Other News about gaming on Linux

Budgie 10.10 finally makes the Wayland jump as development moves to Budgie 11

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 3:03pm
Budgie may not be one of the most popular desktop environments on Linux but it is an interesting one, and with Budgie 10.10 it finally migrated to Wayland.

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NVIDIA recommended driver 580.126.09 release for Linux

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:43pm
NVIDIA today released their latest recommended driver version 580.126.09 for Linux but it's quite light on actual changes and improvements.

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Medieval kingdom builder Earth of Oryn finally arrives in Early Access on January 19

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:32pm
After a Kickstarter success back in 2022, the medieval kingdom builder Earth of Oryn is set to enter Early Access on January 19th.

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New Nvidia Stable Driver 580.126.09 Released

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:30pm
  • Fixed a bug that prevented certain display modes that require YUV 4:2:0 subsampling from working.
  • Improved compatibility with recent Linux kernels.
  • Updated libnvidia-egl-gbm to commit a73cbce to support FP16 DRM formats.

Source: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/261243/

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Dev of Steam game 'Hardest' will delete it after new girlfriend made them realise AI is bad

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:24pm
Hardest is getting removed from Steam by the developer at the end of the month, as they say "AI is bad" and "AI is evil" - oh my.

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Dev of Steam game 'Hardest' will delete it after new girlfriend made them realize AI is bad

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:24pm
Hardest is getting removed from Steam by the developer at the end of the month, as they say "AI is bad" and "AI is evil" - oh my.

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Minecraft crash on Ubuntu after some time

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:07pm

Hey guys my Minecraft crashes after a random amount of time when playing, varying between 30 minutes to almost 2 hours. I play with shaders and launch through Curseforge. I’ve tried updating ny drivers and removing ding in GNOME extensions (ChatGPT advised (not helping)) but still get crashes. I am able to run other games such as ARC Raiders, Silksong, Where Winds Meet with no crashes at all after multiple hours.

My specs are:

XFX 9070xt 16GB (newly upgraded and drived)

AM5 7800x3D

32gb DDR5 RAM

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Eat creatures and grind them into pieces or use them as weapons in autobattler Dunderbeck

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 2:05pm
I quite enjoy inventory management and autobattlers and Dunderbeck definitely takes the cake as one of the absolute weirdest I've played.

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Looking for a GPU replacement 3070 vs 6700xt

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 1:42pm

As the title, I'm looking for an used GPU to replace my 570

What should I choose between a 3070 8GB and a 6700xt 12GB to play games on linux (f43) with steam/heroic using proton and maybe optiscaler?

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ARC Raiders hits over 12.4M sales - new patch out with weapon nerfs, a free gift and a darker Stella Montis

Gaming on Linux - 13 Jan 2026 - 1:30pm
ARC Raiders has been a huge success for Nexon / Embark Studios with 12.4 million sales, and it seems sales are actually speeding up. Oh, and a new patch is out.

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Crysis enhanced edition mod crashing/freezing on new game

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 12:00pm

I'm trying to use the enhanced edition mod for crysis but it just crashes. I have a 5070 ti and amd 9700x and can run all new games fine, but for some reason this mod is not working at all. Has anyone experienced this?

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Old Intel graphics 550 laptop, could it tun older less demanding linux games?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 11:35am

I inherited an old laptop with the following specs

Intel graphics 550

Core i5-6267u 2.9 GHz

8 GB RAM

238 GB disk

I was planning on installing Ubuntu on it and was curious about how well it could could run older Linux and less demanding games?

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What to expect from Gamescope/Gamemode updates/features upstream from the upcoming Steam Machine?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 10:41am

Surely there have to be some updates regarding: for example like - Gamemode support for Monitor hot plugging (resolution change on the fly in gamemode etc) - VR/streaming support - configurable ITM/HDR settings (not every monitor is the same..) - MAYBE multimonitor/virtual screen support for streaming? Honestly just an API to trigger resolution changes, refreshrate changes etc for games would be very welcome but unlikely - what else?

Given that the system is focused to be a "console"/"pc" with different displays plugged rather than a handheld with fixed hardware there should be updates to currently missing features for gamescope gamemode?

What else could you think of that needs improvement vs the current situation that could be solved in the process of making the Steam Machine?

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Hearthstone graphics problems

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 10:05am

I switched my gaming pc from Windows to Ubuntu this past weekend and I’ve got most of my games functioning. The only one that I’m having problems with is Hearthstone.

I’ve got the latest GE Proton installed and I’m using Faugus to launch Battle.net. Battle.net and World of Warcraft are running fine, but Hearthstone looks like a series of screenshots, too slow for the game to be playable.

Any suggestions?

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Planning to try Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Jan 2026 - 9:57am

Hello!
I have question, have 2 monitor setup 1440p 165hz and 2560x1080portrait mode secondary screen
PC specs:
Rx 6700xt
5700x3d
32gb 3000 cl16
As I understood - Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS - seems to be good option to try out, but I do not have any understanding of Linux.
So my main question, is transitioning hard? (i have a bit understanding with Bios, like overclocking, timing management on ram, issue/device managing in windows, so a minimal PC understanding)
What can be issues I encounter?
If i have 2 SSDs, is it a good idea to have dual boot system where 1 SSD is main drive for windows and another for Linux? Is there difference how files are written on drives (external/internal) and can it cause any issue?
If there is some guide which explains this then I have missed it and would appreciate if you will drop link to it!

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