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Valve starts roll-out of the Steam Deck controller configurator to desktop Steam

By Liam Dawe,
The latest Steam Client Beta replaces the old Big Picture Configurator for individual games, with the one from the Steam Deck and it's quite an improvement.

Valve put up a few more fixes in the new Steam Deck Beta

By Liam Dawe,
Another Beta update is available for the Steam Deck, with Valve adding in just a few more "Friday fixes".

Minecraft on Steam Deck Guide with Prism Launcher (and gamepad support)

By Liam Dawe,
Prism Launcher has been released for Minecraft, rising from the ashes of the controversy with PolyMC (that you should no longer use). Here's all the info on it, plus a fresh Steam Deck Guide.

Persona 5 Royal is a great Steam Deck experience

By Liam Dawe,
With another major release from SEGA and Atlus now here with Persona 5 Royal, the good news is that it's Steam Deck Verified and it really does work nicely.

RimWorld - Biotech and the free 1.4 update out now

By Liam Dawe,
Ludeon Studios have just released a rather big expansion to the colony building sim RimWorld with Biotech, along with the free 1.4 update for all players.

Ubuntu 22.10 'Kinetic Kudu' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Canonical has released the latest version of their Linux distribution Ubuntu with Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu".

Valve doing quick hotfixes in Proton for big game releases on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here's an interesting one I came across recently. It seems Valve are doing small hotfix releases of Proton, to go along with some of the bigger releases to get them working.

Steam Deck Beta adds way to view components, Valve confirms fan changes

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released another Steam Deck Beta and it's a rather interesting one, with a few nice new features along with the ability to see what components your Steam Deck shipped with. You can also now skip the intro video.

Vampire Survivors started a craze and the 1.0 release is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Vampire Survivors is a time-survival horde game that started something of a craze, with many games copying their blueprint and now Vampire Survivors 1.0 is out.

An interview with the creator of Deckmate, the Steam Deck attachment system

By Liam Dawe,
Have you seen the Deckmate yet? I'm a big fan and use it quite often. A thoroughly useful attachment system for the Steam Deck and I had the chance to speak to the creator about it.

Someone released the FOSS RTS 0 A.D. on Steam without speaking to the developers

By Liam Dawe,
Here's a "fun" one for you. The developers behind the free and open source RTS named 0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) have announced that someone (they don't know who) has put it up on Steam.

Fab looking western adventure Rosewater gets a big demo update with voice actors

By Liam Dawe,
The point and click adventure genre is not only alive and well, it's positively thriving. Rosewater is another one that looks fantastic and the demo got a big refresh.

AMD to fully reveal next-gen AMD Radeon RDNA 3 in November

By Liam Dawe,
A short but sweet announcement was sent out by AMD today, as they've now set a date for when they will fully reveal AMD Radeon RDNA 3, their next-gen GPU architecture.

Silent Hill 2 remake announced and coming to Steam

By Liam Dawe,
A much loved action-horror classic Silent Hill 2 is getting a modern remake and the good news is that it's coming to Steam. So it will most likely run in some form on Steam Deck and Linux desktop.

UNCHARTED is great on Steam Deck! Here's how to fix it on Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
With UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection out now and Steam Deck Verified, I've been able to see that it does work great! However, it requires some very small tweaks to get it working on a normal Linux desktop.

Get PAYDAY 2 and a ton of DLC in the latest Humble Bundle

By Liam Dawe,
In the mood to play a co-op shooter? Humble Bundle has a huge PAYDAY 2: The Ultimate Score bundle ready for you.

A new Beta of game manager Lutris fixes up Origin, Epic Games and Ubisoft Connect

By Liam Dawe,
Lutris, the open source game manager that can help you keep together all your games from various services on Linux and Steam Deck has a new Beta release fixing some big issues.

Lucy Dreaming is a quality point and click adventure with great British humour

By Liam Dawe,
You know a game is going to be good, when you're already chuckling away in the first few minutes. Point and click adventure Lucy Dreaming is out now.

FIFA? Nah, give me more of Pixel Cup Soccer

By Liam Dawe,
Need more Football in your life? Yes, I said Football, get over it. Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition is officially out now along with Native Linux support.

GB Operator is a fun gadget for Game Boy fans tested on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Recently I mentioned GB Operator a little USB gadget that reads cartridges of the Game Boy, Game Boy Colour and Game Boy Advance. After giving it a go myself, I'm impressed and a little in love.