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XIGNCODE3 anti-cheat working towards Steam Deck support by launch

By Liam Dawe, Oct 1, 2021

XIGNCODE3 is another popular anti-cheat like Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye that currently causes issues for Linux and it's going to hopefully see support for Linux and the Steam Deck by launch.

Valve's Steam Deck dev kit got the early benchmark treatment

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30, 2021

Shared on a Chinese news website, one lucky recipient of the Steam Deck developer kit decided to show off some benchmarks although they probably weren't supposed to.

Looks like Valve sent out quite a lot of Steam Deck developer kits

By Liam Dawe, Sep 27, 2021

You probably heard recently that Valve was readying up Steam Deck developer kits and now we can see that quite a lot of developers have received one.

BattlEye confirms Linux support for Steam Deck, will be opt-in like Easy Anti-Cheat

By Liam Dawe, Sep 24, 2021

Just recently we had Epic Games announce that Easy Anti-Cheat now offers proper native Linux support and in addition support for Wine and Steam Play Proton - now we have BattlEye also confirming the same readying up for the Steam Deck.

Epic Games announce full Easy Anti-Cheat support for Linux including Wine & Proton

By Liam Dawe, Sep 23, 2021

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Today, Easy Anti-Cheat from Epic Games / Epic Online Services has officially announced a full expansion for Linux including native builds and Wine + Proton. This is big for Linux Gaming and the Steam Deck.

Valve answer questions about the Steam Deck in a new FAQ, anti-cheat for all Linux systems

By Liam Dawe, Sep 23, 2021

After gathering questions from pretty much everyone, Valve has put up a new official FAQ page for the Steam Deck that answers some pretty important questions and it's good news.

Steam Deck dev-kits are on the move Valve say, as some already have it

By Liam Dawe, Sep 14, 2021

Valve has given a short update on the dev-kits for the upcoming Linux powered handheld Steam Deck, with more developers being able to get their hands on it soon.

Clearing up what games will and won't run on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2021

There seems to be some confusion brewing on what games will actually run on the Steam Deck, so let this serve as a reminder on keeping expectations in check. Here's a quick refresher of how things are right now.

Valve puts up a Steam Deck trailer and the head of Xbox seems to really like it

By Liam Dawe, Aug 15, 2021

Valve has remembered they have an official YouTube channel with the release of a new advert for the Steam Deck, plus the Steam Deck gets a nod of approval from an unlikely source.

I look forward to all the improvements KDE Plasma will get with the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

One thing I am excited about when it comes to the Steam Deck is that it has a full desktop Linux mode, which is powered by KDE Plasma and I don't think that's getting the attention it deserves.

Valve dumped Debian Linux for Arch Linux with SteamOS 3 because surprise - faster updates

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

It was likely no secret to most Linux users who know a bit about distributions but Valve has clarified directly that the main reason for dumping Debian Linux for Arch Linux was for faster updates.

Imagine if you could customize the Steam Deck colours - try it out with this tool

By Liam Dawe, Aug 8, 2021

With the upcoming Steam Deck from Valve only (currently) coming in one colour, it's fun to imagine what it would look like if you could customize the casing colours - so let's try it out.

Seems the Valve Steam Deck has been impressing people with some hands-on time

By Liam Dawe, Aug 7, 2021

Recently a bunch of people from other sites went to Valve's offices for some hands-on time with the Steam Deck and it seems the overall impression was pretty positive.

Frozenbyte are now telling Linux users to use Proton, even for their older games

By Liam Dawe, Jul 28, 2021

Frozenbyte being the developer behind titles like the Trine series, Shadwen, Has-Been Heroes and the upcoming Starbase talks a little about Proton and future native Linux support.

Garry Newman of Facepunch mentions working with EAC for Rust on Linux with Proton

By Liam Dawe, Jul 28, 2021

Back in 2019, survival game Rust was one of the more high-profile games to remove their native Linux version but it seems they're not done with Linux thanks to the Steam Deck.

Get a closer look at the Steam Deck's Trackpad and Gyroscopic controls

By Liam Dawe, Jul 27, 2021

The news around the Steam Deck keeps on coming in, with a new video posted up by (surprise) IGN that checks out the Steam Deck's Trackpad and Gyroscopic controls.

Valve talks performance of the Steam Deck, Big Picture UI being replaced and Gamescope

By Liam Dawe, Jul 26, 2021

Need even more information on the upcoming Linux-powered Steam Deck from Valve? We've got some more that has trickled through to talk about.

Faster Zombies to Steam Deck: The History of Valve and Linux Gaming

By Liam Dawe, Jul 23, 2021

Well, Valve and Linux Gaming together have come a very long way since the early blogs posts about getting Left 4 Dead 2 running fast on Linux to the new Steam Deck. But just how far have they come? Let's do a little reminiscing.

itch.io waives fees for a day again, should work nicely on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Jul 23, 2021

For just today the game store itch.io is running another Creator Day where they don't take a cut from any sales. Their store should also work fine on the Steam Deck.