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Steam DecK - Valve

Steam Deck Client Update out, plus Valve dev clarifies a tweak for Gaming Mode (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
4
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.
Steam Deck press image

Looks like the Steam Deck will get Refresh Rate Switching

By Liam Dawe,
6
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

Steam Deck was the Steam top seller for the week ending April 17

By Liam Dawe,
21
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.
Bottles apps

Wine manager app Bottles adds a new Library mode, vkBasalt support

By Liam Dawe,
1
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

box86 and box64 get Steam Play Proton working much better on Arm devices

By Liam Dawe,
9
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.
Thrive evolution sim

Open source evolution sim Thrive goes Multicellular in the latest update

By Liam Dawe,
0
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

ProtonUp-Qt v2.6.1 adds support for the Heroic Launcher Flatpak

By Liam Dawe,
4
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.
Steam Deck Linux

2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming

By Liam Dawe,
72
That's it, I'm done, finished. It's "mission complete" now is it not? 2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming.
GOG Indie Spring Sale

Get a free copy of Iris and the Giant from GOG in their Indie Spring Sale

By Liam Dawe,
5
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, Mini PC

Star Labs 'Byte' announced as their first Mini PC powered by AMD Ryzen

By Liam Dawe,
13
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.
GTFO screenshot

Online co-op shooter GTFO adds 'partial' Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
2
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.
Portal screenshot

Valve updates Portal to improve Steam Deck performance

By Liam Dawe,
4
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

Screeps: Arena is an online RTS for programming fans

By Liam Dawe,
6
Do you love programming? How about real-time strategy games? Check out the new Native Linux release of Screeps: Arena.
Worms 2

Play Worms 2 on Linux with the Worms 2 Plus patch

By Liam Dawe,
10
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 online shooter

Soldat 2 gets completely overhauled in a new update out now

By Liam Dawe,
1
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.
Steam Deck Ray Tracing

Yes, the Steam Deck will eventually get Ray Tracing, once the AMD GPU driver matures

By Liam Dawe,
13
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

Lumencraft blends top-down shooting, Tower Defense and a destructible environment

By Liam Dawe,
7
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.
Chrome OS and Steam

Google detail more on how Steam on Chrome OS works with Linux

By Liam Dawe,
11
Want to get more info behind the scenes on how Steam for Chrome OS works? It uses Linux but it's a little bit complicated and Google has put out the first in a series of blog posts to talk more about it.
No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky got a huge 'Outlaws' update and works well on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
8
No Man's Sky, a Steam Deck Verified title that also works great on Linux desktops with Steam Play Proton recently got another massive free update.
Splitgate

Splitgate is getting a new matchmaking system that won't suck

By Liam Dawe,
1
Splitgate is actually a pretty great online FPS but it has a major problem with its matchmaking system, so it's getting a rewrite to suck less.
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