Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Intel is preparing to deliver functional display support for its upcoming Nova Lake processors, with the target being Linux 6.20 or potentially Linux 7.0. The in-development Linux 6.19 kernel recently...
Read more →Igalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post in late November outlining the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. The post describes the extension's functionality, which enables custom resolve oper...
Read more →Vulkan 1.4.337 was released today, December 19, 2025. This update introduces two new extensions to the API specification. Developers can now utilize VK_EXT_texture_compression_astc_3d, which provides ...
Read more →OpenShot 3.4 has been recently released, bringing significant performance improvements and new features to the open-source video editor. The update delivers "32% faster performance" for users. Key add...
Read more →GIMP 3.2 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) is now available for testing as of December 19, 2025. This RC2 incorporates a range of fixes and changes intended for the upcoming stable GIMP 3.2 release. GIMP 3.2 ...
Read more →Collabora recently announced its ongoing efforts to enhance the Chromium experience on embedded Linux devices powered by MediaTek Systems-on-Chip (SoCs). The company is focused on addressing "long-sta...
Read more →WGPU v28.0.0, a cross-platform graphics API abstraction, was released today, introducing significant advancements including full support for Mesh Shaders. This feature allows for new rendering paradig...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version v2.5.390 today. This update includes a specific fix for the Vulkan graphics backend, targeting an issue experienced with AMD GPUs. The change preven...
Read more →The Khronos Group recently released SPIR-V, a binary intermediate representation for parallel compute and graphics.">SPIRV-Tools v2025.5, bringing several enhancements to its core components used in graphics driver compilation pipelines. This update focuses on improvements to both...
Read more →Intel's Video Processing Library (libvpl) recently received an update, reaching version 2.16. The most notable addition in this release is the integration of experimental APIs designed for AI-assisted...
Read more →Flatpak 1.16.2, the Linux app sandboxing and distribution framework, was released in January 2025. This update introduced support for VA-API hardware video acceleration for Intel Xe GPUs. The release ...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported that 65 new games featuring native Linux clients were released on Steam between December 3 and December 10. This figure represents approximately 10.1% of the 643 total new title...
Read more →Phoronix benchmarking conducted for year-end comparisons indicates substantial performance improvements for Radeon RADV Vulkan ray-tracing on RDNA 4 GPUs throughout 2025. These tests specifically focu...
Read more →Intel engineers Tim Chen and Chen Yu presented their Cache Aware Scheduling work last week at the Linux Plumbers Conference 2025 in Tokyo. This proposed innovation for the Linux kernel aims to improve...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported last week on 10 newly released games from December 6 to December 13 that are now rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles met specific user rating criteria ...
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