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Steam Client Beta Adds HDR Streaming for Steam Deck OLED, AV1 Video Streaming

Today's Steam client beta update introduces significant enhancements for game streaming, particularly benefiting Linux users. The update, released today, brings support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) st...

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Proton 10.0-4b Released, Adds Steamworks SDK 1.65 Support

Valve recently released Proton 10.0-4b, an update to its compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux. This latest version primarily introduces support for Steamworks SDK 1.65. According to ...

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AMDGPU/AMDKFD Updates Bring DRM Format Modifiers to GFX6 in Linux 7.3

AMD has submitted new updates for the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver. These updates, sent out today, July 30, 2026, introduce support for DRM Format Modifiers on older ...

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AMD ROCm Adopts SPIR-V for JIT GPU Code, Shifts from AOT Compilation

AMD recently announced that its ROCm platform has adopted SPIR-V as a portable intermediate representation for GPU code. This represents a significant transition from ROCm's prior model of compiling G...

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Proton 11.0-1b Released with Steamworks SDK 1.65 Support

Valve has released Proton 11.0-1b today, July 29, 2026. This update introduces support for Steamworks SDK 1.65. This integration is crucial for maintaining and enhancing compatibility with Windows-nat...

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Collabora Publishes Details on Experimental RADV Windows Port for AMD GPUs

Collabora recently detailed its experimental project to port Mesa's open-source Vulkan driver for AMD GPUs.">RADV, Mesa's open source Vulkan driver for AMD GPUs, to Windows. The initiative aims to enable the driver to run on the WIN32 platform, mov...

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AMD P-State Patches Boost Linux Gaming 1% Low FPS by 31% via Per-Core EPP

A set of patches for the Linux kernel was posted today, July 29, 2026, introducing per-core Energy Performance Preference (EPP) boosting for recently-busy CPUs. These updates to the AMD P-State driver...

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PCSX2 v2.7.502 Released, Fixes VM Reset Logic for Disc Changes in Qt

PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.502 today, July 28, 2026. This update primarily addresses an issue related to the emulator's virtual machine state. Specifically, the release fi...

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Leadwerks 5.1 Adds glTF DDS Texture Support, Khronos PBR Tone Mapper

Leadwerks 5.1 has been released, expanding its integration of Khronos technologies to enhance graphics quality and asset interoperability. The latest update introduces support for the MSFT_texture_dds...

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Hyprland v0.56.1 Patch Release Fixes Compositor, Input Capture, Monitor Issues

Hyprland, the dynamic tiling Wayland compositor, released version 0.56.1 today. The developers describe it "as usual, a patch release with a few fixes backported from main onto 0.56.0" aimed at stabil...

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Google Chrome Ships Official Arm64 Linux Build with Widevine DRM

Google has released an official Arm64 Linux build of its Chrome web browser. This new build is now available through Google's Debian and RPM repositories, offering native support for Arm64-based syste...

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ASUS Armoury Linux Kernel Driver Receives Whisper Mode Support Patches

ASUS laptops incorporate a feature known as Whisper Mode, which functions by reducing fan speed and CPU clock frequency. The intended outcome of this mode is to maintain cooler operating temperatures ...

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Valve Releases Proton 11 After Half-Year Gap Since Version 10.0-3

Valve has released Proton 11, marking the first major update to their Steam Play compatibility layer since Proton 10.0-3 shipped in November 2025. This new version arrived in early July 2026, over hal...

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Scrap Mechanic 1.0, Dinoblade Among New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Titles

Between July 18 and July 25, 2026, nine new Steam games were identified as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles met specific user rating criteria and were reported by Boiling Steam. Am...

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Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released with Notches and Rounded Corners Support

Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 has been released today as the latest feature update for the mobile operating system. This new version introduces support for display notches and rounded corners, allowing for i...

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