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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 50: Dawn of Civilization
#Retro #Linux #LinuxGaming
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 50: Dawn of Civilization
Civilization: Call to Power is a curious cultural artifact in a number of ways.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Discord is about to require age verification for everyone
#Discord
Discord is about to require age verification for everyone
Discord have announced that beginning in March, they're starting a global rollout of forced age verification to access all features of the platform.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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KDE Linux gets performance improvements, new default apps and goes all-in on Flatpak
#KDELinux #Linux #KDE #OpenSource
KDE Linux gets performance improvements, new default apps and goes all-in on Flatpak
The KDE developers are working towards the first Beta release of KDE Linux, their own home-grown immutable operating system.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Linux kernel 6.19 arrives and the next will be 7.0
#Linux #OpenSource #kernel
Linux kernel 6.19 arrives and the next will be 7.0
Linus Torvalds announced Linux kernel 6.19 is officially out now and then next is planned to be the big 7.0 release.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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Mesa 25.3.5 arrives with bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers
#Mesa #Linux #OpenSource #Drivers #LinuxGaming
Mesa 25.3.5 arrives with bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers
Over the weekend we saw the release of Mesa 25.3.5, as we near the end of updates to Mesa 25.3 with developers moving onto the upcoming Mesa 26.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Vulkan-based translation layer D7VK officially expands to include Direct3D 5 support
#Linux #OpenSource #Wine #Proton #D7VK #Direct3D
Vulkan-based translation layer D7VK officially expands to include Direct3D 5 support
The Vulkan-based translation layer D7VK has version 1.3 out now, which officially expands it to also cover Direct3D 5 support for running more games on Linux.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Steam game People Playground hit by malware via the Steam Workshop
#PeoplePlayground #PCGaming #Steam #Malware
Steam game People Playground hit by malware via the Steam Workshop
Oh dear. People Playground from mestiez / Studio Minus recently had a major problem with malware pretending to be a mod in the Steam Workshop.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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Steam Early Access games can now have a planned release date listed
#Steam #PCGaming #Valve
Steam Early Access games can now have a planned release date listed
Answering calls from developers, Valve have tweaked Early Access game pages to allow developers to add a full release date.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Wine 11.2 released with optimizations in PDB loading, support for MSVC constructors
#Wine #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming
Wine 11.2 released with optimizations in PDB loading, support for MSVC constructors
Wine 11.2 is the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer towards Wine 12 early next year.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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BIGGER
baroness.bsky.social Bertine van Hövell @baroness.bsky.social · 3d
Kids, if you're making a game and want to run it on a steamdeck or switch

your text size needs to be bigger

no, bigger

c'mon coward, bigger!

what is this, A GAME FOR ANTS? BIGGER
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Beaver city-builder Timberborn confirmed for launch on March 5
#Timberborn #CityBuilder #Gaming #PCGaming
Beaver city-builder Timberborn confirmed for launch on March 5
Easily one of the best city-builders around, Timberborn is set to leave Early Access on March 5th with a big update to the game.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Butcher by day, people hunter by night - ZOMBUTCHER sounds like a fun but gruesome sim
#ZOMBUTCHER #IndieGames #PCGaming
Butcher by day, people hunter by night - ZOMBUTCHER sounds like a fun but gruesome sim
As a butcher you serve people meat, but what if the meat is also people? You can't help it in ZOMBUTCHER, since you're a Zombie.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Safe In Our World has a big Charity Bundle up on Fanatical with some great picks
#GameBundle #Fanatical #Charity
Safe In Our World has a big Charity Bundle up on Fanatical with some great picks
Safe In Our World is a Mental Health charity that does some great work, and now you can support their mission while grabbing 22 games from Fanatical.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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JSAUX announce a charging-friendly Steam Deck travel case
#SteamDeck #Gaming
JSAUX announce a charging-friendly Steam Deck travel case
Accessory maker JSAUX just revealed their new Double-Decker Travel Supply Case for the Steam Deck LCD & OLED that's charging-friendly.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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In the deck-builder Voraxis you're a parasite that eats through a living planet
#Voraxis #IndieGames #DeckBuilder #PCGaming
In the deck-builder Voraxis you're a parasite that eats through a living planet
Voraxis is a really interesting take on deck-building that has you play cards to eat through a living planet, with gameplay that really captured me.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more
#Linux #System76 #COSMIC #PopOS #OpenSource
System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more
System76 have outlined some of their plans for upcoming upgrades to the new COSMIC desktop, and I have to admit I'm quite excited about what's coming to it.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform
#Steam #SteamOS #Linux #LinuxGaming
Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform
Another day, another load of bug fixes coming from Valve for all Steam users and an especially nice one for Linux / SteamOS if you have a lot of games.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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Hollow Knight gets a patch adding 21:9 & 16:10 resolution support and more
#HollowKnight #SteamDeck #Linux #Gaming #PCGaming
Hollow Knight gets a patch adding 21:9 & 16:10 resolution support and more
Team Cherry have given the original Hollow Knight a fresh coat of paint with a new patch out now to improve various parts of the classic metroidvania.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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If the bubble *doesn't* burst, what happens then? NVIDIA, AMD, Intel - we'll all be screwed when it comes to consumer hardware.

They'll keep pushing software solutions for existing owners, like even more frame gen type stuff - but what comes next for normies wanting hardware?
tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 4d
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027. With a limited supply of RAM available, Nvidia is reportedly prioritizing AI over gaming 😔 www.theverge.com/tech/874439/...
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027
The RAM shortage strikes again.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Check out the demo for Wireworks, a tower defense where you wire up modules to make weapons dance
#Wireworks #TowerDefense #IndieGames #PCGaming #Demo
Check out the demo for Wireworks, a tower defense where you wire up modules to make weapons dance
Wireworks might be the most unique tower defense game I've ever played, with you building up weapons from modules you wire up to different logic blocks.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Zellah Games revealed the "next-gen" modding-friendly Skate Style for PC
#SkateStyle #Skateboarding #Gaming #PCGaming
Zellah Games revealed the "next-gen" modding-friendly Skate Style for PC
While you can't play EA's skate. on SteamOS / Linux platforms, a new next-gen skateboarding game Skate Style has been revealed that you should keep an eye on.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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REMOTE CONTROL looks like Alien: Isolation if it was a retro-styled typing adventure
#IndieGames #PCGaming #REMOTECONTROL
REMOTE CONTROL looks like Alien: Isolation if it was a retro-styled typing adventure
REMOTE CONTROL has you send human proxies to explore a derelict spaceship, as you type out your commands and explore it all gets a bit weird and spooky.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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PlayStation Publishing reveal Horizon Hunters Gathering, Guerrilla's new co-op action game
#HorizonHuntersGathering #Sony #PlayStation #PCGaming #Gaming
PlayStation Publishing reveal Horizon Hunters Gathering, Guerrilla's new co-op action game
The Horizon universe expands with PlayStation Publishing and Guerrilla Games announcing the co-op action game Horizon Hunters Gathering that's coming to PC.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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GeForce NOW celebrates six years with new games like Delta Force and PUBG: BLINDSPOT
#GeForceNOW #NVIDIA #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #CloudGaming
GeForce NOW celebrates six years with new games like Delta Force and PUBG: BLINDSPOT
NVIDIA are today celebrating six years of the cloud gaming service GeForce NOW, which recently added Native Linux support that's in Beta.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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GOG did an AMA and here's some highlights - like how they'll continue using generative AI
#GOG #Gaming #PCGaming
GOG did an AMA and here's some highlights - like how they'll continue using generative AI
With GOG under new ownership, they're trying some new things (like generative AI) and they just did an AMA (Ask me anything) on Reddit.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM