Unity announce expanded support for Steam, Native Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
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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Valve detail Steam Frame and Steam Machine Verified requirements at GDC 2026
GDC 2026 is going on and Valve are doing some talks giving more info on lots of things - like how games will be Verified for the Steam Frame and Steam Machine.
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is getting improved handheld PC support
The popular PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is set for some upgrades that will make it better on handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and Legion Go.
System76 fighting for open source being excluded from Colorado age checks
There's a lot of age checking / age assurance bills going around right now, and System76 have entered the fight in Colorado to help open source.
NVIDIA 580.142 released for Linux - the new recommended driver
While NVIDIA continue working on the new 595 Beta series, they've just released driver 580.142 for Linux as the latest recommended stable driver.
Stardock announce an expansion into indie game publishing
Stardock Entertainment just announced they're expanding their publishing business for indie game developers, so they might end up funding some cool stuff.
Discord rolls out a nice improvement for video calls on Linux
With the most recent big stable update released for Discord, they rolled out a nice improvement for video calls on Linux making them better than ever.
Another new lawsuit against Valve in Washington USA takes aim at lootboxes
It's the season of lawsuit it seems, as Valve Software are the target of yet another and it's another one that's targeting loot boxes in their popular games.
Mesa driver developers discuss expanding profiles and driver tuning for specific apps and games
Developer Natalie Vock working for Valve has put up a discussion plan for improving app profiles and driver tuning for Mesa drivers.
Fedora 44 Beta is out with KDE improvements, better live media and more
The Fedora team have put up Fedora 44 Beta for you to get testing and report bugs, ahead of the full release due out around April 14th.
SteamOS 3.7.20 released with NTSync driver, plus big new Steam Client update for all
Valve released the latest stable update for SteamOS, along with a new big stable Steam Client update for all platforms. Here's all that's new.
Performing Right Society (PRS) sues Valve over video game music
Valve Corporation makers of Steam are facing yet another lawsuit, this time around video game audio from the Performing Right Society (PRS) in the UK.
CoolerControl v4 adds new security features, brings hardware support and more
Monitor and manage various different cooling devices on Linux with CoolerControl. Version 4.0.0 brings a bunch more advanced features for you.
You can grab the Mafia: Trilogy, Far Cry Primal, Pentiment and more in this game bundle
The ESA All-Star Alliance Humble Bundle is live and includes a really great set of games to add to your collection including the Mafia: Trilogy.
CachyOS update brings improvements for PC gaming handhelds, the installer and more
CachyOS continues being one of the most popular Linux distributions, and the brand new release comes with lots of welcome improvements to setting it up.
Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026
Valve put up their Steam Year In Review 2025 and initially, they made it seem like their hardware plans were a lot more uncertain but they've since clarified.
Wine 11.4 released with DirectSound and MSXML improvements
The Wine 11.4 development release is now available for the Windows to Linux compatibility layer, bringing assorted new features and fixes.
Valve gives Steam developer and publisher pages a lot more customization options
Valve have announced major changes for Steam developer and publisher pages, allowing devs to customize them a lot more to their liking.
Xbox "Project Helix" confirmed to run Xbox and PC games - competition for the Steam Machine
The new CEO of of Microsoft Gaming, Asha Sharma, confirmed something that has been widely speculated for a while that could be bad news for the Steam Machine.
Many more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws
We've already covered how California has a new operating system age-checking law coming into force next year - but many more US states also have plans.