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Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Oh dear - ARC Raiders was logging your private Discord chats

By Liam Dawe,
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.
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Many more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Transport Fever 3 confirmed for Linux and macOS support

By Liam Dawe,
The upcoming Transport Fever 3 from Urban Games is due out later this year, and the developers just confirmed more platforms will be supported.

Xbox "Project Helix" confirmed to run Xbox and PC games - competition for the Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Slay the Spire 2 becomes the biggest roguelike deck-builder on Steam ever

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Wine 11.4 released with DirectSound and MSXML improvements

By Liam Dawe,
The Wine 11.4 development release is now available for the Windows to Linux compatibility layer, bringing assorted new features and fixes.

NVIDIA Beta driver 595.45.04 released for Linux - looks to be an exciting one

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA released Beta driver 595.45.04 for Linux and it includes support for some new Vulkan extensions that could help improve gaming performance.

EA Javelin Anticheat job listing mentions future support for Linux and Proton

By Liam Dawe,
One big issue with Linux / SteamOS gaming is a lack of anti-cheat support, and it seems Electronic Arts (EA) have future plans for supporting the platform.

Cyberpunk action RPG 'RUINER 2' with co-op announced by Reikon Games

By Liam Dawe,
Reikon Games are doing a follow-up to the popular RUINER from 2017, with RUINER 2 set to return to the brutal world but this time with optional co-op.

Ubuntu and Fedora devs comment on California's new Digital Age Assurance Act

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Weird teeth-pulling tactical roguelite Sol Cesto hits 1.0 in April

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Valve gives Steam developer and publisher pages a lot more customization options

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have announced major changes for Steam developer and publisher pages, allowing devs to customize them a lot more to their liking.

California law to require operating systems to check your age

By Liam Dawe,
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.

The "video game preservation service" Myrient is shutting down in March

By Liam Dawe,
Myrient is a popular "video game preservation service" that has over 390 terabytes of classics but it's about to go offline forever.

The excellent fusion of Balatro and chess in Gambonanza releases May 1

By Liam Dawe,
Gambonanza is easily one of the top games demos I played during Steam Next Fest, and now we know it's going to release on May 1st.

Slay the Spire 2 is out now in Early Access with online co-op

By Liam Dawe,
Slay the Spire 2 has officially launched into Early Access giving us a taste of the latest deck-builder that can be played solo or online with up to 4 players.

Sony PlayStation reportedly moving away from PC ports

By Liam Dawe,
News in today is that Sony PlayStation will reportedly be moving away from single-player games having PC ports as they try to keep people buying consoles.

Bazzite gets a big update with KDE Plasma 6.6, Mesa 26.0.1 and more

By Liam Dawe,
Bazzite has a big new update available for your PC gaming handhelds and desktops with some major packaging upgrades to play with.

Theme park building game Parkitect gets its first ever Steam Free Weekend

By Liam Dawe,
Parkitect is an absolute gem and if you've not played this theme park builder before - well, now is your best chance because it's free for a while.