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Valve talks performance of the Steam Deck, Big Picture UI being replaced and Gamescope

By Liam Dawe,
Need even more information on the upcoming Linux-powered Steam Deck from Valve? We've got some more that has trickled through to talk about.

Faster Zombies to Steam Deck: The History of Valve and Linux Gaming

By Liam Dawe,
Well, Valve and Linux Gaming together have come a very long way since the early blogs posts about getting Left 4 Dead 2 running fast on Linux to the new Steam Deck. But just how far have they come? Let's do a little reminiscing.

itch.io waives fees for a day again, should work nicely on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
For just today the game store itch.io is running another Creator Day where they don't take a cut from any sales. Their store should also work fine on the Steam Deck.

A chat with Joshua Strobl of the Solus Linux distribution

By Liam Dawe,
With Solus seeming to go from strength to strength along with a recent big release, it was time to sit down and have a chat with one of the team about the Linux distribution.

Netflix and chill? Nah, how about some Linux & Chill

By Liam Dawe,
Up for trying out some new games? How about some postively rated indie puzzle games that are part of a new bundle on Steam?

A new Valve game for the Steam Deck? It's not out of the realm of possibility

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Deck upcoming, what do we think the chances are that Valve will reveal a new game to go along side it?

Ryan Gordon and Ethan Lee on Proton and the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
For anyone who has been around Linux gaming for a while, the names Ryan "Icculus" Gordon and Ethan Lee will be well known as developers who port games to Linux and work on the tech behind tons of games.

Valve corrects the RAM specs for the Steam Deck, games should run nicely from SD Card

By Liam Dawe,
It seems that Valve had incorrect details on the specification sheet for the Steam Deck, and as a result we now know the RAM is more impressive.

Ubisoft are keeping an eye on the Steam Deck, will release on it if it's big enough

By Liam Dawe,
Today during the Ubisoft conference call where they discussed first-quarter 2021-2022 sales, Steam Deck got mentioned.

Proton Experimental gets a small update and fixes Quake Champions crashes

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for some more testing? Valve has updated Proton Experimental once again with some new bits, including solving some crashes with Quake Champions.

An interview with the developer of TRBot for running your own Twitch Plays like event

By Liam Dawe,
Heard of Twitch Plays or anything like it? Well, you can run your own thanks to the likes of TRBot so we spoke to the developer to find out more.

Scalpers are already trying to make some quick cash with the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Scalpers, the scourge of anyone trying to buy a graphics card or console have now decided to move onto the Steam Deck too and so the cycle continues.

The Valve Steam Deck, lots of excitement and plenty to think about for Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe,
Now that Valve has actually revealed the Steam Deck, we finally know what all their recent Linux work has been for over the last few years. We have some thoughts to share on it both positive and negative.

Valve has formally announced the Steam Deck, a portable handheld console with SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Well today is the big day. Valve has now formally revealed the Steam Deck, a portable handheld gaming console powered by a new version of their Linux-based SteamOS operating system.

Steam on a Chromebook could be closer than we think, with an AMD dGPU model coming

By Liam Dawe,
Thanks to new info spotted by Chrome Unboxed, we've seen more hints of a more powerful Chromebook coming which would make for a reasonable gaming unit.

A guide to Steam Play Proton, Valve's tech for playing Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Looking to test the waters with Linux gaming and don't want to lose access to your favourite Windows games? Need to know how games actually run on Steam Deck? Here's a simple no-nonsense guide to actually using Steam Play Proton.
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