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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.

Netherguild brings a turn-based tactical roguelite dungeon-crawling demo to Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Netherguild is a turn-based tactical roguelite dungeon-crawler, where you command expeditions below the earth in a desperate attempt to cure a strange plague. A proper demo is now available on Steam.

Google plans their own version of Wine to run Windows games on Stadia

By Liam Dawe,
Stadia is something we don't really talk about here too much now, as Google has let it slide considerably from the original aim but it's still going and it seems Google still has some interesting plans for it.

There's already over 1,200 titles either Verified or Playable for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
While there are issues with the Deck Verified system, Valve continues on noting down more titles as being either Deck Verified or Playable.

Horror-mystery novel Scarlet Hollow has Episode 3 out now

By Liam Dawe,
With 7 episodes planned in total, episode 3 for the well-reviewed Scarlet Hollow from Black Tabby Games is out now.

Heroes of Might and Magic II reimplementation 'fheroes2' gets some nice AI upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
If you want to play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II on Steam Deck and Linux with a more up to date game engine, that includes plenty of enhancements you should look to fheroes2.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 15: Square Cubed

By Hamish,
John Carmack's generosity in releasing his older source code resulted in a proliferation of free first person shooters in the 2000s, but Dutch programmer Wouter van Oortmerssen rejected this path to forge Cube based in the same "just for fun" spirit with which Linus Torvalds first began work on the Linux kernel.

How Valve Can Make the Deck Verified Program Better

By EthanLee,
Software developer and game porter Ethan Lee gives his thoughts on the Steam Deck and the Deck Verified program.

One Deck Dungeon gets 'optimized' for the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
One Deck Dungeon developer Handelabra Games Inc. announced recently that a new upgrade is available, which should make the experience on Steam Deck much nicer.

GOG suspends all sales in Russia and Belarus

By Liam Dawe,
With the ongoing brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, many more companies are taking action and now GOG has made a big announcement with their store.

Free stealth game The Dark Mod v2.10 is a HUGE upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Inspired by the Thief series, The Dark Mod is a brilliant free and open source game and game engine for people to make various levels with. The Dark Mod version 2.10 is out now and it's BIG.

Bungie say a big fat no to Proton and Steam Deck for Destiny 2

By Liam Dawe,
Were you hoping to play Destiny 2 on Steam Deck or a Linux desktop using Proton? Well, you're currently out of luck.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 14: Return to Na Pali

By Hamish,
One of the selling points of Unreal Tournament pitched to the modding scene by Epic Games was its ability to load assets from the original Unreal into the new engine. After a few years this snowballed into a concerted community effort to make the entire Unreal single player mode playable from within its own sequel.

Wine 7.3 is out, more Joystick fixes and PE conversion

By Liam Dawe,
More work has been done on the Windows compatibility layer Wine in development version 7.3 that's out now.

The Steam Deck has released, here's my initial review

By Liam Dawe,
The Steam Deck has arrived and Valve were kind enough to ship GamingOnLinux a review unit — here’s my own initial thoughts after spending a couple weeks with it.

Dota 2 gets another new hero with Primal Beast, Techies reworked

By Liam Dawe,
Dota 2 just got a pretty huge update that not only brings in a fierce new hero with Primal Beast, but finally reworks Techies in the gameplay patch too.

Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit gets a new story trailer

By Liam Dawe,
Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit is an upcoming colourful adventure headed up by the art director from Broken Sword 2.5. It's due for release sometime in Q2 and there's a fresh look at it.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 13: Looks Almost Unreal

By Hamish,
It is rare for Linux to see support from both sides of an industry battle, but that is exactly where we were with the release of Quake III Arena and Unreal Tournament. With both games aiming to package the full breadth of the online multiplayer shooter experience into a standalone title, the competition between the two was fierce.

Classic base-building RTS TFC: The Fertile Crescent hits Steam on March 29

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a new strategy game I'm excited to play! TFC: The Fertile Crescent is a pixel-art take on the classic base-building RTS genre and it's entering Early Access on March 29.

Superliminal gets the multiplayer mode hooked up for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Superliminal, the brilliant puzzle game where your perspective changes the size of things you hold to progress recently gained some multiplayer modes - and now they're on Linux too.
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