Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Opera GX, the gaming-focused web browser, has officially launched on Linux today. This Chromium-based browser, a spin-off of the standard Opera browser, offers distinct features tailored for gamers. K...
Read more →Wine 11.5, the latest bi-weekly development release, was made available today. This version introduces support for the Syscall User Dispatch feature specifically on Linux. This addition is intended to...
Read more →Phoronix published an early analysis this month regarding the AMD Radeon Linux gaming experience on the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release. The report indicates enhanced performance for open-source AMD...
Read more →Mojang announced today that Minecraft: Java Edition is transitioning its underlying rendering technology from OpenGL to Vulkan. This change is part of a broader initiative to refactor and modernize th...
Read more →The PCSX2 development team recently released version 2.7.192 of their PlayStation 2 emulator. This update introduces significant enhancements to graphics rendering accuracy for emulated titles. A prim...
Read more →Boiling Steam today reviewed "Packing Life," a new puzzle simulation game developed and published by Aroko Game Studio. The game is confirmed to run natively on Linux, including the Steam Deck, withou...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported that 17 newly released games were designated as Steam Deck Verified or Playable between March 7 and March 14, 2026. These titles were selected based on specific user rating crit...
Read more →Between March 4 and March 11, 2026, Steam saw the release of 82 new games featuring native Linux clients. This volume accounted for approximately 11.5% of all new titles launched on Steam during that ...
Read more →CachyOS has become the most popular desktop Linux distribution on ProtonDB, according to a report published today by Boiling Steam. This development sees CachyOS dethrone Arch Linux, which had maintai...
Read more →PCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, recently released version v2.7.182. This update includes a specific fix addressing a display issue within the game Paddington Bear. The project's GameDB ...
Read more →Phoronix published initial benchmarks today comparing NVIDIA Linux gaming performance on the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS against the current Ubuntu 25.10 release. The review focuses on out-of-the-box pe...
Read more →D7VK 1.5 was released today, implementing Direct3D 3 over Vulkan. This extends the project's capabilities for legacy Direct3D titles, building upon its existing support for Direct3D 7, 6, and 5. The D...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported last week that 80 new games with native Linux builds launched on Steam between February 25 and March 4, 2026. This volume represents approximately 11.7% of the 684 total titles ...
Read more →Wine 11.4 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development version. This open-source compatibility layer enables Windows applications and games to run on Linux and macOS. Wine is notably utilize...
Read more →AMD today submitted a request for comments (RFC) patch series to the Linux kernel mailing list (LKML) introducing the Dynamic Power and Thermal Configuration Interface (DPTCi) driver. This new driver ...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported that 60 new games with native Linux builds were released on Steam between February 18 and February 25, 2026. This represents approximately 11.2% of the 538 total games released ...
Read more →Valve has published the Steam Survey results for February 2026 today. These monthly figures offer insights into various software and hardware trends across the dominant Steam gaming ecosystem. A parti...
Read more →The PCSX2 development team recently released version 2.7.148 of their PlayStation 2 emulator. This update, made available today, March 02, 2026, primarily focuses on graphics performance improvements....
Read more →Heroic Games Launcher recently released version 2.20.1, codenamed "Pythagoras Hotfix #1". This update primarily addresses an issue where some users experienced "harmless but scary python logs" appeari...
Read more →Goverlay, the open-source Linux overlay application, released version 1.7.5 today. This update introduces a WINE and Proton that helps to install Windows components (DLLs, runtimes) into WINE prefixes.">Protontricks Windows Version Manager, allowing users to manage Wine prefix Windows versions ...
Read more →Between February 11 and February 18, 2026, Steam released 71 new games with native Linux builds. This figure accounts for approximately 11.4 percent of all new titles launched on the platform during t...
Read more →The February 2026 edition of Steam Next Fest recently began, offering demos for a range of upcoming games. The event, hosted by Valve, aims to raise awareness for new titles, allowing players to sampl...
Read more →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, recently released version 2.7.126, introducing new command-line parameters for its QT frontend. This update adds "-turbo" and "-unlimited" options, allowing users to...
Read more →Bottles, a Wine wrapper for managing Windows prefixes on Linux, released version 62.0 yesterday. A key update in this release is an improved GPU detection mechanism, specifically addressing systems wh...
Read more →Lutris 0.5.20, an open-source Linux game manager, was released today. The update focuses on enhancing integration with various emulators and compatibility layers, particularly Proton. Phoronix noted i...
Read more →Youthcat Games recently published a development log via AMD GPUOpen detailing significant performance optimizations for their game, Dyson Sphere Program. The studio overhauled the game's multithreadin...
Read more →The HID subsystem changes were merged into the Linux 7.0 kernel this week, marking an expansion in supported human interface devices. This update brings official support for Rock Band 4 guitars from b...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported on February 7, 2026, the identification of 10 new Steam games that have achieved either 'Verified' or 'Playable' compatibility status on the Steam Deck. These titles were releas...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported last week that 69 new games with native Linux builds were released on Steam between January 28 and February 4, 2026. This represents approximately 9.3% of all new titles launche...
Read more →CodeWeavers today released CrossOver 26, its paid compatibility layer for running Windows applications and games on Linux and macOS. The new version incorporates Wine 11.0, which was released in Janua...
Read more →DXVK project focused on translating older Direct3D APIs (5, 6, 7) to Vulkan.">D7VK 1.3 was released today, February 9, 2026, introducing support for the Direct3D 5 graphics API on Vulkan. This update expands the project's capabilities, building upon its original target of Direc...
Read more →Goverlay 1.7.4 has been recently released, bringing several updates for Linux gaming. A key addition is OptiScaler that exposes DLSS/DLSS-FG inputs without DXGI spoofing.">OptiPatcher support, an ASI Plugin for OptiScaler that allows exposing DLSS and DLSS Frame Gener...
Read more →Toyota Connected North America, a unit of the automotive manufacturer, is developing Fluorite, an open-source game engine described as "console-grade." This initiative was recently reported by Phoroni...
Read more →Boiling Steam successfully ran Civilization 6 on the OrangePi 6 Plus single-board computer using a combination of Box64 and Proton. This achievement was facilitated by a new Ubuntu 24.04 distribution ...
Read more →Boiling Steam identified eight newly released Steam games as Steam Deck Verified or Playable, selected between January 24 and January 31, 2026. The report noted that this period signifies an end to a ...
Read more →Between January 21 and January 28, 2026, Steam saw the release of 44 new games with native Linux clients, according to a report by Boiling Steam. This figure represents approximately 8.2% of the total...
Read more →At FOSDEM today in Brussels, Thibault Payet presented on the state of gaming on FreeBSD. A notable highlight was the "linuxulator-steam-utils" project, which enables Proton.">Steam Play gaming for users on Fre...
Read more →Nvidia has released a native Linux application for its GeForce NOW game streaming service. This beta application, reported today by Boiling Steam, offers an improved experience over the previous brows...
Read more →PCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, today released version 2.7.75. This update focuses on audio emulation, specifically introducing support for SPU voice decode buffers. As noted in the rel...
Read more →PCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, has released version 2.7.73 today. This update focuses on resolving a specific rendering issue encountered by users. The primary change in this release a...
Read more →A new DriConf workaround for Intel Linux graphics drivers has been merged into Mesa Git today. This enhancement is designed to significantly reduce initial game load times, specifically capable of hal...
Read more →Proton 10.0-4 was released today by Valve and CodeWeavers. This update for Steam Play adds compatibility for a notable list of new Windows games on Linux. Newly playable titles include VR experiences ...
Read more →The Mecha Comet, a new modular and open-source Linux handheld device, was announced today and is now available for funding on Kickstarter. This device is designed with snap-on modules, allowing for us...
Read more →Heroic Games Launcher released version 2.19.0, codenamed "Punk-01 Shaka," today, marking its first update in five months since its last release in August. The developers describe this as "mostly a tra...
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