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The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026
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The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026

Here is your up to date list of what distro you should be picking if you want to start gaming on Linux in 2026. The latest edition of you telling me I'm wrong..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Arc Raiders has aggression-based matchmaking to push pugnacious PvPers together, but it's "not a full science"
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Arc Raiders has aggression-based matchmaking to push pugnacious PvPers together, but it's "not a full science"

If you can't resist taking cheeky potshots at your fellow players in Arc Raiders, the shooter's matchmaking can now neatly shuffle you into a session where you're more likely to get a taste of your own medicine. Developers Embark have confirmed that some "aggression-based matchmaking" has been sprinkled into the game's systems as of late, making PvP-prone players a bit more likely to be funnelled towards each other. Read more

Some releases to look forward to in 2026
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Some releases to look forward to in 2026

It's a new year, so here's some games that should release on PC during 2026 that I'm excited for..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

GTA's Ned Luke gets swatted for the 8th time while streaming with Red Dead's Rob Wiethoff: "there's so many douchebags out there, Rob"
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GTA's Ned Luke gets swatted for the 8th time while streaming with Red Dead's Rob Wiethoff: "there's so many douchebags out there, Rob"

GTA 5 voice actor Ned Luke - aka Michael de Santa - got swatted for the eighth time over Xmas. I don’t mean that somebody belted him on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper. I mean that somebody put in a hoax call to emergency services in a bid to have armed police sent to his house. The latest incident happened this December while Luke was streaming GTA Online with Rob Wiethoff, the voice of John Marston in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2. YouTuber IceBladeNinja has the whol

Hytale will launch with native Linux support, though the Steam Deck is "not officially recommended"
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Hytale will launch with native Linux support, though the Steam Deck is "not officially recommended"

Cubey sandbox crafter Hytale launches into early access next Tuesday, January 13th, after a dicey few months in which it was cancelled, bought out by the original developers, and revived like a majestic square-beaked phoenix. It’ll also have a native Linux version, allowing anyone fed up with Microsoft’s continued bullshit to play it on a system running something that isn’t an increasingly bloated or prematurely abandoned Windows. There are caveats, mind. In a Xitter post anno