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Supporting Linux / Proton and the Steam Deck with BattlEye is just an email away

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2021

Recently we had announcements from both Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye in regards to Linux, specifically for the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer and the Steam Deck and now BattlEye are making it easier.

Valve hosting a Steamworks Virtual Conference for the Steam Deck on November 12

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2021

As we approach launch for the Steam Deck in December, Valve has begun ramping up their info for developers with the announcement of a Steamworks Virtual Conference.

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

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2021

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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.

Get a look inside the Steam Deck in Valve's latest video

By Liam Dawe, 6 Oct 2021

Want to see inside a Steam Deck? Valve has delivered in the latest video although they're keen to remind people not to do any of this yourself.

A look at the top 100 Steam games and how many will work on Linux and the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 5 Oct 2021

Across various previous articles we've looked at how many games are supported on Linux and how many Windows games work with Steam Play Proton, so let's take a look at the current top 100.

XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat working towards Steam Deck support by launch

By Liam Dawe, 1 Oct 2021

XIGNCODE3 is another popular anti-cheat like Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye that currently causes issues for Linux and it's going to hopefully see support for Linux and the Steam Deck by launch.

Valve's Steam Deck dev kit got the early benchmark treatment

By Liam Dawe, 30 Sep 2021

Shared on a Chinese news website, one lucky recipient of the Steam Deck developer kit decided to show off some benchmarks although they probably weren't supposed to.

Looks like Valve sent out quite a lot of Steam Deck developer kits

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2021

You probably heard recently that Valve was readying up Steam Deck developer kits and now we can see that quite a lot of developers have received one.

BattlEye confirms Linux support for Steam Deck, will be opt-in like Easy Anti-Cheat

By Liam Dawe, 24 Sep 2021

Just recently we had Epic Games announce that Easy Anti-Cheat now offers proper native Linux support and in addition support for Wine and Steam Play Proton - now we have BattlEye also confirming the same readying up for the Steam Deck.

Valve answer questions about the Steam Deck in a new FAQ, anti-cheat for all Linux systems

By Liam Dawe, 23 Sep 2021

After gathering questions from pretty much everyone, Valve has put up a new official FAQ page for the Steam Deck that answers some pretty important questions and it's good news.

Steam Deck dev-kits are on the move Valve say, as some already have it

By Liam Dawe, 14 Sep 2021

Valve has given a short update on the dev-kits for the upcoming Linux powered handheld Steam Deck, with more developers being able to get their hands on it soon.

Clearing up what games will and won't run on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 8 Sep 2021

There seems to be some confusion brewing on what games will actually run on the Steam Deck, so let this serve as a reminder on keeping expectations in check. Here's a quick refresher of how things are right now.

Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2021

Valve has remembered they have an official YouTube channel with the release of a new advert for the Steam Deck, plus the Steam Deck gets a nod of approval from an unlikely source.

s&box from Facepunch 'works great' on the Steam Deck but no native Linux plans

By Liam Dawe, 13 Aug 2021

s&box is the upcoming game from Facepunch Studios that acts as a sequel to Garry's Mod although it won't actually be Garry's Mod 2. Recently Facepunch were asked about Linux support since it uses Valve's Source 2 game engine.

I look forward to all the improvements KDE Plasma will get with the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 10 Aug 2021

One thing I am excited about when it comes to the Steam Deck is that it has a full desktop Linux mode, which is powered by KDE Plasma and I don't think that's getting the attention it deserves.

Imagine if you could customize the Steam Deck colours - try it out with this tool

By Liam Dawe, 8 Aug 2021

With the upcoming Steam Deck from Valve only (currently) coming in one colour, it's fun to imagine what it would look like if you could customize the casing colours - so let's try it out.

Seems the Valve Steam Deck has been impressing people with some hands-on time

By Liam Dawe, 7 Aug 2021

Recently a bunch of people from other sites went to Valve's offices for some hands-on time with the Steam Deck and it seems the overall impression was pretty positive.

Valve talk about learning from mistakes with the upcoming Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2021

As we all know the Steam Machines didn't go anywhere and Valve have clearly learned a lot from it, as they spoke about in a recent video from IGN.

Get a closer look at the Steam Deck's Trackpad and Gyroscopic controls

By Liam Dawe, 27 Jul 2021

The news around the Steam Deck keeps on coming in, with a new video posted up by (surprise) IGN that checks out the Steam Deck's Trackpad and Gyroscopic controls.