News⌗

Some drama going around concerning the workforce behind the elementaryOS project. Cassidy James, one of the core developers behind the distro, recently left after working on the project for over 10 years
It’s possible to run x86-based games on ARM thanks to box86
A game that’s been out for a few years recently got a Linux port: HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed. It’s also Steam Deck Verified. Just be aware that, for the time being, the Linux servers are not yet cross-compatible with Windows servers. I got a review key for this game and will be reviewing it soon
Got $2k that you can throw away? Spend it on NVIDIA’s new RTX 3090 Ti, with 24 GB of VRAM
Experiencing issues with Unity games played via Proton? Unplug your USB devices
OneXPlayer is looking into putting SteamOS on their future handhelds
Proton could very well get support for NVIDIA image scaling
GameMaker now supports better Linux export options (.AppImage and Steam Deck support)
You can (unofficially) run SteamOS 3.0 on a PS4

Steam Deck⌗

Valve is now collecting feedback from Steam Deck owners whether a game is actually “verified” or not
We’ve officially hit the 2,000 mark for Verified/Playable Steam Deck games
You can now load plugins on the Deck with PluginLoader
You can use EmuDeck to easily access your ROM library on the Deck
Need a guide on how to use Ubisoft Connect with the Steam Deck? GOL has you covered
Need to transfer files from your PC to your Steam Deck and vice versa? Syncthing has got you covered

DXVK 1.10.1 released with the usual set of bug fixes, video playback for certain titles, and performance improvements
New Portal 2 mod in the works recently got a rendering and lighting overhaul
Vulkan 1.3.210 released with new extensions: VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library and VK_EXT_primitives_generated_query
RetroArch 1.10.2 released with better Steam Deck compatibility
LDtk (level designer toolkit) – an open-source 2D level editor – version 1.1.0 released yesterday with a “Super Simple” export option, plus some other goodies
Proton Experimental has been updated with support for more games, and bug fixes
Fedora 36 has been released as a beta
Lutris 0.5.10 was released with Steam Deck support and a lot of other additions
Steam beta client received an update with a lot of Linux-related bug fixes
Steam Deck has received a few updates this week, particularly with keyboard improvements