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Paradox Interactive will be increasing game prices across a bunch of currencies

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2022

Paradox Interactive have announced that they're going to be increasing their prices. Some countries will get a huge bump and others only a little bit but some will actually be decreased.

KDE Plasma gets Wayland Fractional Scaling, Fixing Multi-Screen and a Steam Deck updater

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2022

I continue to be truly amazed by all the work going into KDE Plasma. Not only is it my desktop environment of choice on Linux, it's Valve's too as it powered the desktop mode on Steam Deck. It's about to get some juicy upgrades too.

Multiplayer sandbox building game Brickadia heads to Steam next year

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2022

Brickadia could be a good one for gamers both young and old, giving you a game that looks a little bit like a cross between LEGO, Minecraft and Roblox.

Epic Games needs your birthday to keep your account working in Heroic Games Launcher

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2022

Recently, Epic Games rolled out a change to their account system aimed at protecting the younger people on their store and it has caused issues for the Heroic Games Launcher.

Comedy point & click adventure Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack gets a GOG release

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2022

Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack looks like a fun time for those of you eager to play more comedy 2D point and click adventures.

The free and open source Worms-like 'Hedgewars' is now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2022

Hedgewars has been going for quite a number of years now, although it only had a 1.0 release back in 2019. It's very much styled in the spirit of Worms, except with hedgehogs.

GE-Proton 7-43 is out should fix up Immortals Fenyx Rising, Baldur's Gate 3

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2022

GE-Proton 7-43, the community-built version of the Proton compatibility layer, is out now and it comes with some useful looking fixes for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers.

Moving on from Twitter

By Liam Dawe, 18 Dec 2022

In light of everything going on with Twitter right now, GamingOnLinux will no longer be sharing any news to the platform, as it has become incredibly hostile.

Steam Deck now shipping across Asia, plus a new Steam Deck Stable Client update

By Liam Dawe, 17 Dec 2022

We're about to see a whole lot more people gaming on Linux, with a shiny Steam Deck arriving at the door of many people across Asia.

Get a free copy of King of Seas during the GOG Winter Sale

By Liam Dawe, 17 Dec 2022

Just a little update for you here, that during the GOG Winter Sale they're now giving away a free copy of King of Seas.

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta updates fix up Login UI, store updates on Deck

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2022

Valve released another bunch of updates for the Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta Clients, along with a small Steam Deck OS Preview (SteamOS) update.

Oxygen Not Included 'Hot Shots' update out with a new animated short

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2022

Klei continuing to do great work here to expand the excellent Oxygen Not Included, along with a fancy new animated short that I always enjoy from them.

RazerGenie, a Qt app for configuring your Razer devices version 1.0 out now

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2022

Needing a good UI for managing Razer hardware on Linux? RazerGenie is one (of a few) choice, and a big 1.0 release just went out.

Valve just gave away another bunch of Steam Decks so check your email

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2022

During The Game Awards 2022, Valve were giving away a Steam Deck every minute and it seems they loved throwing hardware at people so much they just did it again.

Immortals Fenyx Rising now on Steam but quite messy on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2022

Immortals Fenyx Rising is another from Ubisoft as they continue putting their games back on Steam, and sadly this release seems a bit messy on Steam Deck.

Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translator VKD3D-Proton version 2.8 out now

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2022

Valve and their open source contractors sure are a busy bunch. VKD3D-Proton, which translates Direct3D 12 to Vulkan version 2.8 is out now.

Xfce 4.18 desktop is finally here

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2022

Just shy of two years since Xfce 4.16 the latest release has landed with Xfce 4.18 that comes with tons of new features and a "gazillion" bug fixes.

We may get a Steam Controller 2, plus fun updates coming to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2022

The Verge managed to speak to a couple of developers at Valve on the Steam Deck, and while most of it was already known there's a couple of interesting bits to pick out.

Proton Hotfix from Valve gets The Witcher 3 next-gen DX12 working on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 15 Dec 2022

Well, that certainly didn't take long did it? Valve have already put up an update to Proton Hotfix, that works around the crashing issue in DirectX 12 in The Witcher 3 next-gen on Steam Deck.