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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 26: Coming to You Live

By Hamish,
It turns out it was Knoppix 3.4 released in May 2004 that obsessed me as a child, providing me with some of my earliest steps into a larger world. Not only that, but the CD-R disc it was burned on still reads even after all of these years. Considering the volatility of such media, this surprised me.

Dead Space got a small update for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
In case you missed it in my recent Steam Deck news video, Motive released an update for the new Dead Space to improve it even more on Steam Deck.

Open source evolution game Thrive adds part upgrades and a benchmark mode

By Liam Dawe,
Benchmark the cells! Evolve all the things! Thrive 0.6.1 is a fun sounding upgrade to this free and open source scientific evolution sim.

OpenRA has another test release improving Dune 2000, Red Alert and major bug fixes

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRA is closing in on another big new release to improve the experience of playing Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000.

Free 2D space exploration sim Endless Sky v0.10.0 adds new factions, gets better AI

By Liam Dawe,
If you love free and open source games keep an eye on the 2D space sim Endless Sky, which just got a new Beta release with version 0.10.0 giving some fresh gameplay improvements.

Linux kernel 6.2 is out now, here's a feature highlight

By Liam Dawe,
You can have a little Linux kernel update, as a treat. The Linux kernel 6.2 is officially out now so here's some notes on some of what's new.

Minecraft 1.20 adding Archaeology, Cherry Blossom Biome and a Sniffer mob

By Liam Dawe,
There's lots to be excited for in the upcoming Minecraft 1.20 update, with many previously announced features finally landing like Archaeology.

CryoUtilities 2.0 helps boost Steam Deck performance

By Liam Dawe,
CryoUtilities has a big new 2.0 release out now, with plenty of tweaks to help you get the most out of your Steam Deck.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive keeps breaking player records

By Liam Dawe,
One Valve game that is clearly unstoppable is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, their first-person shooter from 2012 just keeps growing.

The upcoming Team Fortress 2 update may not be as big as expected

By Liam Dawe,
Remember all the hype over the announced Team Fortress 2 update? Well, it seems Valve edited the announcement silently and hoped no one would notice.

Steam now allows transferring games between PCs and Steam Deck too

By Liam Dawe,
In the latest Beta available for Desktop Steam and Steam Deck, Valve put in a new feature to help you transferring games.

iFixit begin offering Steam Deck SSD upgrades

By Liam Dawe,
Even more options to upgrade your Steam Deck SSD! The folks at iFixit have begun offering SSDs and upgrade kits.

Wine 8.2 rolls out along with a new Proton Experimental update

By Liam Dawe,
Today we've seen an update for two translation layers. Wine has development release 8.2 available, and there's an update for Proton Experimental too.

A new Civilization game is in development and XCOM designer leaves Firaxis

By Liam Dawe,
2K sent out a press release today confirming a number of things including a new Civilization game is on the way.

All Your Base Are Belong to Us — Zero Wing (and other classics) hit Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Zero Wing along with other shoot 'em up classics Out Zone, Twin Cobra and Truxton from Toaplan and Bitwave Games have their brand new PC releases out.

Total War: WARHAMMER III update gives everyone Immortal Empires

By Liam Dawe,
Creative Assembly and SEGA have released the 2.4.0 version update to Total War: WARHAMMER III and it's quite a big one.

Steam had 83,000 new customers every day in 2022

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has put out their Steam Year In Review for 2022 and while they didn't give us a new monthly active user count, there were plenty of other details shared.

Hunt: Showdown added Easy Anti-Cheat for Steam Deck & Linux

By Liam Dawe,
While no announcement from the developer has been made yet, Hunt: Showdown now has the Easy Anti-Cheat file needed and works on Steam Deck and Linux Desktop.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector adds Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector from Black Lab Games and publisher Slitherine released back in 2021, and it just got upgraded for Steam Deck players.

Classic city-builder Nebuchadnezzar gets a big free update and DLC

By Liam Dawe,
Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder has continued to get some big upgrades with a new release out and an expansion DLC too.