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Proton 9.0 for Steam Deck / Linux got a small Beta update, plus Proton Experimental too

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released the second public Beta for Proton 9.0, what will become the next stable version of Proton for running Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

All older games being sold in Germany on Steam now require a content rating

By Liam Dawe,
For game developers that want to continue selling games in Germany, they'll need to ensure they actually have a content rating, including for older games.

Game over for Roblox on Linux / Steam Deck as it's now blocked

By Liam Dawe,
Well, there it is, the update for Roblox has arrived that now forcefully blocks it from working with Wine on Linux systems (like Steam Deck).

Steam had a bit of a scam problem with fakes of Helldivers 2 and Palworld

By Liam Dawe,
Not the first time it has happened, and likely won't be the last unless Valve implement some more security checks, but recently a few games tried scamming players by renaming into other popular games.

Proton Experimental fixes up Tekken 8, Cosmoteer, Call of Cthulhu, Warframe and more

By Liam Dawe,
After recently updating Proton Experimental to be based on the new Proton 9, Valve ended February 2024 with another bunch of bug fixes for Proton Experimental.

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.5.17 brings lots of bug fixes, plus Persona 3 Reload improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released the latest stable update to SteamOS for Steam Deck, and it includes quite a healthy dose of bug fixes and general improvements.

Grab more great games in the Humble Creative Sandbox Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a pretty darn good selection of games that you can pick up in the Humble Creative Sandbox Bundle.

The HDMI Forum rejected AMD's open source HDMI 2.1 implementation

By Liam Dawe,
If you were hoping at some point to see HDMI 2.1+ on Linux with AMD + Mesa, you're out of luck right now as it's simply not going to be happening.

Valve fixes Remote Play on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
After recently releasing a big Stable Steam Client update for Steam Deck and Desktop PCs, I highlighted that Remote Play was broken on Steam Deck - and so Valve has now fixed it.

5 years later Valve finally gives Windows compatibility tool Proton a logo

By Liam Dawe,
Can you believe it? Proton, the compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Steam Deck / Linux PCs didn't actually have a proper logo for over 5 years.

NVIDIA disclose new driver security issues - Feb 28

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA has revealed new GPU driver security issues in their latest bulletin, so here's what you need to know if you're using an NVIDIA GPU on Linux.

Remote Play broken on Steam Deck with the February stable update

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just recently launched a big stable update to the Steam Client for both Steam Deck and Desktop PCs, which has come with one big issue for Steam Deck.

The future has arrived - KDE Plasma 6 desktop released

By Liam Dawe,
The KDE team announced "MegaRelease 6", a big upgrade that includes Plasma 6, Frameworks 6 and Gear 24.02 with tons of improvements to this popular desktop environment that's used on the Steam Deck for Desktop Mode.

Nintendo goes after Switch emulator yuzu in new lawsuit

By Liam Dawe,
Well, here we go. Nintendo have formally filed a lawsuit against the creators of the popular open source Switch emulator yuzu.

Valve release big stable Steam Client update for Steam / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
After a little while of many Beta releases, Valve has today launched the latest stable update to the Steam Client for Steam Deck and Desktop PCs.

PC and handheld gaming with Linux levels up with Bazzite v2.3.0

By Liam Dawe,
Bazzite version 2.3.0 has been released, and it should make installing it a whole lot easier across different devices from PCs to handhelds. The developers think it's the "next generation of Linux Gaming".

Steam Dinos vs. Robots Fest is live with more demos and discounts

By Liam Dawe,
Dinosaurs and Robots, what more could you want? Valve has put up the Steam Dinos vs. Robots Fest which runs until March 4th with plenty more demos and game discounts.

Proton Experimental updated with Proton 9 - adds fixes for Helldivers 2 and more

By Liam Dawe,
Now that the testing is open for Proton 9, Valve have now updated Proton Experimental to move over to Proton 9 along with a bunch of extra game fixes for Steam Deck / Linux.

We can probably say a final goodbye to Roblox on Linux with Wine soon

By Liam Dawe,
After Roblox recently introduced Hyperion anti-tamper, there were some issues running it on Linux, but there's been workarounds and some of the Roblox staff made it to work on Linux with Wine again, but it seems not for much longer.

Wine 9.3 out now with Internet Proxy support improvements, New HID pointer device driver

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 9.3 has landed as another early development release of the Windows compatibility layer on the road to Wine 10 next year. Here's the highlights of what's changed.
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