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Bazzite Linux 44 lands for desktop gamers and it's a big release

By Liam Dawe, 3 hours ago

Bazzite Linux 44 has landed now that Fedora 44 has been released, and with it plenty of nice changes for gamers wanting a good Linux distribution.

Lenovo Legion Go S sees a massive price jump

By Liam Dawe, 21 Apr 2026

Is this the end of the PC gaming handheld dream? With shortages everywhere, we're now seeing the Lenovo Legion Go S price skyrocket.

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Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2026

Bazzite Linux is easily one of the most popular gaming-focused Linux builds to run on handhelds and gaming PCs, with a major new update launching soon.

SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview brings initial Steam Machine support, and improvements for many handhelds

By Liam Dawe, 20 Mar 2026

SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview is another big upgrade for Valve's Linux distribution, with lots of enhancements to hardware support across the board for handhelds.

Bazzite gets a big update with KDE Plasma 6.6, Mesa 26.0.1 and more

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2026

Bazzite has a big new update available for your PC gaming handhelds and desktops with some major packaging upgrades to play with.

The OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices

By Liam Dawe, 27 Feb 2026

The latest update for the OrangePi Neo handheld with Manjaro Linux is not a positive one, with the whole thing now unfortunately "on ice".

Happy four years to the Steam Deck - still the top PC gaming handheld

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2026

Four years ago today, the original Steam Deck LCD released, with it going on to change how everyone sees handheld gaming PCs and Linux for gaming.

Fanatical's Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2026

Want some more games to fill up your handheld with like the Steam Deck or Legion Go? Check out the new Fanatical Play on the Go Elite Collection.

GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jan 2026

GE-Proton 10-29 has arrived to bring more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux with a bunch of fixes and improvements throughout.

Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified

By Liam Dawe, 24 Jan 2026

With over 100,000 games on Steam - verifying all of that takes a long time but the Steam Deck now has over 25,000 that are Steam Deck Playable or Verified.

GPD claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jan 2026

GPD are being weird again - making a claim that the GPD WIN 5 is getting an "official" adaptation with Bazzite Linux but the Bazzite team say otherwise.

Satisfactory is finally Steam Deck Verified after fixing up some UI issues

By Liam Dawe, 12 Jan 2026

Satisfactory from Coffee Stain Studios had quite a few patches to improve it on Steam Deck, and the latest update got it Steam Deck Verified.

Humble Bundle have a nice collection of games for handhelds

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2026

Gaming on the go doesn't have to be boring, so check out the Decked Out Collection Humble Bundle for some interesting picks.

SteamOS 3.7.19 arrives with a bunch of essential bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2026

Valve have released the latest stable update for SteamOS version 3.7.19, bringing a bunch of bug fixes to improve the Linux gaming platform.

Lenovo Legion Go 2 will get a SteamOS version in June

By Liam Dawe, 7 Jan 2026

Another official SteamOS handheld has been announced, and it's Lenovo again with the Legion Go 2.

The Legion Go with Bazzite is an excellent machine for gaming

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2026

I finally acquired an original Lenovo Legion Go and of course I had to put Linux on it and get rid of Windows, so I finally got to see the fuss over Bazzite.

Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 at CES with Arc B390, teases new "handheld gaming platform"

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2026

Intel have done their CES 2026 presentation and if you're going to be in the market for CPU and GPU power together, they might have something for you.

SteamOS 3.7.17 released with fixes for Baldur's Gate 3, OS Updates and Discover

By Liam Dawe, 6 Nov 2025

Valve released the latest stable system update with SteamOS 3.7.17 now available bringing bug fixes, but also disables wake-on-bluetooth for Steam Deck LCD.

Chizha Mount Ling Dock for Steam Deck looks premium and it's fully featured but pricey

By Liam Dawe, 3 Nov 2025

The team working on the Dockcase: Chizha Mount Ling Dock for Steam Deck sent over a review sample, so I've been testing it for weeks and here's what I think.