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Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages

By Liam Dawe, Oct 30

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.

EA / Respawn now block Apex Legends from running on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Oct 31

The developers of Apex Legends have announced that they're going to be blocking the game completely on Linux platforms including Steam Deck.

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Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey

By Liam Dawe, Nov 2

The Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for October 2024, and the Linux user share has gone back up again to exactly 2%.

Vampire Hunters turns Vampire Survivors into an FPS where you stack 14 weapons together

By Liam Dawe, Nov 6

There seems to be no end to games that will suck away all of my free time and now that Vampire Hunters is out now, it's also going into my regular rotation to blow off some steam.

GOG launch their Preservation Program to make games live forever with a hundred classics being 're-released'

By Liam Dawe, Nov 13

GOG going back to their roots a little here with the announcement of the GOG Preservation Program, with an aim to ensure various games get to live on forever.

Half-Life 2 free to keep until November 18th, Episodes One & Two now included with a huge update

By Liam Dawe, 5 days ago

To celebrate that Half-Life 2 has turned 20, Valve has made it free to claim and keep for a limited time. Not only that, but Episodes One and Two are now included with a huge upgrade.

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6 officially out with improved performance, Mura Compensation, lots more

By Liam Dawe, Oct 24

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

By Liam Dawe, Oct 23

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.

Get over 60 games free with Prime Gaming right now - many work on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 22

Another round up of some free games you can get to play on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux thanks to Prime Gaming.

Windows to Linux compatibility layer Wine 10.0 planned for mid-January 2025

By Liam Dawe, Nov 2

Lead developer Alexandre Julliard announced that Wine 10.0 is going to be releasing in mid-January 2025.

Fedora KDE gets approval to be upgraded to sit alongside Fedora Workstation

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8

Fedora Workstation with GNOME is the main edition of the Fedora Linux distribution, but their Fedora KDE Desktop Spin just got approval to become a lot more important.

Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.20 update released for everyone

By Liam Dawe, Nov 4

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.

Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) v1.1.3 out now

By Liam Dawe, Oct 23

Continuing to improve compatibility with Windows games on Linux outside of Steam, the Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) has another release out now.

Classic Unreal Tournament and Unreal now easier to download free thanks to OldUnreal (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 7 days ago

Epic Games announced back at the end of 2022 that they were pulling a whole bunch of classics like Unreal Tournament and Unreal from stores, along with turning off servers, but now it's a bit easier to get them running again. ARTICLE UPDATED.

NVIDIA 565.57.01 Beta has Wayland and HDR improvements, plus DXVK and VKD3D optimizations

By Liam Dawe, Oct 22

NVIDIA today released two new Linux drivers. The big one is the NVIDIA 565.57.01 Beta, along with a one-liner update in the stable 550.127.05 release.

Terraria hits over 60 million sales with Terraria 1.4.5 shaping up to be another big update

By Liam Dawe, Nov 2

The latest State of the Game developer post for Terraria gives out some big new sales numbers, and announces a new use for Life Fruit.

The latest free games with Prime Gaming - October 25 edition - lots for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 25

Each week Prime Gaming, part of what you get with a subscription to Amazon Prime, add and remove various games you can claim to keep. Here's the updated list for October 25th.

EA Anti-Cheat arrives for Battlefield 1 breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Oct 23

It's here. EA Anti-Cheat has now been rolled out into Battlefield 1, breaking another multiplayer game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

Steam gets new tools for game devs to offer players version switching in-game

By Liam Dawe, Nov 8

Valve announced something that I'm sure a lot of game developers and players will appreciate: new APIs to allow developers to have version switching directly in their games!

Croc Legend of the Gobbos remaster will be a GOG exclusive

By Liam Dawe, Oct 24

Back in August I reported on the new remaster of the classic Croc Legend of the Gobbos, and today it has been revealed it will be a GOG exclusive on PC.

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