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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days

US operating system age verification bill "Parents Decide Act" gets published

By Liam Dawe,
The US-wide operating system age verification bill we covered recently, the "Parents Decide Act", now actually has the bill published to read.

Mozilla announced "Thunderbolt", their open-source and self-hostable AI client

By Liam Dawe,
Mozilla are leaning even more into AI, with the announcement today of Thunderbolt - their open-source and self-hostable AI client.
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PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 can now auto-configure games for you

By Liam Dawe,
Emulating the Sony PlayStation 3 just got even better, with the open source RPCS3 now configuring games for you.

Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just put up a Beta for Proton 11, the next major release of their compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.

Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features

By Liam Dawe,
You don't have to get left behind with gaming on Linux if you have an older GPU, thanks to projects like DXVK-Sarek keeping them alive.

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) ban AI / LLM code contributions

By Liam Dawe,
SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer), the incredibly popular cross-platform development library, has formally banned all AI code contributions.

Get another 15 games for $15 in this new Humble Bundle for April

By Liam Dawe,
A nice chance to grab 15 games that works out nice and cheap too in the Humble 15 for $15 April 2026 Bundle.

Playnix launch their own Steam Machine-like Linux gaming console

By Liam Dawe,
Can't wait on the Steam Machine from Valve? Don't want to build your own? Perhaps the Playnix might be what you want then.

Linux Mint confirm longer release cycles, the next release is planned for Christmas 2026

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux Mint team have given a roadmap update, after previously suggesting they would be looking at longer development times to get things right.

Immersive sim boomer shooter Fortune's Run back in development as the developer is out of jail

By Liam Dawe,
The positively rated immersive sim boomer shooter Fortune's Run is getting back into action, as the developer is now back to working on it.

Proton Experimental upgraded to Proton 11 for better Linux gaming compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
After releasing the big Proton 11 Beta to run more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS, Valve just upgraded Proton Experimental some more too.

Vehicle-building bullet heaven survivor-like TerraTech Legion launches April 30

By Liam Dawe,
Now this is one I am excited about. The demo for TerraTech Legion was great fun, and I can't wait to build more vehicles in this bullet heaven survivor-like.

Wine 11.7 released with DirectSound 7.1 support, VBScript improvements, MSXML updates

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 11.7 is out now for this impressive compatibility layer to run Windows apps and games on Linux.

The first major update for Slay the Spire 2 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
After running an opt-in Beta for a while, Mega Crit have released the first major gameplay content update for the deck-builder Slay the Spire 2.

Death Stranding 2 patch 1.4 should make it look better on lower settings

By Liam Dawe,
Nixxes and KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS are continuing to improved the PC release of Death Stranding 2, with patch 1.4 out now and there's more to come.

Nintendo 64 emulator Gopher64 adds RetroAchievements support

By Liam Dawe,
If emulation is your thing - check out the Gopher64 emulator for the Nintendo 64, as a major new release of the open source project has arrived.

METRO 2039 gets revealed for release this Winter

By Liam Dawe,
Going deep into post-apocalyptic Moscow, 4A Games and Deep Silver have now fully revealed METRO 2039. It's going to release sometime this Winter.

Properly funny chaotic dungeon crawler Lucky Tower Ultimate 1.0 has launched

By Liam Dawe,
If you enjoy replayable games that have plenty of action, exploration and comedy - Lucky Tower Ultimate is one you need to pick up.

Colorado Age Attestation bill gets amendments to have open source excluded

By Liam Dawe,
Carl Richell, the Founder and CEO of System76, has given an update on the upcoming Colorado Age Attestation bill that's seen some amendments.

Classic survival horror Alone in the Dark gets a cross-platform reimplementation with enhancements

By Liam Dawe,
The original Alone in the Dark survival horror series has a fresh cross-platform game engine reimplementation, with lots of enhancements.