A fully transparent Steam Deck mod is on the way
We've had transparent backplates for the Steam Deck for a while now but what about the front? Well, they're on the way from two different companies.
Category: Misc
Dead Cells hits over 10 million sales
Something that not many indie titles are able to do, Dead Cells has now managed to hit over 10 million sales and still going strong.
Proton Experimental fixes up Halo MCC, Ubisoft Connect, Creativerse
Valve has released an update to Proton Experimental, bringing with it a few nice fixes for issues in various games so here's a run over what's changed.
Canonical planning an immutable desktop version of Ubuntu
This could be very interesting and exciting. Canonical has confirmed they're working towards an immutable version of Ubuntu for desktop users based on all the work they've done with Ubuntu Core.
NonSteamLaunchers adds support for the Minecraft Launcher and lots of bug fixes
The really interesting project NonSteamLaunchers to get all sorts of third-party launchers on Steam Deck like Battle.net, EA, Epic Games and more has now added support for the Minecraft Launcher and fixed a lot of problems.
dbrand bring out a universal mount for Steam Deck Killswitch
Do you have the Killswitch case for your Steam Deck? Well dbrand have come up with their own universal mount so you can strap anything you want to the back of it.
System76 working on a standalone PC case, plus a big Open Firmware upgrade
System76 are the company behind the popular Pop!_OS Linux distribution, plus various laptops and desktops and now they're expanding once again.
Linux hits a multi-year high for user share on Steam thanks to Steam Deck
After some recent weirdness where March saw a big drop, the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for May 2023 is now showing the Linux share at a multi-year high.
ELDEN RING tops the Steam Deck most played for May 2023
Once again, ELDEN RING has managed to become the number 1 most played game on Steam Deck, after hovering close to it over the last couple of months. Here's the top 20 most played on Steam Deck for May 2023.
itch.io is hosting another big Queer Games Bundle for Pride Month
It's LGBT Pride Month which means there's another big bundle of games available in the Queer Games Bundle now on itch.io.
AirJet from Frore Systems could be great cooling for a Steam Deck 2
If there's one thing I truly want from a Steam Deck 2 aside from the usual performance related upgrades, it would be better cooling and less noise. Perhaps the new AirJet from Frore Systems is what Valve could use.
Humble has an awesome metroidvania bundle not to be missed
Humble Bundle just released their latest bundle and phew, if you like metroidvania styled game this is a cracking good deal overall not to be missed.
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The OmniCase 2 from JSAUX is a quality USB-C hub worth grabbing
A while ago hardware accessory maker JSAUX sent over the OmniCase 2 Pro, and it's a great USB-C hub worth grabbing if you need some extra ports for a Steam Deck, a desktop, laptop or anything in between.
Heroic Games Launcher 2.8.0 adds a DLC manager for Epic Games, side-loading browser apps
Heroic Games Launcher, my favourite way to get Epic Games and GOG on Steam Deck and desktop Linux released v2.8.0 with some great new features - here's a run over what's new and improved.
Get Battle.net, EA, Epic Games and more on Steam Deck the easy way
There's many different ways to get third-party launchers onto Steam Deck like Battle.net, EA, Epic Games and many others. Here's one way that does most of the work for you.
NVIDIA driver 535.43.02 Beta for Linux updates Wayland support, new Vulkan extensions
NVIDIA has released the 535.43.02 Beta driver for Linux today, bringing with it support for multiple newer Vulkan extensions and extends Wayland support further.
Wine 8.9 released with more PE work, Mono 8.0 and more Wayland updates
The latest biweekly development release for the Windows translation tool Wine is out, Wine 8.9 as usual brings new features and fixes that will eventually make their way into Steam Play Proton.
Steam Deck hits South Korea retail via Electromart on June 1st
Valve's partner Komodo has announced that they're expanding the Steam Deck retail presence into South Korea on June 1st.
Nintendo blocked Dolphin emulator release on Steam
Back in March the plan was announced for the Wii and GameCube emulator Dolphin to release on Steam, along with some useful Steam features but now that seems unlikely to happen.
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