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'This game is extremely broken': The dev of VKD3D-Proton, software for running Direct3D 12 games on Linux, isn't enjoying Forza Horizon 6 very much
By Nick Evanson Published
News Less hot snakes, more hot wheels, please Xbox. Sorry, XBOX.

Germany cuts Steam Deck desktop devs a $1.5 million cheque, they declare an end to 'insecure spyware-riddled software imposed by the likes of Microsoft'
By Joshua Wolens Published
News Linux. Maybe you've heard of it.

I've spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me
By Zak Storey Published
Convert Linux has saved me from the grubby claws of Windows hell, but it comes with a catch.

A killswitch has been pitched for the Linux kernel that could shut down vulnerable functions while users wait for patches
By James Bentley Published
News Is the 'nuclear option' sometimes the best one?

'Apple does this and y’all love it': Microsoft defends new Low Latency feature in Windows 11
By James Bentley Published
News The new mode is reportedly snappier.

Microsoft exec. confirms Windows 11 is just as full of old code as you suspected: 'We were thinking flying cars and moon stations by the year 2026, not Win32'
By Jeremy Laird Published
News "Did anyone in the '90s expect Win32 to still be a first-class API surface in the year 2026? And I think I can safely answer, no."

Ubuntu servers restored after DDoS attack sends services down for days
By Jacob Ridley Published
News Who has a gripe with Ubuntu?

'A single 732-byte Python script can be used to obtain root on essentially all Linux distributions shipped since 2017': Time to update your kernel
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Batten down the distros.
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