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V Rising 1.1 - Invaders of Oakveil will bring lots of new content and official Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
V Rising 1.1 - Invaders of Oakveil is set to release on April 28th and it's going to bring much improved and official support for the Steam Deck.

The latest Marvel Rivals update is causing problems on Linux - here's a quick workaround

By Liam Dawe,
Marvel Rivals has been updated with Season 2 by NetEase Games which brings in a new experimental shader compiler mode and other new content. However, it's causing problems for Desktop Linux players where nothing appears after hitting play.
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Sonic Rumble is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
Okay, now I'm excited. Sonic Rumble from SEGA is the first major multiplayer party game for the series and Valve have rated it Steam Deck Verified.

Starship Troopers: Extermination gets a Steam Deck upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Starship Troopers: Extermination from Offworld just had another major upgrade released, and they're now improving the experience of playing it on Steam Deck.

War Thunder major Hornet's Sting update adds Ray Tracing for AMD and intel GPUs

By Liam Dawe,
War Thunder has been updated with the first major expansion of 2025. Titled Hornet’s Sting it adds in Ray Tracing support for AMD and Intel GPUs. There's but coming though.

Surprisingly, Valve rated Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Even though both of them have anti-cheat that blocks Linux platforms from playing online, Valve have suddenly rated both Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (and so GTA Online) and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable. NOTE: Article Updated.

CS:Legacy announced as a full standalone remake of Counter-Strike 1.6

By Liam Dawe,
For classic Counter-Strike fans, you may want to keep an eye out for the just announced CS:Legacy from the team behind CSPromod. This is not a mod but a full game due out sometime in Early Access in 2025.

Completely ridiculous online 1v1 shooter STRAFTAT added a Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
STRAFTAT originally launched in October 2024, and just recently the developer added a Linux version. It's a completely ridiculous competitive 1v1 online shooter with quick rounds and lots of weapons.

Tactical FPS Due Process has a permanent price reduction

By Liam Dawe,
Due Process the tactical FPS from Giant Enemy Crab is seeing a small resurgence thanks to the recent big discount and renewed development, and so their team have given it a permanent price drop now.

Competitive FPS 'FragPunk' has launched on Steam and works on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The new kid on the block here is FragPunk, an online competitive FPS that feels like a noisy flashy version of Counter-Strike blended with Valorant and the good news is the anti-cheat is enabled for Linux / Steam Deck.

Trailmakers 2.0: Pioneers is out now and it's like a whole new game

By Liam Dawe,
Trailmakers has managed to pull in a lot of happy players since the original 2019 full release, and the developers at Flashbulb have been busy building up the massive free update with Trailmakers 2.0: Pioneers that's out now.

THE FINALS broken on Linux / Steam Deck (yes again) with Update 5.12.0

By Liam Dawe,
A reoccurring theme here with THE FINALS from Embark Studios is that it appears to break on Linux / Steam Deck each major upgrade, and it has happened again with the launch of Update 5.12.0.

Monster Prom 4: Monster Con now has a demo live on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Beautiful Glitch has put up a brand new demo of Monster Prom 4: Monster Con, so you can give it a try early and see what's new in this upcoming dating sim with a whole new setting.

The tactical FPS 'Due Process' anti-cheat now supports Linux - plus it has a huge discount

By Liam Dawe,
Due Process from developer Giant Enemy Crab uses Easy Anti-Cheat that previously blocked Linux (and so Steam Deck too), but they've now enabled Linux players to jump in.

Among Us 3D announced supporting cross-play with Among Us VR

By Liam Dawe,
While it's not compatible with the original 2D game, the announcement of Among Us 3D is quite exciting bridging the worlds of traditional 3D and VR together for the popular social deduction game.

Even with the incredible launch Marvel Rivals developer NetEase sends US staff packing

By Liam Dawe,
Game didn't sell enough? Staff cuts. Game did incredible! Staff cuts. It seems there's just no winning for some people as Marvel Rivals developer NetEase sends US staff packing.

Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source get major updates with 64bit support

By Liam Dawe,
A nice surprise for some classic Valve games today with multiple titles like Counter-Strike: Source and Day of Defeat: Source getting major updates.

Marvel Rivals gets a low-quality UI fix for Bazzite Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Nice to see dedicated support like this from a massive game. Marvel Rivals had a small update that came with a fix for Bazzite Linux.

Toy soldier FPS battleground Mini Royale releases in March

By Liam Dawe,
The online shooter Mini Royale is set for an Early Access release on March 27th, bringing with it a toy soldier battleground with multiple game modes.

Blocking Linux / Steam Deck in Apex Legends led to a 'meaningful reduction' in cheaters

By Liam Dawe,
Back in October 2024, Respawn announced they were blocking Apex Legends on Linux platforms (including Steam Deck). Apparently this has worked quite well for them.
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