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The new Steam Controller from Valve is out now - some early thoughts

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

The new Steam Controller launched today and thanks to Valve providing GamingOnLinux a review unit, I've been able to put it through some Linux testing.

Blender change the Anthropic AI funding deal, with discussions planned for AI Policies

By Liam Dawe, 6 days ago

After quite a lot of backlash following the Blender announcement that Anthropic would become a Corporate Sponsor, the Blender Foundation released a statement.

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Here's the top Steam Deck games for April 2026

By Liam Dawe, 7 days ago

Another month is done and dusted, so here's your run over the most popular games on Steam Deck for April 2026. No real surprises for what's in the top.

Steam Survey for April 2026 shows Linux still trending well

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

With the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for April 2026 now live, we've seen a decrease compared with the all-time high from last month but still a good trend.

SteamOS 3.8.3 Beta gets ready for the Steam Machine and Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe, 7 days ago

Valve released SteamOS 3.8.3 Beta which includes a bunch of bug fixes, along with more prep work for the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Controller.

Linux Mint begin shipping HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISOs for better hardware support

By Liam Dawe, 7 days ago

With the Linux Mint team now taking extra time between releases, they're providing new HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISO downloads with newer Linux kernels.

Steam Controller more popular than Valve expected - they're working on stock issues

By Liam Dawe, 2 days ago

It seems the popularity of the new Steam Controller really did catch Valve off guard, with it selling out a lot faster than expected.

GOG bring Polish history to the Preservation Program along with a big sale

By Liam Dawe, 7 days ago

The GOG Preservation Program has expanded with some historical polish games, along with a Polish themed sale and one of the games has me really excited.

Expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe, 4 days ago

One area that's lacking on Linux right now is support for later versions of HDMI with AMD GPUs, but it seems expanded features are coming.

Wine 11.8 brings updates for Mono, MSXML, VBScript and more

By Liam Dawe, 6 days ago

The development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine version 11.8 is out now with the usual assortment of new features and fixes.

Retro strategy games Krush Kill 'N Destroy 1 & 2 to get major updates with online play

By Liam Dawe, 7 days ago

Krush Kill 'N Destroy (KKnD) and the sequel Krush Kill 'N Destroy 2: Krossfire, two classic strategy games from the 90s are getting some major upgrades in June.

Discord is finally less of a nuisance to update on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

The Discord team just revealed another major update for the social chat platform, and Linux gets a little attention this time too.

Subnautica 2 early access confirmed for May 14

By Liam Dawe, 7 days ago

Unknown Worlds Entertainment have announced that Subnautica 2 is now set to launch in Early Access on May 14 - no doubt to be a big release.

Gambonanza masterfully combines Balatro and chess and it's out now

By Liam Dawe, 6 days ago

Gambonanza is chess but also not really. It fuses in Balatro-inspired game mechanics with a small board to create intense fast runs.

TerraTech Legion is an awesome modular vehicle-building survivor-like out now

By Liam Dawe, 7 days ago

Blending the worlds of survivor-like bullet heavens with vehicle building, TerraTech Legion firmly scratches the itch for something to pick up and play.