Steam Survey for April 2026 shows Linux still trending well
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.
Category: Misc
Wine 11.8 brings updates for Mono, MSXML, VBScript and more
The development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine version 11.8 is out now with the usual assortment of new features and fixes.
Blender change the Anthropic AI funding deal, with discussions planned for AI Policies
After quite a lot of backlash following the Blender announcement that Anthropic would become a Corporate Sponsor, the Blender Foundation released a statement.
Here's the top Steam Deck games for April 2026
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.
GOG bring Polish history to the Preservation Program along with a big sale
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.
Linux Mint begin shipping HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISOs for better hardware support
With the Linux Mint team now taking extra time between releases, they're providing new HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISO downloads with newer Linux kernels.
SteamOS 3.8.3 Beta gets ready for the Steam Machine and Steam Controller
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.
NVIDIA GeForce NOW gets even more games and RTX 5080 power expands
NVIDIA revealed today that GeForce NOW is getting some more top games over the next month, along with an expansion of RTX 5080 powered games.
Save on some epic games in the Capcom Masters Bundle at Fanatical
The Capcom Masters Bundle at Fanatical looks to be a really good deal depending on what type of games you like but there's some good stuff here.
Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 gets even easier to use
Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 continue to advance with new versions repeatedly being released, and now it should be easier than ever to use.
PEAK developers support Make-A-Wish with a charity bundle through Digiphile
Support a wonderful charity doing some brilliant work with the new Digiphile Landfall x Aggro Crab Showcase game bundle.
Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency launches Sovereign Tech Standards to support open standards
Another EU push for open standards here with Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency recently announcing the Sovereign Tech Standards initiative.
GameMaker is launching GMRT, a new modern runtime with source access
The popular game engine GameMaker continues advancing, with a new "GMRT" runtime that will give developers source access and much more.
Proton Experimental updated to get Crimson Desert working again on Linux / SteamOS
A recent update to Crimson Desert has been causing problems on Linux / SteamOS with it not launching, so Valve patched Proton Experimental to fix it.
More retro goodies - Microsoft open sources 86-DOS and PC-DOS
Following on from officially open sourcing MS-DOS 4.0 back in 2024, Microsoft have announced more early DOS code has been made available.
NVIDIA 580.159.03 driver released for Linux with some essential fixes
Along with the small release of NVIDIA 595.71.05 yesterday for Linux, NVIDIA also updated the older driver branch with NVIDIA 580.159.03 driver out now too.
Denuvo DRM reportedly fully cracked open, 2K apparently fights back with online checks
The ongoing fight between crackers and DRM has reached a truly massive moment, as reportedly Denuvo DRM has been fully broken open in all games.
The ps5-linux project can turn some PlayStation 5 consoles into a Linux gaming machine
The open source ps5-linux project has been released, allowing you to turn a PlayStation 5 into a fully fledged Linux gaming machine.
Bazzite Linux 44 lands for desktop gamers and it's a big release
Bazzite Linux 44 has landed now that Fedora 44 has been released, and with it plenty of nice changes for gamers wanting a good Linux distribution.
dbrand of course already have Steam Controller skins
Ahead of the public release of the new Steam Controller next week, dbrand have announced they've got skins ready for you to customize it.