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New Humble Bundle celebrates Black Creators and Characters
To go along with Black History Month, the folks at Humble Bundle have put up a bundle of games to celebrate Black Creators and Characters.
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Big new Stable Update for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam
Valve has today released a major update for the Steam client on Steam Deck and for Desktop users too. Here's what's new.
These were the most popular Steam Deck games for January 2023
Valve has done their monthly thing, giving out a list of what was the most played games on Steam Deck through January 2023.
Ubisoft just broke their games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck
Third-party launchers on Steam are once again being a massive nuisance. First it was EA breaking everything on Linux and Steam Deck and now it's Ubisoft telling everyone to hold their beer.
Proton Hotfix improves Dead Space, Proton Experimental tweak for Tiny Tina's Wonderland
Valve has released an update to two different versions of their Windows compatibility layer for Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Proton Hotfix and Proton Experimental seeing small updates. Here's what's new.
elementary OS 7 'Horus' is out now with major AppCenter upgrades
elementary OS, probably one of the absolutely slickest looking Linux distributions around, has released version 7 with some major upgrades.
Budgie 10.7 sounds like a great desktop to use on Linux
Budgie 10.7 is out now, refreshing many parts of this Linux desktop environment to improve the UI across many parts.
Steam Deck and desktop Beta fix up more on-screen keyboard bugs
Bugs! Kill 'em all! Would you like to know more? Valve have a new Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta available with a few bugs being stomped.
AMD GPU driver on Linux and Steam Deck to get big improvement on stuttering problems
The work to improve gaming performance on Steam Deck and Linux desktops for AMD GPUs is always ongoing, and it seems we're set for another nice improvement to how smooth games are.
Humble's Survival Instinct Bundle looks like a good deal
Want some more survival games? Humble's Survival Instinct Bundle has a few good picks in it and far cheaper than buying individually.
Steam Deck now in stock across Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan
Komodo PR sent word that there's no longer a reservation queue to purchase a Steam Deck across Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan.
NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver 525.47.06 out now
NVIDIA has released another fresh update to their Vulkan Beta Driver, with version 525.47.06 rolling out now.
Lots more EA games get a Steam Deck Playable rating
Valve has again continued to go through various EA games that were previously problematic on Steam Deck due to the new EA App, with lots of them now marked as Steam Deck Playable.
ControllerTools plugin for Steam Deck now gives low battery notifications
A Steam Deck plugin for Decky Loader that I recently mentioned, ControllerTools, has a fresh update out to make it more useful.
Steam and Steam Deck Beta add the ability to move the on-screen keyboard
Valve continues to roll out new unstable releases of the Steam Client for Desktop and Steam Deck, with a new update giving the ability to move the on-screen keyboard.
Forspoken needs desktop Linux to spoof being a Steam Deck to work
In a case of what the heck? Square Enix and Luminous Productions just released Forspoken, which works on Steam Deck but it won't run on desktop Linux without spoofing it being a Steam Deck.
Direct3D to Vulkan translator DXVK 2.1 adds HDR support, improves shader stutter issue
DXVK, one of the secret sauces included with the Proton compatibility layer, has a big new release out now. DXVK 2.1 adds in some big new features like HDR!
Proton Experimental and GE-Proton 7-47 updates available now
Valve gave Proton Experimental a small update with two improvements, plus for users of GE-Proton you may want to know about an important version bump there too for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.
JSAUX will be doing more colours for their Steam Deck backplate
Accessory brand JSAUX recently did a poll to see what colours people might like for a Steam Deck backplate and the winners are in.
Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta improves Steam Input for Nintendo Controllers
A fresh Steam Beta is out now for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam, with a bigger focus on Steam Input improvements and some Big Picture Mode fixes too.
- Open source re-implementation of Caesar III levels up in the new release
- Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck
- Steam for ChromeOS Chromebooks is being killed off
- Steam's Performance Monitor now supports showing CPU temperature
- Here's all the games to claim from Prime Gaming for August 2025
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