Steam Deck comes to Australia on November 19
G'Day gamers. Valve announced that the Steam Deck will release in Australia on November 19, so our friends down under can finally officially join the club.
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Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.20 update released for everyone
Valve are acting quickly to clean up some Steam Deck problems from the huge SteamOS 3.6 update with a new SteamOS 3.6.20 update released for everyone.
Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey
The Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for October 2024, and the Linux user share has gone back up again to exactly 2%.
Here's the most played Steam Deck games for October 2024
Another month has finished! So here's a look back over what games people have been playing the most on Steam Deck for October 2024.
Black Mesa has a new Beta with 'WAY better' support for Linux / Steam Deck
Crowbar Collective have a fresh Beta available for Black Mesa, their fan-made reimagining of Valve Software's Half-Life. This brings with it some nice improvements all across the game, especially for Linux platforms like Steam Deck.
Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.20 Beta has an updater fix and Metaphor: ReFantazio performance improvements
Following on from the huge SteamOS 3.6 update for Steam Deck, Valve has put up SteamOS 3.6.20 Beta with a few more improvements.
Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages
Valve announced a change for Steam today that will make things a lot clearer for everyone, as developers will now need to clearly list the kernel-level anti-cheat used on Steam store pages.
Steam Beta adds plenty of Game Recording improvements plus a Steam Play update
Valve rolled out another two Steam Client Beta updates recently, as they continue pushing the Game Recording system towards a stable release. The fixes are the same for Steam Deck and Desktop since it's a Steam Client update.
Steam's Halloween Sale is here with some frightful deals
While you likely don't actually need any more games, just a few more to fill up your backlog wouldn't hurt right? Steam Scream Fest is now live with lots and lots of Halloween discounts.
Steam Beta removes option to globally disable Steam Play plus Game Recording improvements
Another fresh Steam Client Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck fixing up some bugs, plus some improvements for Game Recording.
Deadlock from Valve gets 6 new experimental heroes and new stylized rendering of heroes
Valve continue expanding their upcoming game Deadlock, the online third-person MOBA shooter. The latest update is quite a big one too.
Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6 officially out with improved performance, Mura Compensation, lots more
Valve has now officially released SteamOS 3.6 for Steam Deck to the stable channel, bringing with it lots of big improvements all across the system.
Proton Experimental gets a big change for video playback in games on Steam Deck / Linux
Valve released a new update to Proton Experimental with a big change for how they handle video playback, and hopefully give a nice compatibility boost for Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
Steam Deck Verified round-up, your late October 2024 highlights
Here's your next run over some recent Steam Deck Verified games, those that should just be click and play on both Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.19 Beta released
Valve have released another SteamOS Beta for Steam Deck with a couple of fixes, as they continue working towards a stable release of SteamOS 3.6.
Portal 2 project lead wants Valve to return to single-player games
During PAX Aus 2024 not only did we get the Steam Deck for Australia announcement, but the project leader on Valve's own Portal 2 did an interview with KIWI TALKZ.
Proton Experimental improves Red Dead Redemption 2, EA Desktop App and more
Valve updated Proton Experimental again for running Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck. Here's what's changed for the October 18th update.
Valve makes a big improvement for Native Linux games in a Steam Beta update
Valve released a new update to the Steam Client Beta for Steam Deck and Desktop, with some Steam Input changes and some improvements for Linux too.
Valve still waiting on a 'generational leap' for Steam Deck 2 - but it's coming
Valve gave us the strongest wording yet that a Steam Deck 2 is actually real, although it's still clearly going to be some time away before there's enough of an upgrade.
That didn't last long - the Junk Store for Steam Deck has its Steam page removed (updated)
A few days ago I wrote about the Junk Store coming to Steam, a special plugin for Steam Deck to bring GOG and Epic Games compatibility unnoficially - but it seems to be a short lived idea.
- 4A Games are giving away Metro 2033 Redux free for 48 hours
- V Rising 1.1 - Invaders of Oakveil will bring lots of new content and official Steam Deck support
- The final Baldur's Gate 3 patch is out now with cross-play, photo mode, new subclasses
- Valve's SteamOS 3.7.3 Preview improves support for Asus and Lenovo handhelds
- Merging a western with eldritch horror, Blood West is awesome and now Steam Deck Verified
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