New Steam Client Beta adjusts the Vulkan pre-caching system and PipeWire for Linux
Another day another Steam Client Beta release and this time Valve has done some adjustments to the Vulkan pre-caching system for Linux.
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Looks like Valve sent out quite a lot of Steam Deck developer kits
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.
A first Release Candidate for Proton 6.3-7 is up with more games working
Time for a weekend of testing for many of you? A fresh version of Steam Play Proton is on the way, with a CodeWeavers developer on GitHub announcing a Release Candidate build of Proton 6.3-7.
Valve answer questions about the Steam Deck in a new FAQ, anti-cheat for all Linux systems
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.
Operation Riptide is live for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Operation Riptide is the 11th operating for Valve's free to play shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Proton Experimental adds more game-specific fixes in the latest update
Continuing to roll in more fixes, Proton Experimental has another update that's small but it has some needed improvements.
New patent from Valve appears for "instant play" of games and more
Published today is a new patent from Valve that (amongst other things) might allow for an "instant play" feature for games being downloaded from Steam.
Dota 2 to drop OpenGL and 32bit, Vulkan default on Linux and TI 21 tickets on September 22
With The International 2021 tournament fast approaching Valve has given an update on the future of Dota 2 with some major underlying tech changes planned to come in.
Proton Experimental gets DEATHLOOP working on Linux with AMD GPUs (update: NVIDIA too)
Valve and CodeWeavers have updated Proton Experimental again, the special testing version of Proton that brings in some of the latest fixes for the Windows-game compatibility layer. UPDATED.
Steam Deck dev-kits are on the move Valve say, as some already have it
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.
Steam has turned 18 years old and PC gaming has never been the same since
It's truly hard to imagine just how much Valve managed to change what PC gaming is thanks to Steam. On September 12, the Steam client celebrated 18 years.
Valve rolls out big Steam client update with new Downloads Page & Storage Management
After being in Beta since the end of July, Valve has now released a big update to the stable version of the Steam client for everyone which has the new Downloads Page & Storage Management.
Valve catches a break in the Steam Controller patent trial versus Ironburg
In the ongoing saga between Ironburg Inventions and Valve, a new ruling appeared on August 17 that gives Valve another chance to invalidate some parts of the patents involved.
Steam Play Proton 6.3-6 is out now with lots of fixes and new game support
Following on from the Release Candidate testing earlier this month, Steam Play Proton 6.3-6 has rolled out to improve Windows games running on Linux.
Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it
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.
CS:GO gets some fun new music and a music video from various video game composers
Introduced back in 2014, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) added in Music Kits to replace music in game and to play if you're the MVP to bug everyone else with and they just released a fun sounding Tacticians Music Kit Box.
Proton 6.3-6 gets a Release Candidate with new game support and fixes
Valve and CodeWeavers are working towards a fresh release of Proton with plenty of goodies including like more games working, and plenty of bug fixes too.
Valve dumped Debian Linux for Arch Linux with SteamOS 3 because surprise - faster updates
It was likely no secret to most Linux users who know a bit about distributions but Valve has clarified directly that the main reason for dumping Debian Linux for Arch Linux was for faster updates.
Steam Next Fest appears to be a success with a 421% wishlist jump for half the titles
It appears that Valve's regular event with Steam Next Fest has done a whole lot of good for developers, with plenty more wishlists and sales happening.
Seems the Valve Steam Deck has been impressing people with some hands-on time
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.
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- Here's the games to claim for Steam Deck / Linux from Prime Gaming for May 2nd
- Wine 10.7 released with an interesting loading time performance improvement
- KDE Plasma drops LTS releases but will do extra bug fix releases, along with a new Steam-like hardware survey
- Valve developers continue to impress, fixing Proton in less than a day for the Starfield Beta
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