Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Lutris 0.5.21 was released recently as the latest version of the open-source Linux game manager. A key addition in this update is the support for running games inside Valve's latest Steam Runtime. Thi...
Read more →D7VK 1.4 was released today, February 25, 2026, bringing further enhancements for old Direct3D versions on Vulkan under Linux. D7VK is an open-source project that began by implementing Direct3D 7 APIs...
Read more →Collabora announced today that Monado, an open-source OpenXR runtime, has been selected as the core runtime for Android XR. The company confirmed Monado is "at the heart of the new OpenXR runtime for ...
Read more →The PCSX2 development team today released version 2.7.137 of their PlayStation 2 emulator. This update specifically targets the GameDB, resolving a text display issue for Guitar Hero Smash Hits and Gu...
Read more →Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 7.0-rc1 today, marking the conclusion of the kernel's merge window for the upcoming stable release. This version bump to 7.0 follows Torvalds' practice of...
Read more →The performance "perf" subsystem tooling for Linux 7.0 received updates last Saturday, February 21, 2026. These changes were merged as the Linux 7.0 merge window is nearing its close, ahead of the 7.0...
Read more →The PCSX2 project recently released version 2.7.132 of their PlayStation 2 emulator. This update, made available on February 21, 2026, primarily focuses on graphical improvements. A key change highlig...
Read more →Last week, the Linux 7.0 kernel merge window saw the main feature pull for Rust programming language updates. This officially concluded Rust's "experimental" phase for Linux kernel and driver programm...
Read more →The Linux 7.0 kernel recently received its initial round of fixes for its Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics drivers. Merged into Linux 7.0 Git yesterday, on February 21, 2026, these updates prim...
Read more →The Xemu project, an emulator for the original Xbox console, recently integrated several development updates into its latest build. A notable change is the migration of its Xbox Loader Component (XBLC...
Read more →Weston 15.0 was recently released by Collabora, introducing significant updates to the Wayland compositor reference implementation. A new Lua-based shell has been integrated, allowing for fully custom...
Read more →Minecraft: Java Edition announced today, February 20, 2026, its plan to transition the game's rendering technology from OpenGL to Vulkan. This change follows ongoing work to refactor and modernize the...
Read more →Linux block maintainer and IO_uring lead developer Jens Axboe recently utilized Claude AI to debug performance issues within the AHCI/SCSI code when using IO_uring. This collaboration led to the devel...
Read more →Phoronix has reported early performance regressions for Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" processors when tested with development builds of Linux 7.0. Benchmarking was conducted ahead of the up...
Read more →NVIDIA today, February 19, 2026, released the 580.126.18 version of its Open GPU Kernel Vulkan Dev Beta Driver. This update follows the 580.94.17 beta driver that was made available last month. The 58...
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