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Canonical detail a whole lot of Steam Snap improvements
While most people will be using a normal package for Steam on Linux or the Flatpak, Canonical continue pushing their own Snap packages and one that's needed a lot of work is Steam.
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The Outlast Trials gets fixed on Steam Deck
The Outlast Trials from Red Barrels recently had a big upgrade with some big new content additions, but it broke the game on Steam Deck. Thankfully the developers have solved the issue so it keeps its Steam Deck Verified status.
Apex Legends Ignite Update broke anti-cheat on Steam Deck / Linux
Well, here we go again. Apex Legends just launched the Ignite Update, and with it sadly it seems they messed up Easy Anti-Cheat for Steam Deck / Linux.
NVIDIA driver 545.29.02 out for Linux plus other releases due to security issues
NVIDIA today launched four new stable Linux graphics drivers, yes four. 545.29.02 is the bigger one with all the new stuff, but they also launched 535.129.03, 525.147.05 and 470.223.02 due to newly disclosed security issues.
NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx gets a big animation update out now
The work modders are doing to make Half-Life: Alyx not just playable but actually fun on traditional screens continues to impress, with the Half-Life: Alyx NoVR mod's latest animation upgrade out now.
Scratchy-art vicious action-RPG 'Death of a Wish' gets a fresh demo
Death of a Wish from the developer of Lucah: Born of a Dream looks seriously wild and there's now a demo available for you to try for a while.
GE-Proton 8-22 released with fixes for Alan Wake 2, Metal Gear Solid 3
GE-Proton 8-22 has been released to give you some quick improvements for gaming on Steam Deck and desktop Linux with some recent releases.
Atari acquires Awesomenauts, Swords & Soldiers and Digital Eclipse
Atari seems to be on a bit of a spree recently to make something of a big gaming comeback and they recently announced even more acquisitions.
Games For Gaza raises over $200K for Medical Aid For Palestinians
Here's a chance for you to support Medical Aid For Palestinians (MAP) while also getting a little reward from the Games For Gaza Bundle on itch.io.
Steam Deck officially hits over 12,000 games Playable and Verified
The little machine that just keeps on giving. The Steam Deck from Valve has now hit over 12,000 games that are rated Playable or Verified.
Discord for Linux gets Flathub Verified
Discord, the massively popular messaging platform for text, voice and video has now been fully Verified on Flathub and so it's now official from the developers.
God of War and Uncharted coming to GOG, plus a fresh game giveaway
Seems like GOG have really managed to pull Sony onboard with more games coming. They've confirmed both God of War and UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection are coming to GOG.
Wine 8.19 out now with Mono updates and more DirectMusic work
The Windows compatibility later Wine version 8.19 is out now as the latest development release on the road to Wine 9.0. Here's what's changed.
Humble's WB: 100 Play the Legends bundle is a really good deal
Need some games for the weekend again? Well Humble's WB: 100 Play the Legends bundle really does look like a really good deal filled with some great games. Here's the Steam Deck and desktop Linux compatibility.
Valheim testing a Unity upgrade with lots of optimizations
Iron Gate announced a new public test release Beta of Valheim, which brings with it a Unity game engine upgrade that includes multiple performance enhancements to improve the game. So time to get testing.
ARK: Survival Ascended out now and enabled BattlEye for Steam Deck
Studio Wildcard with Grove Street Games and Instinct Games have released ARK: Survival Ascended, a full Unreal Engine 5 remake of ARK: Survival Evolved and it's playable on Steam Deck.
Steam Scream: The Revenge is live for a week of Halloween deals on Steam
If you prefer Steam as your main store the Steam Scream: The Revenge event is live now until November 2nd, featuring discounts and demos for some spooky times.
GOG giving away Blacksad: Under the Skin during their Halloween Sale
Here's another chance to pick up a free game, as GOG are now giving away Blacksad: Under the Skin as part of their ongoing Halloween sale I recently covered here.
Farlight 84 players reporting bans on Steam Deck / Linux
Farlight 84 is a hero-shooter battle royale from Farlight Games that currently has a Steam Deck Playable rating but it appears with the latest update, it's causing bans to happen like we saw previously with Apex Legends.
HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged is good fun with some issues on Steam Deck / Linux
Milestone sent over a copy of HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 - Turbocharged to the GamingOnLinux Steam Curator and after blasting through various races, here's some thoughts on Steam Deck and desktop Linux compatibility.
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