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After a poor relaunch, SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded devs release a statement

By Liam Dawe,
Are we making FPS great again yet? The newest version of the portal shooter SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded arrived in December and didn't seem to do much at all.

007 First Light gets PC specifications released and that's a lot of RAM needed

By Liam Dawe,
We are truly entering a time in gaming where it feels like optimizations are a thing of the past, and the specifications needed to run 007 First Light are nuts.
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SteamOS 3.7.19 arrives with a bunch of essential bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released the latest stable update for SteamOS version 3.7.19, bringing a bunch of bug fixes to improve the Linux gaming platform.

Lenovo Legion Go 2 will get a SteamOS version in June

By Liam Dawe,
Another official SteamOS handheld has been announced, and it's Lenovo again with the Legion Go 2.

Humble Choice for January 2026 has a great overall selection of games

By Liam Dawe,
The first Humble Choice of 2026 has landed and it seems like overall a rather good selection of games for you to be able to grab.

Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high

By Liam Dawe,
Initially Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025 showed Linux at 3.19%, but they appear to have amended it with a nice boost for Linux.

KDE Plasma 6.6 will finally stop the system sleeping when gaming with a controller

By Liam Dawe,
Finally! One of the most annoying issues is your system going to sleep while gaming with a controller, and KDE Plasma 6.6 will solve it.

NVIDIA announce DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, plus DLSS Updater gets Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Along with announcing a Native Linux app for GeForce NOW, NVIDIA also revealed the new DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation.

AMD reveal the Ryzen 9850X3D, Ryzen AI 400 series and more Ryzen AI Max+

By Liam Dawe,
AMD had plenty to reveal at CES 2026 with a bunch of new processors, including the new AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D as the "the fastest gaming processor on the market".

NVIDIA announce a native Linux app for GeForce NOW

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA already added Steam Deck support for GeForce NOW and they're now expanding it with a dedicated Native Linux app for desktops.

The Legion Go with Bazzite is an excellent machine for gaming

By Liam Dawe,
I finally acquired an original Lenovo Legion Go and of course I had to put Linux on it and get rid of Windows, so I finally got to see the fuss over Bazzite.

Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 at CES with Arc B390, teases new "handheld gaming platform"

By Liam Dawe,
Intel have done their CES 2026 presentation and if you're going to be in the market for CPU and GPU power together, they might have something for you.

Check out the new Games For Everyone podcast and have a listen

By Liam Dawe,
Games For Everyone is a new podcast series from Linux For Everyone, something that should be a monthly thing to talk about the world of Linux gaming.

Start 2026 off right with the massive 77 map mod Quake Brutalist Jam III

By Liam Dawe,
Get some brutal retro-FPS goodness to start off 2026 with the recently released 77 map Quake Brutalist Jam III.

The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026

By Liam Dawe,
Here is your up to date list of what distro you should be picking if you want to start gaming on Linux in 2026. The latest edition of you telling me I'm wrong.

Some releases to look forward to in 2026

By Liam Dawe,
It's a new year, so here's some games that should release on PC during 2026 that I'm excited for.

Based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, OpenTTD gets some big new features in v15

By Liam Dawe,
Keeping classic video game ideas alive, OpenTTD is based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe. It's free, open source and now better than ever with v15 out now.

One of the best puzzle games ever, Baba Is You gets a final big update

By Liam Dawe,
Baba Is You remains as one of my all-time favourite puzzle games and the developer looks to be moving on, with what should be the final big update for it.

The excellent free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms gets more missions and co-op

By Liam Dawe,
Command & Conquer - Combined Arms is an excellent free and standalone classic RTS game, with release 1.08 out now adding plenty new.

Augmented Steam browser plugin added AI features from VaporLens

By Liam Dawe,
Generative AI is everywhere, and now it may be in your browser plugins too. The popular Augmented Steam recently had some backlash due to VaporLens integration.