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Steam Deck gets an OS update to help solve stick drift

By Liam Dawe,
As more people get their shiny new Steam Deck, more problems will inevitably appear not just because hardware can never be perfect but as more system updates roll out — there's a bigger chance for problems and recently stick drift became an issue.

Gabe hand-delivers signed Steam Decks, sounds like a Steam Deck 2 is planned

By Liam Dawe,
How would you feel if Valve's Gabe Newell appeared at your front door to deliver a signed Steam Deck? Well, some people got to find out. Also, an overview of a recent IGN interview for you.

The Steam Deck has released, here's my initial review

By Liam Dawe,
The Steam Deck has arrived and Valve were kind enough to ship GamingOnLinux a review unit — here’s my own initial thoughts after spending a couple weeks with it.

Steam Deck - what to expect for launch tomorrow with nearly 800 titles Playable

By Liam Dawe,
Apart from mass hype, what can we actually expect when the Steam Deck releases tomorrow? Here's what's going on.

Valve adds official Steam Deck compatibility checker, 762 games Playable or Verified

By Liam Dawe,
While there's been a few unofficial ways to check your own Steam Library for the Steam Deck, Valve has now put up the official way. Plus, we're getting closer to a thousand Playable titles now.

Don't expect GOG to support the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Deck only a few days away from release, it seems people are wondering the support status of other stores. Seems GOG won't be supporting it, which isn't surprising.

Valve clarifies how they test Native Linux or Proton for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
For people who watch SteamDB updates, there's been a little bit of confusion on how Valve has been testing titles ready for the release of the Steam Deck on February 25. They've now fully clarified.

6 years on the Vulkan API has enabled some amazing things

By Liam Dawe,
Can you actually believe that the Vulkan API has just crossed over the 6 year mark? Sometimes it feels like it was only yesterday. It truly has helped to create some amazing stuff.

Hades from Supergiant Games gets improvements for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Hades from Supergiant Games is the massively popular rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre and it should be good for the Steam Deck.

Valve releases Steam Deck shell CAD files

By Liam Dawe,
Helping to build a huge community around the upcoming Steam Deck handheld, Valve has helpfully released the CAD files for the external shell.

Easy Anti-Cheat gets much simpler for Proton and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has announced that developers who use Easy Anti-Cheat for their games now have a much easier setup for Proton and the upcoming Steam Deck.

Discord Overlay for Linux 'Discover Overlay' gets a new release

By Liam Dawe,
While Discord continues to not support Linux with their official overlay, there is at least Discover, which helpfully gives you some options to show chatters on your screen.

Canonical hiring a Desktop Gaming Product Manager for Ubuntu Linux

By Liam Dawe,
It seems Canonical, creator of Ubuntu, is finally looking to get serious and improve Ubuntu gaming with a new Desktop Gaming Product Manager job waiting to pull someone in.

Developer of The Falconeer looking at Linux builds for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Another developer is looking into native Linux builds for their game, this time it's Tomas Sala for The Falconeer in preparation for the upcoming Steam Deck handheld.

Valve puts up official developer FAQ for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck over now, Valve has put up their own official set of answers to various common questions.

Valve's Steam Deck developer event is open to all to watch today at 6PM UTC

By Liam Dawe,
Today (November 12) at 10am PST / 6PM UTC, Valve are hosting the Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck and you will actually be able to watch.

Valve adds documentation for Steam Deck development, suggests Manjaro Linux for now

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Deck delayed until February 2022, Valve has produced new developer documentation giving a helping hand to devs interested in testing ready for it using Linux.

Valve delays Steam Deck, now starts shipping February 2022

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has announced today that their hotly anticipated handheld, the Steam Deck, has been delayed until 2022.

Bohemia Interactive are 'looking into' DayZ for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
One tough uphill battle currently facing Steam Play Proton and the Steam Deck is still anti-cheat. While there has been improvements, it's still not an ideal situation but at least one more developer is looking into it with Bohemia Interactive for DayZ.

Valve launches Deck Verified, to show off what games will work well on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
We've been wondering what Valve had planned to show off Steam Deck compatibility for games and now they've launched Deck Verified as their answer.
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