Rebel Galaxy Outlaw and some reflection on Steam Reviews
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a fantastic open-world space game but Rebel Galaxy Outlaw has a terrible Steam reviews score. Are Steam reviews making us miss out on good games?
Category: Misc
Steam Deck Client Beta adds an improved Media page, Virtual Menu Overhaul
Valve has treated Steam Deck players to another fresh Client Beta upgrade, with brings with it a number of useful enhancements.
Godot Engine 4 hits Beta with absolutely loads new
Godot Engine, the powerful free and open source game engine that is becoming increasingly popular has a massive new Beta release available for Godot 4.
Mesa gets a big CS:GO speedup, plus upcoming AMD RADV performance boost
Mesa, the open source driver set for Linux, has two rather interesting bits of work done recently that gamers might want to keep an eye on.
tinyBuild and Versus Evil team up for a games bundle
tinyBuild and Versus Evil have teamed up for a bundle of games available via Humble Bundle so here's what to expect for the Linux desktop and Steam Deck compatibility.
Heroes of Might and Magic II & III open source game engines get new releases
This is a bit of a double event. Not only has the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 seen a new release, but a surprise update of VCMI for Heroes of Might and Magic III was also released.
EA AntiCheat could spell trouble for Steam Deck / Linux
EA has just recently given out more information on their upcoming EA AntiCheat (EAAC), not to be confused with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) because EA are apparently terribly at naming.
Your Steam Deck deserves a Deckmate
The creator of the DeckMate system sent over a bundle of their accessories for me to try and I was instantly sold on the whole thing.
W4 Games raised $8.5 million USD to support Godot Engine
W4 Games is a new company from the creator of Godot Engine along with long-time contributors, and now they've managed to gain plenty of funding.
GOG has a 'Made in DACH' sale to showcase games from Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Made in DACH is the name of the latest theme sale from game store GOG.com, with a special selection of titles developed by people in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Valve dev shows more Steam Deck prototypes
Want to see what could have been? Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais has revealed some working prototype units and they look pretty interesting.
Distrobox can open up the Steam Deck to a whole new world
Distrobox is a way to use pretty much any other Linux distribution in your terminal, along with full GUI apps and now it supports the Steam Deck with SteamOS too.
GE-Proton 7-33 and Wine-GE-Proton 7-28 are out now
Two very popular open source compatibility layer projects from developer 'GloriousEggroll' are out now, with updates to both GE-Proton and Wine-GE-Proton too.
Heroic Games Launcher version 2.4.3 is another critical bug-fix release
The open source Heroic Games Launcher for running Epic Games and GOG has another important bug-fix release now available.
Windows compatibility layer Wine 7.17 is out now
This is the compatibility layer that allows you to run various Windows applications and games on Linux (and forms part of Steam Play Proton). Once a year or so, a new stable release is made but the development versions are usually fine to use.
The Starlight Children's Foundation Bundle has a really odd selection
Humble recently launched the Starlight Children's Foundation Bundle and it's a thoroughly odd selection but some of you might want to check it out.
Valve opens official Steam Deck repair centers
Need to get your Steam Deck fixed up? Well, you no longer have to do it yourself as Valve have officially opened up some repair centers.
Intel reveals Arc Graphics A-Series desktop GPU specifications
As Intel ready up their dedicated desktop graphics, they have released fresh details on the specifications so here's what's about to arrive.
The new Library Mode in Wine manager Bottles looks awesome
Here's an update I missed recently somehow. Bottles, the application you can use for managing various Windows games and apps installed with Wine had a fresh update with a fancy new Library Mode.
AMD announces FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.1 upgrade
AMD continue pushing ahead with improvements to their upscaling tech FidelityFX Super Resolution with version 2.1 already available now.
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