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Valve give more detail on Steam Controller reservations - you'll be waiting a while

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Hoping to get the new Steam Controller soon? Good luck, demand appears to be still quite high and seems far more than Valve can currently make.

EMPULSE is basically Titanfall but from the devs of Splitgate

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No real points for originality here but if you're wanting something resembling the online play of Titanfall, then you may want to look at EMPULSE.

Sludgineers is an oddly satisfying active incremental game about cleaning up pollution

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Like chilled-out games? How about incrementals where you keep upgrading through a vast tech-tree and get to clean up various location? Sludgineers is for you.

Canonical reveal Myna, a speech to text system for Ubuntu Linux

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As part of their accessibility drive, Canonical have revealed Myna, their new in-development speech to text AI system for Ubuntu Linux.

Prepare for the Steam Frame with the Upload VR Summer 2026 Humble Bundle

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You're going to want some VR games to play when the Steam Frame actually finally arrives this Summer right? Check out the Upload VR Summer 2026 Humble Bundle.

GOG Summer Sale 2026 is live now with thousands of discounts

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Love your DRM-free games? The GOG Summer Sale 2026 is live now with thousands of discounts so you can pick yourself up some gaming treats.

CONTROL Resonant will have Steam Deck support at launch

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Ahead of the September release for CONTROL Resonant, Remedy Entertainment gave some more details in an FAQ - like full Steam Deck support.

Valve update Proton Hotfix for ARC Raiders compatibility on Linux / SteamOS

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Recently we covered the extraction shooter ARC Raiders breaking on Linux for a lot of players due to the new Denuvo Anti-Cheat - and now it should work again.

SteamOS 3.8 is out with initial Steam Machine support, Desktop Mode upgrades, new Graphics Drivers

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Valve finally released the stable version of their Linux-powered SteamOS 3.8, bringing with it masses of changes making it one of the biggest upgrades yet.

NVIDIA 595.84 released as the new Recommended Driver for Linux

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NVIDIA driver 595.84 was released today bringing a number of nice sounding fixes, especially for those of you gaming on Linux. That's why you're here right?

Unreal Engine 6 is all about Generative AI, Fortnite and the Verse

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Epic Games have released an explainer on their plans for Unreal Engine 6, including tighter integration with Fortnite along with generative AI.

Music, code, and combat collide in the fab looking metroidvania SHADE Protocol

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A sentient metal has turned against the world in SHADE Protocol, a fantastic looking upcoming metroidvania that has me rather excited.

The 1992 Amiga classic Apidya returns in 2026 as Apidya' Special

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Apidya' Special is an authentic 24-bit pixel remake of the 1992 Amiga classic shoot 'em up. Nice to see more retro games make a return like this.

Wine Wayland gains fractional scaling support

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The Windows compatibility layer Wine is expanding its Wayland support some more, with fractional scaling support landing recently.

Open source RTS game Beyond All Reason signs publishing deal with Hooded Horse

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With a Steam release planned for the open source RTS game Beyond All Reason, they've signed on with publisher Hooded Horse to help fund further development.

Zenless Zone Zero has arrived on Steam and works on Linux / SteamOS

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Another free to play anime game from COGNOSPHERE arrived on Steam - with Zenless Zone Zero officially out now and it appears to work well on Linux / SteamOS.

ARC Raiders is broken for some Linux / SteamOS players - but a fix is on the way

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Embark Studios rolled out a new update for ARC Raiders, which includes more people moved over to Denuvo Anti-Cheat that's causing problems on Linux / SteamOS.

Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 'Chaos Cubed' has landed

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Another nice free upgrade for Minecraft Java Edition has arrived with version 26.2 'Chaos Cubed' bringing new features and new creatures.

European Commission rejects new laws for Stop Destroying Videogames

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The European Commission released their full position now on the Stop Destroying Videogames initiative, and it's not the response many will have been hoping for.

Hellraiser: Revival set for launch on October 8

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Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival brings classic horror to a brand new audience in the first-person game, which is now set for launch on October 8th.