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The new Steam Controller from Valve is out now - some early thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
The new Steam Controller launched today and thanks to Valve providing GamingOnLinux a review unit, I've been able to put it through some Linux testing.

Blender change the Anthropic AI funding deal, with discussions planned for AI Policies

By Liam Dawe,
After quite a lot of backlash following the Blender announcement that Anthropic would become a Corporate Sponsor, the Blender Foundation released a statement.
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Here's the top Steam Deck games for April 2026

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Steam Survey for April 2026 shows Linux still trending well

By Liam Dawe,
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.

SteamOS 3.8.3 Beta gets ready for the Steam Machine and Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe,
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.

GameMaker is launching GMRT, a new modern runtime with source access

By Liam Dawe,
The popular game engine GameMaker continues advancing, with a new "GMRT" runtime that will give developers source access and much more.

Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 gets even easier to use

By Liam Dawe,
Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 continue to advance with new versions repeatedly being released, and now it should be easier than ever to use.

Linux Mint begin shipping HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISOs for better hardware support

By Liam Dawe,
With the Linux Mint team now taking extra time between releases, they're providing new HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISO downloads with newer Linux kernels.

You can get some early STAR WARS Day deals with nice discounts on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
It's a little too early to say "May the 4th be with you", but GOG are doing a Star Wars day sale right now so you can save a little bit extra.

GOG bring Polish history to the Preservation Program along with a big sale

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Save on some epic games in the Capcom Masters Bundle at Fanatical

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency launches Sovereign Tech Standards to support open standards

By Liam Dawe,
Another EU push for open standards here with Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency recently announcing the Sovereign Tech Standards initiative.

STAR WARS: Galactic Racer releases October 6

By Liam Dawe,
It has been confirmed today that STAR WARS: Galactic Racer is set for launch on October 6th, and you can pre-purchase it now too.

Expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
One area that's lacking on Linux right now is support for later versions of HDMI with AMD GPUs, but it seems expanded features are coming.

NVIDIA GeForce NOW gets even more games and RTX 5080 power expands

By Liam Dawe,
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.

Wine 11.8 brings updates for Mono, MSXML, VBScript and more

By Liam Dawe,
The development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine version 11.8 is out now with the usual assortment of new features and fixes.

Retro strategy games Krush Kill 'N Destroy 1 & 2 to get major updates with online play

By Liam Dawe,
Krush Kill 'N Destroy (KKnD) and the sequel Krush Kill 'N Destroy 2: Krossfire, two classic strategy games from the 90s are getting some major upgrades in June.

Steam Controller more popular than Valve expected - they're working on stock issues

By Liam Dawe,
It seems the popularity of the new Steam Controller really did catch Valve off guard, with it selling out a lot faster than expected.

Subnautica 2 early access confirmed for May 14

By Liam Dawe,
Unknown Worlds Entertainment have announced that Subnautica 2 is now set to launch in Early Access on May 14 - no doubt to be a big release.

PEAK developers support Make-A-Wish with a charity bundle through Digiphile

By Liam Dawe,
Support a wonderful charity doing some brilliant work with the new Digiphile Landfall x Aggro Crab Showcase game bundle.