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Proton Experimental updated, fixes Resident Evil Revelations 2 for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve recently put up a new version of Proton Experimental, the compatibility layer that runs Windows games on Linux and the Steam Deck handheld.

The gorgeous looking Lila's Sky Ark is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Monolith of Minds and Graffiti Games have today launched Lila's Sky Ark, a feast for the eyes if you love pixel-art.

Mixing tower defense and dungeon crawling, Dwerve releases May 31

By Liam Dawe,
After the success of their Kickstarter back in 2020 and a delay to the release, Half Human Games have now confirmed that Dwerve will launch on May 31.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 gets a new modern trailer and a fresh Beta

By Liam Dawe,
SCS Software are showing off all the advancements made to Euro Truck Simulator 2 over the years, with a brand new video to showcase it. Plus, there's a new Beta available.

The Framework Laptop Mainboard is out as a standalone platform

By Liam Dawe,
Well this is quite interesting. Framework Computer, the company that builds the fab modular Framework Laptop has announced the release of the Framework Laptop Mainboard.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is out now

By Liam Dawe,
For Canonical fans, the latest release of Ubuntu is now available with Ubuntu "Jammy Jellyfish" 22.04 LTS (Long-term support).

GOG do a few more upgrades, this time adding 170 game tags

By Liam Dawe,
Finding games on GOG seems like it's steadily getting easier, with another update to their store out now.

2013 classic Proteus gets an update for Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Proteus, a relaxing casual exploration game from Ed Key and David Kanaga (with porting by Ethan Lee) was recently upgraded for Linux and the Steam Deck due to some graphical problems.

Grab a big load of the X Universe space games from Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
Want to go exploring outer space this week? Humble have you covered with The X Universe Collection Bundle.

Funny run and gun game Mighty Goose gets a free upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Run and gun like the classics in Mighty Goose, which just got a little bit bigger with a free update out now.

Skullgirls 2nd Encore Umbrella update and DLC out now

By Liam Dawe,
Hidden Variable Studios and Autumn Games have given Skullgirls 2nd Encore a big update and new character, with Umbrella now officially available.

Paradox announce Crusader Kings III: Fate of Iberia and Surviving Mars Content Packs

By Liam Dawe,
Paradox Interactive continue building up their strategy games with both Crusader Kings III and Surviving Mars having new upcoming content releases.

Minecraft launcher PolyMC 1.2.0 out now supporting the Quilt loader

By Liam Dawe,
PolyMC is easily one of the best Mineraft launchers available, enabling some easy modding on Linux and Steam Deck.

Wobbly Life looks like pure silly joy and it added Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Wobbly Life, an open world physics based sandbox that looks like a lot of fun recently had a huge update and with it comes Steam Deck support.

Introversion classic Darwinia gets remastered with better Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Darwinia was originally released back in 2005, and now Introversion Software has done a massive remaster.

Erik Wolpaw to Valve on Portal 3 — 'we should just do it'

By Liam Dawe,
Erik Wolpaw, a writer on the likes of Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Half-Life: Alyx and more thinks Valve really should just go ahead and make Portal 3 already.

Game manager Lutris continues Flatpak improvements

By Liam Dawe,
While it's not quite ready yet, proper support for Flatpak is coming for Lutris which will make it work easily on the Steam Deck and a new update is out now.

Steam Deck Client Update out, plus Valve dev clarifies a tweak for Gaming Mode (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
Two bits of official Steam Deck news to cover this morning, as there's a new small Steam Deck Client Update out plus we now know what special performance tweak is done in Gaming Mode compared with Desktop Mode.

Looks like the Steam Deck will get Refresh Rate Switching

By Liam Dawe,
Valve continue to cook up plans for more exciting upgrades to the Steam Deck, with Refresh Rate Switching looking like it's on the way.

Steam Deck was the Steam top seller for the week ending April 17

By Liam Dawe,
Even more supporting evidence towards the Steam Deck being a nice success for Valve, with SteamDB reporting that the Steam Deck was the #1 top seller last week.
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