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Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time
After rubbing away the sleep from my eyes in disbelief, Valve have updated the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for March 2026 showing explosive Linux growth.
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Death Stranding 2 gets a performance patch, including improvements for Steam Deck
Death Stranding 2 from Kojima Productions and PlayStation Publishing has a big new patch out for the PC release with various performance upgrades.
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A future Wine release could use Zink to run OpenGL via Vulkan
A new Wine merge request has been opened that is very interesting, as it could change the way Wine work with OpenGL to make it use Vulkan.
Counter-Strike 2 gets a Beta with a fancy new animation system
While I still sit here waiting for Danger Zone to return (please Valve), Counter-Strike 2 just got a big Beta upgrade with a new animation system.
Steam Beta adds Remote Downloads Management
Making it easier to manage downloads and updates across systems from desktops to Steam Decks and other handhelds, Steam adds Remote Downloads Management.
The US Patent Office have rejected a Nintendo Pokemon patent for summoning subcharacters
While it likely won't affect the ongoing Japan lawsuit between Nintendo / Pokemon and Pocketpair / Palworld, it is at least good news for game devs elsewhere.
Steam store home page gets a refresh in Beta, plus another Linux SteamRT3 Beta fix
Valve have pushed out an overhauled Steam store home page in the latest Steam Client Beta, along with another needed fix for the Linux SteamRT3 Beta.
Breath of Fire IV plus classic Resident Evil 1-3 from GOG arrive on Steam - but with DRM
With a little help from GOG, some more classic games have arrived on Steam for those of you who want more retro gaming goodies.
Mesa 26.0.4 open source graphics drivers released for Linux
Mesa 26.0.4 is out now as the latest bug-fix release for the open source graphics drivers, as work continues on Mesa 26.1.
NVIDIA announce a preview of "DRM Per-Plane Color Pipeline API" support on Linux (good for HDR)
NVIDIA just announced something quite interesting, in the form of an upcoming update for their GPU drivers for Linux.
French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir sues Ubisoft over The Crew shutdown
Video game preservation is important, and now the French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir are getting into a fight with Ubisoft over The Crew.
Planetary Annihilation: TITANS gets revived as the devs ask for Linux help and feedback
Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has returned with a new community team working on updates, and they need Linux user help to get it fixed up.
OptiScaler tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies
OptiScaler is probably one of the most interesting open source tools around, allowing you to upgrade and mix various tech together in lots of games.
As expected - Slay the Spire 2 leads the way for the most played Steam Deck games for March 2026
April 1st is here, you fools! No messing around here though - it's time to look over what was most popular on Steam Deck during March 2026.
Grab some great strategy games in the Strategy Minds Collection Humble Bundle
Another nice set of games available here in the Strategy Minds Collection Humble Bundle, giving you multiple games together for cheaps.
The Long Dark story reaches the finale with episode five out now and a big discount
The Long Dark from Hinterland Studio has finally finished the WINTERMUTE story with episode 5 bringing us the end.
OpenGOAL project adds the Naughty Dog classic Jak 3
The much loved Jak series continues getting modern enhancements from the OpenGOAL project, which recently added Jak 3 to the collection.
Raspberry Pi prices rise again, along with a new 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 announced
Raspberry Pi have revealed even more price rises for their hardware, as the AI surge continues and it may be a tough pill to swallow.
Ubuntu MATE seeking maintainers as the creator looks to move on
Developer Martin Wimpress has announced their intention to move on from Ubuntu MATE, and so the distribution is looking for fresh faces.
BOXROOM is a clever casual room builder to give your Steam games a shelf
I definitely miss collecting boxes for all my games, it's a real missed feeling in the digital age and BOXROOM leans into that letting you build a game room.
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