Focus Entertainment: Legends and Visions bundle has some good stuff
Focus Entertainment: Legends and Visions from Humble Bundle has some good looking games ready for picking, so here's a run over how they will work on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
Category: Misc
GPD talk about 'cooperating' with Valve for SteamOS on their devices
GPD, the company behind many portable devices like the upcoming GPD WIN Max 2, made a claim about "cooperating" with Valve to get SteamOS working on their hardware.
Unity to 'merge' with ironSource with a buzzword salad press release
Unity Technologies, the company behind ridiculously popular proprietary game engine Unity has announced a merger with another company called ironSource which is raising some eyebrows.
Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK version 1.10.2 is up with lots of fixes
DXVK is the translation tool used inside of Steam Play Proton that translates Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan and a new release is out now with version 1.10.2.
Devs are discovering the Steam Deck is good for making games too
Part of the power of the Steam Deck is that not only is it a great portable for gaming, it's Linux and has a full desktop mode and so you can also create games with it.
System76 announce the 67% Launch Lite keyboard
System76 have revealed the Launch Lite, a smaller version of their rather fancy and highly customizable keyboard that will properly launch for ordering tomorrow.
43 of the Top 50 most highly-reviewed Steam games are Steam Deck Playable
Recently I went over the top 100 most-played games on Steam by player count but what about the most highly rated games on Steam? Here's how the top 50 most positively reviewed Steam games work on Steam Deck.
Valve gives the Discovery Queue a makeover to help you find your next game
The Discovery Queue is a feature that many people probably miss or just don't use. I use it from time to time but it was a little basic. Valve has put live the next Steam Labs experiment to overhaul Discovery Queue.
TUXEDO announce the Pulse 15 second-gen laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 35W
The second-generation TUXEDO Pulse 15 is up for pre-order with shipping expected in late July, which comes with the powerful AMD Ryzen 7 5700U that TUXEDO have pushed up to 35w.
The Humble 'Play with Pride' bundle has a few nice looking gems available
Here's one I somehow completely missed from last week. Humble Bundle has a Play with Pride bundle available with another set of great looking games.
LEGO: At the Movies Bundle has some great picks for you
Love your LEGO games? There's plenty of them available in the LEGO: At the Movies Bundle from Humble Bundle and plenty will work fine on Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
Steam Deck Beta gets scaling for external displays, new "Preview" testing branch
Lots of goodies have arrived in a fresh Steam Deck Client Beta, along with a small update to SteamOS 3.3 Beta too.
Proton Experimental fixes up Disgaea 5, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
Valve has released another fresh update to Proton Experimental, the opt-in version of Proton you can try that often pulls in new features and fixes. This new update landed on July 7th.
Slimbook ready up their AMD Ryzen 5700U powered KDE Slimbook 4 laptop
In the market for some new hardware? Hardware vendor Slimbook has announced the KDE Slimbook 4 with a powerful new AMD Ryzen processor.
JSAUX are filling the Steam Deck accessory gap and have a Docking Station ready
Want some accessories for your Steam Deck? Well JSAUX recently put out their Docking Station, along with some other goodies for you to look into.
You should avoid the stock Firefox install on Steam Deck as it's badly outdated (updated)
For all the pros of the Steam Deck like the full KDE Plasma desktop mode, there's a bit of a sore spot with Valve being too slow to update some of the included software. ARTICLE UPDATED.
Mark your calendars, Steam Next Fest returns in October 2022
Valve has sent word that Steam Next Fest is coming back again and it will be live on October 3rd - 10th.
winesapOS is another way to get something like SteamOS on desktop
While Valve has still yet to produce an official installable image of SteamOS 3 for desktops, as always the community provides and another worth looking into is winesapOS.
Humble Choice has Deep Rock Galactic this month
Another month has arrived and so a fresh Humble Choice bundle is here and with it comes an absolutely fantastic game with Deep Rock Galactic.
13 years ago we appeared online, Happy Birthday to GamingOnLinux
Can you believe it? GamingOnLinux is now officially 13 years old and that suddenly makes me feel quite old.
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