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Caves of Qud gets a huge new Beta released with the big UI redesign

By Liam Dawe,
An update many have been waiting for, Caves of Qud, one of the best roguelikes ever has a Beta available that includes a huge overhaul to the UI. Much better for gamepad and Steam Deck players.

SteamOS 3.6 Preview for Steam Deck brings numerous big new features

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have now put SteamOS 3.6 into Preview for Steam Deck, so those willing to test can jump in now and check out more big new features.

SteamVR Beta gets an SDL fix for Fedora Linux fans

By Liam Dawe,
Valve seem to be actually cleaning up SteamVR on Linux a bit more recently, which is kind of exciting when it's been left rough for so long.

SteamVR Beta gets Linux fixes, plus Beta updates for Desktop and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Three sets of Steam Beta updates this weekend across SteamVR, Desktop and Steam Deck so here's all the details for you in one place.

Proton 9.0 Beta updated and nearing release for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has pushed out what they're calling Proton 9.0 (Release Candidate 2), with a whole bunch of improvements for gaming on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Valve tweak 4K screen scaling on Linux, plus more Remote Play fixes

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh Desktop Steam Client Beta has been released, and it sounds like a useful one for those of you who do Remote Play.

SteamOS 3.5.19 Preview out for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released another small SteamOS Preview update for Steam Deck, along with an additional Steam Deck Client Beta update.

SteamOS 3.5.18 Preview released for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh SteamOS Preview release is now available for testing on Steam Deck, and although small it's probably an important one.

Adventure Mode Beta out now for Dwarf Fortress

By Liam Dawe,
Dwarf Fortress on Steam from Bay 12 Games and Kitfox Games has a fresh Beta now available containing the new Adventure Mode.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) Beta released

By Liam Dawe,
Canonical is gearing up for the release of the next LTS (long term support) version of Ubuntu, with a first Beta now available for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).

Space sim X4: Foundations is getting another huge free update with added accessibility

By Liam Dawe,
Egosoft continue expanding and improving their space sim X4: Foundations, with the next big free upgrade nearly ready. They've announced 7.00 is now available as a public Beta with a new features trailer.

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta fixes a Steam Play bug with Windows versions

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a fresh Steam Beta Client update on March 22nd, and with it a bunch of bug fixes for both Steam Deck and Desktop Steam.

Proton 9.0 (Beta16) brings more regression fixes, updated Steamworks SDK

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released another Beta version of Proton 9.0, what will become the next main stable version of Proton on the path to getting as many games running as possible on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck.

Steam Families announced with parental controls, no more library locking

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has finally done it! They've overhauled Steam Family Sharing with the new Steam Families set of features now available in Beta and it fixes the most annoying issue with it.

Half-Life remake Black Mesa gets a Beta to fix up crashes and graphics bugs

By Liam Dawe,
The Half-Life remake Black Mesa from Crowbar Collective is about to get a patch to fix up lots of issues, and there's a public Beta available.

Valve fixes up Steam Remote Play - again

By Liam Dawe,
Remote Play seems to be a constant problem for Valve to fix up on Steam / Steam Deck, as there's always something broken with it and the latest Steam Client Beta fixes it up again.

Latest Steam Client Beta fixes Linux and Steam Deck issues, tweaks screenshots

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released a fresh Steam Client Beta for both Desktop PCs and Steam Deck, and with it there's some useful bug fixes and an interesting new screenshot adjustment for Steam Deck.

Proton 9.0 now in Beta with improved game compatibility for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Valve announced that Proton 9.0 is now available for testing, with lots of game compatibility improvements for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux thanks to it now being based on the recent Wine 9.0 release.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.5.15 Preview brings a HDR improvement, GPU crash improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a new version of SteamOS in Preview for Steam Deck, along with a Steam Client Beta for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam also being released. So here's what you need to know.

Steam Beta now lets you actually close controller info panels with controllers

By Liam Dawe,
A bit of an oversight in the Steam Client is that their newer Controller info panels that appear before a game launches couldn't be dismissed with a controller - but now they can.
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