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AMD announce RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT, plus FSR3 teased

By Liam Dawe,
Today at the AMD "together we advance_gaming" event, AMD revealed their new RDNA3 architecture along with the RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT GPUs.

Play one of the greatest co-op shooters free this weekend

By Liam Dawe,
Up on Steam right now is a free weekend for Deep Rock Galactic, easily one of the best co-op shooters around.

Steam on Chromebook is now in Beta with AMD support

By Liam Dawe,
Well this is exciting! Even more people will be able to play games on Linux from today, as Google announced Steam on Chromebook is now in Beta.

Valve has improved the new Big Picture Mode for Desktop quite a bit in a new Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Another fresh Steam Client Beta for Desktop has been released, and Valve continue fixing up more issues with the new Big Picture Mode to have it make sense on Desktop.

Valve fix new EA app in Proton Experimental for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Recently, EA starting removing Origin from games on Steam and replacing it with the EA app which as I noted before, caused numerous issues. Now, Valve should have solved it in Proton Experimental.

Access your Amazon Prime Gaming library on Linux with the Nile Project

By anewson,
The Nile project makes it easy to access those Bezos freebies that Amazon Prime members have been accumulating.

JSAUX teasing a clear Back Plate for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
JSAUX, maker of many Steam Deck Docking Stations, might be teasing a clear Back Plate they're designing for the Steam Deck.

Microsoft upgraded Xbox Cloud Gaming for Linux and ChromeOS (so Steam Deck too!)

By Liam Dawe,
On the community Reddit for Xbox Cloud Gaming, an Xbox employee put up a small announcement about an upgraded experience for Linux and ChromeOS game streaming.

Loading bigger libraries should be faster in the new Steam Deck Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Available in the Beta and Preview channels, Valve has released a new Steam Deck Client Update with a few useful little fixes.

Fun Steam Deck Verified & Playable games from October 2022

By Liam Dawe,
Recently the Steam Deck hit over 6,000 games marked as Playable and Verified together, so I took a little look at some of the entries across October to point out some fun picks.

PixelJunk Scrappers Deluxe is Steam Deck Verified before release with a demo

By Liam Dawe,
PixelJunk Scrappers Deluxe is the next Steam release coming from Q-Games and they've managed to get it Steam Deck Verified ahead of release.

Narrative adventure Where Birds Go to Sleep has a demo up

By Liam Dawe,
Do you love text-based narrative adventures that look a bit insane? Where Birds Go to Sleep is releasing next year and they now have a demo available.

Godot Engine now has its own dedicated Foundation for funding

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source game engine Godot Engine continues to grow, and now the team behind it has formed a Godot Foundation to continue funding it.

Escape Simulator recently had a big update with a free Graveyard level

By Liam Dawe,
Probably one of the most popular games of its kind on Steam, the co-op escape room puzzler Escape Simulator recently had a nice update.

Void Scrappers blends Vampire Survivors mechanics with a space shoot 'em up

By Liam Dawe,
Void Scrappers recently released with Native Linux support and it is Steam Deck Verified. A pretty great game if you love the mechanics of Vampire Survivors but want something different.

Transport Tycoon Deluxe inspired game OpenTTD has a new release coming

By Liam Dawe,
OpenTTD is a free and open source sim based on the classic Transport Tycoon Deluxe, and the team have announced a new release is coming with a first Beta.

Steam Deck pushed Linux to the highest share on Steam in years

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh month, which means a new Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out. Looking over the October 2022 data, it appears we've hit a fresh high point.

Dwarf Fortress releases December 6 on Steam and itch.io, Native Linux support later

By Liam Dawe,
Dwarf Fortress is finally getting the big Early Access release on Steam and itch.io on December 6, although the Native Linux support is to come along later.

Steam Beta update tweaks the new Big Picture Mode from Steam Deck for desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has today released a new Steam Client Beta, which amongst other things tweaks the new Big Picture Mode that is also in a special Beta that was taken from the Steam Deck.

Competitive tactics game Duelyst is being revived with Duelyst II

By Liam Dawe,
Love competitive games? How about when they're free to play? Dream Sloth Games are reviving Duelyst as Duelyst II, with approval from Counterplay Games.