PoCL 7.2 Released With Official OpenCL 3.0 Conformance On RISC-V & x86_64 CPUs
The Portable Computing Language project is out today with PoCL 7.2 as this portable, MIT-licensed OpenCL implementation that runs across various CPU architectures as well as targeting other GPUs/hardware with LLVM back-ends. Notable with PoCL 7.2 is bringing official OpenCL 3.0 conformance on x86_64 and RISC-V processors… ⌘ Read more
Vulkan 1.4.362 Released With New Extension Developed By Valve
Vulkan 1.4.362 is out this morning as the newest routine spec update. Making Vulkan 1.4.362 more notable beyond a couple bug fixes are two new Vulkan API extensions, both of which were worked on by Valve’s Linux graphics team and one of them being a Valve vendor extension… ⌘ Read more
GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT arrives March 5, 2027
GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT from Bandai Namco has a new trailer and a release date now set for March 5th, 2027.
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FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION arrives April 8, 2027 - will be getting two DLC expansions
Square Enix just revealed that FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION will release April 8th, 2027 and they’ve also said it will get two DLC expansions.
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Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 Monthly ISOs Released For Testing
Released tonight is Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Snapshot 3 as the newest monthly ISO candidates for Ubuntu Linux… ⌘ Read more
‘Welcome to the AGI Era,’ OpenAI Says As GPT-6 Astra Debuts
OpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra, a new model that president Greg Brockman called a “generational leap” and suggested may represent the arrival of AGI. “I think it might be about this model,” Brockman said in a briefing with reporters. He ended the briefing by saying: “Welcome to the AGI era.” Axios reports: Astra pushes AI agents closer to doing complex profession … ⌘ Read more
Mir 2.29 Released With Additional Wayland Protocols
For those using Canonical’s Mir compositor for building Wayland-based shells, Mir 2.29 is now available with various improvements and new Wayland protocol coverage… ⌘ Read more
Audacity 4 Rebuilds the Open Source Audio Editor But Leaves Some Features Behind
BrianFagioli writes: Audacity 4.0 has been released with a rebuilt Qt interface, a new clip-editing model, customizable workspaces, native high-DPI rendering, and a new AUP4 project format. The open source audio editor also adds ASIO playback and recording support to official Windows builds, while bringing major cha … ⌘ Read more
Google Releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, Its Third Flash Model In Six Weeks
Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks, claiming it’s their best reasoning and coding model yet (topping the DeepSWE leaderboard). Ars Technica reports: Gemini 3.8 Flash comes in two variations. There’s the standard Flash, which Google describes as a “workhorse” model that’s good for anything from agentic tasks … ⌘ Read more
METRO 2039 arrives February 4, 2027 and there’s a new trailer
METRO 2039 from 4A Games now has a firm release date of February 4th, 2027. On top of that we have some fresh footage of it.
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Audacity 4.0 Audio Editor Released With Qt6 Based UI
The longtime Audacity open-source audio editor had been using wxWidgets for years but with today’s Audacity 4.0 release they have transitioned to using the Qt6 toolkit… ⌘ Read more
GCC 17 Now Supports Using -mtune=native -mcpu=native On RISC-V
As a follow up to last month’s article about patches being posted for enabling “-mcpu=native -mtune=native” support for RISC-V with the GCC compiler, that code is now merged for what will become the GCC 17.1 release in the early months of 2027… ⌘ Read more
Classic JRPG ‘Blue Dragon’ gets an unofficial open source native PC release
Originally released back in 2006 for the Xbox 360, the classic JRPG ‘Blue Dragon’ can now be played on PC thanks to the re:Blue project.
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InputPlumber 0.79 Adds Support For More Handhelds
InputPlumber is the open-source router and remapping daemon for Linux that is particularly popular among Linux gaming handhelds for combining multiple input devices and translating actions into various virtual device formats. InputPlumber supports emulating mouse, keyboard, ad gamepad inputs. With the new InputPlumber 0.79 release there is expanded hardware support and bug fixes… ⌘ Read more
Wadjet Eye Games reveal vampire RPG ‘Nighthawks’ to release September 22
Nighthawks from developer The Curiosity Engine and publisher Wadjet Eye Games looks really interesting and it’s now set for release on September 22nd.
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Lemonade 11.9 Local AI Server Released With Super Exciting AMD ROCm HRX Backend
Lemonade 11.9 is out today as the newest feature release to this AMD-backed, open-source local AI server solution across Linux, Windows, and macOS. Lemonade has long been focused on offering “100% free and private” AI use with local hardware whether it be GPUs, CPUs, or NPUs. With Lemonade 11.9’s release today it’s very interesting for having experimental ROCm HRX back-end support with Llama.cpp. HRX is the new exciting thing to watch o … ⌘ Read more
Fedora 46 Proposal Wants To Provide Official Support For Crystal Programming Language
A new change proposal that’s been filed for evaluation with next year’s Fedora 46 release is to provide official, native support for the Crystal programming language… ⌘ Read more
Mesa 26.2.2 Enables Intel Nova Lake Graphics By Default
Mesa 26.2.2 is out today as the newest bi-weekly stable point release for these open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers… ⌘ Read more
GNOME Mutter 51.rc Adds Cross-GPU Buffer Scan-Out Support, Other Last Minute Work
The release candidates are out today for the GNOME Shell and Mutter in preparing for the formal “GNOME 51.rc” release in the coming days… ⌘ Read more
Greg KH Forewarns Of “Rough” Linux 7.3 Kernel Cycle Due To Continued AI Churn
While Linux 7.3-rc1 only released this week and there are another roughly seven weeks to go until the official kernel release, Linux’s second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman is already warning that it’s likely to be another “rough” kernel cycle given the ongoing noise caused by AI/LLM with the increase in bug reports and kernel patches… ⌘ Read more
Dragon’s Dogma 2 gets a big upgrade and Denuvo DRM removed
Capcom released the latest major update for Dragon’s Dogma 2 ahead of the Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Expansion releasing in October.
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FreeDesktop SDK 26.08 Released With Snap Support Dropped, Bootstrap Changes
The newest FreeDesktop SDK is now available for this collection of components used for Flatpak runtimes as well as for building out of containers and other software stacks… ⌘ Read more
s&box from Facepunch now has Native Linux support on Steam
After a short Beta release, Facepunch have now updated s&box on Steam to provide Native Linux support.
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SteamVR Beta 2.17.8 released to ready up for the Steam Frame - added support for USB streaming
Valve are clearly making preparations for the Steam Frame to finally get a proper release this month - with a new Release Candidate Beta build of SteamVR.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamvr-beta-2-17-8-released-to-read … ⌘ Read more
A big Steam stable update is out with improvements for Remote Play, Steam Input and bug fixes
Valve just released the latest main stable Steam update for Desktop, Steam Deck, Steam Machine and SteamOS. Here’s everything that’s changed.
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NASA Selects Blue Origin As Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a contract worth up to $700 million to build and operate a dedicated Mars telecommunications network for current and future missions to the Red Planet. Blue Origin is expected to deliver the spacecraft by the end of 2028, with the network targeted to become operational by 2030. From a press release: Blue Or … ⌘ Read more
WinBtrfs 1.10 Released With Two Years Worth Of Improvements For Btrfs On Windows
WinBtrfs is a driver for Microsoft Windows to support reading and writing to Btrfs file-systems. WinBtrfs works with Windows XP and newer. It hadn’t seen a new release in over two years but a big feature release is now available with a combination of new features and bug fixes… ⌘ Read more
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 Arrive With a 75% Cost Reduction For Fable Cache Reads
Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, two versions of the same underlying model aimed at longer-running agentic work. “For enterprise buyers, however, the release is about more than another round of benchmark gains,” reports VentureBeat. “Anthropic is simultaneously c … ⌘ Read more
EVERSPACE 2 gets a final tech update making it Steam Deck and Steam Machine Verified
ROCKFISH Games just announced and released the final technical update for EVERSPACE 2, which makes it Steam Deck and Steam Machine Verified.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/everspace-2-gets-a-final-tech-update-making-it-ste … ⌘ Read more
systemd 262-rc1 Released With Live Update Orchestrator Integration & More
Debuting today is systemd 262-rc1 as the first test release of this next major update to this Linux init system and service manager… ⌘ Read more
The Linux Kernel AI Flood, Linux 7.2 Release & Other August Highlights
It was a very busy month of August with the Linux kernel developers continue to be flooded with AI/LLM-generated patches and bug reports. Plus there was the general resolution on AI usage within the Debian project and other open-source projects now evolving in the AI era. With the Linux 7.2 stable release and Linux 7.3 merge window, the past month was all the more eventful… ⌘ Read more
EDAC Changes Merged For Linux 7.3 After Being Forgotten About During The Merge Window
While the Linux 7.3 merge window officially closed on Sunday with the Linux 7.3-rc1 release, the Error Detection And Correction “EDAC” subsystem changes were mistakenly forgotten about during the two week window. The pull request ended up being sent out on Monday evening and the late feature changes were already merged to Git… ⌘ Read more
Bazzite Linux has another big set of fixes available
With the recent release of Bazzite Linux 44 for handhelds, they’re working quick to address various issues that have appeared.
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Steam Beta for August 31st brings fixes for Remote Play
Valve released a small update to the Steam Client Beta, bringing in some fixes - good news for fans of Remote Play.
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Apple Caught Off Guard by AI Demand for Mac Mini and Mac Studio
According to The Information (paywalled), Apple reportedly moved up the release of new Mac mini and Mac Studio models after unexpectedly strong enterprise demand for Macs capable of running AI workloads. MacRumors reports: Apple normally releases new Mac models in the autumn, closer to October or November, making this week’s announcement unusua … ⌘ Read more
Rust Coreutils 0.11 Released With Some Nifty Debug Helper Messages
Rust Coreutils 0.11 was just released as this alternative to the GNU Coreutils. Besides the long-running task of catching up the GNU Coreutils compatibility with the GNU test suite and never-ending work on optimizing the performance, Rust Coreutils 0.11 is quite a nice release for its improved error messages… ⌘ Read more
Firefox 155 Available With Faster Page Loads Via Happy Eyeballs v3, QUIC v2 For HTTP/3
The Mozilla Firefox 155 release binaries are now available ahead of the formal announcement on Tuesday for this latest web browser release. With Firefox 155 it’s heavier on new features than we have seen in some time… ⌘ Read more
Linux 7.3 Features Many Exciting Improvements, New Hardware Support & Faster Btrfs
With Linux 7.3-rc1 released to cap off the two week merge window, here is a look at the many exciting changes merged for the Linux 7.3 kernel that is working its way toward release in the second half of October. ⌘ Read more
Monster-collecting RPG Cassette Beasts 2002 set for release in March 2027
One missed from the recent flurry of announcements - the monster collecting RPG Cassette Beasts 2002 is set to release and it’s going to be a good one.
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Open source evolution simulation Thrive brings Multicellular Stage advancements
Everything that Spore could have been? A full evolution sim, Thrive, has a big new release out bringing in some brand new game mechanics.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/open-source-evolution-simulation-thrive-brings-multicellular-st … ⌘ Read more
Servo 0.5 Released: DuckDuckGo Properly Rendering, Up To 10x Faster Text Rendering
Servo 0.5 is out today as the newest monthly update to this open-source, Rust-based browser engine. Servo 0.5 ships many notable enhancements for benefiting those running the Servoshell example browser or looking at Servo as an opportunity for embedded use… ⌘ Read more
GZDoom successor UZDoom 5.0 is officially out now
Spawned from GZDoom, the successor project UZDoom just had a massive new release with version 5.0 out now.
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DOSBOX Staging 0.83 brings authentic CRT colour emulation, FMV deinterlacer, disc automounting and much more
Whew! Quite a big release for DOSBOX Staging, the popular modern continuation of DOSBox with release 0.83.0 officially out now with many advancements.
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Multikernel Linux Tree Released: Runs Multiple Kernels On Bare Metal Without a Hypervisor
“Multikernel Technologies has put out mklinux v7.0-mk2, the first public release of the multikernel Linux tree it’s been building since last year,” reports the blog It’s FOSS:
The basic premise of the project is that one physical server can run several independent Linux kernels side by side, each … ⌘ Read more
Linux 7.3-rc1 Close To 41 Million Lines, AMD Kernel Graphics Driver At 6.5 Million Lines
With Linus Torvalds remarking in the Linux 7.3-rc1 release announcement of the AMD kernel graphics driver changes for amounting around a third of the -rc1 changes due to the big AMD GPU register files for DCN 6.0 and other new IP additions, here are some fresh code stats at large… ⌘ Read more
Linux 7.3-rc1 With AMD Zen 6 Additions, Better Btrfs Performance & 2026 Steam Controller
Like clockwork, the Linux 7.3 merge window has concluded after two weeks and the Linux 7.3-rc1 kernel now available for testing… ⌘ Read more
OpenShot 4.0 Released In Adapting Video Editor UI To Qt6
OpenShot 4.0 was tagged this afternoon on GitHub as the newest major feature release to this open-source non-linear video editing application… ⌘ Read more
Linux 7.3 Lands More Audio Workarounds For Laptops & Other Devices
Following last week’s main set of sound subsystem updates for Linux 7.3 that brought a lot of new audio hardware support, a second round of sound updates were merged this weekend ahead of today’s Linux 7.3-rc1 release… ⌘ Read more
BMW Blames Young People For Loss of Real Buttons In New Cars
BMW is about to release their most screen-dependent vehicles ever, reports Car and Driver:
Step into the BMW iX3, and you’ll notice something is missing: real buttons. The climate controls are fettered to the center screen, as is nearly every other feature, save for a handful located in the center console — at least the window switches are still on the d … ⌘ Read more
FreeBSD 14.5-RC1 Released With Several Security Fixes
Ahead of FreeBSD 14.5-RELEASE hopefully debuting on 8 September, FreeBSD 14.5-RC1 is out today as the final scheduled development release… ⌘ Read more