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This page collates links of useful sources, info and tips, for a field in which we are perpetual learners.. We hope it helps you too.

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Wider NZ
New Zealand Game Developers Association "We champion, support, and grow game development in New Zealand" NZGDA.com

Wider world
Electronic Arts "Powering next generation of PC gaming" ea.com CA US
store.EpicGames.com d/l&play & Unreal Engine dev. "end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content" NC US
GamesLearningSociety.org "group of researchers, game developers, and government/industry leaders who investigate how games operate, transform learning, and affect society" 2007- eg [deprecated] How install Roblox on linux? & blog/wiki etc US?
The Ultimate Guide on How to Play Roblox on Linux devforum.roblox.com ref vinegarhq.org/Sober using APK to create.roblox.com
GeForce-now in-browser gaming future nvidia.com
store.Steampowered.com world's largest gaming base, proprietary cross-platform

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FedoraProject.org based Bazzite.gg "The next generation of Linux gaming" of Universal-Blue.org "Powered by the future, delivered today" manufacturing process + NobaraProject.org "offer a better gaming, streaming, & content creation experience out of the box" + etc
openSUSE Brazil RegataOS in FOSS Force article Aug25
How the Personal Computer Took Over the World PC history ifixit.com Jul25
Linuxvox.com "clear, practical Linux tutorials.. step-by-step guides help you master the command line, explore system administration, & harness the full power of open-source tools" + Phoenixnap.com "guides & step-by-step tutorials covering various topics, including.. Sysadmin Linux"
National Cyber Security Centre NCSC.govt.nz & Cyber Smart Week: Mon 6 - Sun 12 Oct 2025 campaign ownyouronline.govt.nz
RNZ search AI stories
Tuta.com "Turn ON Privacy. Take back your data with Tuta's encrypted email, calendar & contacts" Hannover De
"Take your models to production with Open source AI"/ML ubuntu.com/ai & Powering robotics in every industry "Develop, deploy and maintain your fleet of robots with Ubuntu" ubuntu.com/robotics & Building a homelab with MicroCloud "Build, deploy, and scale your project with this powerful tool" ubuntu.com/engage
 Video acceleration - Small Form Factor
Best Low Profile Graphics Card in 2025 [Half-Height Graphics Cards] graphicscardhub.com * * * * *
List of low profile GPUs for small form factor PCs (SFFs) "We are now seeing year to year LP card uplifts after many years of stagnation and segment drought, it's an exciting time!" microsounds.github.io ..Aug25 best eg Yeston RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6 * * * * *
The Best Graphics Cards for Compact PCs in 2025 au.pcmag.com

Other tools
How-To Geek "We Explain Technology" eg Arch Linux-Based CachyOS Just Got A Great Update Aug25 howtogeek.com * * * * *
Stack Exchange SuperUser.com Ask / "Explore our questions" all OS etc
UL Solutions "Benchmarking Solutions for Enterprises ..global safety science company dedicated to helping customers achieve their safety, security & sustainability goals" & "How does benchmarking help your business adopt AI?" etc 3DMark.com "One benchmark for all your hardware" pay & benchmarks.ul.com/legacy-benchmarks free Finland (Underwriters Laboratories US - wikipedia)

OpenSource
AMD Community Updates amd.com & AMDGaming.com + How To Install AMD Radeon Driver on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS idroot.us + Apps to Monitor AMD GPUs Using Open Source Drivers in Linux thelinuxcode.com Nov23 + Ubuntu Linux Install Nvidia Driver (Latest Proprietary Driver) cyberciti.biz Feb25 + Unix Driver Archive nvidia.com + Ubuntu: Removing NVIDIA Drivers linuxvox.com + How to Fix Broken Packages in Ubuntu phoenixnap.com Feb25
ArchLinux.org based gaming distros wiki.CachyOS.org "Empowering your Arch Linux experience" + ChimeraOS.org "Bringing the console gaming experience to PC" Gamepad UI no desktop "only supports AMD Radeon RX 400 series or newer GPU.. no support for NVIDIA or Intel GPUs" in LinuxLinks article Apr24 + GarudaLinux.org "Simple by default, powerful when needed" various great editions + EndeavourOS.com "lightweight Arch-based, terminal centric system" + Manjaro.org "Linux Empowering People and Organizations" + wiki.archlinux.org/Gaming & AMDGPU help info etc * * * * *
Best Free and Open Source Software - Games linuxlinks.com Apr25
Best Linux Distros for Gaming in 2025 ubuntufree.com Jan24 + 6 Linux distros I recommend most for gaming in 2025 zdnet.com Apr25 + 11 Best Linux Gaming Distributions 2025 Mar25 & Gaming On Linux: All You Need To Know itsfoss.com Jan23 e.g. draugeros.org + pop!_OS system76.com + kde for gamers kde.org & KDE-Neon-Gaming github-wiki & install/steam/kde-neon snapcraft.io
FSF: The Free Game Lag The Humble Indie Bundle etc FSF.org/bulletin Jul11, Liberated Pixel Cup Feb13, nothing since & Upgrade from Windows "completely outside the control of its users.. to treat them as a product" fsf.org/windows Jul15 + Windows 10 end of life is coming, what to do? dedoimedo.com Aug25
Hardware for BSD bsd-hardware.info & Hardware for Linux linux-hardware.org "project to anonymously collect hardware details of [Linux or] BSD-powered computers over the world and help people to collaboratively debug hardware related issues, check for [Linux or] BSD-compatibility and find drivers" eg AMD Oland GPUs & international *nix usage stats etc * * * * *
KDE Community "Support Good People" & "Independent, energy-efficient" KDE Eco Be Green "Install Free & Open Source Software" etc & KDE for Gamers "Enjoy your games on Plasma and Linux" + KDE Discuss How to add swap after system was installed Jul25 & reddit.com/r/kde Why KDE Neon uses a swap partition? 2021 + help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq How much swap do I need? etc + How to Create a Swap File on Linux howtogeek.com * * * * *
The Khronos Group "Connecting software to silicon" open standards khronos.org/OpenGL wiki & Vulkan.org specification etc * * * * *
Lutris.net "open gaming platform for Linux.. leveraging & combining existing emulators, engine re-implementations & compatibility layers.. a central interface to launch all your games"
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