Linux Graphics & Gaming News
The xemu Xbox emulator recently integrated a new DSP56300 emulator featuring a JIT execution engine into its latest development build. This update, contributed by mborgerson, implements previously mis...
Read more →A series of patches introducing a cold reset recovery method for Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) drivers is currently under active development and revision. This effort primarily targets the Intel Xe k...
Read more →AMD is emphasizing the opportunities presented by SPIR-V Intermediate Representation (IR) within its ROCm software stack. The company highlights SPIR-V's potential for enabling unified binaries that c...
Read more →The Boiling Steam publication reported on July 18, 2026, that 14 new PC titles released between July 11 and July 18, 2026, have been rated as either Verified or Playable on Valve's Steam Deck handheld...
Read more →Hyprland v0.56.0, a Wayland compositor, was released today, July 20, 2026. This version introduces several new features focused on window management algorithms, color management, and its Lua configura...
Read more →The FFmpeg multimedia library recently incorporated new hand-tuned code utilizing AVX-512 optimizations. These enhancements target modern Intel and AMD processors capable of AVX-512 instruction sets. ...
Read more →The Desktop Icons NG (DING) GNOME Shell extension, which Ubuntu utilizes for desktop icon management, has completed its port to GTK4. Version 51.0.0 of the extension, released in July 2026, includes t...
Read more →Recent testing indicates continued performance improvements for the open-source NVK Vulkan driver, which integrates with the Nouveau kernel driver for NVIDIA GPUs. With optimizations delivered in the ...
Read more →The glTF.">Khronos Group today announced the release of a new open-source glTF 2.0 Importer/Exporter for Autodesk 3ds Max. The project, sponsored by Khronos, delivers professionally developed plugins availab...
Read more →GOverlay 1.8.8 was released today, July 19, 2026, building upon features introduced in version 1.8.7. This update primarily focuses on significant enhancements to the OptiScaler component, particularl...
Read more →Valve and Collabora today published the initial sources and binaries for "AArch64 base developed by Valve and Collabora for the Steam Frame headset.">Holo Core," an experimental Arch Linux AArch64 base. This release is part of the ongoing development for Valve's upcoming Qual...
Read more →Between July 8 and July 15, 2026, Steam released 83 new games with native Linux builds. This total constituted approximately 12.5% of the 664 new Windows titles launched on the platform during the sam...
Read more →DXVK 3.0.2 was released today, introducing enhanced debugging capabilities and several game-specific fixes. A key new feature is the "DXVK_DEBUG=hang" environment variable, which aids in pinpointing G...
Read more →Collabora has released Weston 16, the latest version of its reference Wayland compositor. The update focuses on expanding High Dynamic Range (HDR) and color management support, enhancing Perfetto debu...
Read more →Wayland 1.26 was released earlier today, as announced by Simon Ser. This stable update introduces a new compositor) and its clients use to interact.">Wayland protocol that allows a compositor to programmatically adjust the pointer's position for client applications.">pointer warp event, a significant addition to the Wayland protocol. This event enables a composi...
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