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Everything to grab from Prime Gaming, March 21st edition for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for March 21st, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. An easy way to build up your gaming collection with these games coming as part of your Amazon Prime subscription.

SteamOS 3.7.2 Preview gets a fix for the Steam Deck OLED

By Liam Dawe,
While Valve continue working towards the public SteamOS 3 release for more devices, and we've seen them note work towards that in the initial SteamOS 3.7 Preview, they continue rolling out more bug fixes for the Steam Deck.

Fanatical launch a fresh 'Elite Collection' Steam Deck Play on the Go bundle

By Liam Dawe,
The sun is shining here (a rare event) which is terrible, and of course that means staying inside playing video games right? If you're in the same situation perhaps the new Steam Deck Build Your Own Play on the Go bundle from Fanatical will help.

Communications Workers of America (CWA) announce an industry-wide video game union

By Liam Dawe,
Great news for game developers and everyone involved in the industry that isn't at the top of the chain, as the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in partnership with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) have announced an industry-wide video game union.

Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS now on Best Buy for pre-order with Ryzen Z1 Extreme or Ryzen Z2 Go

By Liam Dawe,
While there doesn't seem to have been any announcement from Lenovo yet that I can see, Best Buy in the USA have put up two versions of the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS for pre-order.

GNOME 48 released with Notification Stacking, Performance Improvements and initial HDR support

By Liam Dawe,
GNOME 48 is a big new release including multiple major enhancements to one of the most-used desktop environments on Linux. There's some big stuff in this one!

GOG Spring Sale 2025 is live with lots of discounts

By Liam Dawe,
GOG have launched their 2025 Spring Sale and with there's plenty of discounts for those of you who prefer the DRM free store.

The UPERFECT UMax 24 is a gorgeous addition to any desk

By Liam Dawe,
In need of a new monitor? UPERFECT sent over a review unit of the UPERFECT UMax 24 and I've come away from it thoroughly impressed with it.

Must-have Native Linux games under £15 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025

By Liam Dawe,
I've already covered what I think are the must-have Steam Deck deals in the Steam Spring Sale 2025, but what if you're someone who specifically shops for games that have a Native Linux version available? Here's some recommendations for you.

Fedora Linux 42 Beta and Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta released

By Liam Dawe,
Fedora Linux 42 Beta and for macOS hardware Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta are both now available for some testing to help make another great Linux distribution release.

ckb-next adds support for two more Corsair devices on Linux and fixes a major bug for multiple others

By Liam Dawe,
Much like we have OpenRazer and Polychromatic for Razer devices on Linux, we also have the constantly updated community supported ckb-next for better Corsair hardware support that just got updated.

Steam Beta improves download speed of Steam Client updates on Linux / Steam Deck and other fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just released a fresh Steam Client Beta available for all platforms that includes some feature tweaks and a healthy injection of bug fixes.

NVIDIA 570.133.07 driver released for Linux with bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the big stable release back in late February that gave us VRR for multiple displays and various bug fixes, NVIDIA have released driver version 570.133.07.

Stardew Valley modding on Linux / Steam Deck takes a step with the Nexus Mods app

By Liam Dawe,
The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone.

Discord wants developers to stick it inside their games with a new SDK

By Liam Dawe,
One of the great things about modern online gaming is how (usually) easy it is to link up with friends. You have your friends list on Steam, GOG, Epic and others but what about Discord? They want a bigger piece of the pie now.

Surprisingly, Valve rated Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Even though both of them have anti-cheat that blocks Linux platforms from playing online, Valve have suddenly rated both Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (and so GTA Online) and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable. NOTE: Article Updated.

Must-have Steam Deck games under £10 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Spring Sale 2025 in full swing now, here's some updated recommendations for games to grab for the Steam Deck.

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now

By Liam Dawe,
Not gaming news but big news in the open source world - the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now.

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.7.1 Preview fixes up some sound issues

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released a quick follow-up update to the big SteamOS 3.7 preview on Steam Deck to fix up some issues people have been reporting with the sound quality.

CoolerControl is a feature-rich cooling device control for Linux - v2.0 out now with major new additions

By Liam Dawe,
Control all your cooling devices on Linux across CPUs, GPUs, RGB lighting and more with CoolerControl. A big 2.0 release is out now.
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