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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days

Lutris now being built with Claude AI, developer decides to hide it after backlash

By Liam Dawe,
There's a bit of drama going on with the popular game manager Lutris right now, with users pointing out the developer using AI generated code via Claude.

Unity announce expanded support for Steam, Native Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
For GDC 2026, Unity revealed expanded official support is coming for Steam. This includes Native Linux, Steam Deck, Steam Machine and more.
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Letter from the owner - our stance on generative AI

By Liam Dawe,
Generative AI seems like it's everywhere now right? So here's a letter from the owner (me, hi!) formally setting out the GamingOnLinux stance on it.

Valve posted a statement on the New York lootbox lawsuit

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have been the target of multiple lawsuits lately, and now they've put up an explainer update on their position with the New York lootbox lawsuit.

HORSES wins the 2026 Nuovo Award despite the bans from Steam and Epic Games

By Liam Dawe,
HORSES from Andrea Lucco Borlera / Santa Ragione hit the headlines last year for getting banned on Steam and Epic Games, but they've still won the Nuovo Award.

Transport Tycoon Deluxe returns from Atari - now a requirement for OpenTTD via Steam and GOG

By Liam Dawe,
Atari have re-released the classic building sim Transport Tycoon Deluxe, but in doing so they're making it slightly more difficult to get OpenTTD.

Proton Experimental brings fixes for REDLauncher, HELLDIVERS 2, Atelier Yumia, KILLER INN and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a fresh update to Proton Experimental for March 13th that bring numerous fixes to various games - here's all the details you need to know.

Mesa 26.0.2 arrives with more bug-fixes for Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe,
Available now in Mesa 26.0.2, the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable version of open source graphics drivers for Linux.

Manjaro Linux looks like it's in trouble with the release of the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto"

By Liam Dawe,
At one point it seemed like Manjaro Linux would be the most popular Arch-based distribution, but after many missteps it appears to be at breaking point.

NVIDIA DLSS 5 has become the source of many memes as the backlash continues

By Liam Dawe,
Oh deary me, NVIDIA have a bit of a wildfire on their hands here, with NVIDIA DLSS 5 being compared with AI generated slop "art".

Game age rating system PEGI to get big changes for in-game items and online play

By Liam Dawe,
The Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) age rating system today announced some big changes are coming to the way games are rated.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets easier to use with Steam

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is getting easier to use with Steam, with the devs announcing a useful new feature.

OBS Studio 32.1.0 arrives with WebRTC Simulcast support and a new Audio Mixer

By Liam Dawe,
If you want to do livestreaming or video recording on Linux, OBS Studio is easily the best free and open source app you can get for it and v32.1.0 is out now.

D7VK version 1.5 brings Direct3D 3 support via Vulkan on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The D7VK project has expanded again in version 1.5 that's out now - adding in support for Direct3D 3.

RWR 2 (RUNNING WITH RIFLES 2) announced with a teaser trailer

By Liam Dawe,
The popular top-down tactical shooter RUNNING WITH RIFLES is returning with RWR 2 (RUNNING WITH RIFLES 2) just announced.

Google will finally release Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices

By Liam Dawe,
After years of waiting, Google have finally decided to give ARM64 Linux devices the ability to natively install the Chrome browser.

Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns brings the absolute classic to a modern audience

By Liam Dawe,
Defender of the Crown is an absolute classic originally released on the Amiga, and now it's returning with Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns.

NVIDIA DLSS 5 announced and it's all about that AI generation

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA DLSS 5 arrives sometime "this fall" and brings with it many big enhancements, but it's all getting a little bit on the weird side.

MARVEL MaXimum Collection set to arrive March 27 with a bunch of classics

By Liam Dawe,
Limited Run Games just revealed that the MARVEL MaXimum Collection that brings multiple classics will get released on March 27th.

Roguelite spin-off shooter Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core arrives in May

By Liam Dawe,
Ghost Ship Publishing and Coffee Stain Publishing announced the roguelite DRG spin-off Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is set for Early Access on May 20th.