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Battle.net broke in Wine / Proton - here's how to fix for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Ah launchers, don't you just love them? A reoccuring nuisance for Steam Deck and desktop Linux gaming is that they can and will break and the latest to break (again) is Battle.net. Here's how you can fix it for now.

Proton Experimental fixes Baldur's Gate 3, improves Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a fresh Proton Experimental update for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux to finish up November so here's what's new and improved.

Build up your game library with Fanatical's Bandai Namco Collection

By Liam Dawe,
Need some more games for your Steam Deck or desktop Linux PC? Fanatical has launched another great build your own deal with the Bandai Namco Collection.

Godot Engine 4.2 is out now with AMD FSR 2.2 and lots of new features

By Liam Dawe,
Godot Engine 4.2 is officially released bringing with it a great many improvements for developers using this popular free and open source game engine.

Heroic Games Launcher 2.11 released with custom library categories

By Liam Dawe,
Heroic Games Launcher 2.11 is out now and brings with it an easier way to sort your game library by adding custom categories.

So what the heck is an 'indie game' nowadays anyway?

By Liam Dawe,
You'll have to forgive me, dear readers, because I am a little confused on what's going on at the moment. What the heck actually is an indie or independent game nowadays?

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP gets a 2023 refresh and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, originally released back in 2012, just got a fresh upgrade bringing with it some compatibility fixes and it's now also Steam Deck Verified too!

Steam Deck and Steam Desktop stable updates bring lots of fixes

By Liam Dawe,
I love the smell of a freshly brewed Steam update in the morning. Valve released a Steam Client stable update for Steam Deck and Steam Desktop for November 29th so here's all that's new.

Mesa 23.3 is out now with the NVK Vulkan driver for NVIDIA

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Eric Engestrom announced yesterday the fresh release of the Mesa 23.3 open source graphics drivers.

Steam Deck global top seller again thanks to cheaper LCDs and the Steam Deck OLED

By Liam Dawe,
Not exactly a surprise but still great to see for Steam Deck fans for the ongoing support from Valve, as the Steam Deck is now firmly the global top seller on Steam once again.

An Amazing Wizard is a bland name for a game but it looks like great chaos

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Jakub Dąbrowski may need to work on their game naming, but at least the gameplay looks like it's a lot of fun in An Amazing Wizard.

Aether combines Risk of Rain 2 with Wizard of Legend

By Liam Dawe,
What do you get when you combine the elemental combat system from Wizard of Legend, with the gameplay progression from Risk of Rain 2? The result is Aether.

Xorg is dead, long live Wayland - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) dropping Xorg

By Liam Dawe,
Some interesting Linux industry news for you here, as the long road towards Wayland by default everywhere is taking another big step with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) removing the Xorg server and other X servers (except Xwayland) from RHEL 10 and the following releases.

Post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game Retro Commander is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Up for some more classic RTS action? Retro Commander from Noble Master is now officially released after 6+ years in development.

GUNHEAD from Alientrap gets Steam Deck improvements

By Liam Dawe,
GUNHEAD is the latest release from Alientrap who also made CRYPTARK, Capsized and Wytchwood. It's also just been updated to improve it on Steam Deck.

Begin your week with these newly Steam Deck Verified games

By Liam Dawe,
Up for some more games for your Steam Deck? Another week is beginning and Valve constantly put games through Steam Deck Verified testing so here's some of the latest.

TUXEDO Sirius 16 launches full AMD gaming notebook with Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for your next hardware purchase? How about a new Linux notebook that's all-in with AMD? The TUXEDO Sirius 16 looks delicious.

Plasma 6 full steam ahead with only one showstopper left for Wayland by default

By Liam Dawe,
As the KDE team continue working full steam ahead towards Plasma 6, they're now down to a single showstopping bug for having Wayland by default.

Over 5% of The Pale Beyond players were on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Here's an interesting little data point for you, as the developers behind the polar exploration and survival game The Pale Beyond have given an update on Steam Deck engagement with their game.

Create worlds for others to explore in creature capturing RPG Portal Fantasy

By Liam Dawe,
I adore creature collecting games and Portal Fantasy looks and sounds like it could be quite an interesting spin on the genre, with you creating worlds for people to explore.