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VRChat adds Easy Anti-Cheat, community not happy but Linux and Steam Deck work fine

By Liam Dawe,
Despite the name, VRChat is not a VR-only space and it's incredibly popular. Recently though, they added in Easy Anti-Cheat and the community is currently very unhappy with it.

Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator live on Steam with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator from developer IPACS is out now on Steam with Native Linux support, offering up an expansive flight sim experience.

Kingdoms and Castles gets Steam Deck and gamepad support, VR version coming

By Liam Dawe,
A little castle building and AI conquering on the go? Kingdoms and Castles already worked great on Linux with the Native version and now it should be great on the Steam Deck too.

Looks like Valve are gearing up for a new 'Deckard' VR Headset

By Liam Dawe,
We've sort-of known for a while that Valve were working towards a next-generation VR headset to succeed the Valve Index and we've now seen a lot more supporting evidence that it's getting closer.

Fly Dangerous, the 'love letter' to Elite Dangerous racing is now on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Love racing spaceships? Check out Fly Dangerous, originally created as a love letter to the Elite Dangerous racing community, it's now available on Steam and it's free.

Half-Life Alyx: LEVITATION promises another 4-5 hours of VR fun

By Liam Dawe,
Half-Life Alyx: LEVITATION is an impressive looking upcoming mod for Valve's incredible VR experience.

Open source XR runtime Monado adds initial 6DoF 'inside-out' tracking support

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a little while since we heard progress on Monado, the free and open source XR (VR / AR) runtime for Linux but it has been progressing nicely with a big new feature added.

Hyperbolica is a new Non-Euclidean adventure out now

By Liam Dawe,
Do you love games that might split your brain in half? Hyperbolica might just do that with the mind-bending world design based on Non-Euclidean curved space.

Proton Experimental fixes Apex Legends, Xbox login and more for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Proton compatibility with Windows games is going to be an ongoing improvement for many years, and Proton Experimental is where all the latest comes in first for Linux and Steam Deck.

1 week from release, Steam Deck hits well over 640 Playable games

By Liam Dawe,
We're now only a single week away from something amazing, Valve will be officially releasing the Steam Deck. Here's some updated numbers on what games you can expect to see working well.

XWayland 22.1 is out with DRM lease support helping VR on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
XWayland, the way to run older games and applications that don't yet have native Wayland support has a brand new release out, bringing new features.

Proton 7.0 out with Easy Anti-Cheat improvements, more games for Linux & Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has today released a huge upgrade to Proton, the compatibility layer for Linux that allows Windows games to run.

iFixit did a teardown of the Steam Deck, official partner for parts

By Liam Dawe,
Today, Valve has confirmed that iFixit will be their official partner for getting replacement parts for the Steam Deck. Plus, there's a teardown video.

Get ready to sweat with VR rhythm game Groove Gunner out now

By Liam Dawe,
Got the moves? Have a VR kit at the ready? Groove Gunner from BitCutter Studios Inc has released from Early Access today and it's one you might get a little hot with.

KDE Plasma 5.24 is out now and what a beauty it is

By Liam Dawe,
KDE has today released the Plasma 5.24 desktop, filled with goodies across the whole thing and this is an LTS release (long-term support) that will continue seeing updates until a final Plasma 5 release after which Plasma 6 succeeds it.

Pop!_OS Linux gets better game performance and desktop responsiveness

By Liam Dawe,
System76 have done something very interesting with Pop!_OS lately, a change that should give you better performance in games and get a more responsive desktop overall on Linux.

A look at Steam's top releases of December 2021 on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The latest report is out from Valve on what was popular and sold well during December 2021. Let's take a look at what to expect from the list on Linux and the Steam Deck.

Game devs don't seem convinced on the Steam Deck from the GDC 2022 survey

By Liam Dawe,
The annual game developer survey from GDC is out now for 2022 and it has some interesting insights as usual. That includes thoughts on the upcoming Steam Deck, with it clearly not selling everyone.

One of the most challenging VR rhythm games releases February 10

By Liam Dawe,
VR rhythm game Groove Gunner from BitCutter Studios Inc will be leaving Early Access on February 10. If you own a VR kit, this is one you need to try.

Plasma 5.24 Beta goes live with protection to stop Discover removing Plasma

By Liam Dawe,
The latest release of the KDE Plasma desktop is close with the Plasma 5.24 Beta going live now with plenty of new features and fixes for this customizable environment.
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