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Valve's Newest Controller Design Looks Solid

By Liam Dawe,
We are a little bit late on this as we are still doing our post-Christmas catch-up, but it looks like Valve hid a new Steam Controller design in their Steam client downloads.

ROCCAT Ryos MK Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Reviewed

By Liam Dawe,
You thought buying a keyboard was a simple matter, well I did, and I was so very badly wrong. Here are my thoughts on the ROCCAT Ryos MK Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard.

Whats Next In Graphics APIs

By Liam Dawe,
Neil Trevett from Nvidia shared a presentation about what's going on in the world of graphics APIs. Presentation included in our post on it.

Steam Hardware Survey For November 2014, A Growth Is A Growth.... Right?

By Metallinatus,
Hi, hello, I will be taking this post from now on and will do the basic thing that is done every month, give some thoughts on it and the usual disclaimers to not take these numbers as something precise or some real representation of us or something like that.

Major OpenGL Performance Improvements Inbound For Intel, Thanks To LunarG

By Liam Dawe,
I spoke with Jens from LunarG recently about their work on the graphics driver for Intel, and the news is really good.

GOL Survey Results: October

By Segata Sanshiro,
Valve have released the Steam Hardware Survey results for October, so it is also time to release our own survey results. 857 people completed the survey, making our sample size 187 people larger than last time, so thanks everyone!

Steam Hardware Survey For October 2014, Linux Rises Again (UPDATED)

By Segata Sanshiro,
Here is the latest instalment of Steam's Hardware Survey, as usual we do our monthly thing and compare it and talk about it and make sure you know not to use it as a hard figure. UPDATED.

Xbox One Controller Now Works On Linux (Without Vibration)

By n30p1r4t3,
With the release of a new Linux kernel, gamers now have more controller options. With the release of the stable 3.17 kernel by Linus Torvalds, the Xbox One controller is now initially supported (without vibration) under Linux.

GOL Survey Results: September

By Segata Sanshiro,
Valve have released the Steam Hardware Survey results for September and thus, GOL’s first survey comes to an end. Thanks to all of you who took the time to do it. The new survey for October is also out, so remember to fill that in too!

Steam Hardware Survey For September 2014, Linux Rises

By Liam Dawe,
Here is the latest instalment of Steam's Hardware Survey, as usual we do our monthly thing and compare it and talk about it and make sure you know not to use it as a hard figure.

Oculus Rift DK1 VR Device Is Now Open Source

By Liam Dawe,
The Oculus Rift DK1 virtual reality device is no longer worked on as it has been succeded by the DK2, so what better way to continue life in the DK1 than to open source bits of it?

The Steam Controller: Not Everyone Gets It

By Styromaniac,
Something I've noticed about the Steam controller is not very many gamers understand why it has trackpads and why this may be superior in some use cases, so here's a simple breakdown of my thoughts.

How To Build A Budget Steam Machine

By Segata Sanshiro,
For those who can't wait for the release of Valve's Steam Machines, this is a guide on how to build your own using parts tested to make sure they play nice together. The guide also doubles up as a cheap PC build for those looking to get the best value for money Linux gaming rig.

Valve Have Another New Design For The Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to the quick tweeting work from SteamDB we now know Valve could be changing their controller yet again.

Steam Hardware Survey For June 2014, Linux Is On The Rise

By Liam Dawe,
Here is the latest instalment of Steam's Hardware Survey, as usual we do our monthly thing and compare it and talk about it to make sure you know not to use it as a hard figure.

Alienware Say Steam Machines Will Open The Flood Gates On New Linux Gamers

By Liam Dawe,
Alienware do like to make some bold statements don't they! Not only have they jumped ship with their "Steam Machine" by not waiting and slapping Windows 8 on it, but they are now claiming Steam Machines will change things overnight.

A Bad AMD Catalyst Driver Is Bad For Everyone

By Liam Dawe,
Attention grabbing headline? Check. It seems the ex-Valve engineer Rich Geldreich has noted a recent Phoronix benchmark using apitest on how badly AMD's Catalyst driver performed.

SteamBoy Aims To Be A Handheld Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
This is mighty interesting. A SteamBoy has been announced as a handheld Steam Machine and it looks pretty good, but will it run SteamOS?

Asus G20 Steam Machine Announced

By Liam Dawe,
Asus has given out some details on their G20 gaming PC that's aimed at being a Steam Machine and is waiting on the SteamOS launch schedule.

ROCCAT Just Made Sofa Gaming Easier

By Liam Dawe,
ROCCAT our favourite peripheral maker has shown off something fun at E3 this year that aims to help PC gamers reclaim their Sofa. They call it the SOVA.
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