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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 45: Free as in Beer

By Hamish,
For a time the term "multimedia" was one of the hottest buzzwords in the computer software industry. A number of individuals and firms staked both their futures and careers on the creation of bespoke interactive experiences, often in the service of marketing more established businesses and brands. Enter Lost Boys, an outfit based in the Netherlands intent on doing exactly that.

How to install extra software, apps and games on SteamOS and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The Steam Deck with SteamOS (and other devices that will ship with SteamOS) use a locked-down filesystem, so installing extra software is a little different. Here's what you need to know in a simple to understand guide.

NTSYNC driver for improving Windows games on Linux with Wine / Proton should finally land in Linux kernel 6.14

By Liam Dawe,
After waiting quite a while on it and some rewrites, it looks like the NTSYNC driver code to help Windows games running on Linux will be pulled in and enabled in the Linux kernel.

Google and The Linux Foundation team up for 'Supporters of Chromium-based Browsers'

By Liam Dawe,
Google together with The Linux Foundation have announced Supporters of Chromium-based Browsers, a new initiative to fund future development of the entire Chromium ecosystem.

Acer announced the new Nitro Blaze 8 and massive Switch-like Nitro Blaze 11 gaming handhelds

By Liam Dawe,
It's raining gaming handhelds lately. Acer have now announced the New Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11.

Open source evolution sim Thrive v0.8 brings more graphics improvements and new game mechanics

By Liam Dawe,
Thrive is an open source evolution sim built with Godot Engine, it's getting more impressive with every new release and there's another update out now for you to try out.

ScummVM 2.9.0 is out now for expanded retro gaming support

By Liam Dawe,
ScummVM v2.9.0 has rolled out as a little holiday treat bringing expanded compatibility with various retro classic for you to play on modern systems.

Valve released the Best of Steam - 2024 showing off the highest earners and most played games

By Liam Dawe,
Another year comes to a close and Valve have put up the Best of Steam - 2024, so you can go and check out what's the most popular.

Firaxis reveal Sid Meier's Civilization VII system requirements for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Firaxis Games and 2K are releasing Sid Meier's Civilization VII on February 11, 2025 and now we know what power you're going to need to run it on Linux Desktop systems.

Prime Gaming - December 20th edition round-up for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
It's that time! Yes, again, and the last one before the holiday season. Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep.

Steam Deck Verified highlights for December 2024

By Liam Dawe,
It's December! Time for some highlights of what's been Steam Deck Verified by Valve recently so you can find some new picks to play through.

Check out the demo for Comet Force a quirky space arena shooter action roguelite

By Liam Dawe,
Was that enough genres in the title? Maybe I should have added more. Anyway, Comet Force looks fun and quirky and there's a demo out now you can try.

Drill-ship survival game Volcanoids adds big mech spiders and tanks that drill up through the ground to say hi

By Liam Dawe,
I still think Volcanoids has one of the absolutely coolest ideas for a survival game, with your base being a big moving drill that burrows through the earth and it just keeps on getting better.

Wilderness survival roguelike Wayward adds creature territories, deities, item stacking and lots more

By Liam Dawe,
Wayward is an Early Access wilderness survival roguelike that's highly rated by players, and it just had a massive update launch with "Runekeeper".

Prime Gaming - December 12th edition round-up for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
It's that time! Yes, again! Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep.

Proton 9.0-4 is out now bringing big compatibility improvements for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The latest stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Steam Deck / Desktop Linux from Valve, Proton 9.0-4 is out now.

Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog is a seriously cool visual novel love-letter to retro anime and 80s Sci-Fi

By Liam Dawe,
I don't play many visual novels, but I might have to break that habit again soon with Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog because it looks and feels like playing through a classic Gundam Anime story.

Space Marine 2 adds DLSS3, FSR3 and Frame Generation - more playable on Steam Deck, needs launch option for Desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe,
A huge Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 patch has landed improving many parts of the game, along with helping performance with an upgrade to NVIDIA DLSS3, AMD FSR3.1 and Frame Generation plus some improvements to their anti-cheat (Easy Anti-Cheat).

Proton Experimental adds initial speech synthesis support, lots of game fixes for Steam Deck / Linux and easier modding

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Proton Experimental has been updated from Valve with some new features like initial speech synthesis support, along with the usual assortment of fixes for specific games running on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux. Plus, much easier modding!

MMO interplanetary crafting adventure SpaceCraft from Shiro Games (Northgard, Wartales) announced

By Liam Dawe,
Shiro Games developer of Northgard, Wartales and Dune: Spice Wars have announced SpaceCraft, and my space-nerd brain is now very excited.
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