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Steam Client Beta update has a few more New Big Picture Mode fixes

By Liam Dawe,
While Valve continues working towards replacing the old Big Picture Mode with the UI from the Steam Deck, a few more fixes are in the new Steam Client Beta.

NVIDIA Linux driver 525.60.11 is out now

By Liam Dawe,
NVIDIA has today rolled out the 525.60.11 driver, following on from the 525.53 Beta earlier this month.

Half-Life: Alyx LEVITATION mod adds four hours of new story - out now

By Liam Dawe,
Half-Life: Alyx LEVITATION is an incredibly ambitious mod for Valve's amazing VR FPS and it's out now!

Wine 7.22 out now with more 32bit on 64bit work

By Liam Dawe,
The Wine 7.22 development release is now available for the open source Windows compatibility layer, as they continue working towards the Wine 8.0 release.

JSAUX release 'CaseKiller' for the official Steam Deck Dock to help with protective cases

By Liam Dawe,
Have the official Steam Deck Docking Station and find your Steam Deck doesn't fit in it with a protective case on? JSAUX are back with another new product, the CaseKiller Anti-Slip Stand.

The Long Dark: Tales from the Far Territory begins on December 5th

By Liam Dawe,
Starting off a 12 month long cycle of updates, The Long Dark: Tales from the Far Territory is the first DLC for the survival game acting as an expansion pass. That, plus a bunch of free updates too.

Cyberspace hacking looter-shooter Black Ice gets a big content upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Black Ice is an indie first-person looter-shooter about hacking in cyberspace, I'm quite fond of it but it's not very well known even though it's a lot of fun. A big new update just rolled out with a bunch of extra content.

Dome Keeper adds new cave types and little critters to make exploration more interesting

By Liam Dawe,
Dome Keeper is one of my favourite indie releases this year, blending together casual underground mining with frantic base-defence and a new update just rolled out making it even more interesting.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By gamingonlinux,
This is the public once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month. Also a good reminder of our stats system for people who don't know about it.

SCS Software celebrate 25 years with a mini-documentary

By Liam Dawe,
Love Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator? Two very popular games that SCS Software have been upgrading for a long time now, and they're celebrating their 25th anniversary.

System76 tease the new Launch Heavy keyboard

By Liam Dawe,
Want a fancy new keyboard from a Linux vendor that makes their own? System76 are adding the Launch Heavy to their line-up that includes a full NumPad.

Heroic Games Launcher for GOG and Epic Games v2.5.0 Beta 3 out now

By Liam Dawe,
Probably one of my favourite open source projects, Heroic Games Launcher helps you manage your GOG and Epic Games accounts on Linux and Steam Deck. A big new release is getting closer, with v2.5.0 Beta 3 out now integrating How Long to Beat data.

The itch.io store is doing another Creator Day today - taking no cut from developers

By Liam Dawe,
Game store itch.io are doing another Creator Day, which is where they don't take a cut from developers for any sales across the whole day.

Europa Universalis IV is now finally available on GOG

By Liam Dawe,
After many years being released on Steam back in 2013, Europa Universalis IV from Paradox has finally arrived on game store GOG.com. So for those of you who prefer it, for their DRM-free stance, now is your time.

Quiet survival adventure Aquamarine got a big free Explorer's Edition upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Aquamarine has some great artwork but it seems the initial release didn't stick with a lot of people, which hopefully the new free Explorer's Edition upgrade will solve.

Get a free copy of Garfield Kart on Fanatical in their huge Black Friday Sale

By Liam Dawe,
Game store Fanatical also have their own big Black Friday Sale, and they're giving away a copy of one of the best kart racing games on PC — Garfield Kart - Furious Racing (if you join their newsletter). Plus big savings on some of the biggest games around.

The Next-Gen update to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with FSR 2.1 should be fun for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, in case you haven't heard, is getting a free next-gen update releasing on December 14th and it might make it even better on Steam Deck.

Tower-defense base-building mining game Lumencraft adds procedural maps

By Liam Dawe,
Lumencraft is a really interesting game that blends together elements of tower-defense, base-building, mining and a little Deep Rock Galactic in a top-down view. A big new release is out now and it's Steam Deck Verified with Native Linux support.

KDE has a fundraiser for all their work like the Plasma desktop (used by Steam Deck)

By Liam Dawe,
KDE have put up a new fundraising platform, with an aim to make it easier for people to donate with a tongue-in-cheek anti-black-friday event they're calling Blue Friday.

Steam Deck wins Best Gaming Hardware at the 40th Golden Joystick Awards

By Liam Dawe,
The 40th Golden Joystick Awards present by GamesRadar is over and in the Best Gaming Hardware category, the Steam Deck won.