Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Wine 11.7 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux. This update brings specific fixes for VBScript, enhancing the execution of applic...
Read more →A Valve developer recently merged initial support for AMD's GFX11.7 GPU target into the open-source Linux graphics stack. These changes specifically landed in the Mesa project's RADV Vulkan driver and...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, recently released version 2.7.262. This update primarily introduces support for 32K textures within its GS:MTL backend, specifically targeting Apple Silicon M5 syste...
Read more →Phoronix today published new benchmarks detailing the performance evolution of Intel Xe2 integrated graphics on Linux. The testing, conducted on an upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS system, revealed an approx...
Read more →Between April 8 and April 15, 2026, Boiling Steam reported that 76 new games featuring native Linux builds were released on Steam. This volume represents approximately 14% of the 542 games released fo...
Read more →Valve and CodeWeavers today released Proton 11.0-beta1, marking the first beta milestone for the Steam Play compatibility layer. This new version is rebased against upstream Wine 11.0, forming the fou...
Read more →Ollama v0.21.0 was released today, introducing the Hermes Agent for enhanced local AI workflows. This integration allows users to deploy Nous Research's self-improving AI agent via the 'ollama launch ...
Read more →A pull request introducing a new, modern NTFS filesystem driver was submitted today for the Linux 7.1 kernel merge window. This new driver aims to provide an improved Linux NTFS experience compared to...
Read more →Khronos Group recently announced that Meta has upgraded its membership from Contributor to Promoter, its highest membership tier. This move grants Meta a seat on the Khronos Board of Directors, indica...
Read more →Today, the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) project, a widely used cross-platform development library for games and a core component of the Steam Runtime, implemented a new policy. This policy explicitl...
Read more →Ollama, a framework designed for running large language models locally, recently released version 0.20.7. This update brings key improvements for Linux users, especially those utilizing AMD GPUs for t...
Read more →AMD is integrating a new "power module" into the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver's Display Core (DC) component for Linux. This development, which recently appeared in a set of patches, aims to bring Lin...
Read more →Phoronix benchmarks released today indicate that the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 release delivers significant performance improvements for AMD APUs) featuring Ryzen AI processors.">Strix Point APUs, particularly for their integrated RDNA 3.5 gr...
Read more →Opera GX, the web browser designed for gamers, is now officially available through the Canonical Snap Store and Flathub. This move simplifies the installation process for Linux users, as the browser p...
Read more →AMD today released ROCm 7.2.2, a minor point update to its open-source GPU compute stack. The new version, available April 15, 2026, includes several code changes, but its most significant addition is...
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