One thing currently a bit lacking on Linux is the performance of ray tracing with the open source Mesa RADV driver, but a big improvement is coming..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
I found the opening 15 minutes of EvoCreo’s demo to be a laugh riot, mostly because I accidentally named my character “Help”, not “Helen”. This lent a certain urgency to all the routine scene-setting and tutorial dialogue. Help, Farmer Whatshisname is looking for you! Help, I’m adding a map feature to your tablet! Help, there are over 170 Creos to discover! Given that RPGs can be sluggish at first, I think I’m going to adopt this as standard practice g
Fus-Roh Who!
Kidding, I have far too much respect for the humble mouse pad for that.
There's no getting away from the scourge of the skill issue, though.
Wipe away infections from the family computer in the nostalgic Windows XP styled Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional later this year, with a new trailer live..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Even AMD had its doubts about the utility of such a chip.
I have questions, Nvidia. Many questions.
Finally, a Prestige system I like.
Right, get ready for some chatter about where the contents of our collective wallets have gone over the past year. Valve's list of the highest-grossing games on Steam in 2025 has emerged from the great mists, and in a nice revelation, features a larger number of fresh releases than last year's ranking. That's alongside all of the moderately to quite old stuff which more folks keep hopping on the train of with every passing 12 month period. Read more
The 007 First Light system requirements are live, and while IO promises a cinematic experience, the game won't take a huge toll on your rig.
Renoir or not, here I come.
Sprint City has been revealed by the original creators of SpeedRunners, a new movement-focused racing platformer that looks and sounds great..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Low-latency mode and some planar drivers in there, too.
It's gonna change the world. Once we figure out what to do with it and it stops being a Nazi. But after that for sure.
David McAfee says it's something AMD is "very actively working on" but hasn't confirmed yet.
Let's face it, modders have been doing a better job of expanding FSR 4's user base than AMD has.
Are we making FPS great again yet? The newest version of the portal shooter SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded arrived in December and didn't seem to do much at all..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Start the New Year with a new monitor.
We are truly entering a time in gaming where it feels like optimizations are a thing of the past, and the specifications needed to run 007 First Light are nuts..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
PUBG update 39.2 adds the Satellite Crash special zone to Erangel Subzero, which can provide you with valuable loot and survival tools.
“Weird spiderwebs appearing at odd hours of the night in Rockstar’s open world game Red Dead Redemption 2?” you chortle. “That sounds like the testimony of crazy old Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, the guy who writes about new Molyneux projects like a pauper child returning from market with a handful of magic beans”. Mates, I promise I haven’t fallen victim to a scam of some kind. There are weird spiderwebs in RDR2. I read about it on the internet! The spiderwebs app
Plus there's now a proper app. As in one that doesn't look like it was thrown out on a wet weekend back in 2003.
That poll I posted the other day suggests that over half of you RPS reader types play games on Linux, either in part or exclusively. And if a poll says it, I’m in no position to argue, so boy do I have just the CES 2026 story for you: Lenovo are making a SteamOS version of their premium Legion Go 2 portable, joining the lower-end Legion Go S in spreading the Linux-based SteamOS beyond the confines of Valve’s own Steam Decks. Read more
