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LACT 0.8.4 Enhances GPU Overclocking and Management UI for Linux

LACT 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...

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Goverlay 1.7.2 Adds Per-Game MangoHud/vkBasalt Profiles, Global Enable Option

Goverlay 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...

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Boiling Steam Identifies 9 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games (Jan 17-24)

Boiling 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...

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DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.1 Improves NVIDIA Feature Parity for Proton on Linux

DXVK 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...

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Box64 Expands Real-time X86/X86_64 Emulation to RISC-V and LoongArch

Box64, 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...

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Bottles 61.1 Adds Custom Gamescope Options and Wine Library Handling

Bottles, 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 ...

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Wine 11.1 Released, Begins Bi-Weekly Development Cycle for Wine 12.0

Wine 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...

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Ollama 0.15.0 Adds 'ollama launch' for AI Code Model Integration

Ollama 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...

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NVIDIA Posts 580.94.16 Vulkan Developer Beta Driver for Open Kernel Modules

NVIDIA 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...

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Khronos Vulkan Working Group Releases Roadmap 2026, New Descriptor Heap Extension

The 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...

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glslang 16.2.0 Enhances MeshEXT, Adds Long Vector and Descriptor Heap Support

glslang 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...

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Steam Client Stable Update Adds Razer Raiju V3 Pro Controller Support

Valve 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 ...

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Ollama 0.14.3 Adds Z-Image Turbo Text-to-Image and GLM-4.7-Flash LLM

Ollama 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...

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Linux Kernel DRM Fix Prevents Unprivileged Memory Exhaustion

A 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. ...

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Xemu 0.8.133 Integrates QEMU 10.2.0, Adds Exclusive Fullscreen Option

The 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 ...

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