Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/colo…
#Gaming #USA #PCGaming #US #AgeVerification #Linux #OpenSource
Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
OptiScaler Client recently added Linux support to make managing upscalers easier gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/opti…
#OptiScaler #Linux #SteamOS #OpenSource
OptiScaler is a tool that lets you replace upscalers in games, and the OptiScaler Client can make it all a lot simpler to do.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Linux Mint gets file manager improvements, a new screenshot tool and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/linu…
Readying up for the next Linux Mint release due out Christmas time, they're busy making some big improvements to the popular distribution.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Machine release closing in with an appearance on the Vulkan conformant product list gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/stea…
#SteamMachine #Linux #SteamOS #OpenSource #Vulkan
The official Vulkan API Conformant Products list from The Khronos Group recently had Valve's Steam Machine appear on it - so a release is likely quite soon.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
SN Operator from Epilogue brings SNES carts to modern PCs and its now up for order gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/sn-o…
#SNOperator #SNES #Gaming #Emulation #PCGaming #Linux
Epilogue just announced the SN Operator for running actual SNES cartridges on modern PCs is now up for order, and it has Linux support.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
New Guide: Anticheat check - which competitive games actually work on Linux? gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/…
#Linux #AntiCheat #SteamOS #Gaming
Want to switch from Windows to Linux / SteamOS but concerned about games with anti-cheat on Linux? Here's all you need to know on what you can play.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
New Guide: How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/…
#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #SteamMachine
You've tried to run that fancy new game on your Linux / SteamOS system with Proton - but it has issues! Here's what you can do to help improve things.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Hi there @Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
first thanks for gamingonlinux.com it is just great and helped me to switch (nearly entirely) to linux 😀
You do a great job! To say something nice (again).
Now 1 question 1 idea/wish ;)
Question: Why no support via bank transfer?
Idea/Wish: I would love to see you team up with the guy(s) from bellular news and mix up the state of linux gaming an its impact or critic on the gaming industry. In my imagination this fits perfect. But maybe it is only the two of you are the only british gaming folks I follow kinda closely ;)
SteamOS 3.7.25 and 3.8.5 Beta released - bug fixes and better dGPU video memory management gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/stea…
#SteamOS #SteamDeck #Linux #SteamMachine
Valve released the latest small stable update to their Linux distro with SteamOS 3.7.25, along with SteamOS 3.8.5 Beta bringing extra fixes and enhancements.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 4, 5 and 6 plus other games gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/prot…
#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #ForzaHorizon
Valve released the latest update to Proton Experimental to bring more fixes for running Windows games on Linux / SteamOS systems.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
The huge Test of Time update for Civilization VII is out now gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-…
#CivilizationVII #Civilization #Gaming #Linux #PCGaming
Finally giving Civilization VII players what they really want - Test of Time brings the ability to play continuously as one civ all the way through.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Yet Another Zombie Survivors crossed over 500K sold with plans for the 1.0 release revealed gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/yet-…
#BulletHeaven #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck
Yet Another Zombie Survivors is a popular bullet heaven that crossed an important sales milestone, and we know what's coming for the big 1.0 release.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Factory-cooking automation game Snacktorio arrives in June gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/fact…
#Snacktorio #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #PCGaming
From the same developers that gave us the chilled APICO and Mudborne: Frog Management Sim - a cooking automation sim Snacktorio arrives on June 4th.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
D7VK 1.10 brings even more 2D upgrades for retro Direct3D games on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/d7vk…
#Linux #RetroGaming #LinuxGaming #OpenSource #D7VK
D7VK continues bringing enhancements for running retro Direct3D Windows games to run nicely on Linux / SteamOS, with a fresh release boosting 2D games.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Proton 11 Beta 5 released with more regression fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/prot…
#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck
We're hopefully close to the full release of Proton 11, with Valve releasing a small Proton 11 Beta 5 update with some needed fixes.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
NVIDIA reveal more GPU driver security flaws for May 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/nvid…
#NVIDIA #Gaming #Security #Drivers #PCGaming #Linux
Do you have an NVIDIA GPU? You should probably ensure you're on updated drivers, as we have another wave of security issues that have been revealed today.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Forza Horizon 6 is out, Valve update Proton Hotfix for Linux - initial thoughts gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/forz…
#ForzaHorizon6 #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Proton
Forza Horizon 6 has officially launched from Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios, with Valve getting Proton updated ready for it on Linux / SteamOS.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.16 is out now gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/hero…
#HoMM2 #OpenSource #Retro #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux
After a month of development, we are happy to release a new version of the fheroes2 engine for Heroes of Might and Magic II.fheroes2 (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Beta brings even more Steam Controller tweaks and a firmware fix for Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/stea…
#SteamController #Linux #SteamOS #Valve #PCGaming
Valve released the latest Steam Beta, and if you have the new Steam Controller you may want to ensure you've opted into it.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Re-Logic celebrate 15 years of Terraria - 70 million sales, cross-play soon and more updates to come gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/re-l…
#Terraria #IndieGames #Linux #Gaming #PCGaming
Developers Re-Logic are celebrating a huge 15 years of the side-scrolling survival crafting adventure game Terraria with it still going strong.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
The PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-…
#Linux #PS5 #PlayStation #OpenSource
Installing Linux on a PlayStation 5 gets even easier now, with recent updates expanding the firmware versions that are supported.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
You think you've seen it all and then there's a Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/you-…
#Linux #Minecraft #OpenSource #LinuxGaming
I'm not sure why you would want to do this, but you can run a Linux Wayland Compositor inside Minecraft to get various external windows inside the game.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Linux head says "AI tools are great" but they're making the security list "almost entirely unmanageable" gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/linu…
#Linux #AI #Security #OpenSource
While announcing the release of the fourth release candidate for Linux kernel 7.1, Linux head Linus Torvalds had some interesting words about AI.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Proton is getting some "horrible" workarounds for Forza Horizon 6 on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/prot…
#ForzaHorizon6 #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Proton
According to the developer of VKD3D-Proton, Forza Horizon 6 is extremely broken and needs some horrible workarounds to run properly on Linux.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
New "low_latency_layer" brings Reflex and Anti-Lag 2 to AMD and Intel GPUs on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/new-…
#Linux #LinuxGaming #NVIDIA #AMD #OpenSource
Linux gets expanded support for Reflex and Anti-Lag tech thanks to a new open source Vulkan layer called low_latency_layer.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Heroic Games Launcher v2.22 brings library editing, big screen console mode improvements gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/hero…
#HeroicGamesLauncher #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #SteamDeck
The excellent Heroic Games Launcher for running games from GOG, Epic Games and more on Linux released version 2.22 with some big new features.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 11.9 released with ARM64 improvements, initial support for system threads gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/wine…
#Wine #Linux #LinuxGaming #OpenSource
The latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine 11.9 has arrived with new features and bug fixes.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
New updates from PineTab-V Gentoo
I was able to compile and run smoothly LibreOffice and NetSurf on PineTab-V!
These are great news! Gentoo's support for RISC-V is super magnificent!
Cheers,
André Machado
We're inching closer to the Steam Frame release with a SteamOS Manager update gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/were…
#SteamFrame #SteamOS #Steam #Valve #VR #Linux
We still don't know exactly when the Steam Frame will release, but we're seeing more work towards it arriving in code for SteamOS Manager.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta arrives with Plasma Bigscreen, new Union theme system gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/kde-…
#KDE #Linux #OpenSource #Plasma
KDE Plasma 6.7 is shaping up to be a big release, with the introduction of Plasma Bigscreen along with a new theme system.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Beta fixes continuous rumble breaking the new Steam Controller Gyro gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/stea…
#SteamController #Linux #SteamOS #Valve #PCGaming
Along with fixes for other parts of Steam, the latest Beta brings more essential fixes for the Steam Controller with a firmware upgrade.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Fragnesia and ssh-keysign-pwn are the latest Linux security problems gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/frag…
We're seeing a wave of Linux security issues lately as it has become a bigger focus, and now we have Fragnesia and ssh-keysign-pwn revealed.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
ARC Raiders moves to slower larger updates as it crosses over 16 million sales gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/arc-…
#ARCRaiders #Linux #Proton #SteamDeck #Gaming #SteamOS
Embark Studios / Nexon are slowing down on updates to ARC Raiders to address concerns from players, and make bigger updates - as it crossed a massive milestone.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Beta brings Big Picture Mode tweaks, Linux improvements and Steam Controller fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/stea…
#Steam #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux #PCGaming
Valve released another new Steam Client Beta update for all platforms on May 13th, bringing with it a few styling changes to Big Picture Mode and various fixes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Proton 11.0-1 Beta 3 brings FEX upgrades for Linux ARM64 (like the Steam Frame) gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/prot…
#FEX #Proton #Linux #SteamFrame #ARM64
Valve released the latest Beta for Proton 11 which brings with it an upgrade for FEX, the emulator to run x86 applications on ARM64 Linux devices.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Minecraft Java finally gets a Friends List and Peer-to-Peer multiplayer gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/mine…
#Minecraft #MinecraftJava #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux
Minecraft 26.2 Snapshot 7 arrived for Minecraft Java, and finally it's making playing with friends simpler with a Friends List feature and expanded multiplayer.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
KDE gets over €1 million in funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/kde-…
#KDE #OpenSource #Linux
Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency via the Sovereign Tech Fund announced over €1 million in funding for KDE to work on the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and more.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Forza Horizon 6 and Subnautica 2 get Steam Deck Verified gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/lego…
#SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux #PCGaming
Along with a whole bunch of other games going through Valve's verification recently, some major upcoming releases are fully Steam Deck Verified.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Unreal Engine 5.8 adds experimental Steam Frame support, Qualcomm give the Steam Frame a dedicated page gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/unre…
#SteamFrame #SteamOS #Steam #Valve #VR #Linux
Valve's new VR kit the Steam Frame appears to be inching closer to a release announcement - here's two more fun bits of news on it for you.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
