Gaming
- Linux Gaming in 2026: The Year It Got Serious
GE-Proton 10-34 ships targeted fixes for God of War Ragnarok, Final Fantasy XIV, and Assassin's Creed 1. Forza Horizon 6 confirmed for Steam Deck at May launch. Epic lays off 1,000+ amid Fortnite decline, raising questions about the EAC Linux holdout. NTSYNC now shipping by default in SteamOS 3.7.20 beta.
- Which Linux Gaming Distro in 2026: Bazzite, Nobara, ChimeraOS, or Just Arch?
Gaming-optimised Linux distributions are solving different problems. Bazzite for Steam Deck and couch gaming, Nobara for desktop gamers who want control without the friction, ChimeraOS for the living room TV setup. This is a practical guide to which one fits your actual use case.
- Wine 11's NTSYNC Rewrite: Linux Gaming Just Closed a Real Gap
Wine 11 ships NTSYNC, a kernel-level synchronisation primitive that eliminates a long-standing performance bottleneck for Windows apps running on Linux. The frame rate gains are real and the implications for Proton and SteamOS are significant.
- Building a Gaming PC in 2026: Three Builds at £500, £800, and £1500
A practical self-build guide for gaming and everyday use in 2026. Three tiers at £500, £800, and £1500 -- covering what to build, why, and where the real value sits.