Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Valve's Steam Controller has officially commenced shipping to customers. Phoronix reports that "the gaming controller is now shipping," making the hardware available to those who have been awaiting it...
Read more →Omarchy 3.7, the Arch Linux based desktop distribution featuring the Hyprland compositor and led by David Heinemeier Hansson, was released today. This latest version introduces a significant overhaul ...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.314 today, following version 2.7.309 released yesterday. This latest update primarily addresses a specific user interface issue, correcting a bu...
Read more →Boiling Steam published its "New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck" report for the week ending May 2, 2026, identifying 23 newly released titles rated as Verified or Playable. These games, releas...
Read more →Between April 22 and April 29, 2026, 87 new games were released on Steam with native Linux builds. This represents approximately 11.4% of the 765 total titles launched for Windows on Steam during the ...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, saw the release of version 2.7.309 today as a new development update. This release specifically targets improvements in hardware rendering accuracy and stability. Th...
Read more →Wine 11.8, a new bi-weekly development release, has been made available. This update focuses on enhancing compatibility for Windows applications and games running on Linux and other platforms. Key cha...
Read more →The Steam on Linux market share experienced a slight pullback in April, according to Phoronix. This follows a record high achieved in March, where usage surged to 5.33%, marking a 3.1% month-over-mont...
Read more →Security engineer Andy Nguyen has released the ps5-linux project this week, enabling select PlayStation 5 "Phat" consoles running firmware 3.xx and 4.xx to boot Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. The project leverages...
Read more →Valve has officially confirmed the release date and pricing for the new Steam Controller, with a launch targeted for May 2026. This announcement follows a prolonged period of silence and previous dela...
Read more →Valve released Proton 11.0-beta2 today, a minor update building on the initial Proton 11 beta. This iteration integrates Xalia version 0.4.9, which resolves lockups previously encountered when interac...
Read more →Valve today announced the official release date and pricing for its new Steam Controller. The device is scheduled to go on sale on May 4. According to Valve, US pricing for the controller will be $99 ...
Read more →The Goverlay project, an overlay utility for Linux, has received recent updates to its nightly build. A critical fix was implemented to prevent potential file loss when using its fgmod component. As n...
Read more →D7VK v1.8 was released today, further advancing its efforts to translate legacy Microsoft Direct3D APIs to the modern Vulkan graphics API. This new version extends support, which originally began with...
Read more →Between April 11 and April 18, 2026, the Steam Deck's compatible game library expanded with 14 new titles rated as Verified or Playable. This includes the new Capcom release, Pragmata, which was "well...
Read more →Between April 15 and April 22, 2026, Boiling Steam reported that 60 new games with native Linux builds were released on Steam. This figure represents approximately 11.3% of the 533 total titles launch...
Read more →Heroic Games Launcher released version 2.21.0 "Loki" today, introducing several new features for managing games from platforms like Epic Games Store and GOG on Linux. A key addition is a new console-l...
Read more →Flightlessmango has released MangoHud v0.8.3-rc2, a recent release candidate for its popular open-source Linux gaming overlay. This update primarily focuses on stability and compatibility fixes. Key i...
Read more →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 →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 →GreenBoost, an open-source memory tiering solution for NVIDIA GPUs, has introduced GreenBoost-Proton, an extension aimed at enhancing Linux gaming. The original GreenBoost project, showcased last mont...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported on April 11, 2026, that ten new games achieved Steam Deck Verified or Playable status. These titles were released between April 4 and April 11, further expanding the platform's ...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported that 61 new games with native Linux builds were released on the Steam platform between April 1st and April 8th. This represents approximately 13.5% of the total new releases on ...
Read more →The open-source D7VK project released version 1.7 today, April 12, 2026, bringing further improvements for running legacy Microsoft Direct3D APIs on top of Vulkan. D7VK, which started as a fork of DXV...
Read more →Bottles 63.1 was released last week, focusing on improved stability and core system updates for the Windows software compatibility layer on Linux. The update addresses a previous issue where the appli...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported that 66 new games with native Linux builds were released on Steam between March 25 and April 1, 2026. This represents approximately 11.8% of the 558 total Windows game releases ...
Read more →Goverlay, a utility for managing graphical overlays, received updates in its nightly build recently. A fix was implemented in the fgmod component to address a potential file loss issue during uninstal...
Read more →AMD GPUOpen recently published a two-part series detailing optimization strategies implemented in the game GOALS for sustained, competitive esports performance on handheld PCs. The articles explain ho...
Read more →According to Valve's latest Steam Survey monthly figures for March, Steam on Linux experienced significant growth. The platform's market share has now risen above the 5% threshold, reflecting a notabl...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported on March 28, 2026, on the addition of eight newly released games certified as Steam Deck Verified or Playable. These titles, launched between March 21 and March 28, were selecte...
Read more →The PCSX2 development team released version 2.7.221 of their PlayStation 2 emulator today. This update introduces an architectural change focused on the Emotion Engine (EE), the central processing uni...
Read more →Intel's open-source "ANV" Vulkan driver for Linux systems recently enabled a new feature called BTP+BTI RCC Keying. This change, which landed today, helps improve the performance of Direct3D 12 (DX12)...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported last week that 13 newly released PC games have been rated Verified or Playable for Valve's Steam Deck handheld. These titles were identified between March 14 and March 21, 2026,...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.208 today. This update focuses on improving graphics emulation accuracy, specifically within its Graphics Synthesizer (GS) and hardware (HW) com...
Read more →AMD GPUOpen today announced the availability of the AMD FSR Redstone SDK 2.2 update. This release introduces ML-powered FSR Upscaling 4.1 and FSR Ray Regeneration 1.1, designed to enhance visual fidel...
Read more →D7VK 1.6 was released today, March 23, 2026. This open-source project, which implements Direct3D 3 through 7 on top of the Vulkan API for Linux gamers, introduces significant internal changes. The 1.6...
Read more →Bottles, the compatibility layer manager, released version 63.0 today, March 23, 2026. This update introduces a new internal versioning system, a change described by developer Mirkobrombin as a "migra...
Read more →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...
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