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Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open

By Liam Squires-Hand,
26
The fightback against regulations to lock down the internet in the UK is heating up, with multiple big groups joining together with a firm statement.
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Bazzite Linux 44 lands for desktop gamers and it's a big release

By Liam Squires-Hand,
21
Bazzite Linux 44 has landed now that Fedora 44 has been released, and with it plenty of nice changes for gamers wanting a good Linux distribution.
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The new Steam Controller from Valve is out now - some early thoughts

By Liam Squires-Hand,
60
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.
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Proton Experimental upgraded to Proton 11 for better Linux gaming compatibility

By Liam Squires-Hand,
8
After releasing the big Proton 11 Beta to run more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS, Valve just upgraded Proton Experimental some more too.
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Playnix launch their own Steam Machine-like Linux gaming console

By Liam Squires-Hand,
10
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.
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Blender change the Anthropic AI funding deal, with discussions planned for AI Policies

By Liam Squires-Hand,
10
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 Squires-Hand,
11
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.
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Steam Survey for April 2026 shows Linux still trending well

By Liam Squires-Hand,
38
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.
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Valve make steps to improve Steam Deck Verification, giving developers more performance data

By Liam Squires-Hand,
6
Valve revealed an update for game developers on Steam, giving some access to more data on how their games perform on the Linux-powered (SteamOS) Steam Deck.
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Steam Beta gets battery indicator for wireless gamepads as the new Steam Controller nears

By Liam Squires-Hand,
31
We're hopefully not too far off the release of the new Steam Controller now, with Valve adding a battery indicator for wireless gamepads.
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Denuvo DRM reportedly fully cracked open, 2K apparently fights back with online checks

By Liam Squires-Hand,
37
The ongoing fight between crackers and DRM has reached a truly massive moment, as reportedly Denuvo DRM has been fully broken open in all games.
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Wine 11.7 released with DirectSound 7.1 support, VBScript improvements, MSXML updates

By Liam Squires-Hand,
1
Wine 11.7 is out now for this impressive compatibility layer to run Windows apps and games on Linux.
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Colorado Age Attestation bill gets amendments to have open source excluded

By Liam Squires-Hand,
11
Carl Richell, the Founder and CEO of System76, has given an update on the upcoming Colorado Age Attestation bill that's seen some amendments.
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Rocket League adds Easy Anti-Cheat with Steam Deck / Linux still supported

By Liam Squires-Hand,
11
Psyonix have updated Rocket League to add in Epic's Easy Anti-Cheat, but thankfully they've enabled support for Linux / Steam Deck with SteamOS.
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The new Steam Controller releases May 4th

By Liam Squires-Hand,
42
Valve have now confirmed the new Steam Controller is launching May 4th, and they've confirmed the pricing too.
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Facepunch launches s&box, the highly anticipated successor to Garry's Mod

By Liam Squires-Hand,
5
s&box from Facepunch is the spiritual successor to Garry's Mod. Built with Source 2, it's a full game creation platform that's quite a lot closer to Roblox.
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MangoHud 0.8.3 brings new features and fixes to the popular Linux gaming performance monitor

By Liam Squires-Hand,
4
MangoHud is basically my go-to when it comes to keeping an eye on Linux gaming performance, one of those must-have utilities and a new release is out now.
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Steam Controller more popular than Valve expected - they're working on stock issues

By Liam Squires-Hand,
36
It seems the popularity of the new Steam Controller really did catch Valve off guard, with it selling out a lot faster than expected.
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Valve have plans for the Steam Deck 2, plus a brief Steam Machine / Steam Frame update

By Liam Squires-Hand,
10
The good news is that the Steam Deck 2 is still firmly within Valve's plans, the bad news is that there's no date for it yet.
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Australia targets Steam, Roblox and others in new legal push against extremists and predators

By Liam Squires-Hand,
21
Australia's eSafety agency sent legal notices to Valve / Steam, Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite to explain how they're fighting sexual predators and extremists.
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