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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days

Oh dear - ARC Raiders was logging your private Discord chats

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a reminder that when you connect up various accounts - you may end up just increasing the risk of your private data going somewhere else.

Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026

By Liam Dawe,
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.
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Many more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Ubuntu and Fedora devs comment on California's new Digital Age Assurance Act

By Liam Dawe,
With California's new age checking law coming into action in January 2027, there's a lot of discussion on how Linux distributions will be handling it.

EA Javelin Anticheat job listing mentions future support for Linux and Proton

By Liam Dawe,
One big issue with Linux / SteamOS gaming is a lack of anti-cheat support, and it seems Electronic Arts (EA) have future plans for supporting the platform.

Sony PlayStation reportedly moving away from PC ports

By Liam Dawe,
News in today is that Sony PlayStation will reportedly be moving away from single-player games having PC ports as they try to keep people buying consoles.

NVIDIA Beta driver 595.45.04 released for Linux - looks to be an exciting one

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA released Beta driver 595.45.04 for Linux and it includes support for some new Vulkan extensions that could help improve gaming performance.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive reappears on Steam as a standalone download

By Liam Dawe,
It appears that Valve are reviving the older Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, as it has once again appeared on Steam as a standalone download.

First-person puzzle adventure The House of Tesla is getting a Definitive Edition free upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Completely overhauling the puzzle game, The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition arrives March 10th as a completely free update for existing owners.

Xbox "Project Helix" confirmed to run Xbox and PC games - competition for the Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Humble Choice for March 2026 has Tempest Rising and other goodies

By Liam Dawe,
Easily one of the best modern RTS games Tempest Rising can be claimed in Humble Choice for March 2026 along with multiple other games.

Transport Fever 3 confirmed for Linux and macOS support

By Liam Dawe,
The upcoming Transport Fever 3 from Urban Games is due out later this year, and the developers just confirmed more platforms will be supported.

Factory building sim Shapez 2 hits the big 1.0 in April with major upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
Shapez 2 is a shape-cutting factory-building sim that now has a confirmed full release date of April 23rd, and the launch will come with major upgrades.

Hytale and CurseForge team up for a $100,000 USD mod competition

By Liam Dawe,
Love modding? You could win big if you also love Hytale, as they've teamed up with CurseForge to give out some big prizes for some fun content.

Slay the Spire 2 is out now in Early Access with online co-op

By Liam Dawe,
Slay the Spire 2 has officially launched into Early Access giving us a taste of the latest deck-builder that can be played solo or online with up to 4 players.

Slay the Spire 2 becomes the biggest roguelike deck-builder on Steam ever

By Liam Dawe,
Mega Crit have a massive success on their hands with the Early Access release of Slay the Spire 2, smashing records across the Steam store.

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Back and perhaps better than ever - Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered has officially launched with plenty of it modernised and improved.

Linux Mint Cinnamon has the new screensaver lock screen ready for Wayland

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux Mint team have a new blog post up detailing their new screensaver, whicj is the last major point for full Wayland support with the Cinnamon desktop.

Theme park building game Parkitect gets its first ever Steam Free Weekend

By Liam Dawe,
Parkitect is an absolute gem and if you've not played this theme park builder before - well, now is your best chance because it's free for a while.

Valve gives Steam developer and publisher pages a lot more customization options

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have announced major changes for Steam developer and publisher pages, allowing devs to customize them a lot more to their liking.