Steam & Steam Deck Beta improves controller configurator plus Linux fixes

Valve has released a new Steam Client Beta for both desktop and Steam Deck, with new fixes and some new features too like showing full or partial controller icons when hovering over items.

Valve remind people to be careful where you buy a Steam Deck

Recently the official OnDeck Twitter account from Steam creator Valve posted a PSA (public service announcement), reminding people on being careful where they buy a Steam Deck.

Valve adding a Steam feature for game transfers between PCs and Steam Decks

Something it seems Valve has been working on for a while now, is an easy way to transfer game installs between PCs and Steam Deck.

Left 4 Dead from Valve has a prototype leaked online

Tis the season of leakage apparently. Seems a prototype of Left 4 Dead 2 has made its way online and you can even try it.

Steam breaks more records with 33 million online, and over 10 million gaming

Valve started the year off rather nicely by breaking two of their own records recently with users online and users actually gaming.

Here's the winners of the 2022 Steam Awards

The voting is over and The Steam Awards 2022 winners have been announced, so here's a run over each of them.

Latest Steam Survey sees a minor dip for Linux & Steam Deck, still trending nicely overall

December 2022 results are in for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey and overall the Linux share is down but the overall trend is still good.

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My game of the year 2022 is the Steam Deck

You think I'm joking? I'm not. Okay, okay. It's not a game but I'll get to that in a moment. The Steam Deck has transformed everything about gaming for me.

Steam Community :: Guide :: How to cap the FPS at 30 without external tools, for framerate stability on systems that can't reach 60

My system can't reach a consistent 60fps while playing the online, especially in lobbies filled with players, and activities. After a bit of research, I figured out how to cap at 30 without requiring

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta updates fix up Login UI, store updates on Deck

Valve released another bunch of updates for the Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta Clients, along with a small Steam Deck OS Preview (SteamOS) update.

Valve hit a home run with the first year of Steam Deck

What an absolutely exceptional first year Valve had with the Steam Deck, and it continues to be my main way to play games now.

Steam with Linux now available in Tesla cars (Beta)

Here come a bunch more gamers using Linux, as Tesla have rolled out a software update that enables Steam in Beta.

Valve fix the New Big Picture Mode on NVIDIA for Linux gamers

In the latest Steam Client Beta for Desktop released December 13th, Valve has now fixed the New Big Picture Mode not working for those with NVIDIA GPUs along with plenty of other fixes.

Valve has finally fixed the Steam Remote Play audio loss bug on Linux

Finally, after years of waiting, Valve has now fixed the Steam Remote Play bug that basically made the feature useless for a Linux host.

Valve improves the Steam Store on Steam Deck, plus more bug fixes in Beta

Two updates for the Steam Deck today as Valve has not only put out another Steam Deck Client Beta, they're also finally trying to make the actual Steam store better on Steam Deck.

Desktop Steam and Steam Deck Client Beta updates with new launch options UI

Valve has replaced another old part of Steam in the latest Desktop and Steam Deck Client Beta, with a new UI for games that have launch options set.

Nintendo goes after SteamGridDB, likely for people doing emulation on Steam Deck

It seems with all the people emulating games on the Steam Deck and how popular doing so has become, Nintendo has continued to take notice and fired off some DMCA requests to have images taken down.

Pixel-art open-world pirating adventure Arcane Waters is now in Early Access

I just finished watching all of Black Sails (which was fantastic) and was in the mood for some pirating fun, so the Early Access release of Arcane Waters makes for good timing.

Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2 all get upgraded with DXVK 2.0 Vulkan

With the recent release of DXVK 2.0, the Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation layer, it pulled in DXVK-Native for Native Linux builds and so Valve has upgraded Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2.

Take on Chess-based enemies in the roguelike Chess Survivors

Another developer attempting to turn the classic Chess into something weird and wonderful. Chess Survivors takes set pieces and moves from Chess, sticks it into a blender and out came a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike.

Valve update desktop Steam Stable Client with the New Big Picture Mode option

Valve has released a new desktop update for the Steam Stable Client, and along with it comes the option to use the New Big Picture Mode. However, they broke it on Linux, at least for NVIDIA.

202: KDE Plasma 5.25, K9 Mail Joins Thunderbird, Steam NextFest and more Linux news!

On this episode of This Week in Linux: KDE Plasma 5.25 Released, K9 Mail Joins Thunderbird, Firefox Translations Add-on, MakuluLinux Shift Released, SpiralLi...

Steam Community :: Wild Animal Racing

Wild Animal Racing - On the island of Zig-Zag-Zog, in the sea of Ooberdeedoo,Are some amazing creatures, that you would never see in a zoo!They walk upright on two legs, like some kind of aliens from Mars,But the strangest thing, (you would not belie…