Got some exciting news for you power users out there: the Oryx Pro laptop by System76, while it was already pretty powerful, now has upgraded hardware. It now features an Alder Lake processor – the i7-12700H – with 14 cores, 20 threads, and has a frequency of 1.7-4.7 GHz. The Ti editions of the RTX 3070 or 3080 can also be selected when choosing the specs for the laptop. Full tech specs are as follows:

UPDATE (7/22): I’ve put out a guide for those of you who can’t get the game to run, plus what I’ve found to be the best settings for a smooth 60 FPS. Earlier today GloriousEggroll released GE-Proton7-26. Though this update is rather minor compared to 7-25, it nevertheless fixes a regression in vkd3d-proton that prevented Halo Infinite from going past the initial screen. Low and behold, the game not only runs, but the textures have been fixed!

New beta Deck client shipped out just a few hours ago. This adds the Sucheng keyboard for Tradional Chinese, adds an Achievements page to the Steam overlay, prevents the annoying “You have unclaimed digital rewards!” notification from appearing every time you turn the Deck on, fixes Night Mode from automatically turning on when it’s set to OFF, and brings improvements to the OSK when in desktop mode (should now properly show up or disappear when the appropriate button is pressed).

While it’s debatable whether MultiVersus will be a Smash killer, I’m happy to report the game now runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck. Previously, running the game was technically possible, but you would get kicked almost immediately if you joined an online match, due to EAC. Evidently, Warner Bros. listened to community feedback; after testing today’s open beta, I can confirm the kicking is no longer a thing. The game also has 16:10 support.

According to a post by Nintendo Life, it appears that Best Buy had leaked the sequel to Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix a few weeks ago, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway. Based on the information we have so far, it looks like it will be releasing later this fall on October 7, just a day less than a year after the release of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, and will be coming with a similar $50 price tag.

Today’s update to GE-Proton adds some fixes to Final Fantasy XIV (seems like that game always needs some kind of patching). Specifically the intro video after the datacenter select should be fixed (apparently this isn’t the first time this has happened). The patch notes mention that this may also fix WMV playback in a few other titles. Trove and Rift have been fixed as well. Wine has been updated to bleeding-edge, which “brings in numerous fixes,” DXVK has been updated to 1.

If Gabe is into something, he really means it. So when he says he’s a Final Fantasy XIV fan, he’s going to get down to business. Because now the regression with said game when using different Proton prefixes should no longer be an issue. And that’s the only game that was shown any favor with this update. Talk about dedication. Gabe further showed his love for the RPG by adding a little extra special sauce for you Steam Deck fans out there.

When I had reported to Luke Short – the main developer behind WinesapOS – that his distro wouldn’t boot on a MicroSD card on the Steam Deck, he personally saw to it that he would replicate the issue and fix it. As such, we now have a new update to enjoy: 3.1.1. I can now confirm WinesapOS runs on the Steam Deck when it’s installed on a MicroSD card. Display is rotated (though I’ve found this to be a very common issue with distros outside of SteamOS).

Linux Mint version 21, codenamed “Vanessa,” has been released as a beta. Here’s the rundown for what’s new: based on Ubuntu 22.04 and kernel 5.15 Blueberry has been replaced with Blueman improved thumbnail support notes can be duplicated with the Sticky Notes application an icon now shows up in the taskbar when there’s an automated task running in the background various improvements to XApps Cinnamon has been upgraded to 5.4, with a major rebase of the Muffin window manager and improved window animations improved Software Sources manageability new wallpapers shutdown timer reduced to ten seconds Snap Store is disabled encrypted home directory is no longer unmounted on logout guest sessions is now disabled by default default touchpad driver is now “libinput” rather than “synaptics” other minor changes and improvements Keep in mind this version is currently in beta and the Mint team recommends to only use it for testing purposes.

Not only has the game enjoyed massive popularity – as it sold over one million copies in just its’ first week – but now it’s been ported over to ARM. Any retro gaming device you can think of, such as the ODROID Go Advance or the various ARM-powered devices by Anbernic, can now play this game. Looks like you’ll need to have a copy of the game on Steam first before you can copy it over to your SD card and play on a retro console/handheld.