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Introversion classic Darwinia gets remastered with better Steam Deck support
Darwinia was originally released back in 2005, and now Introversion Software has done a massive remaster.
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Erik Wolpaw to Valve on Portal 3 — 'we should just do it'
Erik Wolpaw, a writer on the likes of Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Half-Life: Alyx and more thinks Valve really should just go ahead and make Portal 3 already.
Game manager Lutris continues Flatpak improvements
While it's not quite ready yet, proper support for Flatpak is coming for Lutris which will make it work easily on the Steam Deck and a new update is out now.
Steam Deck Client Update out, plus Valve dev clarifies a tweak for Gaming Mode (updated)
Two bits of official Steam Deck news to cover this morning, as there's a new small Steam Deck Client Update out plus we now know what special performance tweak is done in Gaming Mode compared with Desktop Mode.
Looks like the Steam Deck will get Refresh Rate Switching
Valve continue to cook up plans for more exciting upgrades to the Steam Deck, with Refresh Rate Switching looking like it's on the way.
Steam Deck was the Steam top seller for the week ending April 17
Even more supporting evidence towards the Steam Deck being a nice success for Valve, with SteamDB reporting that the Steam Deck was the #1 top seller last week.
Wine manager app Bottles adds a new Library mode, vkBasalt support
Bottles continues to mature as a way to manage installing applications and games with the compatibility layer Wine. A fresh release is out now showing off some UI improvements and new features.
box86 and box64 get Steam Play Proton working much better on Arm devices
Are you planning to do some gaming on Arm devices? You need to take a look at the box86 and box64 projects, which are really quite impressive.
Open source evolution sim Thrive goes Multicellular in the latest update
The Multicellular evolution has begun, for the open source game Thrive that is. Currently in Early Access, it continues to show off an impressive design.
ProtonUp-Qt v2.6.1 adds support for the Heroic Launcher Flatpak
ProtonUp-Qt gives you an incredibly easy way to install compatibility layers on Linux like GE-Proton (formerly Proton GE), Lutris-Wine, Luxtorpeda and more.
2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming
That's it, I'm done, finished. It's "mission complete" now is it not? 2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming.
Get a free copy of Iris and the Giant from GOG in their Indie Spring Sale
Love free games and discounts? GOG have a free copy of Iris and the Giant for keeps and you can save during their new Indie Spring Sale.
Star Labs 'Byte' announced as their first Mini PC powered by AMD Ryzen
Looking for a small desktop that has great Linux support? Star Labs just announced the Byte, and it looks to be a pretty mighty little unit.
Online co-op shooter GTFO adds 'partial' Steam Deck support
GTFO, the scary online co-op shooter from 10 Chambers recently had another update, and with it the developers claim they added in "partial" support for the Steam Deck.
Valve updates Portal to improve Steam Deck performance
Valve sure do give a lot of love to their games (okay, most, I hear the rumbling of TF2 fans in the background) and a new update has rolled out for the original Portal to help the Steam Deck.
Screeps: Arena is an online RTS for programming fans
Do you love programming? How about real-time strategy games? Check out the new Native Linux release of Screeps: Arena.
Play Worms 2 on Linux with the Worms 2 Plus patch
Worms, a game I grew up with playing on the Amiga, it's an absolute classic and some modern versions just don't have the same charm. Thankfully, Worms 2 can be played easily on Linux (and Windows) thanks to Worms 2 Plus.
Soldat 2 gets completely overhauled in a new update out now
Do you remember the classic multiplayer shooter Soldat? Well, it continues living on with the original now being open source and the sequel just got completely remade.
Yes, the Steam Deck will eventually get Ray Tracing, once the AMD GPU driver matures
There's been a lot of talk lately about Ray Tracing and the Steam Deck, especially after the recent Digital Foundry video but there's a few things that need to be cleared up.
Lumencraft blends top-down shooting, Tower Defense and a destructible environment
Lumencraft is a brand new release from developer 2Dynamic Games that is going to suck up far too much of my time, and might be a new favourite run blast through on my Steam Deck.
- Linux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes
- Mesa 25.2.6 rolls out with more fixes for Intel GPUs, Zink and NVK
- As Amazon cut thousands of jobs, New World: Aeternum will see no more updates
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is now on GOG
- Valve fix some games on Linux / Steam Deck having incorrect Steam Play settings and added a chat warning
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