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Mesa RADV driver on Linux looks set for a big ray tracing performance boost
7 Jan 2026 at 3:53 pm UTC Likes: 9
7 Jan 2026 at 3:53 pm UTC Likes: 9
Nice! Gotta love these huge improvements for same hardware.
Although: that said, I'm not sure I notice/care that much about raytracing just in general. It makes things look SLIGHTLY just a tiny bit better at a huge frame cost? But maybe with this the frame cost will be minimal so that slightly better look will be okay?
Although: that said, I'm not sure I notice/care that much about raytracing just in general. It makes things look SLIGHTLY just a tiny bit better at a huge frame cost? But maybe with this the frame cost will be minimal so that slightly better look will be okay?
007 First Light gets PC specifications released and that's a lot of RAM needed
7 Jan 2026 at 3:02 pm UTC Likes: 4
7 Jan 2026 at 3:02 pm UTC Likes: 4
Requirements for 1440 / 4k: Cray Supercomputer? Easily accessible I'm sure right.
The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026
6 Jan 2026 at 2:34 pm UTC Likes: 6
6 Jan 2026 at 2:34 pm UTC Likes: 6
I have two friends who moved to linux within the past 6 months or so. For the nerdy techy guy (like me) I told him to go with Cachy. For the non-tech-savvy friend who just wants things to work and do work, I told him to go with Mint.
Months later and both are happy as they could be. Only had a minor issue with the Mint install, which was quickly fixed, then nothing else. They both say they wish they'd have dumped Windows earlier, but oh well. Happy linux users!
Months later and both are happy as they could be. Only had a minor issue with the Mint install, which was quickly fixed, then nothing else. They both say they wish they'd have dumped Windows earlier, but oh well. Happy linux users!
Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
6 Jan 2026 at 2:29 pm UTC Likes: 16
6 Jan 2026 at 2:29 pm UTC Likes: 16
MS doing the linux community the best favor ever!
CD PROJEKT and GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński acquires GOG from CD PROJEKT
5 Jan 2026 at 8:14 pm UTC Likes: 1
that's pretty much a huge enormous NOPE NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
So .............. business as usual for them. Shame.
5 Jan 2026 at 8:14 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: ShmerlAbout Linux support: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_is_getting_acquired_by_its_original_cofounder_e1a0d/post347 [External Link]oof. ouch. owie.
that's pretty much a huge enormous NOPE NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
So .............. business as usual for them. Shame.
Some releases to look forward to in 2026
5 Jan 2026 at 7:37 pm UTC
5 Jan 2026 at 7:37 pm UTC
I've got a ton of stuff on my wishlist, some of which may or may not make it this year, but I think my most anticipated is full release of the turn based mode for Pillars of Eternity 1. So exciting!
of the ones listed, I have Ontos, Battlestar, Star Trek on my list. I don't like that the latter two have "rogue" in the descriptions but we shall see, sometimes those elements are minor.
I would have Pragmata on the list because it looks super interesting but I just have absolutely zero faith in capcom as a dev. They're one of the worst outfits I can even imagine. I got burned so hard on Dragons Dogma 2 which was a steamy shitpile that never ran (like at all without crashing) and I got JUST over the time limit for a refund so that was a wasted chunk of cash.
of the ones listed, I have Ontos, Battlestar, Star Trek on my list. I don't like that the latter two have "rogue" in the descriptions but we shall see, sometimes those elements are minor.
I would have Pragmata on the list because it looks super interesting but I just have absolutely zero faith in capcom as a dev. They're one of the worst outfits I can even imagine. I got burned so hard on Dragons Dogma 2 which was a steamy shitpile that never ran (like at all without crashing) and I got JUST over the time limit for a refund so that was a wasted chunk of cash.
The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026
5 Jan 2026 at 7:23 pm UTC Likes: 1
5 Jan 2026 at 7:23 pm UTC Likes: 1
I'm on cachy, and thus far it's been the only rolling release distro that I haven't had any issues with. Like at all. None. I love it.
Fedora was great when I used it too, but I didn't like that nonsense from last year so I switched. I'm on gnome now (I had issues with kde) so I think this year I'll do a full system wipe and stay on cachy but with cosmic de. So excited to see that have a full release!
Fedora was great when I used it too, but I didn't like that nonsense from last year so I switched. I'm on gnome now (I had issues with kde) so I think this year I'll do a full system wipe and stay on cachy but with cosmic de. So excited to see that have a full release!
Check out the new Games For Everyone podcast and have a listen
5 Jan 2026 at 7:19 pm UTC
5 Jan 2026 at 7:19 pm UTC
Looks awesome! Subscribed.
I'll have a listen in the car this week. It'll go along nicely with my weekly twit episode :)
I'll have a listen in the car this week. It'll go along nicely with my weekly twit episode :)
CD PROJEKT and GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński acquires GOG from CD PROJEKT
30 Dec 2025 at 4:34 pm UTC Likes: 5
30 Dec 2025 at 4:34 pm UTC Likes: 5
GOG has been languishing for years so maybe this’ll be the kick they need to make some forward progress. Like ummm I don’t know … releasing a Linux client. We can dream.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux
27 Dec 2025 at 9:28 pm UTC Likes: 5
27 Dec 2025 at 9:28 pm UTC Likes: 5
2025 was the year of gaming on Linux and 2026 is going to be the year of gaming on Linux. ….. …. !!! YES!!! LETS GO!
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