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Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
It finally happened. Linux gamers on Steam as of the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for October 2025 have crossed over the elusive 3% mark.
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Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom
Drama in open source land, as a major conflict has caused many developers to leave GZDoom behind to fork it into UZDoom.
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Valve doing more of a Steam Deck push with their Steam Deck Verified game pages
Valve are still pushing their Steam Deck ahead with many developers now adding their own special dedicated Steam Deck Verified page.
Linux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes
This is a little PSA to Linux users and Linux gamers, with news reports out there about AMD shifting focus away from certain GPUs.
GOG asking for more donations from gamers with the new GOG Patrons program
While it hasn't been properly publicly announced yet, GOG Patrons is a new system launched by GOG to hopefully pull in more people to donate.
New trailer for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown has a rather bald Borg crew member
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown showed promise from the demo with some rough edges, but the new trailer has me excited about the journey.
Mesa 25.2.6 rolls out with more fixes for Intel GPUs, Zink and NVK
Mesa 25.2.6 is the latest bug fix release available now for open source Linux graphics drivers, pulling in fresh updates for games and other assorted issues.
Minecraft Java modding is about to get a lot easier and more interesting
Mojang announced a big change is coming to Minecraft: Java Edition, one that could make it a whole lot easier to make mods and perhaps make them more exciting.
The classic Serious Sam 2 gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified
A blast from the past returns in style, with Serious Sam 2 from Croteam recently getting a huge 20th Annviersary Update and now it has been Steam Deck Verified.
Open world exploration game Outbound looks super cosy and hit over 1 million Steam wishlists
Outbound looks like a game I need right now, a chilled cosy open-world exploration game about living off-grid and building up your dream minivan.
The extraction shooter ARC Raiders is out and appears to work on Linux
ARC Raiders from Embark Studios has released today and even though it has anti-cheat, it still appears to run just fine on Desktop Linux.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for multiple Xbox Game Studios titles, ARC Raiders and various other games
Valve released a new Proton Experimental update for November 7th with a nice batch of game fixes for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck gamers.
Steam Deck gets a new low-power screen-off downloads mode
Probably the single most requested Steam Deck feature since release is now in Beta, allowing you to get your downloads going with the screen off.
Proton Experimental brings fixes for Assassin's Creed Shadows, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition and more
A fresh batch of fixes for Proton Experimental to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS + Steam Deck arrived October 17th so here's all that's new.
Valve reveal the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS
The day has arrived, Valve have announced a major hardware expansion with multiple devices including the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine.
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is getting delisted starting November 15
Slitherine / Black Lab Games have announced that the excellent strategy game Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is going to be removed from all stores.
Black Myth: Wukong gets a big performance update out now
Black Myth: Wukong might actually now be playable on the Steam Deck, with the latest update out now that focuses on performance.
The original Pillars of Eternity is getting a turn-based mode Beta on November 5
A chance to experience this classic RPG in a new way, with a turn-based mode coming to the original Pillars of Eternity on November 5th in Beta.
Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine
Valve released Proton 10.0-3, the latest main stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS machines like Steam Deck.
Amazon Luna cloud gaming relaunched, with Prime Gaming merged in and a new AI game
Amazon have today relaunched Amazon Luna, their cloud gaming service and it also merges in Prime Gaming with the monthly game giveaways too.
- Proton Experimental gets fixes for multiple Xbox Game Studios titles, ARC Raiders and various other games
- Former Humble Bundle staff launch new bundle site Digiphile to "benefit users, creators, publishers, and charity"
- Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine
- D7VK brings Direct3D 7 to Linux using Vulkan based on DXVK
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