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Here's how Starfield runs on Steam Deck and desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Want to know how Starfield runs on Steam Deck? Or desktop Linux? Well, I've given it a run to see what I think of it and here's some early info for you.

Linux user share remains above macOS in the latest Steam Survey

By Liam Dawe,
After the rather exciting development in the last Steam Hardware & Software Survey where Linux users overtook macOS for the first time, the latest survey shows Linux continues to be above macOS but with the numbers dipping down.

Wine 8.15 is out now, plus more Wine Wayland work submitted

By Liam Dawe,
Two bits of Wine news for this weekend with the development release Wine 8.15 now available, and more work for Wine Wayland is incoming too.

GE-Proton 8-14 released, deprecated workarounds removed

By Smellbringer,
The latest release for GE-Proton, the community version of Proton, has dropped. Version 8-14 brings with it several fixes and workaround removals that had deprecated.

The state of optimus-manager explained by its developer

By nwildner,
This Linux program provides a solution for GPU switching on Optimus laptops (i.e laptops with a dual Nvidia/Intel or Nvidia/AMD configuration).

Creature-collecting life-sim Moonstone Island launches September 20th

By Liam Dawe,
Studio Supersoft and publisher Raw Fury have announced the cute creature-collecting life-sim Moonstone Island launches September 20th.

War Thunder's next major update is 'Sons of Attila', plus easier vehicle unlocks coming

By Liam Dawe,
Gaijin Entertainment have teased the next big update for War Thunder, named Sons of Attila and they continue to work through their roadmap to improve other parts of the game.

Crusader Kings III hits 3 million sales after 3 years

By Liam Dawe,
Paradox Interactive announced today that following the recent release of Wards & Wardens for Crusader Kings III, that on the 3 year mark they've now hit 3 million sales.

Steam Deck OS 3.4.9 released with GPU fix for Starfield

By Liam Dawe,
As I speculated previously when Steam Deck OS 3.4.9 went into Preview, Valve has now released it as a Stable update for all Steam Deck owners for Starfield.

Embracer closes Volition developer of Freespace, Red Faction, Saints Row

By Liam Dawe,
Well, there goes another big industry name. Embracer Group, who currently own a stupidly vast portfolio of developers and publisher has shut down Volition.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock DLC is out now

By Pengling,
Native Linux beat-'em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge received its Dimension Shellshock DLC on August 31st, with discounts available for both the DLC and the base game.

Proton Experimental update has newly playable games and fixes Ship of Fools

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a new upgrade for Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and desktop Linux on August 31st with a few additions, here's what's new.

HoloCure is a Vampire Survivors clone that's free, really cute and surprisingly fun

By Liam Dawe,
I will admit, I know basically nothing about Hololive, VTubers or anything like that and yet I'm now completely sucked in by the free fan game HoloCure - Save the Fans!

Halls of Torment adds new characters, new stage, 'Agony Mode' and much more

By Liam Dawe,
Well, there goes basically all of my free time. Halls of Torment blends together retro Diablo with Vampire Survivors and it was already horribly addictive and now I fear I'm going to be sucked in again.

Pro wrestling and RPG fantasy collide in WrestleQuest out now

By Liam Dawe,
Love wrestling? Well the new release of WrestleQuest might be what you need. A blend of sweet pixel-art with pro wrestling and fantasy elements.

New update for Dota 2 might pull me back in, with new reporting and matchmaking

By Liam Dawe,
It finally seems like it might be time for me to put another 500 hours into Dota 2, as Valve has given the game quite an interesting upgrade for The Summer Client Update.

SteamWorld Build arrives December 1st with full Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
SteamWorld Build is the latest in the SteamWorld series from Thunderful Development / Thunderful Publishing and they're once again entirely changing the genre for the series and turning it into a city-builder.

Slime Rancher is being turned into a movie

By Liam Dawe,
Well this could be a whole lot of fun! Slime Rancher, the series of games about a lone rancher sucking up slimes in a vacuum gun is getting a movie adaptation.

Check out the demo for Crop Rotation, a farming-themed card drafting game

By Liam Dawe,
A farming-themed card drafting game? Well that's a new one. Crop Rotation is releasing on September 15th and there's a demo available on Steam now too.

Budgie 10.8 desktop released with plenty of new features

By Liam Dawe,
Budgie 10.8 was released recently, bringing plenty of enhancements to this interesting desktop environment so here's a little run over what's new.