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Here's how to get Steam Deck and Gamepad controls in Minecraft

By Liam Dawe,
Want to get a better Minecraft experience on Steam Deck or with Gamepads as a whole? Thanks to a new mod, it's easily possibly with the latest versions of Minecraft.

How to play The Elder Scrolls Online on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The Elder Scrolls Online is currently noted as Unsupported on Steam Deck but don't let that stop you. Getting it running is actually pretty simple.

Puzzle-room game Escape Simulator gets a Steampunk DLC

By Liam Dawe,
The million-selling indie game Escape Simulator has expanded with a new Steampunk DLC now available to give you a lot more to play with.

You can now try Resident Evil Village directly in your browser using Stadia tech

By Liam Dawe,
Capcom has released a cloud gaming browser demo of the popular Resident Evil Village, so you can try it out in only a click and a few seconds waiting on pretty much any platform.

Steam Deck update improves Home Screen performance

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released another small update to the Steam Deck, this time focusing on some bugs and UI performance.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge releases June 16

By Liam Dawe,
It's now confirmed that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge will be launching on June 16, using FNA and it will have a Native Linux version.

Humble has some great goodies in the Capcom Summer Bundle and Humble Choice

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for your next set of new games? Humble Bundle have some good choices in their Capcom Summer Bundle and Humble Choice.

Dota 2 gets a nice performance improvement with the Vulkan renderer

By Liam Dawe,
The Battle Report Update is out now for Dota 2, with the majority of it being for Dota Plus but there's also some of the usual balancing changes and a nice improvement for people using the Vulkan renderer.

Arietta of Spirits gets fixed up for 30FPS mode on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Arietta of Spirits, a story-driven action-adventure game with easy to approach game mechanics, has a new update out that makes it run better on the Steam Deck.

Back 4 Blood gets a small update for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Back in April the Zombie shooter Back 4 Blood added experimental support for the Steam Deck, and they're continuing the support along with a new patch.

One of the highest rated games on Steam, Divinity: Original Sin 2 is Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition from Larian Studios recently became Steam Deck Verified. Plus, a longer talk from Swen Vincke, the Founder and Creative Director of Larian Studios.

Linux hardware vendor System76 is coming to Europe

By Liam Dawe,
Are you wanting to get some hardware from Linux vendor System76 but they don't currently ship to you, or it's expensive to do so? Well, you're in luck! They're coming to Europe.

Minecraft - The Wild Update is out now, Java & Bedrock now one purchase

By Liam Dawe,
Minecraft 1.19 - The Wild Update is out now. Not only that, all owners now get both Java & Bedrock together as they've been merged into a single purchase.

GZDoom 4.8.0 with cut-scene system, Discord integration, HUD scaling

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source retro FPS game engine, GZDoom, has a brand new release available with some big new features.

Some new interesting Steam Deck Verified titles, there's now over 3,200 confirmed Playable

By Liam Dawe,
Interested in picking up some more games that will work nicely on Steam Deck or a Linux desktop? Here's a quick run over some recent notable titles that are fully Steam Deck Verified.

Dome Keeper is going to be my next craving, demo is great on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Dome Keeper, previously known as Dome Romantik, has a brand new demo available and after testing it, I fear it's yet another simple but addictive game I'm going to wake up craving to play more.

Casual relaxing indie RPG 'Fishing Paradiso' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
From the developer of the indie hit Bear’s Restaurant, Odencat has released Fishing Paradiso, a cozy fishing RPG.

Linux Panfrost driver for Mali GPUs now supports the new Valhall architecture

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for fan of Arm devices, as developer Alyssa Rosenzweig has announced that the Panfrost driver for Mali GPUs now supports the new Valhall architecture.

RimWorld has another upgrade out for Steam Deck players

By Liam Dawe,
RimWorld on Steam Deck gets even better with the latest update, as the developer continues tweaking to give the best experience possible.

iFixit have the Steam Deck Battery prices up but already sold out

By Liam Dawe,
Recently we had the official iFixit launch for Steam Deck replacement parts but one major bit was missing — the Battery. Now though, it seems the store pages for it are properly live and they're already out of stock.