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Proton Experimental and GE-Proton 7-47 updates available now

By Liam Dawe,
Valve gave Proton Experimental a small update with two improvements, plus for users of GE-Proton you may want to know about an important version bump there too for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.

Colony sim Stardeus adds in derelict ships, system scanning, new ship design system

By Liam Dawe,
Stardeus was one of the most promising Early Access releases on 2022, giving you pretty much RimWorld in space and the first major update is out now.

JSAUX will be doing more colours for their Steam Deck backplate

By Liam Dawe,
Accessory brand JSAUX recently did a poll to see what colours people might like for a Steam Deck backplate and the winners are in.

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta improves Steam Input for Nintendo Controllers

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh Steam Beta is out now for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam, with a bigger focus on Steam Input improvements and some Big Picture Mode fixes too.

Here's how to fix Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Want to play the new Steam release of Ghost Recon Breakpoint on Steam Deck? Or a Linux desktop? It doesn't run out of the box but here's how to fix it.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 22: Happy Hacking

By Hamish,
Some of my first real experiences of using Linux as a child came through the use of Knoppix, one of the first distributions to popularize the use of Live CDs. This allowed me to explore a wide swath of Linux applications. One of these was a role playing game which I recall I never got to work well, but lingered on in my imagination regardless.

dbrand bait Nintendo with their new SwitchDeck skin for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
dbrand have today revealed their latest way of poking fun at other companies, with their special edition SwitchDeck skin for the Steam Deck.

Steam Deck thoughts a year later

By Liam Dawe,
It's been close to a year since the Steam Deck launched, so here's where things currently stand and my thoughts on it.

Valve marks some EA games Playable on Steam Deck again like Sims 4, Jedi: Fallen Order

By Liam Dawe,
EA recently sent Origin to the graveyard and replaced it with the EA App, which caused numerous problems on Linux desktop and Steam Deck but it looks like the biggest problems are over on that.

Humble Bundle offering a whole lot of gems in two new bundles

By Liam Dawe,
Another good chance for you to build up your Steam collection, with Humble Bundle offering two new bundles full of games. Here's what to expect from them.

Rocket League is getting additional anti-cheat functionality

By Liam Dawe,
In a move that could cause issues for Linux desktop and Steam Deck gamers, Rocket League is going to introduce new anti-cheat measures.

Turn-based city-builder set on Mars, Farlanders has launched

By Liam Dawe,
Farlanders is a turn-based city-builder from Andriy Bychkovskyi and publisher Crytivo that has you colonize and attempt to terraform the red planet.

Free open source RPG 'FreedroidRPG' arrives on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
It's not going to win any awards on style but some of you may want to know that the classic free and open source RPG FreedroidRPG is now on Steam.

Get a free copy of the chilled Haven Park in the GOG New Year Sale

By Liam Dawe,
Who can say no to a free game? GOG are giving away the relaxing Haven Park for 27 hours during their freshly launched New Year Sale 2023.

I'm far too excited about Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania

By Liam Dawe,
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania is an upcoming mini expansion for the popular action-platformer metroidvania game from Motion Twin / Evil Empire coming early this year.

GE-Proton brings DirectX 12 fixes for Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Another release of GE-Proton is already available, the third in the space of a week and GE-Proton 7-46 includes some DirectX 12 fixes for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

An interview with the creator of the Heroic Games Launcher

By Liam Dawe,
Interested to learn a little about the people who make cool open source programs? Today I have interview with Flávio, the creator of the popular Heroic Games Launcher used on Linux desktop, Steam Deck, macOS and Windows.

NVIDIA driver 525.85.05 is out now for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA have put up a smaller stable update for their Linux driver with a couple of noted fixes included. Here's the details.

New Steam desktop and Steam Deck Betas fixes up Big Picture Mode, Steam Input

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has put up another Beta update for the Steam client on Desktop and Steam Deck with plenty of fixes. Here's all the details.

Plasma 5.27 Beta live with Flatpak settings, multi-monitor upgrade, SteamOS updater

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go! The next version of KDE Plasma is now in Beta and ready for wider testing, with some really great sounding changes.
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