RedMagic 11S Pro Launches With Overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
RedMagic's 11S Pro and 11S Pro+ pair an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 running at 4.74GHz with a 24,000 RPM internal fan and up to 16GB of RAM.
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SDL Library Adds Full Button Mapping for New Steam Controller
SDL just merged full button mapping for Valve's 2026 Steam Controller, letting cross-platform games address the gamepad without going through the Steam client.
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SDL3 Adds Support for the New Steam Controller Outside of Steam
SDL3 has merged native support for Valve's new Steam Controller, exposing touchpads, capacitive stick touch, and grip sense to games without needing the Steam client running.
Bazzite Stable 44.20260515 Ships Kernel 6.19.14-ogc5 and Mesa 26.0.5
Bazzite's latest stable image lands kernel 6.19.14-ogc5, Mesa 26.0.5, Gamescope 137, KDE Plasma 6.6.4, and a built-in fwupd flatpak for GUI firmware updates.
Lenovo Legion 7a 15ASH11 Heads Worldwide With AMD Strix Halo, Up to 48GB VRAM, and Stable ROCm
Lenovo's first Strix Halo gaming laptop pairs the Ryzen AI Max+ 392 with up to 64GB LPDDR5X and lets users assign 48GB of it as VRAM for the Radeon 8060S iGPU.
Anbernic RG Rotate Brings Flip-Out Display to Pocket Retro Handheld
Anbernic's RG Rotate is a pocket-sized Android retro handheld with a 3.5 inch square display that flips down over the gamepad, starting at $88.
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DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 Brings D3D12 Shader Extensions to Linux Gaming
DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 lands experimental Direct3D 12 NVIDIA shader extension support, promising improvements for Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, and Unreal Engine 5 titles on Linux.
Bazzite 44.20260508 Brings Kernel Update, SDL3 Bump, and ASUS ROG Tooling
Bazzite 44.20260508 updates to kernel 6.19.14-ogc2 with Mesa 26.0.5, adds ASUS ROG tooling, restores Thrustmaster force feedback support, and brings FFmpeg and SDL3 bumps.
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Valve's New Steam Controller Now Shipping at $99
Valve's redesigned Steam Controller ships today with magnetic thumbsticks, four haptic motors, and wireless support for $99.
Bazzite Stable Update Brings Kernel 6.19.14 and Mesa 26.0.5
Bazzite's latest stable image moves to Linux 6.19.14, ships Mesa 26.0.5 and Gamescope 137, and adds a new kernel module package for Framework laptop hardware.
Anbernic RG Rotate Brings Swivel-Screen Design to Retro Handheld Gaming
Anbernic's RG Rotate handheld pairs a 720 x 720 pivoting display with a Unisoc T618 chip, Android 12, and PS2/Wii emulation, starting at $88.
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Steam on Linux Holds at 4.52 Percent After Record March Surge
Linux gaming on Steam settled at 4.52 percent in April 2026 after March's record 5.33 percent peak, with SteamOS Holo accounting for roughly 23 percent of Linux gamers.
Lenovo Legion Y70 2026 Gaming Phone Packs an 8,000mAh Battery and a Dedicated Gaming Antenna
Lenovo's refreshed Legion Y70 gaming phone brings an 8,000mAh battery with claimed 2-day endurance and a dedicated gaming antenna boosting WiFi by 26%.
OnePlus Strix G15 Turns the Ace 6 Ultra Into a Dedicated Mobile Gaming Handheld
OnePlus launches the Strix G15 snap-on controller with 1,000Hz triggers for the Ace 6 Ultra, turning the Dimensity 9500 phone into a mobile gaming handheld.
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Valve's GameNetworkingSockets Gets First Major Update in Nearly Four Years, Adds Rust Bindings
Valve's battle-tested GameNetworkingSockets library hits v1.5 with community-contributed Rust bindings, P2P improvements, and security fixes after nearly four years without a release.
Asus ROG Zephyrus DUO Brings Dual 16-Inch OLED Screens and RTX 5090 Graphics to Gaming Laptops
Asus opens pre-orders for the ROG Zephyrus DUO, a dual 16-inch OLED gaming laptop with Intel Panther Lake and up to RTX 5090 graphics.
OnePlus 40W Super Freezing Point Magnetic Cooler Now Available in White
OnePlus adds a white color option to its 40W magnetic phone cooler, which uses thermoelectric cooling to hit -22°C in seconds during intense gaming sessions.
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Proton 11.0 Beta 2 Fixes EA App Lock-Ups and Marvel's Avengers Rendering Issues
Valve's latest Proton beta fixes EA App lock-ups, a frame rate regression in They Are Billions, and updates VKD3D-Proton with Marvel's Avengers fixes.
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Valve Ships Proton 11 Beta 2 With EA App and VKD3D-Proton Fixes
Proton 11 beta 2 fixes EA App lockups via Xalia 0.4.9 and updates vkd3d-proton with Marvel's Avengers fixes.