Forza Horizon 6 is out, Valve update Proton Hotfix for Linux - initial thoughts
Forza Horizon 6 has officially launched from Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios, with Valve getting Proton updated ready for it on Linux / SteamOS.
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Proton is getting some "horrible" workarounds for Forza Horizon 6 on Linux
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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You think you've seen it all and then there's a Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft on Linux
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.
The PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware
Installing Linux on a PlayStation 5 gets even easier now, with recent updates expanding the firmware versions that are supported.
Proton-CachyOS 11 adds initial OptiScaler integration and lots of other fixes
The very popular Linux distribution CachyOS roll their own advanced build of Proton, and with the latest Proton-CachyOS 11 update they added OptiScaler.
Sunshine game streaming tool adds Vulkan encoding plus XDG, Pipewire, and KWin direct screencast capture
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.
Square Enix rolling out Steam Cloud support to various classics
Square Enix are going back over some of their older titles to see what small improvements they can make - like hooking up Steam Cloud support.
Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
As a bit of a PSA - you might want to ensure you're rather careful with Valve's new Steam Controller charging Puck. Keep anything conductive away from it.
NVIDIA reveal more GPU driver security flaws for May 2026
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.
Heroic Games Launcher v2.22 brings library editing, big screen console mode improvements
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.
Sony to no longer bring PlayStation narrative single-player games to PC
It is now reportedly confirmed that Sony will no longer bring their PlayStation narrative single-player games to PC. Return of the console wars?
SN Operator from Epilogue brings SNES carts to modern PCs and its now up for order
Epilogue just announced the SN Operator for running actual SNES cartridges on modern PCs is now up for order, and it has Linux support.
ARC Raiders gets Denuvo Anti-Cheat, a new trader, a new weapon and more
ARC Raiders developers Embark Studios have given the game a fresh content drop, along with news about anti-cheat changes coming to the game.
Darksiders Warmastered Edition gets Vulkan rendering, improved Steam Input support and more
Darksiders Warmastered Edition got released for consoles, and so the Steam version has been given some love with fresh upgrades too.
Linux head says "AI tools are great" but they're making the security list "almost entirely unmanageable"
While announcing the fourth release candidate for Linux kernel 7.1, Linux head Linus Torvalds had some interesting words to say about AI.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 4, 5 and 6 plus other games
Valve released the latest update to Proton Experimental to bring more fixes for running Windows games on Linux / SteamOS systems.
Valve make adjustments to Steam tags, and they settled the Vampire Survivor-like argument with Bullet Heaven
Valve announced a whole bunch of changes to Steam tags with plenty removed and added, along with settling the score on what to call Vampire Survivor-likes.
Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux?
Want to switch from Windows to Linux / SteamOS but concerned about games with anti-cheat on Linux? Here's all you need to know on what you can play.
Embracer Group split again spinning off their biggest IP, along with plans for IP partnerships
Embracer Group are still going through some massive changes, after all their previous troubles and selling off multiple companies they're now splitting again.
New "low_latency_layer" brings Reflex and Anti-Lag 2 to AMD and Intel GPUs on Linux
Linux gets expanded support for Reflex and Anti-Lag tech thanks to a new open source Vulkan layer called "low_latency_layer".
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