Experimental Vulkan support is here for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
As we suggested it would be, Valve has announced that experimental Vulkan support for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) has landed and can be tried out right now.
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Dota 2 gets a new Battle Pass, Controller Support, New Event Mode
Valve has pushed out a fresh major upgrade for the popular free MOBA game Dota 2, with one bit clearly preparing for the upcoming Steam Deck handheld.
Valve show off exclusive Steam Deck case for 512GB model
While all variants of the Steam Deck will come with their own case, the top-end 512GB model will include a slightly different design and Valve has now shown it off.
Valve broke Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Linux, Vulkan may come soon
Despite Valve pushing many areas of Linux gaming, including the upcoming Steam Deck handheld which will use the Arch-based SteamOS 3, they still totally break their own games. UPDATED.
Smissmas 2021 is live in Team Fortress 2
It's getting cold now and more games are opening up their festive events and Valve is no different. Smissmas 2021 is now officially live in Team Fortress 2.
More BattlEye titles for Proton on Linux including DayZ, ARMA 3 now supported
Valve has announced today that BattlEye support on Linux with Steam Play Proton has expanded, with new titles available.
Valve shows off 'Design Validation' units of the Steam Deck
While we sit and attempt to wait patiently for the Steam Deck to arrive next year after the delay, Valve has given out some fresh shots of their new Design Validation (DV) units.
Steam Next Fest gave developers a '500%' increase in converting wishlists to sales
Valve has written up a short blog post going over how their Steam Next Fest has improved things for developers, and it seems by a huge amount in some cases.
November marked 7 months of Linux rising on Steam & 5 months above 1%
I think we can now firmly say that we are the 1%? Another month is down as so the latest Steam Hardware Survey numbers are out and it continues being very positive for Linux gaming.
Valve reportedly developing a Half-Life shooter-strategy hybrid
There's been some reports circulating thanks to YouTuber Tyler McVicker (previously known as Valve News Network) that goes into some detail about what Valve is up to. Seems like we might get an RTS/FPS hybrid for the Steam Deck.
Valve puts up official developer FAQ for the Steam Deck
With the Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck over now, Valve has put up their own official set of answers to various common questions.
Capcom shows off official video of Devil May Cry 5 on the Steam Deck
As more developers get their hands on a Steam Deck devkit, we're seeing plenty more show their games and now Capcom has taken a turn with Devil May Cry 5.
Steam Play Proton 6.3-8 out with initial BattlEye support, CEG DRM and more games
Probably one of the more exciting releases of Proton lately, with lots of what was previously in Proton Experimental now in the main release with Proton 6.3-8 out now.
Wolfire versus Valve antitrust lawsuit gets dismissed
Well this was very much expected wasn't it? A judge has ruled in the case of Wolfire versus Valve to dismiss the case.
Proton Experimental update fixes up DEATHLOOP, Forza Horizon 5 and more
More fixes made their way into Proton Experimental yesterday, with Valve / CodeWeavers fixing up some issues in a few different games.
SteamVR Overlay not working on Arch or Manjaro Linux? Here's a fix
Sadly, SteamVR on Linux continues to have quite a lot of quirks and over time it's gotten a little rough, here's a way to fix the SteamVR Overlay not working.
Forza Horizon 5 multiplayer should work on Linux with Proton Experimental
A few days ago Forza Horizon 5 became playable on Linux and now Valve / CodeWeavers have upgraded Proton Experimental yet again to try and get multiplayer sorted.
Here's some of what we've learned about the Steam Deck
We're getting more and more excited about the Steam Deck, even though Valve has delayed it at least until February 2022 we do now have quite a few more fun details thanks to the recent Steamworks Virtual Conference.
Valve answers the question: should developers do native Linux support or Proton?
With the Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck over, we now have quite a few details that have come out on what to expect from the Steam Deck, Proton, Linux, SteamOS 3 and more.
Proton 6.3-8 gets a first Release Candidate, lots of games working on Linux
A fresh Proton release is coming up with Proton 6.3-8 now seeing a Release Candidate ready for more people to test and report issues on.
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