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Valve released the Best of Steam - 2024 showing off the highest earners and most played games

By Liam Dawe,
Another year comes to a close and Valve have put up the Best of Steam - 2024, so you can go and check out what's the most popular.

Fan-made PC port of Star Fox 64 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
From the team behind PC ports of other Nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, a new PC port has arrived for Star Fox 64.
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Team Fortress 2 Comic issue 7 is finally, officially available

By Liam Dawe,
What a nice early holiday surprise. The official Team Fortress 2 comic has finally officially returned. Now you've got something to read over the weekend.

Nexus Mods new cross-platform app v0.7.1 released finally supporting upgrades - better modding for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
This is a big one! The new and still in development cross-platform Nexus Mods app that has Linux support just released version 0.7.1 and you no longer have to remove everything to update.

New Linux kernel patch submitted to improve Lenovo Legion series support including Lenovo Legion Go

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like we may see some improvements to the Lenovo Legion series of hardware like the Lenovo Legion Go handheld when running on Linux, thanks to a new Linux kernel patch that's been sent in.

Firaxis reveal Sid Meier's Civilization VII system requirements for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Firaxis Games and 2K are releasing Sid Meier's Civilization VII on February 11, 2025 and now we know what power you're going to need to run it on Linux Desktop systems.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Final Fantasy XIV, Nioh: Complete Edition and more for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
A small Proton Experimental update was released today for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux gamers ahead of the coming holiday season. Here's all that's new.

Valve will join Lenovo at CES 2025 for the future of gaming handhelds

By Liam Dawe,
It seems the stage has been set for more SteamOS Linux devices to join the Steam Deck, as Valve will be partnering up with Lenovo at CES 2025.

Steam Replay for 2024 is live to show off all those hours you played

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put up Steam Replay, their end of year little look over your Steam account, so you can show off how many hours you put into games across various platforms.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from GamingOnLinux

By Liam Dawe,
Hello there! It's coming up on Christmas now, and so GamingOnLinux will be starting to go into it's usual mostly hibernating state to take a little break.

Proton Experimental updated with fixes for Marvel Rivals on Steam Deck / Linux and other game improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Over the festive period Valve released an update to Proton Experimental, bringing in more game fixes for the likes of Marvel Rivals and other games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 10.0 third Release Candidate out now

By Liam Dawe,
With the feature code freeze continuing, the Wine team had put up a third Release Candidate for the upcoming stable main release of Wine 10.0 coming in early 2025.

Sony buy up KADOKAWA shares to become largest shareholder of the FromSoftware parent company

By Liam Dawe,
There it is, the deal has been announced. Sony and KADOKAWA have "signed a strategic capital and business alliance agreement" that will make Sony the largest shareholder.

The Steam Deck Stars Bundle on Steam has some top Deck Verified games for cheap

By Liam Dawe,
Here's your chance to get four absolutely brilliant games that are all Steam Deck Verified, have Native Linux support and at a discount too.

Open source evolution sim Thrive v0.8 brings more graphics improvements and new game mechanics

By Liam Dawe,
Thrive is an open source evolution sim built with Godot Engine, it's getting more impressive with every new release and there's another update out now for you to try out.

Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK v2.5.2 brings fixes for Alpha Protocol, The Sims 2, Borderlands 2 and more

By Liam Dawe,
Another bug fixes release is out for DXVK (v2.5.2), the project that translates Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 to Vulkan. It's a big part of what makes Proton able to run Windows games on Steam Deck / Linux so nicely.

While Palworld enjoys a resurgence Valve dropped the rating to Steam Deck Unsupported

By Liam Dawe,
Palworld is enjoying a nice resurgence after the release of the Feybreak major update with a huge increase in players. Going from around a regular 45,000 players online to around 200,000 concurrent players. However, Valve have dropped the rating the Steam Deck Unsupported.

Funded in 5 minutes - the open source modular mini computer 'Pilet' is on Kickstarter

By Liam Dawe,
Funded within 5 minutes, soulscircuit are clearly onto a winner here with their upcoming Pilet open source modular mini computers powered by the Raspberry Pi 5.

Fedora Asahi Remix 41 brings AAA gaming to Apple Silicon with Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Fedora Asahi Remix 41 is out now bringing the most polished version of Linux for Apple Silicon Macs, along with support for AAA gaming.

Steam Deck Verified highlights for December 2024

By Liam Dawe,
It's December! Time for some highlights of what's been Steam Deck Verified by Valve recently so you can find some new picks to play through.