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Zak Killian - Mon, Apr 20, 2026
If you're tired of waiting for Valve's still-upcoming Steam Machine (affectionately dubbed the GabeCube), here's another option for you: Playnix's "Playnix Console," featuring a "custom Arch Linux-based OS" and a bespoke combination...
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Chris Harper - Fri, Apr 17, 2026
BlueSky user aagaming posted a proof-of-concept video that shows Steam running on the Nintendo Switch. This feat required lots of manual tweaking, but actual game support is fairly limited despite how far along Proton, the compatibility...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Valve engineer Natalie Vock found a GPU memory optimization for Linux that greatly improves memory handling on AMD GPUs. It's unclear how (if at all) the benefits could carry over to the upcoming Valve Steam Machine, which uses an...
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Zak Killian - Thu, Apr 09, 2026
Windows 11 has faced significant backlash as of late. Even before Microsoft integrated a number ofcontroversial Copilot AIrelated features, users balked at the many changes to the operating system that diminished functionality, like the...
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Chris Harper - Thu, Apr 09, 2026
Open source developer Bryan Keller has released a functional Mac OS X 10.0 port for Nintendo Wii and shared the detailed process it took to make it happen. One of the last things to be addressed was functioning mouse and keyboard support on Wii, with earlier development all done with a...
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Zak Killian - Thu, Apr 09, 2026
Our colleagues over at German site HardwareLuxx have posted up their full review of the Arc Pro B70, Intel's long-awaited top-end Battlemage GPU that finally launched last month. As you could guess from the name, the card is focused on...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Apr 08, 2026
The development team behind RPCS3, an emulator that gives users the ability to run PlayStation 3 games on a PC, has been making some big strides as of late. It greatly increased the compatibility of the classic gaming systems catalog and...
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Chris Harper - Tue, Apr 07, 2026
The end of support for Windows 10 has forced many upgrades, disposal of older systems, or the use of an unsecured operating system for estimated millions of PC users. To help revitalize those systems and get them off old versions of...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Apr 03, 2026
Canonical has posted a new set of system requirements for the release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, otherwise known as Resolute Raccoon, and they are now higher than what Microsoft recommends for Windows 11. Notably, the new requirements arrive...
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Zak Killian - Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Did you read our review of the new Intel Core Ultra Series 2 "Plus" processors? These chips are still Arrow Lake, but the new "Plus" descriptor marks the parts as being targeted at enthusiasts, and offering the highest performance...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Valve continues to inch toward the inevitable Steam Machine release confirmed for this year, now by adding "initial support" for the hardware in the latest SteamOS preview update. That's the most newsworthy part right there, but the rest...
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Chris Harper - Fri, Mar 13, 2026
In a welcome move, Google is providing mainline Chrome browser support for ARM64 Linux distros. While Chrome already supports ARM64 and Linux to some degree via Android and Chromebooks, mainline ARM64 support has been limited...
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Zak Killian - Tue, Mar 10, 2026
In case you haven't heard, this week is GDC, the Game Developers Conference, not to be confused with GTC, the Graphics Technology Conferencethat one is next week. Naturally, NVIDIA's present at GDC in a big way, and the company has some...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Mar 09, 2026
A modder has successfully shown off Grand Theft Auto V: Enhanced Editionrunning smoothly on the PlayStation 5 under Ubuntu Linux, with the CPU and GPU clocked up to 3.2GHz and 2GHz, respectively. Compared to the default CPU and GPU...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Mar 02, 2026
At Mobile World Congress 2026, Qualcomm is eagerly showing off its next-gen of "truly personal, always-on, intelligent wearable computing devices" powered by its Snapdragon Wear Elite platform, which includes the hardware support of a...
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Zak Killian - Mon, Mar 02, 2026
We've believed with confidence for a while now that Intel was bringing out its BMG-G31 "Big Battlemage" GPU as the Arc Pro B70 first, foremost, and possibly exclusively. Now we have explicit proof straight from Intel, in the form of the...
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Chris Harper - Fri, Feb 27, 2026
AirSnitch is a newly-revealed attack on Wi-Fi networks that work across all major router brands and firmwares, including DD-WRT and OpenWrt. In an alarming turn for cybersecurity, researchers revealed a form of Wi-Fi attack that can...
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Zak Killian - Thu, Feb 26, 2026
AMD's FSR 4 is a massive evolution from the company's previous-generation upscalers, and the leap in quality is directly attributable to the use of AI versus the older deterministic upscalers. That doesn't mean AMD is resting on its...
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Zak Killian - Wed, Feb 25, 2026
New NVIDIA job postings that explicitly reference Vulkan performance and compatibility layer work on Linux might be a sign of a stronger push into the Linux gaming ecosystem, catching the eye of developers and Linux...
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Chris Harper - Tue, Feb 24, 2026
GOG (formerly known as Good Old Games) has been fighting an uphill battle for some time, despite being generally well-received, in a battle to stay relevant amid Steam's unapologetic market dominance. Despite gamers' widespread hatred of...
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Chris Harper - Sun, Feb 22, 2026
According to "two people with direct knowledge of the matter" speaking to The Information, NVIDIA will not be releasing new consumer GeForce GPUs this year. When pressed on the matter, an NVIDIA spokesperson remarked that "Demand for RTX...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Its tough being a gamer entrenched in the Apple ecosystem. The company has failed to reach its own lofty goals of becoming a legitimate gaming platform. Even after releasing the Game Porting Toolkit, which eases the workflow for porting...
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