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Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026
Valve put up their Steam Year In Review 2025 and initially, they made it seem like their hardware plans were a lot more uncertain but they've since clarified.
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Steam Deck now out of stock in the EU in addition to USA, Canada and Japan
Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with the EU now appearing to be completely out of stock.
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Transport Fever 3 confirmed for Linux and macOS support
The upcoming Transport Fever 3 from Urban Games is due out later this year, and the developers just confirmed more platforms will be supported.
Wine 11.4 released with DirectSound and MSXML improvements
The Wine 11.4 development release is now available for the Windows to Linux compatibility layer, bringing assorted new features and fixes.
Many more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws
We've already covered how California has a new operating system age-checking law coming into force next year - but many more US states also have plans.
Slay the Spire 2 becomes the biggest roguelike deck-builder on Steam ever
Mega Crit have a massive success on their hands with the Early Access release of Slay the Spire 2, smashing records across the Steam store.
Xbox "Project Helix" confirmed to run Xbox and PC games - competition for the Steam Machine
The new CEO of of Microsoft Gaming, Asha Sharma, confirmed something that has been widely speculated for a while that could be bad news for the Steam Machine.
Valve confirm Steam Deck stock issues due to "memory and storage shortages"
We reported recently how the Steam Deck was completely out of stock in the USA, Canada and some parts of Asia and now Valve have put up a short statement on it.
Oh dear - ARC Raiders was logging your private Discord chats
Here's a reminder that when you connect up various accounts - you may end up just increasing the risk of your private data going somewhere else.
Steam Machine & Steam Frame FAQ - RAM and storage crisis to blame for no pricing or dates
Valve have put up an official explainer on why we haven't gotten released dates or pricing for the new Steam Hardware like the Steam Machine and Steam Frame.
AMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 release
During AMD's latest earnings call that covers the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su gave a small update on Valve's Steam Machine.
Steam Deck completely out of stock in the US, Canada and Asia
The component shortages thanks to AI have hit Valve as in the US, Canada and some parts of Asia all models of Steam Deck are completely out of stock.
Weird teeth-pulling tactical roguelite Sol Cesto hits 1.0 in April
Sol Cesto remains as one of the weirdest games I discovered during 2025 (but also very cool), and it's about to hit the big 1.0 release.
GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"
Will 2026 truly be the real year of Linux gaming on the desktop? Perhaps! And now even GOG are hiring towards building up their Linux support for GOG Galaxy.
Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026
With a fresh month here now it's February 2026, here's your most up to date look at what has been popular for players on the Steam Deck.
The "video game preservation service" Myrient is shutting down in March
Myrient is a popular "video game preservation service" that has over 390 terabytes of classics but it's about to go offline forever.
GDC 2026 report: 36% of devs use GenAI; 28% target Steam Deck and 8% target Linux
The GDC 2026 State of the Game Industry report is out with "over 2,300" professionals in the industry surveyed, and here's some of the highlights from it.
Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified
With over 100,000 games on Steam - verifying all of that takes a long time but the Steam Deck now has over 25,000 that are Steam Deck Playable or Verified.
California law to require operating systems to check your age
The time of age assurance is upon us, and not just for social media - for operating systems too and that includes Linux as well of course.
Ubuntu and Fedora devs comment on California's new Digital Age Assurance Act
With California's new age checking law coming into action in January 2027, there's a lot of discussion on how Linux distributions will be handling it.
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