Linux gamers didn't do anything wrong, but they might pay for Windows piracy anyway
…Valve's leverage is growing with the Steam Deck and the upcoming Steam Machine, but Linux hit a record 5.33% of Steam's user base in the March 2026 survey, though…
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The Steam Survey shows exactly how Nvidia gets away with smaller GPU upgrades
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…To see it in action, I decided to toggle the "Game Boost" feature on my own MSI B650M platform. To my surprise, the toggle merely changed AMD's Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO…
Setting up RetroArch on my iPhone turned it into the perfect gaming handheld
…RetroArch RetroArch is a cross-platform emulator frontend that supports many different emulators. It lets you play classic games on modern computers with a single interface. See at RetroArch See at Steam…
I tested the same NVMe in two generations of PCIe slot and learned why most people are upgrading wrong
…Don't believe me? My Steam Deck is PCIe 3.0 all the way through, and it boots just as fast as SteamOS or Bazzite installed on a ROG Ally X, which…
Windows is learning Linux's best tricks, while Linux is learning Windows' best tricks
…game-changing QoL features than Windows The key differences still remain What is striking about the remaining gaps, though, is that most of them are no longer about what the platforms can…
Windows is still the best OS for gaming, and these 4 things prove it
…The problem is that Steam is one storefront in a fragmented market. On Windows, Epic Games, EA, Ubisoft Connect, GOG, and the Xbox App run all natively, together with cloud saves, achievements…
5 awesome Linux features that will blow the mind of a Windows user
…With Proton, you can install and play most games through Steam without having to jump through any hoops. Click install, wait for Steam to download the game files, and hit play when…
When AAA game developers block entire GPU brands, PC gaming loses its biggest advantage
…It's a simple rule, and it's this very reliability that has served as the platform's cornerstone for multiple generations. This long-standing precedent was nearly in jeopardy. A major…
The Source engine should've died a decade ago, but Valve kept finding ways to keep it alive
…Half-Life 2 changed what games could do Physics became gameplay When Half-Life 2 launched in November 2004 , about five weeks after Counter-Strike: Source had publicly debuted the engine, most…
Intel's gaming handhelds went from a punchline to rivaling AMD, and the chip is only half the reason
…Valve built SteamOS around AMD silicon that's less powerful than the Z1 Extreme, yet the Steam Deck is arguably what made the whole category mainstream. As well, FSR is supported just…