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European Commission gathering feedback on the importance of open source
The European Commission recently launched a call for evidence on a newer initiative about the importance of open source, and their reliance on non-EU countries.
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Hytale pre-orders have been so strong development is secured for two years
Hytale arrives in very Early Access tomorrow with Native Linux support, and the future of it is looking incredibly bright thanks to strong pre-orders.
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Steam begins 2026 by smashing the users online record again
A pretty good way for Valve to start the year, with Steam breaking another all-time users online record.
Adventure game The Drifter adds new localisations with support for fan translations
A truly excellent point and click adventure game The Drifter is now more easily playable thanks to some official translations, and support for fan additions.
Command your crew and roll the dice in the tactical roguelike DeckWrecking Pirates
DeckWrecking Pirates appears to have a fun blend of various features that fans of turn-based strategy games and deck-builders will no doubt appreciate.
Goverlay for managing tools like MangoHud gets a major new release and it's finally on Flathub
Goverlay is a useful tool for configuring the likes of MangoHud, vkBasalt, and OptiScaler. Recently it arrived on Flathub, and a major new update is out.
Satisfactory is finally Steam Deck Verified after fixing up some UI issues
Satisfactory from Coffee Stain Studios had quite a few patches to improve it on Steam Deck, and the latest update got it Steam Deck Verified.
Linaro reveal they're collaborating with Valve for the Steam Frame
Here's a small bit of news but an interesting one for the upcoming Steam Frame from Valve, as Linaro recently revealed they're supporting Valve with it.
The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026
Here is your up to date list of what distro you should be picking if you want to start gaming on Linux in 2026. The latest edition of you telling me I'm wrong.
Nightwater looks like a curious blend of secrets, exploration, crafting and automation
One to stick into your list to keep an eye on is Nightwater, an open world exploration game that mixes in crafting and automation in a strange world.
Mesa RADV driver on Linux looks set for a big ray tracing performance boost
One thing currently a bit lacking on Linux is the performance of ray tracing with the open source Mesa RADV driver, but a big improvement is coming.
Canonical call for testing their Steam gaming Snap for Arm Linux
Doing something similar to what Valve will do for the Steam Frame, Canonical have announced a Steam gaming Snap package for Arm.
Steam Frame and Steam Machine will be another good boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall too
With the Steam Frame and Steam Machine launching with SteamOS Linux this year, we're going to again see a nice boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall.
Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
Initially Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025 showed Linux at 3.19%, but they appear to have amended it with a nice boost for Linux.
The striking-looking number puzzle game Stip is more than meets the eye
Stip already pulled me in with the interesting and clean looking visuals, but now I want to know more about what's really going on here.
Bingo Betty is basically a crazy Balatro-fied version of Bingo
This is not your grannie's Bingo, this is underground Bingo that clearly takes some fun elements of Balatro to make things a bit nuts.
007 First Light gets PC specifications released and that's a lot of RAM needed
We are truly entering a time in gaming where it feels like optimizations are a thing of the past, and the specifications needed to run 007 First Light are nuts.
SteamOS 3.7.20 adds the ntsync driver to help improve some game performance
Valve have released SteamOS 3.7.20 Beta coming with just two changes, and one of them is very interesting to see arrive on SteamOS.
NVIDIA announce a native Linux app for GeForce NOW
NVIDIA already added Steam Deck support for GeForce NOW and they're now expanding it with a dedicated Native Linux app for desktops.
Steam Client Beta adds a revamped interface for opting into game Betas and other changes
On top of SteamOS 3.7.20 Beta and improvements to the Steam Workshop so mods can support multiple game versions, we have a Beta UI overhaul for Steam games.
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- Linaro reveal they're collaborating with Valve for the Steam Frame
- Mesa RADV driver on Linux looks set for a big ray tracing performance boost
- Steam Frame and Steam Machine will be another good boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall too
- 007 First Light gets PC specifications released and that's a lot of RAM needed
- Humble Choice for January 2026 has a great overall selection of games
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