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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days

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.

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.
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Resident Evil 4 remake has the Enigma Protector DRM removed

By Liam Dawe,
Resident Evil 4 (the 2023 remake) now seemingly has no special DRM attached to it, as Capcom finally listened to fans to improve the game.

The great 4x strategy game Old World is getting a big India-themed DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Releasing March 30th, Old World - Empires of the Indus is a big India-themed DLC for the great 4x strategy game that has full Linux support.

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.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 51: It’s Not Easy Being Green

By Hamish,
When I first started using Linux full time in 2007, I was still not well versed on how video cards worked.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive reappears on Steam as a standalone download

By Liam Dawe,
It appears that Valve are reviving the older Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, as it has once again appeared on Steam as a standalone download.

Timberborn devs announce automation is coming to the city-builder in the 1.0 release

By Liam Dawe,
Timberborn hits the big 1.0 really soon on March 12th, and they've teased a huge addition coming to the game with automation that sounds exciting.

Excellent helicopter combat game Cleared Hot is getting a "Native Steam Deck build"

By Liam Dawe,
Cleared Hot is a truly fun helicopter combat game made in the spirit of Desert Strike and Jungle Strike - with a big update due this month.

Aquarium building sim Megaquarium gets a big free update and new DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Megaquarium has evolved with the latest big free update for this aquarium building sim, along with a fun sounding new DLC expansion out now.

Monster battler EvoCreo 2 arrives on Steam in April

By Liam Dawe,
EvoCreo 2 from Ilmfinity Studios is the second in the series of popular mobile monster catching games and it's confirmed for a Steam release on April 6th.

First-person puzzle adventure The House of Tesla is getting a Definitive Edition free upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Completely overhauling the puzzle game, The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition arrives March 10th as a completely free update for existing owners.

Humble Choice for March 2026 has Tempest Rising and other goodies

By Liam Dawe,
Easily one of the best modern RTS games Tempest Rising can be claimed in Humble Choice for March 2026 along with multiple other games.

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.

Factory building sim Shapez 2 hits the big 1.0 in April with major upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
Shapez 2 is a shape-cutting factory-building sim that now has a confirmed full release date of April 23rd, and the launch will come with major upgrades.