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DOSBox Staging adds dual-mouse gaming and ReelMagic support

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 10 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 9 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 6 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 5 Jan 2023

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

By Liam Dawe, 4 Jan 2023

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.