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

By Liam Dawe, Mar 23

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, Mar 18

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, Mar 15

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, Mar 13

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, Mar 12

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, Feb 24

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, Feb 10

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, Feb 7

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.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.5.14 Preview - Persona 3 Reload improvements and more

By Liam Dawe, Feb 3

Valve has released SteamOS 3.5.14 Preview for Steam Deck, which comes with performance improvements for the new Persona 3 Reload amongst other things.

OBS Studio 30.1 Beta 1 adds Video Capture Device (PipeWire) source, plus more AV1 support

By Liam Dawe, Feb 2

A fresh Beta is available for the video recording and livestreaming app OBS Studio, with OBS Studio 30.1 Beta 1 bringing various new features and fixes.

Steam Remote Play gets VA-API DRM hardware decoding on Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jan 25

Valve released another Steam Beta for both the Steam Deck and for Desktop Steam, containing various fixes and a nice improvement for Linux Remote Play users.

NVIDIA 550.40.07 Beta driver released with fixes for VRR and Wayland

By Liam Dawe, Jan 24

NVIDIA has today launched the 550.40.07 Beta driver for Linux which includes numerous important fixes, so you might want to jump in and give this one a thorough gaming test.

Team Fortress 2 has a 64bit and Vulkan update for Linux in testing

By Liam Dawe, Jan 24

Valve are still updating Team Fortress 2 (TF2), and a bigger technical update is currently in the works that will bring 64bit and Vulkan support to the Linux version.

Steam Beta adds explainers to Steam Deck performance menu - plus fixes for Desktop too

By Liam Dawe, Jan 19

Valve has released a new Beta for the Steam Deck and Steam Desktop that improved numerous bugs, and for Steam Deck makes the performance menu a little easier to understand.

Pillars of Eternity from Obsidian has a new patch coming nearly 9 years after release

By Liam Dawe, Jan 9

Well this is quite a surprise isn't it? Obsidian Entertainment have announced a new patch is coming and now in Beta on Steam for their 2015 RPG the Pillars of Eternity.

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.5.13 Preview improves WiFi, brings LED brightness controls

By Liam Dawe, Jan 6

One missed from yesterday Friday, January 5th is that Valve released another Preview update of SteamOS for Steam Deck with a couple more useful changes.

SteamOS 3.5.12 Preview and new Steam Deck Beta and Steam Desktop Beta released

By Liam Dawe, Jan 4

Catching up from the end of the holidays, Valve recently released SteamOS 3.5.12 Preview and today there's also a new Steam Deck and Desktop Beta release.

KDE Plasma 6.0 Beta 2 is available for testing

By Liam Dawe, Dec 21, 2023

Getting exciting now! We're closing in on the final release of KDE Plasma 6.0 with a second Beta now available for testing to ensure it's ready for your Linux desktops and eventually Steam Deck too.

You can finally hide your naughty games on Steam

By Liam Dawe, Dec 20, 2023

Valve released a Steam Beta update to bring in some tweaks to the shopping cart, and finally allowing you to properly set certain games as private so no one can snoop on your gaming habits.

Steam Workshop gets even better with shareable Workshop Collections

By Liam Dawe, Dec 18, 2023

Valve are really doing some good stuff with the updates to the Steam Workshop. On top of the new features added recently, they've also now put in Workshop Collections you can switch between and share around.

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