Steam Deck production better than expected, Q4 emails already going out
Valve has confirmed that production of the Steam Deck has gone better than expected, and so even more (yes again) people will be seeing their emails to purchase one.
Category: Misc
Humble Store has a big Summer Sale live, lots on offer for Steam Deck & Linux
It's the beginning of a fresh week so maybe you want some new games? Well, Humble Store has a huge amount discounted in their new Summer Sale that lasts until September 6th.
Star Labs reveal the StarBook Mk VI with Ryzen 7 or Intel 12th Gen
Star Labs, hardware vendor with some really lovely looking laptops with first-class Linux support have announced the StarBook Mk VI with Ryzen 7 or Intel 12th Gen.
YouTube thought my Steam Deck video was 'harmful and dangerous'
Here is your daily dose of what the heck? YouTube and the mighty algorithm decided for no apparent reason, that my Steam Deck video was "harmful and dangerous".
Dead Cells price hike in Argentina & Turkey due to cross-region purchases
Motion Twin / Evil Empire have announced that Dead Cells is increasing in price in Argentina & Turkey, as it seems too many people were taking advantage of the cheaper prices from other countries.
There's a new bundle with some Paradox Interactive titles
The weekend is coming closer and you want some new games? Check out the small Paradox Interactive bundle from Humble Bundle with a few of what they've published.
Embracer Group to swallow up Tripwire, Tuxedo Labs, The Lord of the Rings
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.
Fun games for Steam Deck that won't break the bank
Looking for some games to play on Steam Deck that are good, work well and don't cost too much? Here's a few choice picks from me to you.
Valve dev understandably not happy about glibc breaking Easy Anti-Cheat on Linux
Recently it was noticed that users on more bleeding-edge Linux distributions that updated saw Easy Anti-Cheat no longer working on Linux, the culprit was glibc and now a Valve developer has spoken out about it.
Steam finally gets easier to grab free stuff
It seems Valve has made it easier to claim free stuff on the Steam store, so you no longer need to quickly try to install something free and back out of it to claim it.
Valve improves Steam Deck offline mode with more to come
Valve has put out a small upgrade for the Steam Deck in the Beta and Preview channels that seeks to improve the offline mode.
Even more Steam Deck purchase invites are going out from now
Valve has confirmed that they are (again) increasing the amount of people that will be invited to purchase a Steam Deck.
Wine compatibly layer manager Bottles adds vkBasalt improvements, vmtouch cache
Bottles is easily the most simple way to manage installing and running Windows games and apps on Linux outside of Steam. A new release is out now with plenty of useful tweaks.
The first point-release for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is now available
Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS which brings together an updated download with all the bug fixes, updated apps, driver upgrades and more.
Heroic Games Launcher v2.4.0 is out with GOG Cloud Save support
Heroic Games Launcher enables you to download games on Linux and Steam Deck from both the Epic Store and GOG. A big new release is out now with some massive new features.
Easy Anti-Cheat not working on Linux? Seems a glibc update broke it
News has been doing the rounds for a little bit about Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) suddenly not working after system updates for some users, turns out it's an issue with glibc.
Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.15 out now
Wine is a compatibility layer that aims to let you run games and applications designed for Windows on Linux and a new release version 7.15 is out now.
Humble Bundle have another interesting set of games in the Tactical Combat Bundle
Need more games to fill up your library? Humble Bundle have put up another one that looks pretty good with the Tactical Combat Bundle. So here's what to expect on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
yuzu the Nintendo Switch Emulator gets an easy Linux installer
Good news for Linux and Steam Deck fans, the yuzu team have worked to bring the installer for the Nintendo Switch Emulator over to Linux properly.
Get loads of Resident Evil in the latest Humble Bundle
Love Resident Evil and want to get a whole lot of it? Humble Bundle have put up the Resident Evil Decades of Horror bundle and it's a pretty full collection.
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- Manjaro KDE Plasma plans move to Wayland by default
- Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK v2.6.2 released
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