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KDE has a fundraiser for all their work like the Plasma desktop (used by Steam Deck)

By Liam Dawe, 24 Nov 2022

KDE have put up a new fundraising platform, with an aim to make it easier for people to donate with a tongue-in-cheek anti-black-friday event they're calling Blue Friday.

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Steam Deck wins Best Gaming Hardware at the 40th Golden Joystick Awards

By Liam Dawe, 24 Nov 2022

The 40th Golden Joystick Awards present by GamesRadar is over and in the Best Gaming Hardware category, the Steam Deck won.

WW1 FPS 'Isonzo' is getting a free expansion on December 5th

By Liam Dawe, 24 Nov 2022

Isonzo from M2H, BlackMill Games is set to get bigger on December 5th, with the release of a free expansion featuring the Germans.

Rogue Legacy 2 has a Native Linux port available now, more stable on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2022

As promised recently, Rogue Legacy 2 from Cellar Door Games now has a Native Linux version available to give you the best experience possible on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

OBS Studio 29.0 Beta 1 adds AV1 Encode for AMD / Intel

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2022

OBS Studio 29.0 Beta 1 is now available, as another big update to the video recording and livestreaming app.

Get a free copy of Narita Boy during the GOG Black Friday sale

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2022

GOG are giving away another free game. This time it's Narita Boy during the GOG Black Friday sale that's live now.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI gets a 'Leader Pass', breaks it on Linux and macOS

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2022

Firaxis Games recently launched their new Leader Pass for Sid Meier's Civilization VI, and it seems they broke it on both macOS and Linux.

NVIDIA driver 515.86.01 fixes Spider-Man Remastered, plus black screen issues on RTX 30

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2022

NVIDIA has released a fresh update to their stable driver series for Linux with 515.86.01 with some fixes.

JSAUX M.2 SSD Steam Deck Docking Station gets a sale, adding a 65W charger too

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2022

JSAUX have announced that their excellent M.2 Docking Station for Steam Deck that allows you to add in an SSD, is about to go on sale and they're now bundling a charger.

Valve puts up Proton Next (7.0-5) to provide easier testing of future upgrades

By Liam Dawe, 23 Nov 2022

Proton Next has been announced by Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais on Twitter, as an easier way to check out and test the upcoming stable releases of new Proton versions for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.

Watch your wallet run away from you as the Steam Autumn Sale 2022 is here

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

I hear the faint sound of my wallet trying to escape, as the Steam Autumn Sale 2022 is now live with the usual massive discounts on thousands of games.

Valheim gets a surprise testing release of Mistlands with a new trailer

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

Mistlands is finally here! Well, sort-of. Valheim has a new public test available to opt-in on Steam with Mistlands, so you can try it before it's fully ready for everyone.

Armello gets full Linux support restored with cross-platform online play

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

This is really great to see! Armello from developer League of Geeks has a fresh update out, and it restores full Linux support.

Ubisoft making a return to Steam with Assassin's Creed Valhalla on December 6th

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

Good news for Linux desktop and Steam Deck players! Assassin's Creed Valhalla is coming to Steam on December 6th.

Nintendo goes after SteamGridDB, likely for people doing emulation on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

It seems with all the people emulating games on the Steam Deck and how popular doing so has become, Nintendo has continued to take notice and fired off some DMCA requests to have images taken down.

Steam Play compatibility tool Luxtorpeda moves to Godot Engine for the UI

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play compatibility tool (like Proton), that allows you to run various games on Steam with Native Linux game engines.

Pixel-art open-world pirating adventure Arcane Waters is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

I just finished watching all of Black Sails (which was fantastic) and was in the mood for some pirating fun, so the Early Access release of Arcane Waters makes for good timing.

SteamOS 3.4 gets a fix for Resident Evil 4, plus new Steam Deck Client Beta out

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

Valve released two updates for the Steam Deck. One being an OS update for SteamOS 3.4 and the other being another Deck Beta Client update.

GE-Proton installer ProtonUp-Qt v2.7.6 is out now fixing DXVK 2.0 for Lutris

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

ProtonUp-Qt has another release out to help you get the likes of GE-Proton, Wine-GE, Luxtorpeda and more for Steam (including Steam Deck) the Heroic Games Launcher and Lutris.

Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2 all get upgraded with DXVK 2.0 Vulkan

By Liam Dawe, 21 Nov 2022

With the recent release of DXVK 2.0, the Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation layer, it pulled in DXVK-Native for Native Linux builds and so Valve has upgraded Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2.