The open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver 'NVK' begins to run games
Back in October last year I wrote about the new open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver named NVK, and now it appears to be able to actually run games. Not particularly well though.
Category: Misc
This new Steam Deck external controller plugin is quite useful
You can use a lot of external controllers with the Steam Deck but the current system to interact with them isn't great. The Controller Tools plugin could solve some issues.
Fanatical are doing another nice Steam Deck Verified game bundle
Game store Fanatical have put up another Steam Deck Verified game bundle and there's some great looking gems inside.
Stop mixing magnets with the Steam Deck or face fan and temperature troubles
It seems people haven't learned from the debacle with the dbrand Project Killswitch case using magnets, that causes problems with certain Steam Deck fan speeds.
DOSBox Staging adds dual-mouse gaming and ReelMagic support
DOSBox Staging is a favourite of mine to follow that expands on the original DOSBox but with a focus on implementing new features and fixes. A new major update went out in December 2022 with some big additions.
GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin got a big speed boost for Steam Deck
GameCube and the Wii emulator Dolphin had a progress report posted up in late December, and it's looking really good, especially so with their performance optimization work.
Decky Loader makes Steam Deck plugins even EASIER with new installer
Decky Loader is a project I've covered before multiple times now because it can add a lot to the Steam Deck with plugins, and now it's even easier to use.
Valve adding a Steam feature for game transfers between PCs and Steam Decks
Something it seems Valve has been working on for a while now, is an easy way to transfer game installs between PCs and Steam Deck.
OBS Studio recording software v29.0 is out now
OBS Studio, the very useful and popular recording and livestream software has a new release available with version 29.0 out now.
Developer of No Man's Sky put up their old Joe Danger playable in your browser
Joe Danger was the first commercial game release from No Man's Sky developer Hello Games, and as part of keeping it alive they've put it up online free to play in your browser.
Left 4 Dead from Valve has a prototype leaked online
Tis the season of leakage apparently. Seems a prototype of Left 4 Dead 2 has made its way online and you can even try it.
Steam breaks more records with 33 million online, and over 10 million gaming
Valve started the year off rather nicely by breaking two of their own records recently with users online and users actually gaming.
ASUS stick an OLED display into a controller, Dell want to reinvent it
A new real controller from ASUS is on the way with the ROG Raikiri Pro that features an OLED display, plus Dell get weird with the Concept Nyx from CES 2023.
Google open sourced CDC File Transfer from the ashes of Stadia
As Google hover over the nuke from orbit button on Stadia, they're at least releasing some of it as open source like CDC File Transfer.
Steam Deck Beta update, plus easy Flatpak updates and more HDR teasing
Three fun bits for you today including Steam desktop and Steam Deck Beta updates, an easy way to update third-party Flatpaks on Steam Deck in Gaming Mode and another HDR teaser from Valve.
NVIDIA driver v525.78.01 out fixing bugs and supports RTX 4070 Ti
NVIDIA has today released driver version 525.78.01 for Linux which includes support for the new RTX 4070 Ti, along with a few select bug fixes.
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 hits a big milestone with all games now bootable
RPCS3 is a free and open source PlayStation 3 emulator, and they hit a huge milestone for compatibility recently.
AMD reveal Ryzen 7000 X3D processors, desktop 65W CPUs and new mobile chips
AMD came out with a bang at CES with a whole bunch of new products, including some impressive looking X3D processors added to the Ryzen 7000 lineup.
Humble Choice for January 2023 has DOOM Eternal, a good month for Steam Deck
Up for a fresh set of games? The Humble Choice subscription is back for January 2023 and the highlight game for some here will likely be DOOM Eternal. Here's a run over the compatibility expected on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.
Here's the winners of the 2022 Steam Awards
The voting is over and The Steam Awards 2022 winners have been announced, so here's a run over each of them.
- SteamOS massively beats Windows on the Legion Go S
- Retro dungeon crawler Brany Skeldalu gets a Linux version and source code re-release
- SteamOS 3.7.9 Beta has fixes for ROG Ally, Legion Go S, booting on Strix Point
- NVIDIA stable driver 575.57.08 released for Linux
- CRSED: Cuisine Royale devs confirm end of Linux / Steam Deck support
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