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Tactical Breach Wizards has a Beta with improvements for Gamepad and Steam Deck verification

By Liam Dawe,
Highly rated by players, Tactical Breach Wizards from Suspicious Developments is about to get even better for Gamepad and Steam Deck players with a Beta available for testing.

Nexus Mods new cross-platform app v0.7.1 released finally supporting upgrades - better modding for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
This is a big one! The new and still in development cross-platform Nexus Mods app that has Linux support just released version 0.7.1 and you no longer have to remove everything to update.
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Linux Mint 22.1 Beta released with Cinnamon 6.4 desktop and lots of Wayland improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Mint 22.1 is coming soon with a Beta release now available for testing, which includes the brand new Cinnamon 6.4 desktop release.

SteamOS 3.6.21 Beta "Update of the Year" fixes security issues, plus Indiana Jones and the Great Circle rendering issues

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6.21 Beta "Update of the Year" to fix up various problems, and then re-released it shortly after to fix up more issues. Here's what you need to know.

Steam Beta for Dec 11 brings new game update options plus a new downloader style

By Liam Dawe,
The latest Steam Client Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck has been released, and Valve have given us new options for managing game updates and there's a new downloader style.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 10.0 gets a first Release Candidate

By Liam Dawe,
The next major version bump is coming for the Windows compatibility layer Wine, which forms a big part of Valve's Proton, with Wine 10.0 having a first Release Candidate.

Proton 9.0-4 Beta updated with more game fixes needing testing on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Recently I covered the huge Proton 9.0-4 update for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux hitting the Release Candidate stage and there's been a couple of changes.

The new Nexus Mods open source cross-platform app adds Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord support

By Liam Dawe,
Nexus Mods keep expanding their very promising cross-platform open source app for modding, that will eventually replace their older apps and the new 0.7.0 release just went out.

Huge new Proton 9.0-4 update for Steam Deck / Linux now in need of testing

By Liam Dawe,
Ready to bring improved compatibility with Windows games to Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, Valve has a Proton 9.0-4 Release Candidate in need of testing.

Steam Client Beta fixes up NVIDIA bugs on Linux with Game Recording and Remote Play

By Liam Dawe,
Good news for NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux, as the latest Steam Client Beta has a couple of nice sounding improvements for you.

ScummVM 2.9.0 for retro gaming is approaching and in need of testing

By Liam Dawe,
The ScummVM project is readying up another release, with the developers issuing a call for testing on ScummVM 2.9.0.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault open source remake gets a first Beta release

By Liam Dawe,
The day has arrived! Medal of Honor: Allied Assault including the Spearhead and Breakthrough expansions can be played easily on modern systems, with various enhancements thanks to the OpenMoHAA project.

Valve fixes up Steam Input bug with ROG Ally X

By Liam Dawe,
Valve confirmed back in August they still had plans to release SteamOS 3 outside of the Steam Deck for other handhelds, and it's nice to see they're still working away on the Steam Client for various hardware.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth gets online co-op in the latest update with Repentance+

By Liam Dawe,
Available in Beta for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, is the new The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ update that brings online co-op.

OpenRA for classic RTS games like Red Alert has a new playtest with enhanced visuals, revamped map editor

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRA is a free and open source project to play classic strategy games like Red Alert, Command & Conquer, and Dune 2000. It's also used as the base for some original games. A new playtest is finally out with lots new!

Godot Engine 4.4 dev 4 released with interactive in-game editing

By Liam Dawe,
An exciting new feature for game developers has begun to land in the free and open source Godot Engine, with the start of interactive in-game editing.

New Steam Beta has more Game Recording improvements and a Linux fix

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released another update to the Steam Beta Client for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam, which includes more improvements and tweaks to Game Recording.

Steam Beta gets fixes for WiFi on Steam Deck, plus AMD GPU startup crash on Desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Following on from the big release of Steam Game Recording in the stable Steam Client, there's a new smaller Beta available for Steam Deck and Desktop.

Cross-platform Nexus Mods app expands Baldur's Gate 3 support plus further UI improvements

By Liam Dawe,
I can't tell you how excited I am for the future of modding, with Nexus building their cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app. Another new build is out now with v0.6.3.

SuperTuxKart 1.5 Beta released with a benchmark mode, graphics tweaks and more

By Liam Dawe,
The free and open source kart racing game SuperTuxKart is gearing up for another release, with SuperTuxKart 1.5 getting a first Beta that needs some testing.
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