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How to fix the EA app on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Recently, Valve did an update in Proton Experimental that did get the EA app working again. The problem is that it doesn't stick and the EA app will break itself. Here's one way to fix it.

Valve update desktop Steam Stable Client with the New Big Picture Mode option

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released a new desktop update for the Steam Stable Client, and along with it comes the option to use the New Big Picture Mode. However, they broke it on Linux, at least for NVIDIA.

Valve put up a Preview and Stable update for the Steam Deck, here's what's changed

By Liam Dawe,
Two updates rolled out over the last day, one for the Preview channel and a big one for Stable. Here's a run over what's changed.

Proton Experimental updated fixing Halo Infinite and more on Steam Deck & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Proton Experimental has been updated on November 16th, pulling in some more fixes for the likes of Halo Infinite for Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

Thousands of years later, The Bible has arrived on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
I had to do a double-take to ensure I wasn't seeing things: The Bible is now available on Steam in the form of a Kinetic Novel.

Advanced flight simulator X-Plane 12 set to fully release in December

By Liam Dawe,
X-Plane 12, an advanced flight simulator from Laminar Research that's currently in Early Access and has full Linux support, is set to release in full in December.

Fanatical has a nice build your own bundle with some good choices

By Liam Dawe,
Need some more games? Fanatical have put up a fresh 'Slayer Bundle' where you pick from various games and get a great price on them too.

Retro inspired RTS Rusted Warfare adds shaders, new units and other huge upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
Rusted Warfare is a great RTS for people who love the classics. One I discovered years ago on Android and then it later had a PC release. A big new release version 1.15 adds in loads to it.

Godot Engine 4.0 gets a Movie Maker

By Liam Dawe,
With Godot Engine 4.0 slowly approaching release, the developers are still hooking up some huge features to this free and open source game engine like a Movie Maker.

Future Tech Pack to bring more gadgets to Prison Architect

By Liam Dawe,
Future Tech Pack is the next small DLC for Prison Architect, releasing on November 22 it will give you some new gadgets to play with.

Unreal Engine 5.1 rolled out with plenty of Linux improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Epic Games announced that Unreal Engine 5.1 is now available, and along with all the usual big new features, they continued improving their Linux support in this release.

ProtonUp-Qt version 2.7.5 released for easy GE-Proton installs

By Liam Dawe,
ProtonUp-Qt is a simple and easy to use application that helps you install various compatibility layers on Steam Deck and Linux desktop, with a new release version 2.7.5 out now.

Fedora Linux 37 is out now with official Raspberry Pi 4 support

By Liam Dawe,
After a bit of a delay due to security issues with OpenSSL, Fedora Linux 37 is officially out now with all the usual assortment of major software updates.

Mixing factory management, Tower Defense and RTS - Mindustry 7.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Easily one of the best open source games around, Mindustry from AnukenDev just had a MASSIVE new release out that took quite some time to make.

Popular Half-Life 2 mod Entropy : Zero 2 is getting full Linux support for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Entropy : Zero 2 is a very popular and well reviewed Half-Life 2 mod, and the developer has recently announced the public testing of Native Linux support and Steam Input gamepad support.

Of Blades & Tails is a fresh turn-based action-RPG now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Looking for your next action RPG with turn-based combat? Inspired by the classic Point & Click Adventure Inherit the Earth, Of Blades & Tails is out in Early Access.

YoYo Games open source the GameMaker HTML5 runtime

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a fun one for open source fans and game developers, as YoYo Games have open sourced their HTML5 runtime.

Steam Deck Client update out fixing up more Big Picture Mode issues

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has rolled out a small stable Steam Deck Client update, mainly focused on fixing up the New Big Picture Mode.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
Hello web slingers! Good news for you, as Spider-Man: Miles Morales has been formally Steam Deck Verified ahead of the release later this week.

GOG has a 'Cozy Autumn Sale' along with 'Czech and Slovak Games Week'

By Liam Dawe,
GOG are back again with some more big themed deals, this time around they're doing a Cozy Autumn Sale along with a Czech and Slovak Games Week.