Fix for Guild Wars 2 crash.

• Bug fixes for macOS:

• Fix for latest EA App update.
• Fix for doubled input.

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2024-05-14T10:27:00.009+08:00

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CrossOver 24.0.2 released for macOS and Linux

2024-05-09T09:16:00.001+08:00

CodeWeavers recently released CrossOver 24.0.2 for Mac and Linux. Here are the changes sense CrossOver 24.0.0 was released.

CrossOver Changelog :

24.0.2 CrossOver - April 29, 2024
Bug fix for Linux: Fix for password prompt on ChromeOS.

24.0.1 CrossOver - March 21, 2024
Bug fixes for macOS:
Fix for latest Diablo IV update.
Add support for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered.

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Bundlehunt 2024 Superstar Software Bundle

2024-05-05T21:39:00.002+08:00

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CrossOver 24 for Mac and Linux has been released

2024-02-23T02:15:00.002+08:00

Codeweavers released CrossOver 24 for Mac and Linux today.

Changelog :

24.0.0 CrossOver - February 22, 2024

Core Technology Improvements:

CrossOver 24 includes Wine 9.0, with over 7,000 improvements and benefits to many popular applications.

Update to Wine Mono 8.1.

Update to vkd3d 1.10.

Various UI enhancements.

macOS:

Fixes for many games, including Horizon Zero Dawn, Anno 1800, Planet Zoo, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.

Update to MoltenVK 1.2.5.

Linux:

New Office 365 installers work.

Fix for PowerPoint 2016/365 crashes.

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New Year macOS & Windows Bundle is live

2024-02-05T14:07:00.002+08:00

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The BundleHunt 2023 Black Friday Bundle is now live

2023-11-14T22:23:00.000+08:00

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CodeWeavers CrossOver 23.6 for macOS Linux and ChromeOS has been released

2023-11-14T17:51:00.001+08:00

Hi folks,

I’m thrilled to announce that CodeWeavers has released CrossOver 23.6 for macOS, Linux and ChromeOS!

Change Log :

23.6.0 CrossOver - October 18, 2023

    macOS:
        Support for Counter-Strike 2 and Warframe.
        Printing now works on macOS Sonoma.
    Bug fixes for all platforms:
        Quicken no longer crashes after the latest update.

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Wine development release 8.20 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

2023-11-10T17:12:00.033+08:00

The Wine development release 8.20 is now available.

What's new in this release:

More DirectMusic implementation.
Protocol associations exported to the Unix desktop.
Code cleanups in preparation for code freeze.
Various bug fixes.

Bugs fixed in 8.20 (total 20):

- #22904 Register URL protocol handlers under Linux
- #52716 Sending key stroke (using [System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait) fails (seems to go into a loop?)
- #53213 d3d10core:d3d10core & d3d11:d3d11 - test_texture() fails in the TestBot VMs
- #53217 d3d10core:d3d10core & d3d11:d3d11 - test_cube_maps() crashes on gitlab-debian-32
- #53218 d3d10core:d3d10core & d3d11:d3d11 - test_uint_shader_instructions() fails on llvmpipe
- #54399 d3d11:d3d11 - test_vertex_formats() fails on Windows 11 + AMD
- #54519 d3d9:visual - test_mipmap_upload() fails on AMD and Nvidia GPUs
- #54780 UndertaleModTool display regression since wine-staging 8.4
- #55316 d3d10core:d3d10core & d3d11:d3d11 fail systematically on w11pro64-amd
- #55608 NAM won't open on new update
- #55679 warframe doesn't start in experimental wow64 mode
- #55715 Folio Views 4 crashes when storing a changed file
- #55742 wine crashes when launching Captvty V3
- #55782 System.Windows.Forms expects CreateActCtx() to succeed with truncated ACTCTX structure
- #55789 Spectralayers 9 Pro crashes on audio playback
- #55797 Max Payne (2001) has no sound
- #55838 wget.exe fails to download anything (regression)
- #55839 NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject fails with STATUS_OBJECT_TYPE_MISMATCH
- #55842 Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete (GOG.com) crashes while starting a new game from the menu
- #55856 cygwin hangs during installation at libzstd1-1.5.5-1

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Wine development release 8.19 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

2023-10-29T17:07:00.015+08:00

The Wine development release 8.19 is now available.

What's new in this release:

Mono engine updated to version 8.1.0.
More DirectMusic implementation.
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 8.19 (total 44):

- #8174 Ares P2P 2.x embedded media player fails to play .mpg files
- #9027 No sound for rise of nations - all versions
- #23489 Buccaneer: quits silently when entering the Tavern
- #32395 Neverwinter Nights 2 : Broken sky with anti-aliasing turned on
- #32896 Serious Sam: The Random Encounter has no sound
- #34751 Aura: Fate of the Ages: sounds aren't played, but music works fine
- #43372 valgrind shows a definite leak in dlls/d3dx9_36/tests/texture.c
- #45072 Enabling csmt causes 100% CPU use in MikuMikuDance
- #45135 Black Rockman Shooter has no sound
- #45144 GED Keeper 2 (.NET 2.x based genealogical database app) fails to run with Wine-Mono
- #45893 Midtown Madness: Extremely Slow with csmt on
- #47767 Airport Mania First Flight - Very long loading times and awful performance
- #49731 Shtriga: Summer Camp freezes with a black screen (PE-build only)
- #49804 Multiple WPF 4.5+ .NET applications fail to run with Wine-Mono due to missing support of Ribbon control 'System.Windows.Controls.Ribbon' (OpenGL Extensions Viewer 6.1.2, CapFrameX v1.6.0)
- #52014 Memento Mori freezes on launch
- #52396 Stack overflows when running any 64-bit .Net 6 (.Net Core) program
- #53264 mmdevapi:capture - test_audioclient() fails systematically on Windows 10 1909+
- #54704 Black screen with Dungeon Keeper 2 and Wine v8.4
- #55223 d3dx10_34:d3dx10, d3dx10_35:d3dx10, d3dx10_39:d3dx10 & d3dx10_42:d3dx10 sometimes fail on w11pro64-amd
- #55228 kernel32:loader - test_ResolveDelayLoadedAPI() fails on Windows 10+
- #55267 gdi32:font - The 64-bit test_RealizationInfo() gets invalid parameter errors on Windows 8+
- #55269 ntdll:info - The 32-bit test_query_process_debug_port() gets a bad len on Windows 8 64-bit
- #55555 secur32:secur32 - test_ticket_cache() crashes when Kerberos support is missing
- #55560 The 64-bit dbghelp:dbghelp times out in Wine
- #55577 advapi32:registry - The 64-bit test_performance_keys() sometimes crashes on Windows 10
- #55580 The 32-bit uiautomationcore:uiautomation sometimes times out in Wine
- #55605 winmm:mci sometimes gets an assertion in GitLab CI's Wine tests
- #55650 dbghelp:dbghelp fails on macOS
- #55654 Multiple Direct3D 8/9 applications have increased memory usage / run out of memory since Wine 8.14
- #55688 dmusic:dmusic - test_default_gm_collection() crashes on macOS
- #55718 Word 2007 is not able to print multiple copies of a page
- #55720 msxml3:domdoc - test_domnode() fails in Wine
- #55722 dmime:dmime - test_band_track_play() fails on macOS
- #55725 The 32-bit amstream:amstream gets an assert and times out on the GitLab CI
- #55744 psapi:psapi_main fails in Wine
- #55745 tasklist.exe:tasklist - test_filter() fails to list ntdll.dll in Wine
- #55746 wscript.exe:run - Dispatch_Invoke() gets wrong WScript.FullName in Wine
- #55771 uxtheme:system - test_ShouldSystemUseDarkMode() fails on Windows 7 to 10 1909
- #55772 uxtheme:system - test_EnableThemeDialogTexture() fails on Windows 7
- #55777 user32:win - test_GetWindowModuleFileName() sometimes unexpectedly gets a filename on Windows 7
- #55790 Unreal II The Awakening: general protection fault when loading a level
- #55792 Tron 2.0 crashes before the menu appears
- #55808 Catalan translation inserted twice in wine.desktop
- #55817 Myst V (GOG.com, demo): access violation when NPC begins to talk

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Wine development release 8.18 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

2023-10-13T17:03:00.018+08:00

The Wine development release 8.18 is now available.

What's new in this release:

Bundled FluidSynth library for DirectMusic.
More window management in the Wayland driver.
More effect support in Direct3D 10.
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 8.18 (total 44):

- #32574 Patrician 4 fails to start (Error in 'App::Initialize')
- #41645 Unreal Tournament 2004 crashes
- #43017 Unreal Tournament 2004/UT2004.exe crashes due to "intel_do_flush_locked failed: Cannot allocate memory"
- #43185 "Battle Bugs" game in unresponsive once game starts
- #44275 Shadow of Memories demo hangs at graphic setting screen
- #44276 Poor resolution change handling with Shadow of Memories demo
- #48905 Inner Chains Launches to Black Screen With Mouse Cursor
- #52641 Feeding Frenzy 2 crashes while loading
- #53276 comctl32:edit & user32:edit - test_paste() sometimes fails to access the clipboard on Windows
- #54069 ddraw:ddraw7 - test_texture_wrong_caps() sometimes fails on Windows 8+
- #54156 comctl32:edit & user32:edit - test_paste() sometimes gets an empty string on Windows
- #54420 preloader warning "failed to reserve range" macOS Ventura
- #54430 user32:menu - test_menu_input()'s test 0 sometimes fails on Windows 7
- #54441 windows.media.speech:speech - test_Recognition() sometimes gets unexpected recognizer state on Windows 10
- #54699 Motorola Ready For Assistant does not start, RoOriginateLanguageException in Windows.Networking
- #54744 explorerframe:taskbarlist - test_ITaskbarList() sometimes gets E_NOTIMPL on Windows
- #54783 cryptowinrt:crypto - test_Credentials_Statics() sometimes gets unexpectedly high refcount in Wine
- #54791 explorerframe:nstc - test_events() sometimes gets unexpected events on Windows 7
- #55108 xaudio2_8:xaudio2 fails on Windows 10+
- #55211 Print file not truncated before new print job is started with same target file
- #55236 scrrun:dictionary - The 64-bit test_hash_value() gets bad hashes on Windows
- #55241 The 64-bit winmm:capture & winmm:wave crash on Windows 8
- #55245 ntdll:om - The 32-bit test_all_kernel_objects() gets an access violation on the w8 VM
- #55272 The 64-bit ntdll:exception crashes on Windows 10 1607 & 1709
- #55273 ntdll:wow64 - The 64-bit test_cpu_area() gets bad offsets on Windows 10 1607 & 1709
- #55528 Vitis 2020.1 can't find its libraries (cmd.exe bug with nested one-line if statement that sets PATH)
- #55606 Finale 27 printing - incorrect linecap
- #55627 secur32:negotiate & secur32:ntlm crash from a NULL dereference on macOS
- #55631 ntdll:file - test_file_rename_information fails on Windows 10 1607 and older
- #55632 ntdll:file - test_file_link_information() fails on Windows 10 1709 and older
- #55634 Genshin Impact uses very long URLs
- #55648 ntdll:wow64 - test_peb_teb() crashes on macOS
- #55652 A FindResourceW() call prevents windows.applicationmodel:model from running on Windows 8
- #55656 user32:dialog - test_IsDialogMessage() fails in the hi-u8 and mx-MX locales on Windows
- #55658 msinfo32 fails to start on macOS / wow64 (was psapi:psapi_main - test_EnumProcessModules*() fails on macOS)
- #55670 Wordpad is no longer able to print multiple copies of a page
- #55674 64-bit wineserver/wine-preloader hangs on macOS 14.
- #55686 msvcr120:msvcr120 - test_StructuredTaskCollection() sometimes fails in Wine
- #55696 msvfw32:mciwnd - The 64-bit test_MCIWndCreate() crashes in Wine
- #55701 Sniper Elite 5 launcher opens Wine Internet Explorer instead of Options window
- #55708 cpython 3.12.0 fails to run on wine, needs unimplemented function propsys.dll.VariantToString
- #55713 mspaint.exe crashes with: Unhandled exception: unimplemented function propsys.dll.PropVariantToUInt32WithDefault
- #55732 kernel32:loader - The 64-bit test_import_resolution() fails in Wine
- #55733 ntdll:file - test_file_rename_information_ex() fails on Windows 10 1607 & 1709

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CodeWeavers CrossOver 23.5 for macOS Linux and ChromeOS has been released

2023-09-29T17:10:00.000+08:00

Hi folks,

I’m thrilled to announce that CodeWeavers has released CrossOver 23.5 for macOS, Linux and ChromeOS!

This release offers an alternate way to run DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games through CrossOver, using components from the Apple game porting toolkit. It can be enabled by toggling on “D3DMetal” in the right bottle sidebar.

We are happy to report that this new D3DMetal option improves quality, compatibility, and performance for many games on Macs with the M1 chip or later, including Elden Ring, Hogwarts Legacy, Cyberpunk 2077, Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, Mortal Kombat 1, Deep Rock Galactic, Satisfactory, Monster Hunter Rise, God of War and Batman Arkham Knight. Note that Elden Ring and Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon default to launching with Easy Anti-Cheat disabled.

The excitement does not stop there! We are also happy to report that Baldur’s Gate 3 is working out of the box, and we recommend enabling D3DMetal or DXVK for the best experience. Denuvo games are now playable, and this release also includes support for GStreamer for multimedia decoding.

CrossOver 23.5 is the first CrossOver release with support for macOS Sonoma with optimizations from thorough compatibility testing.

CrossOver 23.5 also boasts better compatibility for a variety of distros, including Debian 13, openSUSE Leap 15.1 and the upcoming Ubuntu 23.10 release.

Lastly CrossOver 23.5 includes a handful of fixes, including special characters not rendering in certain apps and components not loading with MetaTrader 4.

Change Log :

23.5.0 CrossOver - September 27, 2023

macOS:
- Support for translation layer from the game porting toolkit.
- New D3DMetal toggle.
- Support for macOS Sonoma.
- Baldur's Gate 3 runs on Ventura and Sonoma.
- Denuvo games run on Sonoma.
- GStreamer support.
Linux:
- Compatibility updates for Debian 13, openSUSE 15.1 and Ubuntu 23.10.

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Wine development release 8.17 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

2023-09-29T16:58:00.018+08:00

The Wine development release 8.17 is now available.

What's new in this release:

Bundled vkd3d upgraded to version 1.9.
Initial window management in the Wayland driver.
SoundFont support in DirectMusic.
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 8.17 (total 19):

- #34789 MeGUI: Wrong icon for file chooser
- #38823 Sumatra PDF 3.0: tabs don't work correctly
- #43137 The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion crashes after opening logo screens.
- #46483 Cemu 1.12.0 crashes on unimplemented function msvcp140.dll.?_Throw_C_error@std@@YAXH@Z
- #48969 RageMP crashes on unimplemented function msvcp140.dll.?_Throw_future_error@std@@YAXAEBVerror_code@1@@Z
- #51327 GdipCreateFont initializes font with ANSI_CHARSET
- #54588 iphlpapi:iphlpapi - test_GetExtendedTcpTable() sometimes fails because the buffer is too small in Wine
- #55001 ToneX by IK Multimedia needs unimplemented function msvcp140.dll.?_Throw_C_error@std@@YAXH@Z
- #55184 Dwarf Fortress (Steam) crashes on unimplemented function msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll.__std_acquire_shared_mutex_for_instance
- #55240 The 64-bit winmm:capture & winmm:wave get BADDEVICEID on Windows 10+
- #55486 Finale 27 printing mangled
- #55522 SoftEther VPN Server Manager
- #55529 Text in SRPG Studio games ends with a tofu/missing character glyph.
- #55587 quartz:vmr9 - test_changed3ddevice() crashes on Windows 8+
- #55592 Separable Subsurface Scattering needs 'mov' opcode support for fx_4_0 effect
- #55599 Metatrader 4 - not possible to add any indicator to a chart
- #55614 ReCore crashes on unimplemented function msvcp110.dll.?_Winerror_map@std@@YAPEBDH@Z
- #55635 mfreadwrite:mfplat - test_interfaces() crashes on Windows 7 & 8
- #55651 d3d10:effect - test_effect_fx_4_1_blend_state() fails on Windows 7+

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vkd3d 2.10 has been released with a ton of bug fixes

2023-09-20T22:14:00.001+08:00

This release rolls up a ton of bug fixes, game and driver workarounds, and other improvements.

Features

DirectStorage MetaCommands

We can now make use of NV_memory_decompression to implement
GPU accelerated GDeflate compression in DirectStorage.
This is demonstrated to work in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

We also worked around an NV driver bug when using the fallback GDeflate shader.
The fallback works on RADV.

Enhanced Barriers

NOTE: This isn't all that well tested because there are no games shipping with this yet to our knowledge.

Device generated commands for compute

With NV_device_generated_commands_compute we can efficiently implement
Starfield's use of ExecuteIndirect which hammers multi-dispatch COMPUTE + root parameter changes.
Previously, we would rely on a very slow workaround.

NOTE: This feature is currently only enabled on RADV due to driver issues.

Misc

Support Root Signature version 1.2
Implement Shader Model 6.7
- Includes all SM 6.7 features like AdvancedTextureOps, WaveOpsIncludeHelperLanes
- Caveat: Technically not Vulkan spec compliant implementation, but works fine on at least NV and RADV. Currently implemented as an opt-in option for now in case some game relies on it to work
Implement CreateSampler2
Expose inverted viewport / height feature
Implement RelaxedFormatCasting feature from Enhanced Barriers
Implement support for adjacency topologies
Support A8_UNORM format properly by using VK_KHR_maintenance5, allowing A8_UNORM UAVs to work correctly
Handle range checked index buffers correctly with VK_KHR_maintenance5

New extension use

VK_EXT_dynamic_rendering_unused_attachments
VK_KHR_maintenance5
VK_NV_device_generated_commands_compute

Performance

Batch acceleration structure builds. Massively improves build performance on at least RADV.
Massively improve ExecuteIndirect performance when using COMPUTE + root parameter changes when VK_NV_device_generated_commands_compute is enabled.

Fixes

Fix root signature creation from DXIL library target (DXR) blobs
Fix some dual source blending PSOs scenarios. Fixes Star Wars Battlefront II
Implement wave operations in pixel shaders more strictly according to D3D12 rules
Fix spurious hangs in Ashes of Singularity when using shared fences and wait-before-signal
Fix PSO caching bug in mesh shaders. Fixes mesh shaders in Unreal Engine 5
Fix udiv remainder in DXBC, which fixed some Xenia bugs
Fix query heap tracking bug that was exposed by NV Streamline
Various DXIL -> SPIR-V fixes as usual
Rewrote descriptor set layouts to be more robust against application bugs
- Motivated by Armored Core VI bug (see below)
- Native D3D12 drivers are also robust against these application bugs :(

Workarounds

Workaround bad ReBAR performance in Age of Wonders 4
Remove workaround for KHR_present_wait on NV 535+ drivers
Workaround Starfield memory corruption issue where it does not correctly query for 4 KiB alignment
Disable ReBAR usage on Halo Infinite to workaround very poor CPU performance
Workaround Street Fighter 6 bug causing spurious GPU hangs
- Also appears to have worked around GPU hangs in Resident Evil 2
Workaround Armored Core VI bug causing GPU hang on Balteus fight in chapter 1
Workaround "firefly" glitches in Resident Evil 4 caused by dubious min16float usage
Workaround "firefly" glitches in Monster Hunter Rise caused by dubious shader requiring particular precise math
Workaround Unreal Engine 5 breaking if mesh shaders are exposed, but not barycentrics
Workaround NV driver bug with TIMESTAMP query heaps that could cause spurious GPU hangs
Workaround broken CFG code generation in Xenia's DXBC emitter

Link to vkd3d source code

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CrossOver 23 Brings More Windows Apps and Games to Mac

2023-09-20T21:47:00.002+08:00

CrossOver is a popular compatibility layer for running Windows software on Mac, Linux, and Chromebooks, based on the open-source Wine project. The developers have been hard at work on a new version with improved DirectX 12 support and other changes, and now it's finally available as the CrossOver 23 update.

CodeWeavers, the company behind CrossOver, outlined a few of the most notable improvements in a blog post. The headline feature is initial support for DirectX 12, the Windows graphics API that is used in many modern games and 3D applications. The blog post explained, "Diablo II Resurrected and Diablo IV are currently running well on macOS Ventura, making them the first DirectX 12 games working on a released macOS version."

DirectX12 support has been possible on Wine and CrossOver for Linux thanks to the VKD3D project, which is primarily developed by Valve. That's the reason why many Windows games are now playable on the Steam Deck and other Linux platforms. However, macOS doesn't support the required Vulkan graphics library — Apple wants developers to use its own Metal graphics library instead. CodeWeavers pointed out the difficulty in translating DirectX instructions to Metal in a 2021 blog post, and nearly two years later, we're seeing that work pay off.

CrossOver 23 is based on Wine 8.01, which means all the changes and improvements from the last few Wine updates have been integrated (over 5,000 changes, according to CodeWeavers). It also adds initial support for geometry shaders and transform feedback, which "unlocks many games that previously suffered from missing graphics or black screens in-game." Some of the games that were previously broken and now work include Risk of Rain 2, TEKKEN 7, Octopath Traveler, Street Fighter V, Astroneer, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, and Trailmakers. The EA game launcher is also working, allowing games like The Sims 4, Titanfall 2, and Mass Effect Legendary Edition to be played.

CrossOver is paid software available through $74 per year subscription (so about $6.17/mo), which includes updates and bug fixes and email and phone support. If you don't renew, you lose access to dedicated support and updates, but CrossOver should continue to work until updates to macOS or the Windows software cause something to break. No one likes subscriptions, but at least you can install CrossOver on as many of your own computers as you want — take that, Adobe. There's also a lifetime purchase option for $494, which gives you access to updates and support for forever.

You can buy CrossOver from the company's website, and right now, there's a sale that drops the price to $56.98. As a warning, it's not yet fully compatible with the upcoming macOS 14 Sonoma update, but CodeWeavers will release a free update with the fixes once they're ready.

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The Epic macOS Fall 2023 Bundle has just been released

2023-09-20T19:21:00.001+08:00

The Epic macOS Fall 2023 Bundle, has just been launched.

This bundle features a whopping 42 remarkable macOS apps with discounts starting at an astonishing $1 per app. Notably, this bundle includes our best-selling TextSniper, Commander One Pro, Syncovery, DropShare and much much more...

Here are some key details about this exciting offer:
- This bundle is coming with the "Spend More, Save More" concept:
so if you Spend $30, you get $3 off, Spend $40, and get $4 off, and so on, up to $100 for a $10 discount!
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Wine development release 8.16 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

2023-09-15T19:25:00.014+08:00

The Wine development release 8.16 is now available.

What's new in this release:

Beginnings of a DirectMusic revival.
Many fixes and improvements in the regression tests.
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 8.16 (total 33):

- #42809 GPS Track Editor: arrows not shown
- #51561 Wine's built-in gdiplus.dll lags in Paint.NET compared to native (Win 7) gdiplus.dll
- #51995 Roblox's bad performance on Wine
- #52196 BENNING PC-Win ST 750-760 Designer crashes on start, needs GdipSetPenCompoundArray implementation
- #53435 user32:msg - test_SendMessage_other_thread() sometimes gets a wrong status on Windows
- #54202 mscoree:mscoree breaks user32:msg - subtest_hvredraw() fails on most Windows 7 test configurations
- #54331 Game "Antecrypt": Black screen after launch
- #54368 ::DrawGeometry doesn't respect stroke style
- #54655 user32:msg - test_InSendMessage() sometimes gets unexpected flags on Windows
- #54683 shlwapi:ordinal - test_SHFormatDateTimeA() fails due to daylight saving time on Windows
- #54944 ntdll:exception - test_extended_context() crashes on Window 11
- #54945 ntdll:exception - test_virtual_unwind() fails on Windows 11
- #54998 DnsQuery(DNS_TYPE_SRV) fails to parse some of the server answers
- #55225 kernel32:thread - The 32-bit test_stack() gets an unexpected values for -2 & -3 indexes on Windows
- #55227 wtsapi32:wtsapi - The 32-bit check_wts_process_info() fails to get the user token on Windows 7 & 8
- #55237 oleaut32:usrmarshal - The 64-bit test_marshal_VARIANT() gets bad values for wv[5&6] on Windows 8+
- #55238 ntdll:exception - The 64-bit test_nested_exception() fails on Windows 11
- #55244 mshtml:misc - test_HTMLStorage() crashes in Wine
- #55246 ntdll:om - The 64-bit test_object_types() crashes on Windows 8+
- #55317 user32:msg - test_hotkey() finds no free WinKey+letter on Windows 11
- #55354 user32:msg - test_dialog_messages() sometimes gets a bad sequence on Windows 7
- #55366 The GitLab CI sometimes tries to link winscard with libpcsclite on macOS
- #55459 Softerra LDAP Browser fails to turn off LDAP_OPT_ENCRYPT, LDAP_OPT_ROOTDSE_CACHE, and LDAP_OPT_SIGN
- #55501 PS Core (pwsh.exe) fails to start:Call to unimplemented function wldp.dll.WldpGetLockdownPolicy
- #55505 Vitis 2020.1 needs support for `if exist ""` in batch file
- #55507 Softerra LDAP Browser needs LDAP_OPT_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE
- #55508 Wine 8.15: compiles successfully in Flatpak but fails during runtime with a SIGSEGV
- #55531 combase:roapi - test_ActivationFactories() fails on Windows and Wine
- #55532 kernel32:actctx - test_two_dlls_at_same_time() crashes on Windows 7+ and Wine
- #55533 setupapi:devinst & setupapi:install - test_class_installer() fails on Windows 7+ and Wine
- #55534 ucrtbase:thread - test_thread_library_reference() fails on Windows 7+ and Wine
- #55535 The dinput:hid test summary line fails to take skip messages into account on Windows 7
- #55539 user32:msg test_hvredraw fails in win1709 with unexpected region

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Wine development release 8.15 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

2023-09-01T19:22:00.001+08:00

The Wine development release 8.15 is now available.

What's new in this release:

Support for TEXT print processor.
Cycle Collection support in MSHTML.
Cross-process memory notifications in Wow64.
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 8.15 (total 19):

- #43822 TrackMania Nations Forever (Steam) car music doesn't play
- #45273 Chessbase 11 cannot draw arrows
- #54064 ntdll:threadpool - test_tp_io() sometimes fails & crashes in Wine (GitLab CI)
- #54718 msvcr90:msvcr90 - test__get_current_locale() sometimes gets an unexpected refcount on w10pro64
- #54756 Multiple games crash on unimplemented concrt140.dll.??0_Cancellation_beacon@details@Concurrency@@QEAA@XZ (Forza Horizon 4, The Legend of Sisyphus (Andromeda Software Development))
- #55259 TranscendPang has corrupted graphics in-game
- #55286 msvcrt:file - The 64-bit test_invalid_stdin_child() sometimes gets a bad stdin handle on Windows 10
- #55287 msvcrt:file - The 32-bit test_pipes() fails in the new WoW mode
- #55333 ws2_32:sock - test_connect_events() sometimes fails in Wine
- #55341 Colin McRae Rally 2.0 black screen
- #55351 gdiplus:graphicspath - test_flatten2() fails on Windows 7 - 11
- #55402 CMD '!var!' not working in 'if' statement
- #55414 Ultimate Spider-Man: Widescreen Fix shifts HUD too much to the right
- #55443 Wine crashes when an image is dragged onto notepad.exe and games
- #55450 Softerra LDAP Browser needs LDAP_OPT_AUTO_RECONNECT
- #55457 Robot Battle 1.4 crashes on startup after commit 08dc691d
- #55471 nGlide wrapper produces black screen in games using the D3D backend
- #55475 Respondus LockDown Browser crashes on unimplemented function KERNEL32.dll.DiscardVirtualMemory
- #55500 Launching new processes in Virtual Desktops is slow and stutters the system

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DirectX 12 support comes to CrossOver on Mac

2023-08-23T22:08:00.000+08:00

Codeweavers took to its official forums today to announce the release of CrossOver 23.0.0, the new version of its software that aims to make emulating Windows software and games easier on macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS systems.

CrossOver 23 has updated to Wine 8.0.1, and it's loaded with improvements across all its platforms. The most notable, though, is the addition of DirectX 12 support under macOS via VKD3D and MoltenVK. This marks the first time most Mac users have had access to software that relies on DirectX 12; previously, only DirectX 11 was supported, and that went for other software solutions like Parallels, too.

This new release adds "initial support" for geometry shaders and transforms feedback on macOS Ventura. Codeweavers claims that will address a lot of problems with "missing graphics or black screens in-game" in titles like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and Octopath Traveler.

All that said, steer clear if you're running the macOS Sonoma beta; the forum post says that while CrossOver 23 technically runs in Sonoma, "there are definitely known issues." It's worth mentioning that the public release of Sonoma later this year will include new tools for porting games to the Mac that could make additional apps like CrossOver unnecessary in some specific instances.

On the Linux side, Codeweavers said it resolved the Xwayland bug, leading to better performance for applications like those in the Microsoft 365 suite. The EA desktop app now works on macOS and Linux, too.

Those are the major improvements in compatibility, but there are a plethora of bug fixes that affect a wide range of apps like Quicken or Steam. Codeweavers says there are more than 5,000 changes in this update. You can now uninstall applications much more easily in the CrossOver GUI, too.

These updates are available to existing users who have active entitlements to the software and to new users who want to fork out $74 to get some Windows applications and games running in emulation on their machines.

Testing it out

The forum post notes that Diablo II Resurrected and Diablo IV work on macOS Ventura with DirectX 12. Before writing this article, I briefly tested Diablo IV via CrossOver 23 on an M1 Max-equipped MacBook Pro and found that it worked on medium to high settings at 1080p with some stuttering.

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5 years ago Valve released Proton forever changing Linux gaming

2023-08-23T20:20:00.000+08:00

Has it really been that long? Apparently so. Valve originally announced their rebranding of Steam Play with Proton back on August 21st, 2018. Seems like a good time for a quick reflection being halfway to a decade old now.

The problem: before, during and just after the original Steam Machine push developers just weren't porting many games to Linux, and on the whole really when you look back Linux gaming was in a period of mostly stagnation. Nothing much was happening. A lot of the early porting work that came along was slowly dying off since the Steam Machines didn't provide the boost Valve and Linux gamers were hoping for.

Originally, “Steam Play” simply meant you could buy a game on Steam and get access to all versions of it. So if you purchased a game on Windows, you could play it on Linux if it had a Native Linux version (same again for macOS). Clearly though, that wasn't enough for what Valve had planned. So if Valve wanted to make Linux a better platform for people to actually use it, they needed something more.

Popular games needed to be able to run on Linux if more people were to use it, because what good is a platform for gaming if tons of the most played games weren’t compatible? As Valve saw with the Steam Machines (not the only reason of course) it doesn’t end well.

I remember being sat in my office at the time, going over my TODO list of various articles and games to cover, planning the week ahead. Ready to then probably go to bed and then BAM — out of nowhere this announcement comes along from Valve that basically said “you're going to be hella busy, better get a lot of coffee”. Valve had partnered up with CodeWeavers and Proton was the answer.

Proton being the name Valve gave to their fork of Wine with a bunch of added extras, and it has changed Linux gaming forever. Steam Play is more than just Proton though, be sure to read my full Steam Play Proton guide. Side-note: John Carmack (id Software / Oculus VR / Keen Technologies) even thought Wine was the solution back in 2013.

Of course Proton wouldn't have been possible without all the many years of work that went into the Wine project in the first place, and everyone who contributed to Wine should be applauded for their effort. Valve has funded a lot of extra work though to get things like DXVK and VKD3D-Proton for the translation from Direct3D to Vulkan into a state where performance can be really great! Valve also funds work on Linux graphics drivers, Linux kernel work and the list goes on.

Just how much has Proton changed things though? Well, we certainly wouldn't have the Steam Deck if it wasn't for Proton. There's no way Valve would have released their handheld without as many games as possible, clearly learning their lesson on the failure of the Steam Machines. But as we all know, the Steam Machines burned so Proton and the Steam Deck could rise from the ashes.

Proton just makes a lot of sense. It didn't take long for Valve to expand Proton to go initially from a few select Valve-approved titles, to being able to run anything we choose to try with it. From there, Linux gaming just seemingly exploded. And then eventually we saw why Valve made Proton with the Steam Deck announcement coming less than three years later in July 2021.

When you look at the crowd-sourced reports on ProtonDB over 11,000 titles are reported to work by multiple people. It's a small fraction of Steam's overall game count but ProtonDB relies on people actually going and writing a report.

Valve's own Deck Verified rating system just for the Steam Deck hit plenty of milestones since the Steam Deck's release too, now having over 10,000 titles rated to be Playable or Verified. Although both ProtonDB and Deck Verified include a mixture of Native Linux releases and Windows games run with Proton. The point is - being on Linux now for a gamer means quite often a huge amount of your games do actually "just work". It's almost magical.

The real number of games playable on Linux will never be truly known though, because on Steam there's many tens of thousands of games and a lot of them will likely "just work" with Proton if they don’t have a Native Linux build available…and many more are releasing every week. This is a truly incredible place to be in. When you think about Linux and Steam Deck together having just less than a 2% user share on Steam overall — these are some insane numbers for game compatibility for a niche platform.

Thanks to Proton, I've been able to discover a ton of new favorite games, some I would never have played before. Games like Deep Rock Galactic, God of War, Death Stranding, Baldur’s Gate 3, Brotato, Beat Saber and so on. You get the idea, there’s a truly ridiculous selection of games available and at times it’s a little paralysing scrolling through my Steam Library deciding what to play — a delightfully annoying problem to have huh?

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Wine development release 8.14 is now available for Linux FreeBSD and macOS

2023-08-23T19:54:00.000+08:00

The Wine development release 8.14 is now available.

What's new in this release:

PCSC framework used on macOS for smart card support.
Dumping of Windows registry files in WineDump.
Fixes for Wow64 window messages.
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 8.14 (total 30):

- #28603 Winedbg sometimes receives invalid parameters
- #30655 DiRT 2 Demo: Low (1 - 3) FPS during race, but not in in-game menus.
- #34678 Not all serial port work in wine
- #36564 'Candytron' demo: certain objects are black with GLSL enabled
- #44546 The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary runs very slow when CSMT enabled
- #44816 Cygwin/MSYS2 `script -e` exit status forwarding randomly returns zero for non zero child process
- #48621 Civilization 6 crashes on startup.
- #52474 ws2_32:sock - test_connect() fails intermittently with 'Test failed: expected timeout'
- #52492 stack overflow from GdipFlattenPath
- #52889 Freelancer with Crossfire mod crashes on startup
- #53171 advapi32:registry - test_performance_keys() sometimes fails due to time going backwards!
- #54073 ws2_32:sock - test_close_events() sometimes fails in Wine
- #54074 ws2_32:sock - test_empty_recv() sometimes gets an ERROR_IO_PENDING error in Wine
- #54413 ws2_32:sock - DuplicateHandle(socket) sometimes look like a socket in test_WSAGetOverlappedResult() on Windows
- #54546 ws2_32:sock - test_write_watch() gets unexpected write counts on Windows 11
- #54676 winetricks --verify dotnet20 (AutoHotKey) fails in a wow64 build
- #54720 Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions - dialogue audio doesn't play
- #54748 Greenshot crashes when drawing rectangle to make screenshot ("GDI+ status: PropertyNotFound")
- #54831 GStreamer gst_init_check() crashes when called from winegstreamer on recent macOS, also Wine crashes on macOS Sonoma
- #54866 ieframe:webbrowser - test_SetQueryNetSessionCount() sometimes gets an unexpected session count on Windows
- #55127 httpapi:httpapi - test_v2_bound_port() sometimes succeeds in connecting on Windows 10
- #55152 Crash in Notepad++ processing a WM_DRAWITEM message
- #55231 Warframe: camera/mouse stuck in X-axis
- #55258 steam: small window floating on top of all windows even in fullscreen mode
- #55283 amstream:amstream systematically crashes and times out on gitlab-debian-32
- #55291 gdi32:dc - print_something() gets a bad signature on fg-deb64-*
- #55331 ntdll:file - The 64-bit test_file_disposition_information() gets unsupported error on Windows 10 1607 and 1709
- #55344 Yuzu fails to start (needs MSVCP140_CODECVT_IDS.dll)
- #55367 Trying to run WatchFaceStudio with wine 8.0 and Ubuntu 23 (lunar)
- #55422 mfmediaengine:mfmediaengine - test_GetDuration() fails in Wine

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CodeWeavers CrossOver 23.0.0 for macOS Linux and ChromeOS has been released

2023-08-16T22:41:00.001+08:00

Hi folks,

I’m thrilled to announce that CodeWeavers has released CrossOver 23 for macOS, Linux and ChromeOS!

CrossOver 23 includes an update to Wine 8.0.1, bringing with it over 5,000 changes that offer improvements to a variety of applications. This release also includes an update to Wine Mono 7.4.0, vkd3d 1.8, DXVK 1.10.3 and MoltenVK 1.2.3.

Our most exciting feature is initial DirectX 12 support on macOS. Diablo II Resurrected and Diablo IV are currently running well on macOS Ventura, making them the first DirectX 12 games working on a released macOS version. This breakthrough was the culmination of years of development, and we look forward to continuing to aggressively pursue support for even more DirectX 12 titles. Diablo IV is also newly working on Linux with the CrossOver 23 release.

We’re pleased to announce that this release also includes initial support for geometry shaders and transform feedback on macOS Ventura. This unlocks many games that previously suffered from missing graphics or black screens in-game. Risk of Rain 2, TEKKEN 7, Octopath Traveler, Street Fighter V, Astroneer, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and Trailmakers are just some of the titles that are now running on CrossOver 23. Note that using wined3d instead of DXVK will produce the best results for games using geometry shaders. And speaking of wined3d, our team also noted some nice performance improvements with wined3d.

EA App is now running on both macOS and Linux with CrossOver 23. Many EA App games are now working, including The Sims 4, Titanfall 2 and Mass Effect Legendary Edition. If you are running EA App games through Steam, make sure to install “EA App for Steam” into your bottle: that CrossTie installs needed dependencies.

For our Linux users, we worked around an XWayland bug, and Office 365 applications are now running with better performance with Wayland under CrossOver 23.

One of the most requested features we get for the CrossOver GUI is the ability to uninstall applications, and that is now possible with CrossOver 23. Uninstalling is now a quick operation: simply go to the “Bottle Details” at the bottom of the right sidebar for your bottle and right-click on the application listed under “Installed Software” to find the uninstall option. CrossOver also now deletes launchers for uninstalled applications. For example, launchers for games uninstalled through Steam will now be removed for you.

Of course, this release also contains some important bug fixes, including fixes for the latest Quicken, Steam, Rockstar Games Launcher, Age of Empires II Definitive Edition and Ubisoft Connect updates that caused those applications to stop working with CrossOver.

Lastly, a note about macOS Sonoma. Currently, CrossOver 23 runs on the Sonoma beta, but there are definitely known issues. We are working on fixes, and we plan to release an update to CrossOver 23 that will be fully compatible with it.

Change Log :

23.0.0 CrossOver - August 16, 2023

Core Technology Improvements:
- CrossOver 23 includes Wine 8.0.1, with over 5,000 improvements, and selected patches from recent Wine with benefits to many popular applications.
- Update to Wine Mono 7.4.
- Update to vkd3d 1.8.
- Update to DXVK 1.10.3.
- Support for EA App.
- Ability to uninstall applications.
macOS:
- Initial support for DirectX 12 games, including Diablo II: Resurrected and Diablo IV.
- Initial support for geometry shaders and transform feedback.
- Update to MoltenVK 1.2.3.
Linux:
- Office 365 support on Wayland.
- Support for Diablo IV.

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Proton 8.0-3 has been released

2023-08-02T23:30:00.000+08:00

Valve has just published Proton 8.0-3 as the newest version of this Wine-based software that powers Steam Play for running Windows games on Linux.

Previously playable only with Proton Experimental:
- Propnight
- Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy
- Bloodrayne Terminal Cut 1/2
- Breakout 13
- Murasaki Tsurugi
- PooShooter: Toilet Invaders
- Purgo Box
- Olympia Rising
- Summoners War: Chronicles
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Minecraft Legends
- Company of Heroes: Battle of Crete
- STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN
- Gunfire: Reborn
- Super Bomberman R
Newly playable: StreetStep: 21st Century Basketball.
Fixed Battle.net not starting.
Fixed EA launcher crashing.
Fixed Ubisoft Connect intermittently having an invisible window.
Fixed scroll bar in Final Fantasy XIV Online launcher.
Fixed EOS error message with Returnal and other EOS games.
Fixed a few Proton 8.0 regressions:
- DJMAX RESPECT V is playable again.
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection menus no longer are broken.
- BeamNG.drive no longer crashes when a steering wheel is connected.
- Cafe Stella no longer crashes with 2 elements on the flowchart.
- Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered no longer ignores controller input.
- Indiana Jones and The Emperor no longer crashes on the splash screen.
- Grand Theft Auto V no longer freezes on keyboard input.
- TRAHA Global no longer crashes at end of second cutscene
- Logging in online in Gears 5 works again.
- Doom Eternal no longer crashes with ray-tracing enabled on AMDVLK / NVIDIA.
Fixed Creativerse hanging while exiting from a local game.
Fixed Call of Duty 2 hanging when loading maps.
Fixed New World not starting after a recent game update.
Fixed game stutter in Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris.
Fixed Last Labyrinth displaying only a black screen on the Steam Deck.
Fixed Creativerse not being able to connect to a local game with a VPN connection active.
Fixed The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing not rendering text in Polish correctly.
Fixed game looking dark and improved performance with Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi.
Fixed DXVK HUD not showing the correct git revision used.
Improved video playback in Roboquest.
Fixed various memory leaks during video playback that were affecting Street Fighter 6.
Enabled nvapi for many more games: Chernobylite Enhanced Edition, Dead Space (Remake), Forspoken, Forza Horizon 5, Hi-Fi Rush, Marvel's Avengers, Monster Hunter Rise, Need For Speed Unbound, Nioh 2, Propnight, Redfall, Returnal, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, SCP: 5K, Scum, The Last Of Us Part I, Watch Dogs Legion.
Fixed Tales of Berseria suffering from screen tearing with vsync turned on while in fullscreen / borderless.
Improved Final Fantasy XIII loading times.
Fixed Red Dead Redemption 2 taking long time to exit with Alt+F4.
Fixed multiple Unity titles flickering on the Steam Deck when switching display window options.
Fixed The Elder Scrolls Online wrongly claiming not enough space.
Fixed The Elder Scrolls Online launcher showing blank window.
Fixed Madballs in Babo: Invasion claiming the game wasn't purchased.
Fixed PlanetSide 2 launcher.
Fixed various Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty issues around video playback.
Fixed video playback in Nioh: Complete Edition.
Fixed Pentiment not being playable on desktop.
Fixed Grounded not being playable on desktop.
Improved cutscene desync in Immortals Fenyx Rising.
Fixed Witcher 3 launcher rendering issues.
Fixed Call of Duty: Black Ops III graphical glitches when loading Hex Tower.
Fixed video playback speed issues in METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Fixed Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut hanging on exit.
Fixed connection error at the end of Chapter 2 in Life is Strange Remastered.
Fixed rendering issues in Uru: Complete Chronicles on Steam Deck.
Fixed Richman: Classic not starting in OpenGL mode.
Updated dxvk to v2.2-34-g4d254b13.
Updated dxvk-nvapi to v0.6.3-4-g2483eac.
Updated vkd3d-proton to v2.9-21-gf52e6482.

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BundleHunt 2023 creative macOS App Bundle is live

2023-08-02T21:02:00.000+08:00

The BundleHunt 2023 Creative macOS Bundle featuring 35 macOS, Design and Creative Tools is now live.

You can also save 20% off the normal retail price of CodeWeavers CrossOver macOS, Linux or ChromeOS when you use ( TOM23 ) as your promo code in CodeWeavers online store.