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Canonical clarify their AI plans for Ubuntu Linux - opt-in and easy to remove

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Recently GamingOnLinux highlighted Canonical's plans for adding AI features into Ubuntu Linux, and naturally this has caused plenty of concern.

Castle-on-wheels medieval roguelike battler Wanderburg arrives this Summer

By Liam Squires-Hand,
It's not entirely clear exactly when it will release other than "later this summer", but Wanderburg is a game that simply needs to be on your radar.

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes launches May 11

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Publisher Dotemu have revealed their space strategy game Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is now set to release May 11th.

Clever engineering roguelike Rogue Voltage 1.0 arrives May 1st

By Liam Squires-Hand,
One of the most unique and unusual roguelike deck-builders around, Rogue Voltage is set to leave Early Access on May 1st.

Schedule I dev confirms they're working on gamepad support and Steam Deck certification

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The popular drug sim Schedule I that's currently in Early Access is going to get easier to play exactly how you want it with an upcoming update.

Zenless Zone Zero is heading to Steam in Q2 2026

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Another of those popular anime from HoYoverse / miHoYo is heading to Steam, with Zenless Zone Zero set for release sometime in Q2 2026.

Valve have plans for the Steam Deck 2, plus a brief Steam Machine / Steam Frame update

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The good news is that the Steam Deck 2 is still firmly within Valve's plans, the bad news is that there's no date for it yet.

The new Steam Controller releases May 4th

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve have now confirmed the new Steam Controller is launching May 4th, and they've confirmed the pricing too.

Pick up some robo action in the Mecha Mania Humble Bundle

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Stock up that Steam Library full of robo action games with the new Mecha Mania Humble Bundle.

Canonical developer lays out some AI plans for Ubuntu Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
AI in your Ubuntu Desktop? Eventually, it seems. Canonical will need to tread very carefully on this one but plans are being made for it.

Conan Exiles Enhanced arrives May 5th with "strong performance on Steam Deck"

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Conan Exiles Enhanced is a big free upgrade coming to Funcom's popular online multiplayer survival game and it sounds overall pretty great.

Free creepy Aliens fan game Aliens: Redacted REDUX released

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Back in 2024 a developer put up the fan game Aliens: Redacted and now they're back with Aliens: Redacted REDUX for Alien Day.

A brief but exciting teaser for the Alien: Isolation sequel appears

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Alien: Isolation is a truly terrifying game, and we're going back into the world with a sequel that just got its first teaser trailer.

Framework Laptop 13 Pro is selling out with the Linux version beating Windows

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Looks like Framework were onto something with their Linux support huh? The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is their "MacBook Pro for Linux users" and it's selling out.

CachyOS April 2026 release brings a new package manager and even more optimizations

By Liam Squires-Hand,
CachyOS remains as one of the most popular Linux distributions for gaming, and a fresh download has arrived with the CachyOS April 2026 release.

Linux GPU tool (LACT) gets a new UI and a NVIDIA Voltage-Frequency Curve Editor

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The popular open source app, Linux GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT), has a huge new release out now with a brand new UI and major new features.

D7VK 1.8 further improves retro Direct3D games on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
D7VK 1.8 is out now bringing more enhancements for many retro Direct3D Windows games on Linux, thanks to new features and bug fixes.

Steam Beta gets battery indicator for wireless gamepads as the new Steam Controller nears

By Liam Squires-Hand,
We're hopefully not too far off the release of the new Steam Controller now, with Valve adding a battery indicator for wireless gamepads.

MangoHud 0.8.3 brings new features and fixes to the popular Linux gaming performance monitor

By Liam Squires-Hand,
MangoHud is basically my go-to when it comes to keeping an eye on Linux gaming performance, one of those must-have utilities and a new release is out now.

Second Wind Games Showcase presented lots of games - here's 12 world premieres

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Second Wind Games Showcase was live bringing fresh looks at various games, and there were 12 world premieres.