Category: Misc

Playnite is a very popular free and open source video game library manager, one used a lot on Windows and a developer has confirmed they will be working on Linux support.

Blender Studio, the creative unit of the free open source Blender project, recently announced work has begun on their second video game with Project DogWalk.

Decky Loader, the popular plugin system for Steam Deck / SteamOS, has a fresh release out making the plugin store a bit more useful.

Valve have updated the developer guidelines for releasing a game on Steam, making it clear that the scourge of mobile gaming advertising-based business models are not going to work on Steam.

GE-Proton 9-24 is out now bringing with it the usual assortment of fixes, plus as interesting change that will help games detect saves from other games. Update: GE-Proton 9-25 hotfix is also out now.

With the huge Wine 10 release out, the Wine team have moved back to their regular biweekly development feature releases with Wine 10.1 out now.

Mental health charity Safe In Our World and Fanatical have announced a big charity bundle giving you 27 games for a single purchase.

You have to hand it to the people in suits at the top, they all sure do love AI, and the latest to be bullish about it is Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick.

Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for February 7th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

Paradox Interactive announced, along with their latest earning reports, that they've entered into an agreement to acquire Haemimont Games.

Valve released an updated Steam Beta for Steam Deck and Desktop. Here's all the changes you need to know.

Back in October 2024, Respawn announced they were blocking Apex Legends on Linux platforms (including Steam Deck). Apparently this has worked quite well for them.

While the most recent rumour of a Steam Console was complete junk, it did get me thinking on what Valve would need to do to make a Steam Console / Steam Machine actually successful.

Even though Early Access can be an incredible thing to allow developers to build up their game with the community, and pull in some early funds, it can also go very wrong. And now Valve are making it a bit clearer for you if a game hasn't been updated.

Mechanism, who made the excellent Deckmate and Gaming Pillow, said about their latest accessory kit the GoPro Mount that "No one asked for this…" but they did it anyway, because why not it actually sounds pretty useful.

Got the need for some speed? Fanatical's Pedal to the Metal Bundle has a bunch of good looking games to add to your collection.

Flathub is carefully tweaking and expanding their Linux software store, with two newer flashy sections included on it. Plus, some details behind the scenes on what they're working on.

The latest Humble Choice has been revealed. This is the monthly selection of games you can subscribe to with Humble Bundle. Here's the expected compatibility for Linux / Steam Deck.

If you've played a game using Unreal Engine, or for that matter any modern game engine, you've likely encountered various forms of stuttering. One major issue is shader stuttering, as games build up that cache and it seems Epic Games have a solution for Unreal Engine.

If you're going to be messing around with SteamOS on Steam Deck or other devices, there are times it will need a sudo password in Desktop Mode. Here's how to set it, change it and reset it if you forgot it.