We have a new episode out, with James Ramey from Codeweavers (the key company developing WINE, which is a major component of Proton)! We have talked to James many times before, he is almost like a regular guest of our… Continue Reading
There’s something about having a portable Steam machine that fascinates me. Being able to play desktop, non-mobile games on the go is a concept that few seemed to have accomplish. The Smach Zero held a lot of promise, but I… Continue Reading
I can still picture it just like it was yesterday. My colleague, pointing one finger to our new product in front of us. Asking me a simple yet subtle question: “What’s the value proposition?” “What do you mean?” I was… Continue Reading
It’s going to be a short piece of news. As you probably know, Valve has recently released Half Life: Alyx as a new episode in the series, and a VR-only game at that. It’s an event in itself since there… Continue Reading
We tend to regard Feral and Aspyr as the key porting companies in the Linux world, yet this would be reductive. More individuals and companies dedicate themselves to porting games on Linux, infrequently making headlines. But we ought not discount… Continue Reading
A few days ago, the Steam Machines page on the Steam client suddenly disappeared while there were still some links towards a few models kind of available. Outrage! Valve is abandoning Steam Machines! SteamOS will be the next to be… Continue Reading
Atari has just revealed via a mailchimp newsletter than they intend to release their new retro-looking console, Ataribox, for 300$ in early 2018 (late spring). You may be wondering why we are even covering this? Well, big surprise, this will… Continue Reading
PCGamer has come up with an interview with Frank Azor from Alienware (co-founder), covering the Steam Machines and the recent lack of news related to such hardware and SteamOS as a whole. After the lukewarm launch from Valve, I’d call… Continue Reading
Following last year’s failed attempt to bring a portable SteamOS console to reality, the team behind Smach Z has apparently been able to get investors funding and this time came with a prototype to the recent Gamescom in Koln, Germany.… Continue Reading
The magic of E3 has hit again. Among numerous useless press releases full of hype, there’s one worth noting for us Linux gamers. Dell and its subdivision Alienware have just announced that the Alienware Alpha and its Steam Machine equivalent… Continue Reading