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If you drop (or throw) your new Steam Controller it will scream at you

By Liam Dawe, 13 hours ago

Ah the Wilhelm scream, we've all heard it right? Well, Valve snuck a little Easter Egg into the new Steam Controller when you drop it.

Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop

By Liam Dawe, 14 hours ago

The Year of the Linux Desktop is finally here! Sort of. Well, not really but it's getting there and Discord has seen some nice improvements lately.

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Popular emulator Cemu was recently compromised with malware in Linux downloads

By Liam Dawe, 14 hours ago

Unfortunately, the popular Nintendo Wii U emulator Cemu was recently attacked, with it serving up malware in certain Linux builds.

KDE gets over €1 million in funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund

By Liam Dawe, 12 hours ago

Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency via the Sovereign Tech Fund announced over €1 million in funding for KDE to work on the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and more.

Unreal Engine 5.8 adds experimental Steam Frame support, Qualcomm give the Steam Frame a dedicated page

By Liam Dawe, 13 hours ago

Valve's new VR kit the Steam Frame appears to be inching closer to a release announcement - here's two more fun bits of news on it for you.

Minecraft Java finally gets a Friends List and Peer-to-Peer multiplayer

By Liam Dawe, 11 hours ago

Minecraft 26.2 Snapshot 7 arrived for Minecraft Java, and finally it's making playing with friends simpler with a Friends List feature and expanded multiplayer.

Proton 11.0-1 Beta 3 brings FEX upgrades for Linux ARM64 (like the Steam Frame)

By Liam Dawe, 9 hours ago

Valve released the latest Beta for Proton 11 which brings with it an upgrade for FEX, the emulator to run x86 applications on ARM64 Linux devices.

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic boss thinks AI is "creatively soulless"

By Liam Dawe, 12 hours ago

Thankfully, it seems that Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will be one to keep on your watch list if you're not a fan of generative AI.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 devs battling "AI slop code pull requests"

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

The team behind the popular PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 have seen a rise in what they say are "AI slop code pull requests".

Grow Home and Grow Up from Atari added to the GOG Preservation Program

By Liam Dawe, 13 hours ago

Both originally from Ubisoft before being acquired by Atari back in 2025, Grow Home and Grow Up are now on GOG in the GOG Preservation Program.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Forza Horizon 6 and Subnautica 2 get Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 12 hours ago

Along with a whole bunch of other games going through Valve's verification recently, some major upcoming releases are fully Steam Deck Verified.

Don't forget to claim your Amazon Prime games for May via Amazon Luna

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Have Amazon Prime? You can claim some games to keep via Amazon Luna (formerly Prime Gaming) - here's what you can grab for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

Further expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Good news for Linux gamers and the upcoming Steam Machine, as it appears the AMD GPU kernel drivers are expanding their HDMI 2.1 support even further.

Get some fun games to play with friends in the Fanatical Crazy Co-op Bundle

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Need some more games to play with your pals? There's a whole lot of co-op games around and Fanatical bundled some up for you in the Crazy Co-op Bundle.

Dark boomer shooter Nailcrown announced by Bohemia Interactive and Destructive Creations

By Liam Dawe, a day ago

Bohemia Interactive and Destructive Creations are teaming up to bring a dark, mysterious and action-packed boomer shooter in the brutal looking Nailcrown.