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Valve limits Steam store pages to 2 trailers before screenshots

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2023

I don't know about you, but I used to get a little annoyed by endless amounts of trailers on Steam pages that didn't really show much. Valve have been paying attention again to what players want to see.

GE-Proton 8-1 released, mainly pulling in Proton 8 upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2023

GE-Proton has a new release out with 8-1, which is mainly pulling in a whole bunch of improvements from Proton 8 and Proton Experimental.

OBS Studio 29.1 is out now with AV1 / HEVC for YouTube

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2023

One for content creators here, as the excellent OBS Studio just released version 29.1.0. This brings initial support for AV1 / HEVC on YouTube.

Heroic Games Launcher 2.7.1 hotfix 1 fixes up Epic Games login

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2023

Having some troubles with Epic Games on the Heroic Games Launcher? You weren't alone and a new hotfix is out to get it sorted.

OpenRazer v3.6 brings support for 11 more Razer devices

By Liam Dawe, 3 May 2023

Another fantastic update to OpenRazer with version 3.6.0 bringing support for more Razer devices on Linux along with various improvements.

Seems the big Chinese surge on Steam is over - Steam Survey for April 2023

By Liam Dawe, 2 May 2023

Valve has now released the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for April 2023, and it shows that things have calmed down again.

FNA gets Direct3D 11 support on Linux using DXVK and vkd3d

By Liam Dawe, 2 May 2023

Some fun for game developers and game porters looking at Linux and Steam Deck here, as FNA has released a major upgrade that has early support for Direct3D 11 on Linux.

Another Steam and Steam Deck Beta brings fixes and Steam Input improvements

By Liam Dawe, 2 May 2023

After the huge update recently that overhauled the Steam Overlay, Valve has put up another Steam and Steam Deck Beta to fix up lingering issues and upgrade Steam Input.

Valve reveals the top Steam Deck games for April 2023

By Liam Dawe, 2 May 2023

It's May already huh? Another month is over and so Valve has detailed what people have been playing the most on Steam Deck.

The Striking Soulslikes bundle has some punishment ready for you

By Liam Dawe, 29 Apr 2023

Think you have what it takes? These games might test your limits. The Striking Soulslike Bundle is live and here's what compatibility to expect on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Compatibility layer Wine release v8.7 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 29 Apr 2023

Wine, the compatibility layer for running Windows apps and games on Linux has a fresh development release up with version 8.7.

GOG are doing a Good Old Games Week sale

By Liam Dawe, 28 Apr 2023

Sounds like a good time to pick up some classics, as GOG are doing a Good Old Games Week sale that lasts until May 8th, 10 PM UTC. Plus there's another free game.

Dust off your game dev environment with the Linux Game Jam 2023

By Liam Dawe, 28 Apr 2023

The Linux Game Jam 2023 is happening and a good chance for you to blow the dust and clean away the cobwebs from your development environment and perhaps come up with the next big hit?

Huge Steam Beta upgrade with new overlay, screenshot manager & more

By Liam Dawe, 28 Apr 2023

Wow. Valve sure love to just drop awesome stuff out of nowhere don't they? A brand new Beta update is now live for Steam with some massive improvements. There's also a fresh Steam Deck Beta too!

UK CMA blocks the Microsoft takeover of Activision

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2023

Here's some industry news for you: the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has announced today they've blocked Microsoft's takeover of Activision.

Steam Deck gets a Preview update with STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor improvements

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2023

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor is releasing on April 28th, so Valve has released an updated graphics driver in the Preview update branch for Steam Deck.

Using a Steam Deck to control a Ukrainian automatic turret, now I've seen it all

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2023

People have used their Steam Deck to do all sorts of crazy things but this latest is nuts. It seems people in Ukraine are using it to help work an automatic turret.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Series announced for handhelds, ASUS ROG Ally first to get it

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2023

After many leaks, AMD has now formally announced their brand new Ryzen Z1 Series, which directly target the handheld gaming space like the Steam Deck.

KDE apps like Kdenlive get big upgrades for KDE Gear 23.04

By Liam Dawe, 25 Apr 2023

KDE Gear is the name of the big bundle of software the KDE team create, and with the KDE Gear 23.04 release there's new apps and plenty of improvements to making the desktop experience better.