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Epic Games Store Linux Client Coming Soon, But EOS Anti-Cheat Is the Real Hurdle:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/epic-games-store-linux-client-coming-soon-but-eos-anticheat-is-the-real-hurdle/

These Open Source Devs Are Reverse-Engineering Xbox Game Pass for Linux:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17414994/xodus-xbox-gamepass-linux

Bottles 66.0 Arrives With Native UMU Support And An Experimental Package Format:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bottles-660-release-cuts-out-wine-friction-with-native-umu-and-adaptive-launch/

Bottles 66.1 patches two critical regressions from the major v66.0 release:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bottles-661-emergency-patch-fixes-flatpak-paths-and-umu-crashes-on-linux/

Bottles 66.2 drops hours after 66.1, slapping six regressions and tightening network calls:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bottles-662-releases-hours-after-661-patching-steam-runtime-and-nvk-vulkan-on-linux/

Bottles 66.6 drops six hotfixes in under 28 hours to stabilize the 66 release train:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bottles-666-drops-six-hotfixes-in-under-28-hours/

GeForce NOW’s Linux app exits beta, gets official Flatpak repo:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-stable

CachyOS gets improved handheld detection in the August release:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/cachyos-gets-improved-handheld-detection-in-the-august-release/

D7VK version 2.1 brings improvements to retro game loading time:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/d7vk-version-2-1-brings-improvements-to-retro-game-loading-time/

GE-Proton 11-4 brings lots of controller improvements:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ge-proton-11-4-brings-lots-of-controller-improvements/

ProtonPlus v0.6.0 adds support for Faugus Launcher, improved controller navigation and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/protonplus-v0-6-0-adds-support-for-faugus-launcher-improved-controller-navigation-and-more/

Shelly 3.0.4 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Adds New Search Experience:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-0-4-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-adds-new-search-experience

Bazaar 0.9.3 Released: Flatpak App Store Maintenance Update Includes Daemon Fixes and Accessibility Improvements:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bazaar-093-released-flatpak-app-store-maintenance-update-includes-daemon-fixes-and-accessibility-improvements/

Bazaar 0.9.4 lands with faster async I/O and a weekly release cadence that shows no signs of slowing:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bazaar-094-released/

Linux GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT) adds more NVIDIA GPU overclocking options:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-gpu-configuration-and-monitoring-tool-lact-adds-more-nvidia-gpu-overclocking-options/

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