As gaming support on Linux has continued to grow over the past few years several distributions specifically designed around gaming support have become increasingly popular. In order to better serve users going forward, many of them have joined a collective to help focus efforts on better future support and reduce duplicated, time-wasting work.

The Open Gaming Collective is being contributed to by some of the most prolific gaming Linux distributions around, including Bazzite, Nobara, PikaOS, Playtron, and more. The aim of the collective is to centralize efforts on core component development, such as updates for input managers (for better controller support), gaming-specific packages (such as Gamescope, which is widely used on SteamOS), and kernel improvements. "This means better hardware compatibility, fewer duplicated efforts, and a more unified Linux gaming experience for everyone," the announcement post concludes.

One such improvement includes widespread support for Secure Boot, which currently isn't supported on Bazzite, one of the best SteamOS alternatives. Secure Boot support has steadily become required for kernel-level anti-cheat software used in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Battlefield 6, and Highguard, and is a big reason why multiplayer games are still challenging on Linux. While this won't immediately solve the issue, resolving it across multiple Linux distributions at once should make it easier for you to choose one that suits you needs the most rather than being forced into one because of specific feature support.

Originally announced almost two decades ago, Beyond Good and Evil 2 continues to be in active development. Ubisoft creative director Fawzi Mesmar confirmed that his team is "committed and focused on delivering a remarkable game" on LinkedIn.

Spotted by VGC, Mesmar gave the Beyond Good and Evil 2 update after Ubisoft announced more layoffs, studio closures, and the cancellation of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake. The creative director noted his team and the long-gestating sequel (possibly a prequel) were "unaffected," while at the same time, adding that he was "saddened" by the recent news. This confirms a report last week that Beyond Good and Evil 2 was still in development following the Ubisoft purge.

Beyond Good and Evil 2 was officially revealed in 2008, while the original game was released in late 2003. Over the past decade, there have been continual confirmations that progress was being made on the game at Ubisoft, particularly after its re-unveiling in 2017. For example, there was talk of a beta for Beyond Good and Evil 2 coming before the end of 2019 at one point. Then, in 2020, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot claimed the game was "progressing well." However, in 2023, Beyond Good and Evil 2 creative director Emile Morel died at the age of 40.

Code Vein 2 is a punishing soulslike adventure that sends you into a perilous world to fight challenging foes and tackle a time-bending story. But the most important part is that you look good doing it, right? That's where this game's deep and feature-packed character creation system comes into play, allowing you to create a playable character that really matches your preferences.

However, even if you spend multiple hours getting everything about your character exactly how you want it before beginning the game, there's a chance you'll eventually see something you wish you'd styled differently--or perhaps you're just the kind of person who likes to change things up sometimes. Luckily, there's one spot in Code Vein 2 that you can visit at any time to rework your character's appearance. 

Whether you're looking to swap hairstyles, give yourself some cool new makeup, or equip a whole new outfit, here's how to change your appearance in Code Vein 2.

Skyrim's lead designer, Bruce Nesmith, has shared his thoughts on The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5, singling out a few locations that he thinks could serve each game well for a setting. He also talked about one part of older Elder Scrolls games that he would like to see return in a hypothetical The Elder Scrolls 9.

Nesmith was asked by Press Box PR where he thought the "most interesting" place would be to set The Elder Scrolls 6. He said he would take the game to the Elven lands and the Summerset Isles.

"I think that would be a break and a change from the more gritty and ordinary stuff that has been done with the Nords and Cyrodiil," he said (via Insider Gaming). "It would allow you to go back a little bit into the high fantasy and I've seen what the Elder Scrolls Online guys have done with that region. I think they did a bang up job and you could tell some really cool stories there and make it a little more elf-centric."

A new GDC survey shows that game developers' ire toward the use of generative AI in game development is going up.

Every year, the organization behind GDC Festival of Gaming releases the State of the Game Industry Report, featuring insights from thousands of developers around the video game industry. For the 2026 State of the Game Industry Report, 2,300 were surveyed for the latest one and were asked about a variety of topics, including generative AI.

Overall, 36% of the game developers surveyed used generative AI (828 people), with "business professionals" and "upper management" using it more than your rank-and-file game developers. ChatGPT was the most commonly used external AI tool, and the technology was mostly used for "research and brainstorming."

In a slowly growing show of support for the operating system, Nvidia has launched a beta version of GeForce Now for Linux users.

The app, which is available for users on Ubuntu 24.04 (and likely many other distributions of Linux such as Bazzite and Nobara) allows you to stream compatible games that you own on various storefronts, such as Steam. These games are rendered on Nvidia's servers, giving you access to better performance than you might have at home without minimal latency, with a monthly fee determining what hardware you have access to and for how long.

After Switch owners complained about the superhero comedy Dispatch forcing censorship on the newly released Nintendo versions of the game, Nintendo released a statement denying that it was directly responsible for this decision.

The statement (per GoNintendo) reads: "Nintendo requires all games on its platforms to receive ratings from independent organizations and to meet our established content and platform guidelines. While we inform partners when their titles don’t meet our guidelines, Nintendo does not make changes to partner content. We also do not discuss specific content or the criteria used in making these determinations."

At the time of the Switch release, Dispatch developer AdHoc stated that it "worked with Nintendo to ensure the content within the title met the criteria to release on their platforms, but the core narrative and gameplay experience remain identical to the original release." But after Nintendo's statement, who to blame for covering Dispatch's naughty bits up is unclear.

Billionaire GameStop chairman and CEO Ryan Cohen has revealed that he plans to buy a company to help transform GameStop from where it stands today at around an $11 billion market cap to a $100 billion-plus giant that would sell more than video games and collectibles.

Cohen told The Wall Street Journal that he's pursuing a publicly traded company for a buyout, and it would probably be a company in the consumer or retail space. Cohen has a history in those markets, as he co-founded Chewy before selling it to PetSmart and invested in Nordstrom and Bed Bath & Beyond.

Cohen said he plans to speak with companies soon, and said if a deal comes together, it would be "big." At the same time, Cohen said it could all fall apart and end up in disaster.