Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Vulkan 1.4.342 was published this morning, January 31, 2026, as the latest routine specification update for the graphics and compute API. This release introduces one new extension: the Cooperative Mat...
Read more โNvidia has released a native Linux application for its GeForce NOW game streaming service. This beta application, reported today by Boiling Steam, offers an improved experience over the previous brows...
Read more โNVIDIA yesterday released version 580.94.17 of its open-gpu-kernel-modules via GitHub. This particular release is a Vulkan Developer Beta Driver. As per NVIDIA, these beta drivers "primarily focus on ...
Read more โSystem76's COSMIC desktop team recently previewed a new "frosted blur effect" intended for its user interface. This visual enhancement will apply a frosted glass appearance to various applications and...
Read more โSPIRV-Tools v2026.1 was released today, adding support for two new SPIR-V extensions: SPV_NV_push_constant_bank and SPV_EXT_descriptor_heap. These additions expand GPU programming capabilities for spe...
Read more โPhoronix today published benchmarks comparing DDR5-4800 and DDR5-6000 memory performance with the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor on Ubuntu Linux. This report complements yesterday's Linux review of the...
Read more โPCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, today released version 2.7.75. This update focuses on audio emulation, specifically introducing support for SPU voice decode buffers. As noted in the rel...
Read more โMesa 26.0-rc2 has been released, providing an initial set of bug fixes for the upcoming quarterly feature update to the open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers. This release candidate follows last week'...
Read more โGNOME 50 will feature improved discrete GPU detection within the GNOME Shell. This enhancement, which was merged this week, completes a development effort that has been two years in the making. The up...
Read more โThe Xfce desktop environment is set to integrate a new Wayland compositor named Xfwl4, written in Rust. This development, reported today by 9to5Linux, marks a significant step towards modernizing the ...
Read more โPCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, has released version 2.7.73 today. This update focuses on resolving a specific rendering issue encountered by users. The primary change in this release a...
Read more โA new DriConf workaround for Intel Linux graphics drivers has been merged into Mesa Git today. This enhancement is designed to significantly reduce initial game load times, specifically capable of hal...
Read more โProton 10.0-4 was released today by Valve and CodeWeavers. This update for Steam Play adds compatibility for a notable list of new Windows games on Linux. Newly playable titles include VR experiences ...
Read more โThe Mecha Comet, a new modular and open-source Linux handheld device, was announced today and is now available for funding on Kickstarter. This device is designed with snap-on modules, allowing for us...
Read more โHeroic Games Launcher released version 2.19.0, codenamed "Punk-01 Shaka," today, marking its first update in five months since its last release in August. The developers describe this as "mostly a tra...
Read more โGodot 4.6 has been officially released today, January 27, 2026. This marks the newest feature release for the open-source, cross-platform game engine. The update introduces a range of improvements, re...
Read more โAMD's RadeonSI Gallium3D driver is set to introduce a new low-latency video decode mode for the upcoming Mesa 26.1 release. Phoronix reported that this feature, which is being prepared for next quarte...
Read more โThe PCSX2 development team has released version 2.7.64 of the PlayStation 2 emulator today. This update focuses on internal memory card handling, specifically by "purging automatic save management." T...
Read more โLinux 6.19-rc7 was released today, January 26, 2026, keeping the kernel on schedule for its official stable release two weeks from now. This release candidate includes a few important fixes. An additi...
Read more โLACT 0.8.4 was released today, January 26, 2026, bringing further enhancements to this third-party GPU driver user interface for Linux. LACT provides a graphical control panel for managing various asp...
Read more โGoverlay 1.7.2 was released today, January 26, 2026, introducing significant quality-of-life enhancements for Linux gamers. The update implements a "Save as" functionality for MangoHud and vkBasalt, a...
Read more โBoiling Steam has released their latest "New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck" report. This edition covers games released between January 17 and January 24, 2026. The report identifies nine newl...
Read more โDXVK and VKD3D-Proton to enable NVIDIA-specific features on Linux.">DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.1 was released today, introducing new override capabilities and general improvements. This release is a key component for Valve's Steam Play (Proton), serving as the NVIDIA NVAPI implem...
Read more โBox64, a crucial software component enabling real-time translation of X86 and X86_64 code to other hardware architectures, has recently expanded its support to include RISC-V and LoongArch. This devel...
Read more โBottles, the GUI tool for managing Wine prefixes, released version 61.1 today. This update introduces custom Gamescope options, allowing users more control over their gaming sessions, alongside a new ...
Read more โWine 11.1 has been released, initiating the development cycle for the upcoming Wine 12.0 stable version. This new development snapshot follows the stable release of Wine 11.0, which occurred less than...
Read more โOllama 0.15.0 was released today, introducing the new "ollama launch" command. This command allows users to directly integrate Ollama's models with various large language models, including Claude Code...
Read more โNVIDIA yesterday released version 580.94.16 of its Vulkan Developer Beta Driver, tagging the release on the NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules GitHub repository. This beta driver primarily focuses on "app...
Read more โThe Khronos Vulkan Working Group today released two significant updates to the API and its ecosystem: the Vulkan Roadmap 2026 Milestone and an entirely new Descriptor system, which includes a new Desc...
Read more โglslang 16.2.0 was released today, January 24, 2026. This update to the OpenGL and Vulkan Shading Language front-end adds support for several new extensions and includes internal optimizations. Key ch...
Read more โValve released a new stable Steam Client update today, January 23, 2026. This update introduces direct support for the Razer Raiju V3 Pro PS5/PC wireless controller, expanding the range of compatible ...
Read more โOllama released version 0.14.3 three days ago, introducing several new large language models and text-to-image capabilities. Key additions include Z-Image Turbo, a 6 billion parameter text-to-image mo...
Read more โA recently identified oversight in the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics driver common code allowed unprivileged users to potentially trigger unbounded kernel memory consumption. ...
Read more โThe xemu project released version 0.8.133 today, introducing several updates. A significant change is the integration of QEMU version 10.2.0, which typically brings core emulation improvements to the ...
Read more โPyTorch 2.10 was released today, January 22, 2026, as the latest feature update to the deep learning library. This new release continues to improve support for Intel GPUs and the AMD ROCm compute stac...
Read more โThe Multi-Column Dock, a new extension for GNOME Shell, was recently detailed by OMG! Ubuntu. This extension introduces advanced app organization capabilities by allowing users to arrange applications...
Read more โAMD has released ROCm 7.2 today for Linux, following discussions about its features at CES earlier this month. This update to AMD's open-source GPU compute stack officially extends support to more Rad...
Read more โSystem76 has recently integrated window shadows and consistent corner rounding into its COSMIC Desktop environment. This enhancement aims to provide a more unified visual experience across application...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.56 yesterday, January 20, 2026. This update introduces a specific correction for Nvidia GPU users leveraging the Vulkan graphics backend. Accord...
Read more โIntel Linux engineers have developed a pending patch aimed at significantly improving NVMe storage performance on high core count processors. The optimization targets situations where multiple CPUs sh...
Read more โThe branching of Mesa 26.0, originally anticipated for last week, was delayed until today, January 21, 2026. This postponement allowed for the integration of several performance optimizations into the...
Read more โA proposal has been put forth for a new X.Org Server "main" Git branch, aiming to revitalize its development. This initiative seeks to clean up "development lapses over the past few years" within the ...
Read more โIgalia's Ricardo Garcia recently detailed the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension and its significance for Valve's upcoming Steam Frame. In a blog post published November 26, 2025, Garcia explained...
Read more โOllama released version 0.14.2 today, January 19, 2026, a minor update following the experimental image generation models in 0.14.1. The highlight of this release is the introduction of "TranslateGemm...
Read more โThe HP-WMI driver is slated to receive manual fan control support for select HP OMEN and Victus S-Series gaming laptops in the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle. This enhancement will enable Linux ...
Read more โBoiling Steam reported on January 17, 2026, that four newly released games have achieved Steam Deck Verified or Playable status. These titles, which became available between January 10 and January 17,...
Read more โOllama v0.14.1 was released today, January 18, 2026, bringing experimental support for image generation models. This new functionality is available for Linux systems configured with CUDA-compatible GP...
Read more โThe Fedora Games Lab spin will adopt KDE Plasma as its default desktop environment, replacing Xfce, starting with the upcoming Fedora Linux 44 release. This change is scheduled to take effect in April...
Read more โOn Friday, AMD submitted another set of patches for its AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver. These driver improvements have been queued in DRM-Next, a staging area for kerne...
Read more โBetween January 7 and January 14, 2026, 43 new games with native Linux clients were released on Steam. This volume represents approximately 9.6% of the 449 total titles released on the platform during...
Read more โA patch has been queued into the x86/cpu Git branch for the upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel cycle, which enables Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) by default. This change applies to capab...
Read more โThe GNOME 50 Alpha desktop environment is now available for public testing as of January 17, 2026. This release represents a notable architectural shift, as it is a X11.">Wayland-only build and has official...
Read more โAn open-source developer has recently resolved key issues preventing the Adobe Creative Cloud installers from successfully running on Linux via Wine. With pending patches, the Windows versions of Adob...
Read more โXemu, the original Xbox emulator, released version 0.8.132 today, bringing several enhancements to its NV2A GPU emulation. The update addresses rendering-related issues by improving image blit clippin...
Read more โOpera has confirmed that it is actively developing a Linux version of its Opera GX gaming-focused web browser. This development comes after years of user requests for a native Linux client. While no s...
Read more โThe upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel cycle is slated to provide expanded GPU temperature reporting capabilities for Intel graphics cards. This enhancement specifically targets the Intel Xe driver, which will...
Read more โA new merge request for Mesa's Radeon Vulkan driver (RADV) was opened today, January 15, 2026, by Valve contractor Natalie Vock. This update provides a significant boost for Vulkan ray-tracing perform...
Read more โPCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.41 today, January 15, 2026. This latest update primarily addresses a display-related issue impacting users with multiple, differing ...
Read more โIntel's Intelligent Systems Lab Organization today released Open3D 0.19, an open-source library for 3D data processing in Python and C++. This update introduces experimental cross-platform GPU support...
Read more โThe open-source ZLUDA project announced its progress from the fourth quarter of 2025 today, January 14, 2026. ZLUDA, which aims to enable unmodified CUDA applications to run on non-NVIDIA GPUs, now bo...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.37 today, January 14, 2026. This update follows the 2.7.30 release from yesterday and introduces a specific Vulkan rendering optimization. The m...
Read more โNVIDIA has released its 580.126.09 graphics driver for Linux today. The update primarily focuses on enhancing the driver's compatibility with recent versions of the Linux kernel. As reported by 9to5Li...
Read more โKDE Plasma 6.5.5 was released today, serving as the fifth maintenance update for the KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment series. This update brings a collection of bug fixes and stability enhancements....
Read more โThe PCSX2 development team today released version 2.7.30 of their PlayStation 2 emulator. This update focuses on graphics improvements, specifically enhancing the emulation of the GS (Graphics Synthes...
Read more โPhoronix testing revealed a measurable performance impact on Intel Meteor Lake CPUs running on Linux systems with an up-to-date software stack. Recent benchmarks showed the geometric mean performance ...
Read more โThe GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) 16 has today transitioned to Stage 4 development. This final stage focuses exclusively on documentation and regression fixing as the compiler nears its stable release...
Read more โBetween January 3 and January 10, 2026, six new Steam games were rated as Steam Deck Verified or Steam Deck Playable. Boiling Steam reported on these additions, noting their selection criteria include...
Read more โGoverlay 1.7.0 was released today, focusing on deeper integration and easier management of environment variables for Linux gamers. The update replaces the prior "Global Enable" feature with a new "Aut...
Read more โDevelopment for the upcoming Budgie 11 desktop environment has commenced, focusing on a significant architectural shift. The project will port its components to Qt 6, moving away from its traditional ...
Read more โUbuntu 24.04 LTS is set to receive a new hardware enablement (HWE) update this month, ahead of the 24.04.4 LTS point release scheduled for February 12. This update will backport updated Linux kernel a...
Read more โThe Linux kernel is receiving a workaround to address audio quality issues observed by users installing Linux on the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld. These problems include audio gaps and dropout...
Read more โThe Khronos Group today published a blog post detailing the VK_EXT_present_timing Vulkan extension, which aims to deliver state-of-the-art frame pacing for graphical applications. The extension integr...
Read more โThe Budgie desktop environment has released version 10.10 today, January 11, 2026. This release signifies a complete and official migration from the X11 display server to Wayland, making Budgie 10.10 ...
Read more โWine 11.0-rc5 was released today, January 10, 2026, as the latest development iteration progressing towards the stable Wine 11.0 release. This release candidate incorporates 32 bug fixes accumulated o...
Read more โLunarG today announced the release of Vulkan SDK 1.4.335. This version includes a range of new extensions, enhancements to validation tooling, and clearer layer configuration. A notable addition is th...
Read more โA significant ray-tracing performance improvement for AMD's RADV Vulkan driver has been merged into Mesa 26.0. This update, which was initially covered earlier this week, is specifically aimed at enha...
Read more โThe PCSX2 development team recently released version 2.7.10 of the PlayStation 2 emulator. This update includes a significant graphics subsystem improvement for its DirectX 12 renderer. Specifically, ...
Read more โThe forthcoming Linux 6.19 kernel release is set to introduce enhanced support for the Logitech MX Anywhere 3S mouse when connected via Bluetooth. This update specifically enables HID++ support for th...
Read more โCanonical engineers have released an ARM64 Steam Snap for Ubuntu, enabling the execution of x86-based Windows and Linux games on ARM64 systems. This development, reported today, leverages the FEX emul...
Read more โTUXEDO Computers today unveiled the InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10, its latest Linux-powered laptop. The new model integrates NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5000 Series GPUs, marking a significant hardware update. A k...
Read more โPhoronix has published a benchmark comparison evaluating the Dell Pro Max with NVIDIA GB10 against AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" within a Framework Desktop SFF PC. The Dell Pro Max, which integ...
Read more โPCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, recently released version 2.7.2. A notable change in this update is that its graphics subsystem now defaults to using Direct3D 12 (DX12) when running on older AMD GC...
Read more โThe AMDGPU Linux kernel graphics driver is set to receive an update targeting an issue affecting users of DisplayPort to HDMI dongles. An identified oversight in the current driver has prevented certa...
Read more โThe Rust-written Redox OS operating system began developing its own native Intel graphics driver at the end of last year. This initiative aims to provide direct Intel GPU support, enabling graphics ac...
Read more โPhoronix recently published a benchmark comparison evaluating the performance of Transparent Hugepages (THP) with "madvise" and "always" settings on Linux 6.18 LTS. The review highlights that several ...
Read more โThe Hyprland Wayland compositor project released version 0.53.1 today, January 07, 2026. This patch release incorporates several critical fixes backported from the main development branch, aiming to e...
Read more โBoiling Steam's "New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients - 2025-12-31 Edition" report detailed 25 new titles released with native Linux clients between December 24 and December 31, 2025. This figure...
Read more โPhoronix reports that new open-source AMD Radeon Linux driver patches for the SMU15 IP block indicate "some apparent NPU integration for future Radeon graphics." These recent patches follow initial dr...
Read more โIntel today formally launched its Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" System on a Chip (SoC) line during its CES keynote. These new "Panther Lake" processors represent the company's latest generation o...
Read more โIgalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post late last year, detailing the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. The article outlines the extension's specific role in the ongoing work Igalia has be...
Read more โAMD today announced its initial consumer product lineup for 2026 following Lisa Su's keynote at CES 2026. The company unveiled the Ryzen AI 400 series processors, alongside new Ryzen 7 9850X3D 3D V-Ca...
Read more โThe PCSX2 development team today released version 2.6.0 of the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator. This new version signifies continued advancement in PlayStation 2 game compatibility, performance, an...
Read more โManjaro 26.0 was released today, January 5, 2026, incorporating the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel. This update brings the latest long-term support kernel to the distribution. Key desktop environments in Manja...
Read more โBoiling Steam has published a review for Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping, a new adventure game now available on Linux. The title features a 2D cartoon aesthetic with characters rendered as flat ...
Read more โBox64 v0.4 was released, delivering significant improvements for running x86_64 Linux binaries on AArch64 Linux systems. Key enhancements in this version include better support for DRM protected games...
Read more โMarek Olลกรกk, a prominent AMD Mesa developer, merged a significant set of 36 patches on New Year's Day aimed at refactoring the NIR compilation code for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver. This deep-level a...
Read more โThe December 2025 Steam Survey results, released tonight, show Steam on Linux market share at 3.19%. This marks a slight decrease from the all-time high of 3.2% recorded in November. The survey also i...
Read more โMesa 25.3.3 was released yesterday, January 1, 2026, as the newest stable point release for the Mesa 25.3 feature series. This update includes the latest bug fixes and specific workarounds for Intel V...
Read more โHaiku OS has reportedly made progress in supporting NVIDIA graphics, with momentum observed around the start of the new year. This development utilizes the NVIDIA Open Kernel Modules, in conjunction w...
Read more โMangoHud and vkBasalt.">Goverlay version 1.6.9 was released, introducing substantial improvements for Flatpak compatibility and multi-GPU users. The update, made available recently, fixes issues with "incorrect detection of ...
Read more โMangoHud, the popular open-source overlay for Linux gaming, saw the release of its v0.8.3-rc1 candidate today. This release focuses on stability and compatibility across various graphics APIs and disp...
Read more โProminent Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter provided an update at this week's 39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3) in Hamburg, Germany. He discussed the ongoing work to bring up Apple M3, M4, and M...
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