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FSR 2.1 is a game-changer for Cyberpunk 2077 on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Cyberpunk 2077 from CD PROJEKT RED recently had a big 1.61 patch out, and with it came support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.1.

Proton Hotfix gets Halo Infinite working again on Steam Deck and Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Having issues with the latest major update for Halo Infinite on Steam Deck or Linux desktop? Valve has already released a Proton Hotfix update to sort it.

Steam Client Beta adds a new launch option for Big Picture Mode

By Liam Dawe,
Valve are working fast to clean up this New Big Picture Mode taken from the Steam Deck, with another Steam Client Beta for desktops out now.

Steam Deck gets a few extra fixes in Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released another small Beta update last night, which pulls in a few useful sounding fixes for the Steam Deck.

Cities: Skylines 'World Tour' series of expansions and updates announced

By Liam Dawe,
Paradox and Colossal Order are filling up Cities: Skylines with more DLC and free updates as part of their "World Tour" series starting this month.

NVIDIA PhysX 5.1 SDK goes open source

By Liam Dawe,
Available now under a BSD license, today NVIDIA put up the NVIDIA PhysX 5.1 SDK as open source which is great to see from team green.

Nebula is a starship colony sim with RPG adventures styled like RimWorld

By Liam Dawe,
Seems that Stardeus is not the only RimWorld inspired space colony sim around, with Nebula being another that plans to release in 2023.

Sonic Frontiers works on Steam Deck and Linux desktop although it has issues

By Liam Dawe,
Sonic Frontiers is a big new release on Steam from SEGA and it does work out of the box on Steam Deck, although it has certain issues.

Dead Cells gets a free indie cross-over update, Terraria 1.4.5 will see Dead Cells content

By Liam Dawe,
Two games are doing an indie crossover, with a Dead Cells update out now and the next Terraria update will also include some Dead Cells content.

Steam gets a whole lot of improvements for the new Big Picture Mode

By Liam Dawe,
Still not quite ready yet it seems but Valve are pushing out lots of changes for the new Big Picture Mode, taken from the Steam Deck.

Steam Deck Beta update now always shows the drive picker when installing games

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has pushed out another small but very useful update to the Steam Deck Client Beta, here's a run over what has changed this time including how you install games.

Surprising probably no one, most people use the Steam Deck as a handheld

By Liam Dawe,
Recently, I ran two different polls to find out how people with a Steam Deck used their device (or if they didn't much) and the results are out now.

American Truck Simulator - Texas releases on November 15th

By Liam Dawe,
SCS Soft have announced the big American Truck Simulator - Texas DLC will be releasing on November 15th.

AMD becomes a 'Diamond' sponsor of OBS Studio

By Liam Dawe,
The team behind OBS Studio announced that AMD have become a Diamond Sponsor of the OBS Project, helping fund future development.

Comedy point and click adventure Plot of the Druid is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
The point and click adventures just keep coming! Plot of the Druid has released featuring some more sarcastic British humour and classic, hand-drawn art.

GE-Proton 7-39 released improving Overwatch 2 for Steam Deck & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton is the community-maintained version of the Windows compatibility layer Proton, not endorsed by Valve but it can get more games running on Steam Deck and Linux desktop. A new release version GE-Proton7-39 is out now.

Cemu emulator for Wii U now provides an AppImage

By Liam Dawe,
Want to get the Wii U emulator Cemu working on Linux? It's now a little easier, as they've providing an AppImage with the latest release.

Get some quality titles like Frostpunk and Children of Morta in the 11bit bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Ready for some more quality games? There's an 11 Bit developer / publisher bundle on Humble and it seems like a pretty good deal overall.

Dota 2 set to remove OpenGL support, new hero announced and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has put out an update for Dota 2 and there's some major changes coming, along with another new hero set to enter the fold.

Check out some narrative adventures in the Steam AdventureX Event

By Liam Dawe,
AdventureX, a UK-based convention dedicated to narrative-driven gaming is having a Steam Event and sale on various games.