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Welcome to Elk readies up for the Steam Deck and Proton

By Liam Dawe,
A biographical adventure set on an island like no other, Welcome to Elk from developer Triple Topping has a new update available that aims to make the experience on Linux with Steam Play Proton and the Steam Deck better.

Lutris 0.5.10 Beta 1 is out with Origin and Ubisoft Connect integration

By Liam Dawe,
Ready to test some more awesome open source software? Lutris 0.5.10 Beta 1 is out, so this is your chance to help make the next release a polished one.

520 games are now rated either Verified or Playable for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
As we hit less than two weeks until the Steam Deck launch on February 25, Valve appear to be doing well on the testing front with 520 games now either fully Verified or Playable.

Valve releases Steam Deck shell CAD files

By Liam Dawe,
Helping to build a huge community around the upcoming Steam Deck handheld, Valve has helpfully released the CAD files for the external shell.

Sci-fi building and crew management sim Space Haven Alpha 14 is out

By Liam Dawe,
Space Haven from Bugbyte Ltd. continues building up towards something truly special with it blending together spaceship building, exploration and crew management. Alpha 14 is out now with lots of new goodies.

CitySlicker is an upcoming high-end case for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
With the Steam Deck releasing on February 25, we're starting to see more of a build-up around it from all areas. Not just games but accessories now too like the CitySlicker carrying case from WaterField Designs.

Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG released for Linux plus gamepad support

By Liam Dawe,
Another native Linux build arrives. This time we have Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG from Dark Crystal Games.

OlliOlli World is ridiculously good fun and works great with Proton Experimental

By Liam Dawe,
Want to Kickflip, Heelflip and Ollie your way to becoming a master and impress the skating godz? OlliOlli World is out and it works right away on Linux with Steam Play Proton Experimental.

Steam Deck Verified jumps to over 240 titles

By Liam Dawe,
Each day we're stepping ever close to the Steam Deck releasing and it seems Valve's testing is beginning to speed up, with now well over 200 titles now fully Steam Deck Verified.

Tim Sweeney has a point about Fortnite EAC support

By Samsai,
One of the big topics of discourse in the Linux gaming sphere recently has been Tim Sweeney's statement on porting Fortnite to the Steam Deck, where Sweeney argues that Linux would be too difficult of a target and the market not big enough to warrant the amount of resources it would take to bring all of Fortnite on the platform.

ChimeraOS 30 is out with big OneXPlayer improvements

By Liam Dawe,
ChimeraOS continues to provide a full-screen console-like Linux experience for those that want it, and ChimeraOS 30 is now live with some great upgrades.

SimAirport getting some great upgrades ready for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
A little building and management on the go? SimAirport from LVGameDev LLC sounds like it might be a good choice, with the developer highlighting upcoming changes and improvements for the Steam Deck and it will help all platforms.

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.

Epic Games CEO says a clear No to Fortnite on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Were you hoping to easily play Fortnite on the upcoming Steam Deck? Well, Tim Sweeney the Epic Games CEO has made it clear that it's not going to happen officially.

Steam Deck Previews are up, plus dbrand announce Project Killswitch

By Liam Dawe,
The flood gates are beginning to open around the Steam Deck with a few big YouTube channels doing a hands-on preview now live. Plus, dbrand poke fun at Nintendo with their upcoming Steam Deck accessory kit.

Heroic Games Launcher for Epic Games on Linux gets some more fixes

By Liam Dawe,
Readying up for the onslaught of users on the Steam Deck who will probably want to play some of their Epic Store loot, the free and open source Heroic Games Launcher has a new bug fix release up.

Linux Kernel getting prepped for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
While it's already known that the Steam Deck will ship with Valve's own SteamOS 3 based on Arch Linux, what about running more standard Linux distributions? It will get easier in a future version of the Linux Kernel.

KDE Plasma continues improving to stop you breaking things

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Nate Graham has highlighted more recent work for the KDE Plasma desktop environment (the one the Steam Deck will come with) and it's all sounding great.

Over 120 titles are now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
We're now just three weeks away from the official release date of the Steam Deck handheld Linux gaming machine. The good news is that Verified titles have been growing nicely!

Steam gets a few useful UI tweaks to show Cloud Sync status and Game Install Size

By Liam Dawe,
Ahead of the Steam Deck release, it seems the desktop client for Steam is getting a few handy UI changes too.
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