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SiN Reloaded from Nightdive Studios arrives this year and there's a new trailer

Gaming on Linux - 09. März 2026 - 19:09
Nightdive Studios have announced today that SiN Reloaded will release this year, and there's a new trailer available to watch right now.

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My friend is building a pc for gaming (radeon), doesn't want to tinker too much, and is tired of microslop, whats the best distro for him?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 17:39

So far i think CachyOS looks promising for this scenario but i heard recently it requires a good amount of tinkering and so i wanted to ask here if anyone can confirm this or suggest anything better. Anyways this is what we are looking for:

He is building a pretty decently speced pc with ryzen and radeon(forgot to ask him which ones), he is going to use it to play gaming mainly, and also do other stuff that any casual guy normally does with their pc(watching videos, school stuff, etc).

He doesn't mind a little tinkering here and there(its pretty much inevitable for linux) but neither he wants to spend too much time fixing stuff nor I want to be continuously ringed by him to help him fix an issue. Is CachyOS right for him or does he need something else?

Bonus Question: My other friend, who likes to play games too, but mainly uses his laptop(work laptop, integrated intel graphics) for general purpose stuff like school and etc., however his laptop is still hanging on Windows 10 because it cannot upgrade to windows 11 and he wants to switch to a safer os, also sometimes stutters badly even on games like gta san andreas, what is the best os for him?

Bonus Question 2: Should I switch to CachyOS? ive been using linux mint(MATE, xfce has issues with nvidia gpus) for a few months and although i'm enjoying it, i do want to have some better performance and optimization in video games. And I don't mind tinkering(unless it takes my entire life). I use an intel i5 13th gen with RTX 4050, and alongside gaming i also do programming, video editing, and sometimes modelling. I also like to keep things a bit lightweight

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Intel B580 Hitman Proton Issues

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 17:30

Flickering textures/shadows running Hitman in Steam on Intel Arc B580 under EndevorOS.

Current packages:

  • lib32-mesa 1:26.0.1-1
  • lib32-vulkan-intel 1:26.0.1-1
  • lib32-vulkan-mesa-implicit-layers 1:26.0.1-1
  • linux 6.19.6.arch1-1
  • linux-api-headers 6.19-1
  • linux-firmware-intel 20260221-1
  • mesa 1:26.0.1-1
  • mesa-utils 9.0.0-7
  • vulkan-intel 1:26.0.1-1
  • vulkan-mesa-implicit-layers 1:26.0.1-1

Tried different Proton, GE-Proton versions, tried to run under X11, wayland, under Hyperland, KDE, gamescope-session-plus. Tried every graphics options from ultra to lowest.

Any suggestions, workarounds?

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Tech forum experience

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 17:24

So I went on a forum that is specifically about Linux and asked a question about getting in error in a game ( no dx 12 ) that was not correctly basically enabling Vulcan and stated that I'm on a fresh installed of CachyOS. I was then asked to run this command ( lspci -k | grep VGA -A3) and provide the GPU driver. I provide this

OS: Cachyos

GPU: R9 Fury

GPU Driver: amdgpu

MESA: 25.3.5

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600

Motherboard: ROG Crosshair VI Hero X370

Now I did say in the forum post that I have only been using linux on and off for about 1 year. I was then sent a snarky response saying it would be nice if I provide the correct information which to my knowledge I did. I then said ( what are you talking about the gpu driver is right there ) which got a response from someone else saying im barking at this guy and being a jerk and goes on to just harass me.

So with all of that did I do something wrong here for the staff on the forum to join in and lock the question saying I never provided relevant information.

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i need help with a game crashing

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 16:58

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i use linux mint and it only hapens with people playground this thing shows up and then it crashes does anyone have any experience with this?

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Wine support in Meganimus 1.6.8

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 16:37

Yo! I've released a new version of Meganimus, now it also supports Wine, allowing the transfer of a Wine AppImage version.

This support isn't intended to be as comprehensive as that of game launchers focused on Wine/Proton, but I imagine it's already sufficient for many users.

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А кто нибудь из вас занимался мейнтейнерством?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 16:30

Да,не по теме немного вопрос,но просто я недавно начал заниматься этим.Я не знаю откуда можно учиться будет.В моей ситуации это opensuse tumbleweed с spec для suse.

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Just moved to Linux and Lutris is a game-changer. Show me your Lutris library! 🐧🎮

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 15:39

I’m absolutely loving the Linux (Zorin OS) gaming experience so far. Having everything—Steam and even my ripped classic games emulators—in one organized place is amazing.

Here’s my current collection! (as you can see, I'm a bit of a JRPG nerd 😅). Show me yours! I want to see how you guys organize your games or what you're currently playing.

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Forza horizon 4 and Linux after delisting

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 15:37

I have a windows pc that I use mainly for gaming and mostly FH4. I'm really fed up with Windows and I would like to move to a linux distro, but I'm not sure how to go about installing FH4.

I have a product key from buying the game for Windows but I'm not sure if there's any way to use it to download a compatible copy of the game for Linux.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

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Xenia runner not launching in Lutris

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 15:36

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I'm having an issue with the Xenia runner in Lutris. I've installed Xenia through the Lutris runners menu, but when I click the play button, nothing happens and the emulator fails to launch. I've already checked the basics, but I can't seem to get it to trigger.

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Crunchy/distorted sound only when playing cs2?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 15:04

I recently downloaded bazzite and got cs2 and overwatch running on it. OW ran with 0 problems, but cs2 has had some weird audio issues. First I had something similar to this reddit post, which i solved by adding this startup argument SDL\_AUDIODRIVER=pulseaudio %command%, but afterwards higher pitched sounds that are "combined" get incredibly distorted. It can happen when multiple guns fire at the same time, or just simply destroying the wooden window covers in mirage market. Has anyone encountered similar issue to this?

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Denuvo has been removed from DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake

Gaming on Linux - 09. März 2026 - 15:00
Haters of DRM will be happy about this one - as Square Enix appear to have removed Denuvo from DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake.

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Proton for RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7 118000H

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 14:37

Guys, could you help me find the best Proton for my specs? RTX 3070 LAPTOP GPU, i7 11800H. I'm on the omarchy (arch) distribution. Games run really poorly.

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Genshin Impact high CPU usage fix - Linux / Steam deck

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 14:16

Hello all !

I wanted to share this user message more widely, as I found numerous post detailing this bug but none with actual fix until today. Kuddos to him being aware of what gets release as part of custom proton releases.

tl;dr : the latest version of Proton-CachyOS is fixing the high cpu usage bug that many encounter when playing Genshin Impact on Linux. The previous "start in offline mode/airplane mode" stopped working recently, and this user's my new savior.

As of writing this post, the latest proton-cachyos version is 10.0-2026022.

On the steam deck I tested it and can confirm that it works !
I installed it with ProtonUp-Qt in desktop mode and was able to select it as my compatibility layer for Genshin Impact (official install, not through the "A certain anime game launcher").

That's it, I'm hoping this user finding will help many.

All thanks to be given to u/KonoOneDa and of course the proton-cachyos team for fixing this bug in their recent release.

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CoolerControl v4 adds new security features, brings hardware support and more

Gaming on Linux - 09. März 2026 - 14:07
Monitor and manage various different cooling devices on Linux with CoolerControl. Version 4.0.0 brings a bunch more advanced features for you.

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You can grab the Mafia: Trilogy, Far Cry Primal, Pentiment and more in this game bundle

Gaming on Linux - 09. März 2026 - 13:46
The ESA All-Star Alliance Humble Bundle is live and includes a really great set of games to add to your collection including the Mafia: Trilogy.

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Steam takes a very long time to launch on Linux Mint

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. März 2026 - 12:52

Good day. I switched to Linux Mint a month ago and I'm having trouble with one problem. Steam takes a very long time to start (about 15-20 minutes). Has anyone encountered this problem?

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CachyOS update brings improvements for PC gaming handhelds, the installer and more

Gaming on Linux - 09. März 2026 - 12:20
CachyOS continues being one of the most popular Linux distributions, and the brand new release comes with lots of welcome improvements to setting it up.

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DG2: Defense Grid 2 - Aftermath DLC finally comes to PC

Gaming on Linux - 09. März 2026 - 12:07
12 years after the original release of DG2: Defense Grid 2, a first DLC has been released for the well-received Tower Defense game.

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