Epic Games Launcher Linux BETA, Ethernet Audio Interfaces, 16-Core ARM!

<p>Today on LWDW, we’re talking about Linux Mint’s move to an annual release cycle, with Mint 27 ‘Adrien’ bringing a host of new features and applications later this year. We’ll look at the eth68, an unusual Linux audio interface that uses Ethernet to deliver low-latency audio, and discuss the possibility of getting one into the studio for testing. Steam has hit a new record of 43.5 million concurrent users, and I’ve been checking out the free-to-play AION 2. Finally, in Slice of Pi, we’ll take a look at Axera’s AX8860 AI chip, a 128GB Arm-based system that aims to challenge NVIDIA’s DGX Spark.</p><p>A video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/lwdw">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Patreon</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Discord</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LinWDW">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>YouTube</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:00 EPIC Game Store Linux beta </p><p>21:30 Linux Mint 27 Adrien</p><p>27:44 ETH-88 Linux-first ethernet audio interface </p><p>39:40 43.5 million Steam users </p><p>48:22 Axera AZ8860 takes on the DGX Spark </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics:</strong></p><p>EPIC Game Launcher for Linux<br><a href="https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/installing-official-epic-game-launcher-beta-on-linux/#post-1327" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/installing-official-epic-game-launcher-beta-on-linux/#post-1327</a></p><p><strong>Linux Mint update</strong><br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-27-adrien-due-at-christmas/amp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-27-adrien-due-at-christmas/amp</u></a></p><p><strong>ETH-68 Network Interface</strong><br><a href="https://naturalsystems.io/eth68" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://naturalsystems.io/eth68</u></a></p><p><strong>Steam 43.5 Million concurrent users</strong><br><a href="https://www.techpowerup.com/353605/steam-tops-43-5-million-concurrent-players-new-all-time-high" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><u>https://www.techpowerup.com/353605/steam-tops-43-5-million-concurrent-players-new-all-time-h