Linux Graphics & Gaming News
The Godot Asset Store has officially opened, coinciding with the release of Godot 4.7. The new store currently features the OpenXR vendors plugin along with free samples that demonstrate functionality...
Read more →DXVK v3.0.1 has recently been released, focusing on stability improvements and bug fixes for DirectX 9 and DirectX 11 games running on Linux via Wine or Proton. The most notable change is the disablin...
Read more →D7VK 1.12 was released yesterday, providing the latest iteration of the translation layer designed for Direct3D 7 and older APIs running on top of the Vulkan API. This release enables compatibility an...
Read more →The PCSX2 project recently released version 2.7.450 of its PlayStation 2 emulator, which includes an update to its SDL3 dependency. This new version now utilizes SDL3 3.4.12. SDL3, the Simple DirectMe...
Read more →Phoronix reported today that a set of patches targeting the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) scheduler has demonstrated significant potential for reducing job submission latency. These im...
Read more →The FEX Emulator, which enables running x86/x86_64 Linux software on ARM64 (AArch64) systems, has released its newest monthly feature update, FEX 2607. Released this month, FEX 2607 introduces additio...
Read more →wgpu v29.0.4 was recently released, bringing new features and bug fixes for its various graphics API backends. A notable addition for Linux users is the new capability to initialize OpenGL (GLES) usin...
Read more →Vulkan 1.4.356 was released today, July 4, 2026. This update introduces a single new extension, Microscaling MX data types.">VK_EXT_shader_ocp_microscaling_types. This extension enables Vulkan to utilize the Open Compute Project'...
Read more →PCSX2 v2.7.443 was recently released, featuring an expanded framebuffer optimization for its DirectX 12 Graphics Synthesizer (GS) backend. This update integrates a change previously present in the Ope...
Read more →The Khronos 3D Formats Working Group recently announced that the glTF 2.1 specification is nearing completion, significantly extending the format's capabilities beyond representing single 3D assets. g...
Read more →GNOME's Mutter compositor is slated to integrate robust GPU reset recovery handling, a significant development preventing the complete session wipeouts that currently occur during such events. This ne...
Read more →The `gfx-rs/wgpu` project recently released version 30.0.0, introducing key changes primarily focused on aligning the API with the WebGPU specification. A significant update is the addition of optiona...
Read more →RenderDoc v1.45 has been released, focusing on a number of bugfixes found since the previous v1.44 version. This update includes a specific workaround for Direct3D12, addressing issues with IsHelperLa...
Read more →FFmpeg has recently introduced Vulkan-accelerated encoding for the APV video format. This new capability adds to the earlier development of Vulkan-accelerated decoding support for APV, completing the ...
Read more →ChimeraOS recently released version 49-2 (cabd8c9), which the developers describe as a "manually built transition release" designed to prepare the gaming operating system for a new update system. This...
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