Steam Deck hitting retail stores in Japan from April 29th, South Korea to follow
Komodo announced today that they're expanding the retail presence of the Steam Deck into Japan now, with South Korea to follow after.
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Proton Experimental for Steam Deck & Linux upgraded with Proton 8
As expected after the recent big release of Proton 8, Valve has now also upgraded Proton Experimental which is now based on Proton 8 plus a whole bunch more.
System76 launch multiple new powerful Linux laptops
Not one, not two but three product announcements from System76 today as they're launching a range of new Linux powered laptops.
Linux and Steam Deck game manager Lutris has a fresh Beta out
Lutris is an all-in-one game manager to brings your games from different places under one roof, and a second Beta is now available for v0.5.13.
Ubuntu 23.04 is out now with GNOME 44 and a stable Steam Snap
Canonical has today released Ubuntu 23.04, their latest short-term new-feature release (it's not an LTS) that will be supported until January 2024.
Stellaris 3.8 will add two co-op modes now in Beta
I can safely say co-op is not something I ever expected for a strategy game like Stellaris but it's coming. You can even test it now.
Proton Hotfix gets Minecraft Legends working on Steam Deck & Linux desktop
Minecraft Legends just recently released on Steam and sadly at release it just wouldn't run, a quick bug report later and Valve has already solved it with Proton Hotfix.
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When Slay the Spire launched, back in January 2019, it represented the pinnacle in what became a well recognised genre - Deck Builders. Let’s delve into that genre and see lies beneath the surface.
POSTAL 2 got a surprise 20th anniversary update with Steam Deck support
POSTAL 2 from Running With Scissors just had a big upgrade for the 20th anniversary and there's lots of improvements to this classic violent first-person adventure.
Takara Cards is a unique space sci-fi deckbuilding tactical strategy game
Fusing together the best elements of deckbuilders and tactical turn-based battles, Takara Cards is a little unusual to get into but full of charm to keep you wanting more.
Godot Engine 4.1 to get FSR 2.2, better 3D support for OpenGL, shader improvements
Seems like the next update for Godot Engine is going to be a nice one for game developers, with multiple graphics enhancements on the way.
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed added a slick story campaign
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed is a shooter all about toys, a bit like the classic movie Small Soldiers and back in late March, it had a huge free upgrade.
Europa Universalis IV: Domination and free update out now
Europa Universalis IV: Domination is the latest expansion for the popular strategy game from Paradox Interactive and there's also a free update for all players.
Fedora 38 is out now with GNOME 44, official Budgie desktop spin and more
Fedora has a big new release available in version 38 which came a bit early. As usual lots of new features and fixes, plus a fancy new Budgie desktop spin.
Survival game Vintage Story set for a huge update with a big story event
Vintage Story is a survival game that I simply love to watch and casually dive into now and then, and it's probably one of the most impressive indie open-world survival games around, if you like things hardcore.
Zoria: Age of Shattering now skipping Early Access to release in September
The developers of the upcoming squad-based tactical RPG Zoria: Age of Shattering have changed their release plans, and they're now going to skip Early Access entirely with a small release day.
Valheim is getting extensive difficulty options including a creative mode
Valheim continues to be one of the most popular survival games on Steam, and it seems in an upcoming update there's going to be much more extensive customization of the difficulty.
Picma - Picture Enigmas gets a free Steam release, lots of Picross styled puzzles
Love your Picross? Check out Picma - Picture Enigmas, a new Steam release with Native Linux support and it has a lot of content. It's also free to play, to a point.
MangoHud performance overlay gets a few needed fixes in v0.6.9-1
After the previous release of v0.6.9, MangoHud has another nice update out that fixes up a few lingering problems for the Linux performance hud that's also used on Steam Deck for the built-in performance info.
Valve rolls out Proton 8.0 to further improve Steam Deck and Linux gaming
After a bit of a wait since the Wine 8.0 release, Valve has now released Proton 8.0, the latest version of their Windows translation layer for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.
- Steam Deck / SteamOS hits 19,000 games rated Verified and Playable
- GE-Proton 10-2 brings some essential fixes for Windows games on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck
- Search engines are getting worse, so OpenWebSearch funded by the European Union want to fix it
- Beyond All Reason, a free and open source RTS gets a big visual overhaul
- Proton Experimental gets fixes for The First Berserker: Khazan, THE FINALS, The Sims 2, Alpha Protocol and more
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