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Windjammers 2 is out and it works perfectly on Linux
A little flying-disc on the go when you get your shiny Steam Deck? Windjammers 2 is out from Dotemu and it's absolutely brilliant, although I am completely horrible at it.
Half-Life 2 getting a new UI in prep for Steam Deck
Valve continue burning the midnight oil as it's getting close to the Steam Deck launch now. Their classics continue getting updated, with Half-Life 2 getting a new UI.
Vulkan API 1.3 released, new roadmap and profiles feature
Today is the release of the Vulkan API 1.3 specification update and The Khronos Group has put up a press release going over the changes.
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE fixes up Steam Deck support
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE had a small patch released today and it seems they're another developer hoping to see their game fully verified for the upcoming Steam Deck handheld from Valve.
Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games on Linux adds gamepad support
Making things even easier for the upcoming Steam Deck, the unofficial Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games can now be navigated with a gamepad.
We're living in a weird world with Sony's Shuhei Yoshida excited about a Linux handheld
Sometimes it feels like I've somehow fallen through the multiverse into a very different and thoroughly weird world.
Dynamic Cloud Sync to let you easily switch between PC and Steam Deck
Valve has announced the latest upgrade to help players with a Steam Deck. It's called Dynamic Cloud Sync and will let you easily switch between your PC and a Steam Deck.
DXVK 1.9.4 is out as Valve prepares Proton 7.0
The Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Linux / Wine named DXVK (used with Proton) has a 1.9.4 version release, plus it appears that Proton 7.0 is closing in.
Steam broke its own record for online users once again, hitting 29 million
Over the weekend it seems that Steam once again managed to break some records. Where do all these new people keep coming from?
Valve sponsors more work to improve Linux graphics drivers
More improvements will be coming to Linux graphics drivers, as Valve have sponsored work towards continuous integration (CI) testing.
RetroArch 1.10.0 out with Vulkan fixes, Wayland improvements, GameMode support
The RetroArch frontend application for emulators, game engines and media players has a new release up and there's plenty of great sounding improvements for Linux users.
Easy Anti-Cheat gets much simpler for Proton and Steam Deck
Valve has announced that developers who use Easy Anti-Cheat for their games now have a much easier setup for Proton and the upcoming Steam Deck.
AMD Ryzen DeskMini UM700 announced with Manjaro Linux
The Manjaro Linux folks have teamed up with Minisforum to bring a very small but quite mighty system with the DeskMini UM700 × Manjaro Linux.
HITMAN 3 arrives on Steam and works flawlessly on Linux with Proton
Good news for the Steam Deck. IO Interactive have finally put HITMAN 3 on Steam, after the Epic exclusive period has finished and it works out of the box on Linux with Steam Play Proton.
Game devs don't seem convinced on the Steam Deck from the GDC 2022 survey
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.
Get a fresh up close and personal look at the Steam Deck with Hellish Quart
Want a really close view on the Steam Deck in action? Hellish Quart developer Kubold recently had a Steam Deck devkit delivered so they took a video.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is out on Steam and runs well on Linux
Want to get into a new card game? Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel just released on Steam from Konami Digital Entertainment and the great news is that it works out of the box with Steam Play Proton Experimental on Linux.
A whole bunch of games just got Steam Deck Verified
Seems Valve has now properly started verifying games ahead of the Steam Deck launch, with a bunch of titles now verified ready to play so let's take a look.
KDE begin the 15-Minute Bug Initiative to make Plasma great
KDE Plasma is a pretty frelling great desktop environment - but couldn't it be better? The KDE team have begun the previously announced 15-Minute Bug Initiative.
dbrand are cooking up something big for the Steam Deck
It's not entirely clear what dbrand has planned, however their team are clearly cooking up something with a teaser being posted on Twitter.
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