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Steam Deck adds External Display Safe Mode setting, 30 second boot videos

By Liam Dawe, 19 Oct 2022

Now the official Steam Deck Docking Station is out, a lot more people are testing the Steam Deck on external displays showing up numerous issues so Valve has added a little something to help.

Windows compatibility layer Wine version 7.19 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

Just before the weekend hit, a new development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine went up with version 7.19.

Sweet point and click dino adventure Zid Journey is up on Kickstarter with demo

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

Love your point and click adventures and want to see more? Zid Journey is a new one from the team behind Zniw Adventure.

EmuDeck 2.0 makes emulation on Steam Deck easier than ever

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

The Steam Deck is a fantastic system for indies, AA, AAA and everything in between but it's also great for emulation too. EmuDeck is software that can help automate the entire process of setting emulators up, and a huge new release is out now.

Theme park building sim Indoorlands is officially out now

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

Indoorlands, a somewhat unique theme park building sim has left Early Access as a finished game ready for you to get clicking around.

LOST EMBER should run nicer on Steam Deck / Linux, as dev fixes video issues

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

LOST EMBER is an adventure game all about the power of nature. Released back in 2019, it seems recently that went back to it to ensure it works nicely on Steam Deck (and so Linux too).

Proton 7.0-5 is coming soon improving Steam Deck / Linux gaming

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

Valve are preparing to launch the latest update to Steam Play Proton, the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux and Steam Deck.

If you use PolyMC for Minecraft you should switch away now

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2022

Unfortunately, it seems a developer on the Minecraft launcher PolyMC went completely rogue and so for your own safety, you should remove PolyMC from all systems.

LEGO Bricktales is out now with Linux support and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2022

Who doesn't love LEGO? ClockStone and Thunderful Publishing just recently released LEGO Bricktales and surprisingly, it came with full Native Linux support along with being Steam Deck Verified.

SteamDB makes it easier to track upcoming releases

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2022

SteamDB, the unofficial website that tracks basically everything Steam, has a new and improved way for you to track upcoming games.

Minecraft 1.20 Beta coming soon with camels and a new 'sniffer' mob won the vote

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2022

Minecraft Live recently happened and they showed off many new things coming to Minecraft with the 1.20 update.

Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation fheroes2 just keeps on getting better

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2022

Yet another release of fheroes2 is here, keeping the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II alive with a modern recreated game engine and it's just simply great.

Return to Monkey Island gets a Linux Beta version

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2022

Do you own Return to Monkey Island or are you thinking of buying it? Good news, as the developer now has a Native Linux version ready for Beta testing.

Steam Deck plugin system Decky Loader solves some major issues in new update

By Liam Dawe, 17 Oct 2022

Last week I showed off Decky Loader properly, a fantastic plugin system for the Steam Deck and the developers have now put up a new release solving some problems.

Play real Game Boy cartridges on Steam Deck / Linux with GB Operator

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2022

GB Operator excites the collector in me, giving you a small device to plug into your PC or Steam Deck, allowing you to play real Game Boy cartridges.

NVIDIA "unlaunching" the RTX 4080 12GB, apparently 4090 Ti cancelled due to melting

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2022

Two bits of big NVIDIA news for you today one confirmed and one not so confirmed, which concerns a double-cancellation with the RTX 4080 12GB and a 4090 Ti / Titan.

Days of the Devs 2022 Bundle is live, plus a Paradox Interactive DLC build your own bundle

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2022

Humble has two big bundles you might be interested in taking a look at. First is the yearly Days of the Devs Bundle and a Paradox Interactive Bundle you can build yourself.

Valve filed a 'computer game software' trademark for 'NEON PRIME' (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 14 Oct 2022

Well this is perhaps exciting, seems Valve are cooking up something new with a trademark application for NEON PRIME. ARTICLE UPDATED.

Proton Experimental updated helping Halo Infinite and Spider-Man Remastered

By Liam Dawe, 14 Oct 2022

Valve released a really small update to Proton Experimental on October 13th, so here's what's new and how to use it.

UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe, 14 Oct 2022

Are you ready for another Sony game on Steam? The UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection arrives on October 19th, and it's been Steam Deck Verified already.