I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop
www.pcgamer.com
Now if you don't mind I'm going to delete the root folder and see what happens.

1. 📰 PC Gamer: “I’m brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop” (direct link) (👍1729 👎22)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.world) lemmy

I’m brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop

In last month’s Steam hardware survey, the number of Linux users hit a new all-time high for the second month running, reaching the heady summit of a whopping, ah, 3.2% of overall Steam users. I think mainstream Linux distros are just, well, sort of good now. Apart from my gaming PC, I also have an old laptop converted into a media server that lives underneath my television. So I say make 2026 the year you give Linux a try, if you haven’t already. At the very least, you can stick it on a separate boot drive and have a noodle about with it. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by mr_MADAFAKA

2. 📰 Ubisoft Closes Canadian Studio After It Unionizes (direct link) (👍1021 👎5)

from Games (!games@lemmy.world) lemmy

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/36712639

Ubisoft’s first North American union, located at their Halifax, Nova Scotia studio, was certified on December 18th, 2025. Now, not even a full 30 days later, Ubisoft Halifax is closing.

Posted by carotte

3. 🖼️ When I was a child I thought as a child… (direct link) (👍898 👎23)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.world) lemmy

Posted by aeronmelon

4. 📰 Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just ‘gatekeepers’ attempting to ‘censor all of their political opponents’ (direct link) (👍656 👎20)

from Games (!games@sh.itjust.works) lemmy

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just ‘gatekeepers’ attempting to ‘censor all of their political opponents’

As reported by Eurogamer, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney took to X (formerly Twitter) to criticize an attempt by US lawmakers to ban the social media app and its accompanying generative AI tool, Grok. All major AIs have documented instances of going off the rails; all major AI companies make their best efforts to combat this; none are perfect. Politicians demanding gatekeepers selectively crush the one that’s their political opponent’s company is basic crony capitalism." The Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) defines child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as “evidence of child sexual abuse” that “includes both real and synthetic content, such as images created with artificial intelligence tools.” Sweeney’s follow-up may have the beginnings of a solution, though: “All major AIs have documented instances of going off the rails.” 🖊️️🤖

Posted by RetroGoblet79

5. 📰 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is 100.00% decompiled (direct link) (👍550 👎2)

from RetroGaming (!retrogaming@lemmy.world) lemmy

Twilight Princess • Progress Report

Posted by BurgerBaron

6. 🖼️ Can’t have anything fun >:( (direct link) (👍231 👎4)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.zip) lemmy

Posted by cm0002

7. 🖼️ I have been cucked (direct link) (👍192 👎19)

from Gaming (!gaming@lemmy.ml) lemmy

Wife’s first PC game was Valheim. She now dominates my PC, I play on handheld from the kitchen. She even plays with my friends while I work. This has been happening for months. Truly cucked. Send help.

🖍🤖

Posted by comrade19

8. 📰 GOG plan to look a bit closer at Linux through 2026 (direct link) (👍110 👎1)

from Linux Gaming (!linux_gaming@lemmy.ml) lemmy

GOG plan to look a bit closer at Linux through 2026

With Linux gaming clearly showing it’s becoming more popular, and with GOG under new ownership, there’s hope yet that GOG will improve their Linux support. GOG does currently support Linux — well, kind of. That, and GOG Galaxy does not support Linux. There’s easier ways to install games from GOG on Linux / SteamOS though, which you can check out in our GamingOnLinux Guide. So, perhaps 2026 or 2027 will see GOG’s Linux support get better. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by carotte

9. 💬 Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? (direct link) (👍50 👎0)

from Patient Gamers (!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works) lemmy

Posted by BurntWits

10. 📰 OpenTTD 15.0 released (direct link) (👍28 👎0)

from OpenSourceGames (!opensourcegames@lemmy.ml) lemmy

OpenTTD 15.0

New Year, New You, New OpenTTD! OpenTTD 15 is now out and ready for you to play! New features include:Companies in multiplayer no longer have passwords, invite specific players using buttons in the Online Players list insteadIsland maps can be surrounded by infinite water instead of voidRivers can end in wetlands if unable to reach seaBridges can be placed over stations and road stopsRoads can now have waypointsHouses can be placed manuallyIndustries and towns have graphs of their cargo historyImprovements to menus, including a new main menu and a combined game options and settings windowMany more features, changes, and fixesFor a full breakdown of new features, check out this video by Master Hellish. We’ll be gathering any bugs for a future 15.1 release, so if you find any, please report them here. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by motorondo

11. 🖼️ Tidewrath - Roguelike MMORPG (direct link) (👍7 👎0)

from Indie Gaming (!indiegaming@lemmy.world) lemmy

Solo dev built a roguelike MMORP called Tidewrath. Every 5 mins, a tsunami wipes the world—go underground or lose progress! Isometric pixel art, click-to-move, fishing, building, & player shops. Early access, playable on iPhone (add to home screen for fullscreen/sound). No accounts needed. Feedback welcome!

🖍🤖

Posted by mrhenry77

Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

  • Let’s Talk About Games lemmy
    • Where Am I?
  • Patient Gamers lemmy
    • A gaming sub free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it’s price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don’t meet the system requirements, or just haven’t had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
  • Gyro Gaming lemmy
    • Welcome to Gyro Gaming subreddit, where people can share their passion for Gyroscopic Controls in Video Games, such as Camera Aiming, Vehicle Steering, Typing, etc.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

💬 “My Wish Became True” - native gyro support for select Flydigi and 8BitDo controllers added to Steam, now in beta (direct link), posted in Gyro Gaming (👍2 👎0)

youtube.com/watch?v=NTS6m8-w8U…

Posted by csolisr

The main links are using lemmyverse.link which should redirect to the post on your own instance. If you have not used this before, you may need to go direct to https://lemmyverse.link/ and click on ‘configure instance’. Some apps will open posts correctly when using the direct link.

️🤖 indicates a summary generated using AI - 🖋️ TLDR This, 🖊️ news3k, 🖍 Deepseek. It is possible that the summary does not accurately convey the meaning of the original article, refer to the source material if in any doubt.

Multicommunity: gaming-general.json

  • best_of_gaming_bot@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPBEnglish
    1·
    2 days ago

    Please comment under the original posts.

    The descriptions of the inactive communities are auto-generated, it will pick up the first non-header line from the sidebar.

    If you have a comment about the monthly posts please create a [META] post in the community. Thanks!