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Top 20 hottest articles over the last 7 days
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Proton 10.0-3 released bringing lots of improvements for gaming on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
Kernel-level anti-cheat feels like it's everywhere now, and will remain a thorn in Valve's side for the new Steam Machine powered by SteamOS Linux.
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Wine 10.19 released as we head towards Wine 11

By Liam Dawe,
The development release Wine 10.19 is out now for the compatibility layer that powers Valve's Proton, here's all that's new and improved.

You can grab a free copy of Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft

By Liam Dawe,
Need a free game ready for the weekend? How about Immortals Fenyx Rising from Ubisoft? Well you can claim it free to keeps right now.

Of course dbrand is doing a Steam Machine Companion Cube

By Liam Dawe,
You've seen the brand new Steam Machine from Valve right? But what about a Steam Machine Companion Cube? Yes that's also now going to be a thing.

Assetto Corsa Rally has arrived in Early Access - should work well on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
We're finally getting another proper modern rally racing sim with Assetto Corsa Rally out now in Early Access.

Hot on the heels of the Steam Frame announcement, SteamVR Beta 2.14.1 brings more fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve only just released the latest stable SteamVR update in version 2.13, but SteamVR 2.14.1 Beta is now here as well with more tweaks and fixes.

Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.12 has been released

By fheroes2,
A brand new version of the modernised Heroes of Might and Magic 2 game engine fheroes2 has released with version 1.1.12 now available.

Ready for the Steam Frame, Khronos Group announced a new OpenXR "Best Practices Validation Layer"

By Liam Dawe,
The Khronos Group, the stewards of various open protocols like OpenGL, Vulkan, OpenXR and more just revealed a new tool for XR (VR / AR) developers.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is getting mid-run saves and an endless mode

By Liam Dawe,
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is set for some major improvements, although we don't know exactly when but it will make surviving in it a whole lot nicer.

ARC Raiders is expanding with a new map but first a multi-phase event to unlock it

By Liam Dawe,
With the first major update for ARC Raiders now available, we have an in-game event for players to work towards unlocking the next map.

The excellent CloverPit has sold over 1 million and gets a Hard Mode update

By Liam Dawe,
CloverPit is a rather excellent game that's hit the jackpot for the developer, as they're cashing in on over 1 million sales and celebrating with a big update.

If you love Portal and first-person puzzlers - ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard launches February 12, 2026

By Liam Dawe,
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is a very interesting looking first-person puzzler that's now set to arrive February 12, 2026 that's all about mixing colours.

Deep Rock Galactic set for new biomes, missions and enemies in Season 6

By Liam Dawe,
After bringing in another team to help, Deep Rock Galactic is getting Season 6 sometime early next year with a bumper addition of new content.

The wonderful open-world monster battler Cassette Beasts hit over 1.1 million sold

By Liam Dawe,
Cassette Beasts has been a great hit for developer Bytten Studio, as they just revealed it's crossed over the 1.1 million mark for sales.

VKD3D-Proton 3.0 brings FSR4 support, shader backend rewrite, lots of bug fixes and performance upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
VKD3D-Proton is one of the secret ingredients for Proton to make so many Windows games work well on Linux / SteamOS with a new 3.0 release out now.

Brill co-op climbing game PEAK gets a major fix for gamepads

By Liam Dawe,
PEAK remains a favourite this year, easily one of the best casual co-op games and the latest bug-fix update is important for gamepad players.

Playnite may get a Linux version during 2026 as the creator plans a move to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Creator of the popular free and open source video game library manager Playnite has a positive update on a Linux version, with plans for it during 2026.

Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive split with Cities: Skylines going to a new developer

By Liam Dawe,
Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive have ended their partnership on Cities: Skylines, with it moving onto a new developer.

Mesa 25.3.0 released with lots of Linux graphics driver improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Just as the weekend arrived, Mesa 25.3.0 was released as the latest new-feature upgrade for open source Linux graphics drivers.