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Proton Experimental brings initial D3D12 for OpenVR, fixes Overwatch 2 crashes

By Liam Dawe,
A freshly squeezed cup of Proton Experimental was released today by Valve containing fixes for multiple games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux like Overwatch 2.

Dead Island 2 arrives on Steam boasting of Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Dambuster Studios and Deep Silver have now finally released Dead Island 2 on Steam, after previously being Epic Games exclusive and they're boasting about Steam Deck support.

Ashlands update for Valheim has a new trailer and public test is live

By Liam Dawe,
Finally! Valheim is getting close to the release of the big Ashlands update, and now you can go and actually test it.

Embracer Group splitting into three companies

By Liam Dawe,
Embracer Group have announced that after being the cause of many job losses, shutting down developers and selling some off - they're now splitting into three companies.

Sunshine game streaming update has frame timing improvements for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Sunshine when paired up with Moonlight offers a great way to stream games from your PC to pretty much any other system, and the latest release v0.23.1 should work better on Linux now.

Parking Garage Rally Circuit coming by dev of JellyCar with Linux / Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
A game that is something of a homage to the days of the Sega Saturn, Walaber Entertainment who created the fun JellyCar series have announced Parking Garage Rally Circuit.

Over 10 years later 7 Days to Die is going to leave Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
A long time coming after initially going live back in December 2013, developer The Fun Pimps has now announced that 7 Days to Die is going to be leaving Early Access.

A big Palestinian Relief Bundle is live on itch.io

By Liam Dawe,
Supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund charity, the Palestinian Relief Bundle is live on itch.io.

PSA: someone set up a fake Proton-GE website

By Liam Dawe,
It seems nothing is safe from bogus websites and scams, with someone setting up a fake website for Proton-GE / GE-Proton.

SteamOS 3.5.18 Preview released for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
A fresh SteamOS Preview release is now available for testing on Steam Deck, and although small it's probably an important one.

Wine 9.7 released with ARM improvements

By Liam Dawe,
The Wine 9.7 development release is out now bringing with it the usual bug fixes, plus some ARM platform improvements for this Windows compatibility layer used in Proton.

Check out this casual fab farming game bundle, plus a whole bunch of Godot Engine courses

By Liam Dawe,
Two interesting picks from Humble Bundle to go over for the weekend. First is the Down on the Farm bundle which has some sweet picks, plus one for game devs!

Stardew Valley 1.6.4 brings even more new free content

By Liam Dawe,
Think ConcernedApe was finished? Wrong. Stardew Valley has another free update out now and brings in even more extra content.

Action-filled naval sandbox game Windward follow-up Windward Horizon announced

By Liam Dawe,
Remember Windward? Released in 2015, it's an action-filled multiplayer sandbox game that puts you in control of a ship sailing the high seas of a large procedurally-generated world and it's getting a sequel with Windward Horizon.

Phantom Fury gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

By Liam Dawe,
Phantom Fury is a new FPS from Slipgate Ironworks and 3D Realms, taking place a few years after Ion Fury and it's going to be Steam Deck Verified for release.

Crownfall multi-act update live for Dota 2, plus a new comic

By Liam Dawe,
Valve just released a big new update for Dota 2 with Crownfall, which not only includes a new comic to read but also what they call The Markets of Midgate. This is the first act of an ongoing story event.

Team Fortress 2 64bit support released, plus Vulkan for Linux via DXVK

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has now launched the 64bit update for Team Fortress 2, which should bring performance improvements for most users. Plus we get Vulkan now too.

Sweet beekeeping sim APICO v4.0 brings new goodies on May 20th

By Liam Dawe,
Laid-back sweet beekeeping sim APICO from TNgineers is set for another big upgrade, with version 4.0 landing on May 20th.

Free Stars: Children of Infinity coming to Linux after smashing Kickstarter goals

By Liam Dawe,
Well that really was fast. Free Stars: Children of Infinity, the sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters (Star Control 2) is now confirmed to be supporting Linux (and macOS).

Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence delayed, Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change on May 8th

By Liam Dawe,
Two bits of news for fans of the grand strategy games from Paradox Interactive as we've got a delay for Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence, but we also have a date for Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change.