Discord declares it’s the “YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP.”
… Hopefully, this will mean smoother screen capture on my Fedora PC and better Discord performance overall for the record number of gamers using Linux. …
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Subnautica 2 is having a huge launch on Steam
Subnautica 2, the new underwater survival game from Unknown Worlds, took less than an hour to rocket up Steam’s charts. The game has already sold 2 million copies in its first 12 hours of availability, and it also reached a peak of 467,000 concurrent players on Steam. …
Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system
… Though it did recently import 50 tons of game consoles. …
Forza Horizon 6 has been leaked and cracked a week before its release
… The game has the largest map in a Forza Horizon title, and will have more than 550 cars at launch. Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios are also working to bring Forza Horizon 6 to PS5 later this year. Update, May 11th: Added statement from Playground Games.
Virtual Reality
… I don’t need a pre-game or post-game show, I can simply watch the players warm-up. …
Valve’s new Steam Controller isn’t perfect, but I’m buying one anyway
… For any game I play, I can set any button or input to be whatever I want it to be, letting me make entirely new layouts that automatically load every time I launch a game. …
Subnautica 2 launches soon after lengthy legal dispute
… The team has been making “the best game they possibly can” while working to “keep the noise out of the way,” creative media producer Scott MacDonald tells The Verge. “We all just kept working on the game while all of the legal stuff happened around us,” says game design lead Anthony Gallegos. “Whic… …
Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days
… The Steam Deck was also designated a “Game Console” for import purposes. …
PC Gaming
… The video game piracy community is claiming Denuvo’s anti-piracy software can now be cracked or bypassed on every title that uses it, as TechSpot and XDA report. Denuvo and 2K Games are reportedly pushing back already with a “14-day mandatory online check” for popular games like NBA 2K25 and 2K26 . …
I’ve tested the latest Switch 2 controllers, and this one is the best
… This wireless gamepad features TMR thumbsticks in a PlayStation-style stick layout. …