Valve wants to make it possible for gamers to play anywhere.

I ported a lot of my windows-only programs over to my Linux build a couple of years ago, and they've been running mostly fine. Some loss of very minor functionality in configuration settings was the ...

Some days, you really need to run a Windows-only program, even if you're a die-hard Linux user -- like yours truly. For those times, I often turn to Wine (formerly an acronym for "Wine Is Not an ...

And emulation software allows you to run some x86 apps and games on Arm-based processors, as well as play some Windows games ...

Valve’s Proton software makes it possible to play many Windows PC games on computers running Linux-based operating system, including Valve’s own Steam Deck handheld gaming PC. So far Proton has only ...

Valve has integrated Arm64EC support with its Proton compatibility layer, enabling x86 Windows games to run on Arm-based Linux systems via SteamOS. Meanwhile, Google has released Chrome updates across ...

Linux Mint isn't perfect, but it has some clear advantages over Windows 11. Here's what stood out after I made the move. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on ...

With experiences in Microsoft's Windows being less than stellar, people are looking for alternatives, and many have discovered Linux. It's not just that Windows 11 is a broken mess and Microsoft has ...

Valve's work Proton and Arm-based hardware inspired an enterprising modder to get Steam running on the original Nintendo Switch.

The latest Linux kernel boasts full Rust support and a greatly improved scheduler to speed up your work and your games.