Category: Hardware

I had been complaining about how hard it was in DiRT Rally with a tiny gamepad stick, so I picked up the Logitech Driving Force G29 Steering Wheel and here's some initial thoughts on it.

For those of you interested in small portable devices that work with Linux, you might be interested in the GPD Win 2.

More processor news today, as AMD has released a fair bit of information from their plans including Zen 2 and Zen+.

Yesterday, Intel officially announced the release of their new CPUs that come with Radeon RX Vega M Graphics. On top of that, they've launched two new NUC models (their mini-PCs).

*sniff* do you smell that? It has a certain fishy aroma to it. The Ataribox IndieGoGo launch is now 'officially paused'.

I'm quite unclear on just what's going on with the Linux-powered retro console, but the Ataribox is going up for limited pre-orders on December 14th.

Remember the Ataribox? The Linux-powered retro console that will turn to crowdfunding sometime soon just had the reveal of their Joystick.

I love seeing what people have been able to do with SteamOS and this might just be the most amusing. One dedicated gamer made their very own SteamOS tabletop car-cade to play DiRT Rally.

This is rather fun news, Intel have announced a new CPU that will utilize AMD graphics with HBM2 memory.

SC Controller is the rather fantastic open source configuration tool for the Steam Controller, only now it's expanding to cover more gamepads.

Another Linux-based gaming system is coming, this time from Atari. The Ataribox will run on an AMD processor and it sounds quite interesting.

If you have two monitors, launching games can be a bit hit or miss as to where they end up. Here's a way that you might take some of the pain out of simple gaming on a dual monitor set up.

Still haven't picked up a Steam Controller or Steam Link? This latest sale might tempt you to do so as they're cheap.

In the market for a pricey and powerful laptop? Zeus has descended from the heavens for your Linux needs.

Virtual Reality just became a little more accessible, as the HTC Vive has had what looks like a permanent price cut!

The brand new line of AMD GPUs are upon us, with the release of AMD RX Vega along with a new AMDGPU-PRO Driver.

Entroware, the UK-based Linux hardware vendor have released two newer laptops and one of them could be a reasonable gaming unit.

Valve have released in public a quick start guide for their new VR Knuckles controllers, they look pretty good.

For those hardware enthusiasts looking for a cheap purchase, you might want to know that Amazon and GAME have discounted the Steam Link and Steam Controller. ARTICLE UPDATED.

Inspired by the recent release of Dawn of War 3, I decided to try out the experimental GCN 1.0 support in the new AMDGPU kernel driver and share my experiences.