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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days

We're inching closer to the Steam Frame release with a SteamOS Manager update

By Liam Squires-Hand,
We still don't know exactly when the Steam Frame will release, but we're seeing more work towards it arriving in code for SteamOS Manager.

Proton is getting some "horrible" workarounds for Forza Horizon 6 on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
According to the developer of VKD3D-Proton, Forza Horizon 6 is "extremely broken" and needs some "horrible" workarounds to run properly on Linux.
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Forza Horizon 6 is out, Valve update Proton Hotfix for Linux - initial thoughts

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Forza Horizon 6 has officially launched from Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios, with Valve getting Proton updated ready for it on Linux / SteamOS.

You think you've seen it all and then there's a Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but you can run a Linux Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft to get various external windows inside the game.

Subnautica 2 is looking good on Desktop Linux, it's okay on Steam Deck with caveats

By Liam Squires-Hand,
What was the most wishlisted game on Steam, Subnautica 2 has entered Early Access and so far it's running out of the box on Linux / SteamOS.

Not only will the new Steam Controller scream at you but it can play tunes as well

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The original Steam Controller was a lot of fun to mess with, and you can similarly mess with the new Steam Controller to play silly little tunes.

KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta arrives with Plasma Bigscreen, new Union theme system

By Liam Squires-Hand,
KDE Plasma 6.7 is shaping up to be a big release, with the introduction of Plasma Bigscreen along with a new theme system.

The PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Installing Linux on a PlayStation 5 gets even easier now, with recent updates expanding the firmware versions that are supported.

LEGO 2K Drive is getting delisted soon and servers will shut down

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Who cares about preserving the works of all the people that work on video games right? LEGO 2K Drive is another that's about to vanish forever.

Proton-CachyOS 11 adds initial OptiScaler integration and lots of other fixes

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The very popular Linux distribution CachyOS roll their own advanced build of Proton, and with the latest Proton-CachyOS 11 update they added OptiScaler.

SDL adds expanded support for the new Steam Controller without Steam

By Liam Squires-Hand,
A future release of SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) will come with improved support for Valve's new Steam Controller to run without Steam needed.

Fragnesia and ssh-keysign-pwn are the latest Linux security problems

By Liam Squires-Hand,
We're seeing a wave of Linux security issues lately as it has become a bigger focus, and now we have Fragnesia and ssh-keysign-pwn revealed.

Sunshine game streaming tool adds Vulkan encoding plus XDG, Pipewire, and KWin direct screencast capture

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Sunshine, the game streaming tool you use with Moonlight, has a major upgrade now available with some big new features and a security fix too.

California Protect Our Games Act backed by Stop Killing Games passes key hurdle

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Stop Killing Games group are celebrating an initial early win for the California Protect Our Games Act as it passed a key hurdle.

Steam Beta fixes continuous rumble breaking the new Steam Controller Gyro

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Along with fixes for other parts of Steam, the latest Beta brings more essential fixes for the Steam Controller with a firmware upgrade.

Sony to no longer bring PlayStation narrative single-player games to PC

By Liam Squires-Hand,
It is now reportedly confirmed that Sony will no longer bring their PlayStation narrative single-player games to PC. Return of the console wars?

Heroic Games Launcher v2.22 brings library editing, big screen console mode improvements

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The excellent Heroic Games Launcher for running games from GOG, Epic Games and more on Linux released version 2.22 with some big new features.

Linux head says "AI tools are great" but they're making the security list "almost entirely unmanageable"

By Liam Squires-Hand,
While announcing the fourth release candidate for Linux kernel 7.1, Linux head Linus Torvalds had some interesting words to say about AI.

NVIDIA reveal more GPU driver security flaws for May 2026

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Do you have an NVIDIA GPU? You should probably ensure you're on updated drivers, as we have another wave of security issues that have been revealed today.

ARC Raiders gets Denuvo Anti-Cheat, a new trader, a new weapon and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
ARC Raiders developers Embark Studios have given the game a fresh content drop, along with news about anti-cheat changes coming to the game.