2025 was an overwhelming year. Let's savor those positives in unlikely places.
Matt Firor announced his split from ZeniMax Online Studios the same day Microsoft laid off roughly 9,000 employees and cancelled multiple game projects.
A fresh new Humble Bundle to begin 2026 with some quality games and they're highly rated too, and they should all work on Linux / SteamOS..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
It's a bad idea to predict a year's worth of Videogame Happenings while you are delirious with cold, but one of the advantages of being delirious with cold is that you become incapable of noticing that ideas are bad. In the brief interval before I eat a bowl of cakemix and fall asleep, here are some quick opinions about the Trends and Tribulations of 2026, mostly based on our reporting from 2025. The evergreen short version: it's never too late to get back into amateur dentistry. Read more
"This will most probably be the final large update for [Baba is You]."
The D7VK project for providing Direct3D 7 support on Linux with Wine / Proton has expanded in the version 1.1 release to add experimental Direct3D 6 support..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Much like Epilogue did with the GB Operator for playing actual Game Boy cartridges, they've recently revealed the SN Operator for the SNES..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Now that 2025 is done and finished with, we can see what the most popular games were overall on Steam, and for Steam Deck the list is no big surprise at all..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
A fresh update on the upcoming game Hytale which will no doubt be quite popular, and it will have what they now say is "experimental" Linux support..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
The very popular gaming-focused Bazzite Linux has a fresh release out that ended 2025 with a little spring cleaning, and I've finally joined the ranks..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Another loss for game preservation and history, River City Ransom: Underground is being delisted from stores..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Oodles of games are coming out in 2026, and many look impressive. There's the new Resident Evil, yet another reimagining of Tomb Raider 1, and a 007 game that reminds me of the often-forgotten cartoon series James Bond Jr. All will probably be decent, and some might even dictate my guide writing duties. Read more
Another fresh release of the community-made compatibility layer GE-Proton, bringing fixes for some popular games and an issue with spatial audio..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Valve have released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025, bringing with it a fresh look at how Linux / SteamOS are doing on Steam..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Penny und Rewe machen seit Anfang des Jahres nicht mehr mit beim Payback-Programm. Dafßr bewerben sie verstärkt ihre neuen Apps. Ich teste, was man mit den Apps sparen kann und frage mich, warum Supermärkte uns Apps verkaufen wollen.
The first bug fix release of 2026 for the open source graphics drivers Mesa is here with Mesa 25.3.3 out now..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
After years of AMD's latest GPUs failing to make any significant dent on Valve's register of Steam-user hardware, their time has finally arrived.
Eine Gruppe hat sich in den Jahrhunderten nach dem GroĂen Krieg von 2077 als quasi zweite einheimische Art auf der Erde von Fallout etabliert: Ghule. Alles Wichtige zu den (zu Unrecht) diskriminierten Wesen.
With the Rust Naval update just one month out, Facepunch Studios discusses its 2026 plans, from new monuments and models to animal breeding.
Das Stein-Tattoo erinnert daran, wie er fast einem Betrug zum Opfer fiel und was das Gewicht dabei fĂźr eine Rolle spielte.
CS Legacy was meant to be a Source 2013 remake of the original Counter-Strike experience, but it sounds like it won't get over the line.
Der Fingerabdrucksensor kann mehr, als nur euer Handy zu entsperren.
Naoki Yoshidaâs New Year message offers some sly hints towards the FF14 8.0 expansion and âan especially significantâ step for the MMORPG.
We finally have the technology to present users with a chronological list of content. They said it couldn't be done.
