Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.20 update released for everyone
Valve are acting quickly to clean up some Steam Deck problems from the huge SteamOS 3.6 update with a new SteamOS 3.6.20 update released for everyone.
Category: Misc
The BenQ beCreatus GR10 USB4 Steam Deck Dock is simply great
While a little on the pricey side, the BenQ beCreatus GR10 USB4 Steam Deck Dock is a worthy addition to your arsenal for both at home and while you're on the go.
STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter, High On Life and more going cheap in this Fanatical Bundle
Fanatical have another pretty good deal live with the Build your own Supreme Collection (Winter 2024) Bundle. Good compatibility for Linux / Steam Deck too.
Atari acquires Transport Tycoon from Chris Sawyer
Atari have announced they've now acquired Chris Sawyer's Transport Tycoon, as Atari continue building themselves back up.
New release of Raspberry Pi OS brings Wayland to all models with a new compositor
The Raspberry Pi team have released a brand new version of the Raspberry Pi OS that brings with it Wayland support to all models.
KDE Plasma 6.3 will show when apps are killed due to out of memory (OOM)
Work continues as always on the next version of the popular KDE Plasma desktop environment. My favourite desktop, and the one used for the Steam Deck Desktop Mode.
Check out Proton-Sarek if you have an older GPU for Windows games on Linux
Valve's work with Proton to run Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck is amazing, but they do require you have newer GPUs so some have been a bit left behind. Proton-Sarek aims to fix that.
Linux Mint partners up with Framework, also working on Night Light for Cinnamon desktop
Some fun Linux distro news for you this morning as the Linux Mint team have a fresh blog post up on what they've been doing and it's quite exciting to see.
Windows to Linux compatibility layer Wine 10.0 planned for mid-January 2025
Lead developer Alexandre Julliard announced that Wine 10.0 is going to be releasing in mid-January 2025.
Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey
The Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for October 2024, and the Linux user share has gone back up again to exactly 2%.
New games to claim with Prime Gaming - November 1 edition - great for Steam Deck / Linux
Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep. Here's the updated list for November 1st 2024.
Get the complete collection of Generation Zero and DLC in this Humble Bundle
Humble Bundle giving you a chance to save big here on Generation Zero along with all the DLC to get a complete collection. This game is Steam Deck Verified and rated Gold on ProtonDB.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming processor announced for November 7
With a firm focus on gamers, AMD have revealed the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor will be coming on November 7th.
GE-Proton 9-17 and 9-18 out now with various upgrades
There's two new versions of GE-Proton that have been released in the last day, although it's mostly just updating components from upstream to continue to improve Windows games on Linux platforms including Steam Deck.
Here's the most played Steam Deck games for October 2024
Another month has finished! So here's a look back over what games people have been playing the most on Steam Deck for October 2024.
Check out the Halloween Horror Collection Humble Bundle
Some spooky treats available in the Halloween Horror Collection Humble Bundle, if you can handle it that is. You're not a scaredy-cat right?
Mesa 24.2.6 graphics drivers released with a few more bug fixes
The Mesa team have released another bug-fix update with Mesa 24.2.6 available now, with a couple more bug-fix releases planned before they move onto Mesa 24.3 next month.
Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.20 Beta has an updater fix and Metaphor: ReFantazio performance improvements
Following on from the huge SteamOS 3.6 update for Steam Deck, Valve has put up SteamOS 3.6.20 Beta with a few more improvements.
Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages
Valve announced a change for Steam today that will make things a lot clearer for everyone, as developers will now need to clearly list the kernel-level anti-cheat used on Steam store pages.
KDE's end of year fundraiser is live
If you appreciate the work from the KDE team on things like the Plasma desktop environment, maybe it's time to give them a little donation.