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Steam continues growing hitting over 30 million online

By Liam Dawe, 24 Oct 2022

Remember the days of the original green Steam client, that no one particularly liked? Hard to believe that it now sees over 30 million people online.

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Valve starts roll-out of the Steam Deck controller configurator to desktop Steam

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2022

The latest Steam Client Beta replaces the old Big Picture Configurator for individual games, with the one from the Steam Deck and it's quite an improvement.

Valve put up a few more fixes in the new Steam Deck Beta

By Liam Dawe, 22 Oct 2022

Another Beta update is available for the Steam Deck, with Valve adding in just a few more "Friday fixes".

Minecraft on Steam Deck Guide with Prism Launcher (and gamepad support)

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2022

Prism Launcher has been released for Minecraft, rising from the ashes of the controversy with PolyMC (that you should no longer use). Here's all the info on it, plus a fresh Steam Deck Guide.

Ubuntu 22.10 'Kinetic Kudu' is out now

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2022

Canonical has released the latest version of their Linux distribution Ubuntu with Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu".

Valve doing quick hotfixes in Proton for big game releases on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, 21 Oct 2022

Here's an interesting one I came across recently. It seems Valve are doing small hotfix releases of Proton, to go along with some of the bigger releases to get them working.

An interview with the creator of Deckmate, the Steam Deck attachment system

By Liam Dawe, 20 Oct 2022

Have you seen the Deckmate yet? I'm a big fan and use it quite often. A thoroughly useful attachment system for the Steam Deck and I had the chance to speak to the creator about it.

Someone released the FOSS RTS 0 A.D. on Steam without speaking to the developers

By Liam Dawe, 20 Oct 2022

Here's a "fun" one for you. The developers behind the free and open source RTS named 0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) have announced that someone (they don't know who) has put it up on Steam.

Get PAYDAY 2 and a ton of DLC in the latest Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 19 Oct 2022

In the mood to play a co-op shooter? Humble Bundle has a huge PAYDAY 2: The Ultimate Score bundle ready for you.

A new Beta of game manager Lutris fixes up Origin, Epic Games and Ubisoft Connect

By Liam Dawe, 19 Oct 2022

Lutris, the open source game manager that can help you keep together all your games from various services on Linux and Steam Deck has a new Beta release fixing some big issues.

GB Operator is a fun gadget for Game Boy fans tested on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 19 Oct 2022

Recently I mentioned GB Operator a little USB gadget that reads cartridges of the Game Boy, Game Boy Colour and Game Boy Advance. After giving it a go myself, I'm impressed and a little in love.

Steam Deck adds External Display Safe Mode setting, 30 second boot videos

By Liam Dawe, 19 Oct 2022

Now the official Steam Deck Docking Station is out, a lot more people are testing the Steam Deck on external displays showing up numerous issues so Valve has added a little something to help.

Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.19 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

Just before the weekend hit, a new development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine went up with version 7.19.

If you use PolyMC for Minecraft you should switch away now

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

Unfortunately, it seems a developer on the Minecraft launcher PolyMC went completely rogue and so for your own safety, you should remove PolyMC from all systems.

SteamDB makes it easier to track upcoming releases

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2022

SteamDB, the unofficial website that tracks basically everything Steam, has a new and improved way for you to track upcoming games.

Steam Deck plugin system Decky Loader solves some major issues in new update

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2022

Last week I showed off Decky Loader properly, a fantastic plugin system for the Steam Deck and the developers have now put up a new release solving some problems.

Play real Game Boy cartridges on Steam Deck / Linux with GB Operator

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2022

GB Operator excites the collector in me, giving you a small device to plug into your PC or Steam Deck, allowing you to play real Game Boy cartridges.

NVIDIA "unlaunching" the RTX 4080 12GB, apparently 4090 Ti cancelled due to melting

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2022

Two bits of big NVIDIA news for you today one confirmed and one not so confirmed, which concerns a double-cancellation with the RTX 4080 12GB and a 4090 Ti / Titan.

Days of the Devs 2022 Bundle is live, plus a Paradox Interactive DLC build your own bundle

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2022

Humble has two big bundles you might be interested in taking a look at. First is the yearly Days of the Devs Bundle and a Paradox Interactive Bundle you can build yourself.