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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 18: Run Away and Join the Circus


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Although being sold for Windows, I found a listing for a physical copy of the free game Circus Linux! as published by Alten8. At first I figured it would just be another keep case in my collection with "Linux" on the cover, but with the source code included, I decided it would be trivial to also build the game for Linux.

A genre is born: Horde games


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Vampire Survivors-like? Top-down Action-roguelike? Reverse bullet hell? One-stick shooter? Let's take a look.

Steam Deck Tips and Tricks Part 2


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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.

Embracer Group to swallow up Tripwire, Tuxedo Labs, The Lord of the Rings


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Embracer Group are quite terrifying. The amount of power they have in the gaming industry is simply insane and now they're swallowing up more studios and even the full rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

43 of the Top 50 most highly-reviewed Steam games are Steam Deck Playable


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Recently I went over the top 100 most-played games on Steam by player count but what about the most highly rated games on Steam? Here's how the top 50 most positively reviewed Steam games work on Steam Deck.

Linux share on Steam hits highest peak in years thanks to Steam Deck


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The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for June 2022, putting the Linux user share at one of its highest ever points and likely thanks to the rise of the Steam Deck and SteamOS.

GOG finally remove the false "in progress" note about GOG Galaxy for Linux


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It seems at some point over the last month or two, GOG finally removed the "in progress" notice for GOG Galaxy coming to Linux.

73 of the top 100 most popular Steam games are playable on Steam Deck


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It's been a little while since checking how well the top 100 most played games on Steam work on Linux and the Steam Deck, so here's a fresh run over the list for you.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 17: The Llama Master


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While first person shooters dominated the Linux gaming scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was still more than a place for the venerable strategy genre, with Ubi Soft entering the fray thanks to the work of Linux friendly Philos Laboratories.

Steam Deck was the Steam top seller for the week ending April 17


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Even more supporting evidence towards the Steam Deck being a nice success for Valve, with SteamDB reporting that the Steam Deck was the #1 top seller last week.

2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming


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That's it, I'm done, finished. It's "mission complete" now is it not? 2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming.

Sorry Arch (EndeavourOS), it's not working out any more and hello Fedora


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There comes a time when everyone has to sit and think about what they use on their PC, especially if you're on Linux. For me, Arch Linux (via EndeavourOS) just wasn't working out any more and so I've moved to Fedora.

GPD are getting quite desperate against the Steam Deck


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Think GPD are a trustworthy company to buy devices from? Well, with the Steam Deck now here, they appear desperate.

The Steam Deck hit me over the head with feelings of nostalgia


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Something happened to me recently while playing the Steam Deck, that I felt the need to share with you.

GOG update their stance on DRM-free, Galaxy as 'optional' for single-player


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The GOG team have confirmed in a new update on their plans for the store, and it seems they will continue to note that their Galaxy client is optional.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 16: We Are All Doomed


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The most appealing aspect of my QDI Advance 5/133 motherboard is its inclusion of AGP, PCI, and ISA expansion slots. By having both dedicated MIDI and 3D acceleration hardware I can dip my toes into two different eras of gaming. As for the actual MIDI tracks produced, well, they have personality at least.

Steam Deck Verified has issues, Grand Theft Auto V edition


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As I continue to use the Steam Deck that Valve sent over for both work and play, I tried Grand Theft Auto V and the initial setup was a massive nuisance.

Steam had a massive year in 2021 with 132 million monthly players


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With competition everywhere, Valve still manages to keep on growing at a rapid pace with the new yearly review up.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 15: Square Cubed


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John Carmack's generosity in releasing his older source code resulted in a proliferation of free first person shooters in the 2000s, but Dutch programmer Wouter van Oortmerssen rejected this path to forge Cube based in the same "just for fun" spirit with which Linus Torvalds first began work on the Linux kernel.

How Valve Can Make the Deck Verified Program Better


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Software developer and game porter Ethan Lee gives his thoughts on the Steam Deck and the Deck Verified program.
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