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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga runs on Steam Deck and Linux with GE-Proton

By Liam Dawe,
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has rolled out today, and thankfully for fans of these LEGO games you can get it working on Steam Deck and Linux thanks to Proton.

Unreal Engine 5 has officially launched, lots of Linux and Vulkan improvements

By Liam Dawe,
After being available in Early Access since May 2021 and Preview since February 2022, Epic Games has today released Unreal Engine 5 which will no doubt go on to power some of the biggest upcoming releases.

Coromon is pretty much Pokemon for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Love monster catching and want a bit of a Pokemon-like game for the Steam Deck (or any Linux desktop too)? Check out the newly released Coromon.

Free and open source level editor LDtk 1.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
LDtk (formerly known as LEd) is a free and open source level editor, developed by Sébastien Benard who previously worked on the successful Dead Cells and also recently Nuclear Blaze.

Syncthing is a great way to transfer files from PC to Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Recently I did a guide using the Warpinator tool to transfer files from PC to Steam Deck, here's another way using the wonderful tool Syncthing that you might prefer.

Kickstart RT from NVIDIA makes Ray Tracing integration in games easier

By Liam Dawe,
At GDC the NVIDIA team had plenty of announcement, most of them not interesting to us but Kickstart RT definitely jumps out. A new SDK under the open source MIT license allowing game engine developers and games to integrate Ray Tracing a lot easier.

NVIDIA 510.60.02 driver rolls out for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA has released the latest update to their Linux driver with version 510.60.02 available now with new GPU support and also some bug fixes.

Google announce 'alpha-quality' Steam on Chrome OS is now actually here

By Liam Dawe,
Steam for Chrome OS is here. For real this time, they've actually released it, unlike when they claimed it was released during their recent developer event.

Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 has been released, giving you a stable Debian base with all the niceties that comes from the Mint team.

Microsoft announce Xbox Cloud Gaming for Steam Deck with Edge (Beta)

By Liam Dawe,
Valve and Microsoft teamed up to better support the Steam Deck, with Xbox Cloud Gaming now supported through the Edge browser.

Boatswain is a new Stream Deck compatible app for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
While Elgato continue to ignore the Linux market, developers from around the community end up creating applications to fill the gap. Now there's Boatswain, which allows Linux users to control Elgato Stream Deck devices.

Google announces Steam for ChromeOS Chromebooks in 'Alpha'

By Liam Dawe,
It's finally here in Alpha, Google and Valve have brought Steam to ChromeOS giving even more platforms using Linux a chance to get their gaming on.

Double Fine say Psychonauts 2 for Linux and macOS still coming

By Liam Dawe,
While they're now pretty late on it, Double Fine say that the Linux and macOS dedicated builds of Psychonauts 2 are still actually on the way.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 16: We Are All Doomed

By Hamish,
The most appealing aspect of my QDI Advance 5/133 motherboard is its inclusion of AGP, PCI, and ISA expansion slots. By having both dedicated MIDI and 3D acceleration hardware I can dip my toes into two different eras of gaming. As for the actual MIDI tracks produced, well, they have personality at least.

Valve sent the developer of Lutris a Steam Deck to help development

By Liam Dawe,
News I'm sure many Linux fans will be happy to see - Valve sent over a Steam Deck to the developer of Lutris, the free and open source game manager.

Heroic Games Launcher now on Flathub, even easier to run Epic Games on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Heroic Games Launcher, the community-made open source app for the Epic Games Store, is now available as a Flatpak on Flathub making it even easier to install and setup on Linux and Steam Deck.

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.

Here's how to get the EA App on Steam Deck with Bottles

By Liam Dawe,
Another guide for you today. For those of you who want to use the EA App on the Steam Deck (or a Linux desktop!), here's one of the possible ways to do it using Bottles.

Steam had a massive year in 2021 with 132 million monthly players

By Liam Dawe,
With competition everywhere, Valve still manages to keep on growing at a rapid pace with the new yearly review up.

Budgie 10.6 is out now and looking fresh

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux desktop Budgie 10.6 is out now, as the first release under the new Buddies Of Budgie organization and it's really looking good.
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