Linux Graphics & Gaming News
The Linux 6.19 kernel, with its 6.19-rc2 release candidate emerging on December 22, 2025, has encountered notable scheduler performance issues. A significant 52.4% scheduler regression has been identi...
Read more →Wayback 0.3 has been released today, concluding its 2025 development cycle. This open-source project functions as an X11 compatibility layer, designed to allow X11 applications to run within a Wayland...
Read more →QEMU 10.2, the open-source virtualization emulator, was officially released yesterday, December 24, 2025. This new version introduces several enhancements for Linux virtualization users. A key feature...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.5.402 today, December 25, 2025. This update includes a targeted improvement for the emulator's DirectX 12 (DX12) graphics renderer. The primary ch...
Read more →Goverlay 1.6.7 was released today, December 24, bringing new features and fixes to the Linux gaming overlay utility. The update introduces OptiScaler channel selection, allowing users to choose betwee...
Read more →elementary OS 8.1 was released today, December 24, 2025. This update introduces Wayland as the default display server for new installations, marking a significant shift for the distribution. It also a...
Read more →PCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.5.399 today. This update primarily integrates rcheevos 12.2.0, an updated version of the RetroAchievements library. The rcheevos compo...
Read more →Google has recently developed and demonstrated "BPF CCX," a new scheduling mechanism designed to extract more performance from AMD Zen-based systems. This solution utilizes the Linux kernel's extended...
Read more →MPV 0.41, an open-source video player derived from MPlayer/mplayer2, was released today, December 22, 2025. This new feature release brings significant improvements to Wayland support on Linux. A key ...
Read more →Linux 6.19-rc2 was released today, December 22, 2025, marking the second weekly release candidate for the upcoming kernel version. This release is now available for testing by developers and users in ...
Read more →Boiling Steam's report on December 20, 2025, identified four newly released games confirmed as either Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles were selected between December 13 and Decembe...
Read more →Goverlay, the open-source Linux overlay for monitoring system performance and displaying information in games, released version 1.6.5 today. This "fix release" primarily focuses on improving the user ...
Read more →Arch Linux's main NVIDIA graphics driver packages have transitioned to utilizing the open-source kernel modules by default. This change coincides with the adoption of the stable NVIDIA 590 driver seri...
Read more →Wine 11.0-rc3 was released today, December 20, 2025, continuing its weekly release candidate cycle. This iteration focuses on further bug fixing, an essential step as the project progresses toward its...
Read more →RenderDoc v1.42 was released today, introducing limited support for shader debugging on OpenGL. This new functionality requires modern shader code and contemporary drivers, and is expected to support ...
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