Gaming

The European Commission is planning tougher rules against manipulative purchasing incentives and loot boxes in video games, but publishers are fiercely fighting back against a potential ban.

Valve released SteamVR 2.17 to all users on 11 September 2026 – its first major update since version 2.16 in

Valve shipped a hefty Steam Client Beta on September 9, 2026, that noticeably upgrades Big Picture Mode and SteamOS on

On 4 September 2026 Valve shipped a fresh Proton Experimental update that reverses several regressions introduced by Proton 11 and

The popular Lossless Scaling frame-generation tool now runs far smoother on Linux, with lsfg-vk 2.0 delivering up to four times the frames on handhelds such as the Steam Deck.

Ubisoft is pulling For Honor from Linux: citing anti-cheat limits, the medieval fighter becomes unplayable on Steam Deck, SteamOS and Linux desktops, with only a vague promise of a return.

The maintenance release of the open-source graphics driver stack turns on Intel’s Nova Lake iGPUs and delivers around 70 fixes for AMD, Intel and Qualcomm hardware on Linux.

At IFA 2026 in Berlin Samsung shows the Odyssey G6, which it calls the world’s first gaming monitor to hit a 1,100 Hz refresh rate.

Valve’s new stable Steam Client update enables HDR streaming via Remote Play on the Steam Deck OLED, improves color range across all platforms and lets you switch accounts while a game is running.