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Fight against socks and sandals, grey suits and more in Fashion Police Squad

By Liam Dawe, 9 Sep 2022

What do people have against socks and sandals exactly? Fashion Police Squad is a funny new first-person shooter from Mopeful Games and No More Robots and might be one of my favourite games this year.

The new Library Mode in Wine manager Bottles looks awesome

By Liam Dawe, 9 Sep 2022

Here's an update I missed recently somehow. Bottles, the application you can use for managing various Windows games and apps installed with Wine had a fresh update with a fancy new Library Mode.

Proton Experimental fixes up Red Dead Redemption 2, gets more games working

By Liam Dawe, 8 Sep 2022

Recently Red Dead Redemption 2 had a big update which amongst other things, added in FidelityX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.0. Sadly, it broke it on Linux and Steam Deck but Valve already have a fix out but you need to pick it manually for now.

Cyberpunk 2077 gets a huge update, expansion teaser and fixes the Steam Deck preset

By Liam Dawe, 6 Sep 2022

The Edgerunners Update is out now for Cyberpunk 2077, along with the Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion getting a reveal and a 2023 release date. Some fixes included for Steam Deck finally too.

Prodeus cancels the Native Linux version, focusing on Proton compatibility (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 6 Sep 2022

Prodeus, the crowdfunded first-person shooter that blends together new and old design styles, will no longer be doing a Native Linux version and instead will ensure it works nicely with Proton.

Various BioShock games get a 2K Launcher calling it a 'Quality of Life Update'

By Liam Dawe, 5 Sep 2022

Apparently now a Quality of Life Update means adding a launcher to existing games and breaking them, if you're 2K that is. Here's how to skip the launcher on BioShock Remastered 1 & 2 and BioShock Infinite.

Cross-vendor Mesh Shading for the Vulkan API is now here

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2022

Today the Vulkan API specification 1.3.226 was released and it brings with it an exciting new extension with VK_EXT_mesh_shader.

Controller support for V Rising planned, better Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2022

Stunlock Studios have revealed quite a lot of their plans for V Rising, the popular open-world vampire survival game.

Steam Deck Tips and Tricks Part 2

By Liam Dawe, 31 Aug 2022

Since a lot of people liked the first set of tips and tricks for the Steam Deck, here's a Part 2 with just a few more that some of you might find useful.

Seems I'll be replaying Half-Life 2 again soon but this time in VR

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2022

Half-Life 2: VR Mod is on the way and will hit official Beta on Steam on September 16th, so I guess I'll be playing it all over again then.

Necrosmith is a budget indie banger

By anewson, 30 Aug 2022

Necrosmith is a roguelike real-time strategy management game. You create minions and release them to scout your surroundings, defend your castle, gather loot, and destroy enemy lairs.

Proton Experimental fixes Final Fantasy XIV Online launcher, GTA V texture loading

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2022

Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and Linux desktop from Valve recently had two small updates. Although small, they do have some major fixes.

Wine 7.16 out fixing up Saints Row, Wow64 support in X11 driver

By Liam Dawe, 30 Aug 2022

Slightly later than they usually put up the releases, the Wine team released Wine 7.16 on August 28th bring new features and bug fixes for the Windows translation layer.

Lutris adds Amazon Games integration, plus Flatpak finally out (good for Steam Deck)

By Liam Dawe, 26 Aug 2022

Lutris, the all encompassing game manager for installing games from various stores and services (both Native and with Wine / Proton) has a new version out. Plus, the Flatpak is finally ready, making it real easy to run on Steam Deck.

CrossOver 22 released for running Windows apps and games on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 25 Aug 2022

CodeWeavers, the company that works on Proton with Valve and supports Wine development, has announced the released of CrossOver 22.0.0.

Steam Deck reservations continue to grow, now at its highest point

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2022

Valve has confirmed two tasty bits of info today for those waiting on getting a Steam Deck, and for those curious about how things are currently going.

Boneraiser Minions is probably my next 100 hour indie obsession

By Liam Dawe, 24 Aug 2022

Stop me if you've heard this before, but I've discovered another game that takes elements from Vampire Survivors and makes it nicely unique again. Enter the world of Boneraiser Minions.

ProtonUp-Qt for easy GE-Proton installs on Linux and Steam Deck v2.7.0 out now

By Liam Dawe, 23 Aug 2022

ProtonUp-Qt is a simple and great way to manage the likes of GE-Proton (previously known as Proton GE), the Luxtorpeda compatibility tool for Native Linux game engines and more.