Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Wayland 1.25 has been released by Simon Ser. This latest version features full documentation for color management, a significant update for the Wayland protocol. The new documentation provides clear g...
Read more →Microsoft has today posted a new version of its Linux kernel patches for the WSL.">DXGKRNL driver. This update comes exactly four years after the prior version, addressing the DirectX kernel driver's role i...
Read more →Blender 5.1, released this week, has shown improved CPU-based rendering performance on Linux platforms. Initial benchmarking by Phoronix indicates a "positive impact" on various CPU rendering workload...
Read more →AMD today submitted a new set of kernel graphics and compute driver changes to DRM-Next. These updates, sent ahead of the Linux 7.1 merge window next month, include further enablement for the GFX12.1 ...
Read more →The PCSX2 development team recently released version 2.7.192 of their PlayStation 2 emulator. This update introduces significant enhancements to graphics rendering accuracy for emulated titles. A prim...
Read more →Boiling Steam today reviewed "Packing Life," a new puzzle simulation game developed and published by Aroko Game Studio. The game is confirmed to run natively on Linux, including the Steam Deck, withou...
Read more →GNOME 50, codenamed "Tokyo," was released today, March 19, 2026. This stable update enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and fractional scaling by default, alongside expanding parental controls and int...
Read more →AMD engineers are actively prototyping a Shared Virtual Memory (SVM) implementation for the AMDGPU driver on Linux. This proof-of-concept leverages the kernel's existing DRM_GPUSVM framework, which is...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported that 17 newly released games were designated as Steam Deck Verified or Playable between March 7 and March 14, 2026. These titles were selected based on specific user rating crit...
Read more →AMD has released LLVM and MLIR.">MLIR-AIE v1.3 today, advancing its compiler toolchain for AMD AI Engine devices, including Ryzen AI NPUs. This update introduces the AIECC C++ compiler, designed to facilitate the dep...
Read more →Mesa 26.0, the latest iteration of the open-source graphics stack, was released today, March 17, 2026. This major update delivers new features and improvements across its suite of integrated graphics ...
Read more →The Linux kernel's extensible scheduler class, BPF programs.">sched_ext, is set to receive a new capability, SCX_ENQ_IMMED, in the upcoming Linux 7.1 release. This functionality is currently queued in the sched_ext ...
Read more →FFmpeg 8.1, the latest stable release of the widely-used open-source multimedia library, was released today. This new version introduces experimental support for xHE-AAC MPS212. Additionally, FFmpeg 8...
Read more →Between March 4 and March 11, 2026, Steam saw the release of 82 new games featuring native Linux clients. This volume accounted for approximately 11.5% of all new titles launched on Steam during that ...
Read more →Linux 7.0-rc4 was released today, bringing the kernel closer to its stable debut, anticipated in approximately one month. This latest release candidate integrates critical scheduler updates, which wer...
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