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Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Unfortunately, the popular Nintendo Wii U emulator Cemu was recently attacked, with it serving up malware in certain Linux builds.

Further expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Good news for Linux gamers and the upcoming Steam Machine, as it appears the AMD GPU kernel drivers are expanding their HDMI 2.1 support even further.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 devs battling "AI slop code pull requests"

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The team behind the popular PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 have seen a rise in what they say are "AI slop code pull requests".

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Rocket League, Crimson Desert, Helldivers 2 and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve just launched the latest exciting upgrade for Proton Experimental, to ensure as many Windows games as possible run well on Linux / SteamOS machines.

Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 adds controller hotkeys and auto-reconnect

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The free and open source Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 has another useful new release out now, bringing a few more features to make it easier.

Linux security flaws Dirty Frag and Copy Fail are a good reminder to stay up to date

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Have you run your Linux distribution updates recently? You probably should, because Dirty Frag and Copy Fail are coming for you.

D7VK 1.9 brings 2D upgrades for classic Direct3D games on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
D7VK has done a lot of work on getting retro 3D games to run well on Linux with older Direct3D versions, now classic 2D games have seen some love.

Mesa 26.1.0 released bringing lots of Linux graphics driver enhancements

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Mesa 26.1.0 is out now as the latest new-feature release of open source graphics drivers for Linux, with upgraded Vulkan support and performance improvements.

VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 brings many Linux gaming enhancements for Direct3D 12 via Vulkan

By Liam Squires-Hand,
VKD3D-Proton is an incredibly important project for ensuring Direct3D 12 games run well on Linux / SteamOS using Vulkan, with a big new release up.

Expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
One area that's lacking on Linux right now is support for later versions of HDMI with AMD GPUs, but it seems expanded features are coming.

Wine 11.8 brings updates for Mono, MSXML, VBScript and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine version 11.8 is out now with the usual assortment of new features and fixes.

Blender change the Anthropic AI funding deal, with discussions planned for AI Policies

By Liam Squires-Hand,
After quite a lot of backlash following the Blender announcement that Anthropic would become a Corporate Sponsor, the Blender Foundation released a statement.

Linux Mint begin shipping HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISOs for better hardware support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
With the Linux Mint team now taking extra time between releases, they're providing new HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISO downloads with newer Linux kernels.

Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 gets even easier to use

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 continue to advance with new versions repeatedly being released, and now it should be easier than ever to use.

Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency launches Sovereign Tech Standards to support open standards

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Another EU push for open standards here with Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency recently announcing the Sovereign Tech Standards initiative.

Proton Experimental updated to get Crimson Desert working again on Linux / SteamOS

By Liam Squires-Hand,
A recent update to Crimson Desert has been causing problems on Linux / SteamOS with it not launching, so Valve patched Proton Experimental to fix it.

More retro goodies - Microsoft open sources 86-DOS and PC-DOS

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Following on from officially open sourcing MS-DOS 4.0 back in 2024, Microsoft have announced more early DOS code has been made available.

Anthropic begin funding Blender as a Corporate Patron

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Blender Foundation announced today that Anthropic (the AI company) have begun funding them, joining up as a Corporate Patron.

Proton Experimental and Proton 11 Beta updated to fix issues with the EA App

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve released a small tweak update to both Proton Experimental and the Proton 11 Beta, bringing in an update to help with the EA App.

Canonical clarify their AI plans for Ubuntu Linux - opt-in and easy to remove

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Recently GamingOnLinux highlighted Canonical's plans for adding AI features into Ubuntu Linux, and naturally this has caused plenty of concern.
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