Linux platforms

2026-04-24 3 stories

• Valve Wants To Know If You Disagree With Steam Deck Verified Ratings
• This tool brings Linux to Windows 95 without using virtualization
• Maybe it really is the year of Linux, as Framework claims more people are buying Ubuntu versions of its new laptop than Windows options

2026-04-23 3 stories

• Turkiye passes legislation to tighten its grip on Steam and other gaming platforms, but it's social media companies that really get it in the neck
• Street Fighter 6 and Silent Hill 2 headline Steam's 2026 Golden Week sales
• 'We’ve been getting around two days of normal work out of it': Proton GE dev GloriousEggRoll and CachyOS offer early praise for Framework 13 Pro's 'freakishly good battery life'

2026-04-21 5 stories

• Valve Secretly Adds New Steam Controller Unboxing Video
• Rust has a 'horse shield' meta problem, so one enterprising player has come up with a 'horse baiting' meta to fix it
• Parents Decide Act pushes Windows 11 and others towards forced age verification, collecting "any information as is necessary"
• Framework just announced its own 'MacBook Pro for Linux users'
• Animgraph 2 goes Live in Counter-Strike 2: What Can Players Expect?

2026-04-20 2 stories

• This AMD-powered, Linux-running mini PC looks like a Steam Machine disguised as a vinyl record player, without the fancy controller
• The Lenovo Legion Go S is RAMageddon’s latest victim

2026-04-18 2 stories

• Zorin OS 18.1 adds guided migrations, stronger app compatibility and wider hardware support, making switching from Windows far more practical for millions [clone]
• I found out the hard way that Linux is not a dad-friendly gaming OS, and maybe neither is the PC

2026-04-17 4 stories

• US may force operating systems to have mandatory age verification, share info with third parties
• This is not a drill: All-timer weirdo game Deadly Premonition now playable on Linux as of Valve's most recent Proton beta, plus 17 others and your EA library (until EA breaks it again)
• Sniffnet is my new go-to app for network monitoring — Free, open-source, and taking on GlassWire and Wireshark
• "Over 3.3 million downloads": This Linux alternative to Windows 11 is winning over Microsoft's customers with a huge update

2026-04-16 1 story

• NYT Strands #774 Hints and Answers for Today, April 16, 2026

2026-04-15 2 stories

• Rumored feature coming to Steam that will help you track prices, and Microsoft should copy it immediately for Xbox and PC
• Historical Steam survey data suggests the Big Switch from Windows to Linux has yet to happen

2026-04-13 4 stories

• These custom Linux lock screens styled after Minecraft, NieR Automata, and Genshin Impact are single-handedly eroding my loyalty to Windows
• The new Linux 7.0 kernel is here and as always, it's all about lots of little improvements rather than one significant update
• A Valve developer has just made it easier to run games on Linux with 8 GB cards thanks to a simple fix
• "Digital sovereignty is not optional": France's government is ditching Windows to reduce its reliance on "American tools"

2026-04-12 1 story

• "What else were Steam Deck users to do but create their own solutions?": I watched Valve's Linux-first handheld turn into a Windows 11 experiment in its community

2026-04-11 2 stories

• You can finally rescue Half-Life's guards and scientists thanks to this mod inspired by Lemmings
• New Proton Experimental build fixes up a bunch of old Capcom games for Steam Deck and Linux

2026-04-10 2 stories

• Valve developer makes Linux gaming better on 8GB graphics cards
• Even the French government is switching to Linux now in a bid for 'digital sovereignty'

2026-04-09 1 story

• Framework is teasing a lot of Linux for its April 21st event

2026-04-08 3 stories

• From the C: to the /Mnt/s, Linux is better than ever for PC gaming – and easier to switch to from Windows
• “Wait, Windows uses less?”: I break down the surprising requirement that flips the Linux vs. Windows script
• "I hope NVIDIA's legal team lets this slide": I dive into OpenNOW, an open-source GeForce Now alternative that's trending in cloud gaming — for good reason