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Valve's Steam Controller Has Begun Shipping to Customers

Valve's Steam Controller has officially commenced shipping to customers. Phoronix reports that "the gaming controller is now shipping," making the hardware available to those who have been awaiting it...

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Valve Confirms New Steam Controller May 2026 Launch

Valve has officially confirmed the release date and pricing for the new Steam Controller, with a launch targeted for May 2026. This announcement follows a prolonged period of silence and previous dela...

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Proton 11.0-beta2 Addresses EA App Lockups and Gaming Regressions

Valve released Proton 11.0-beta2 today, a minor update building on the initial Proton 11 beta. This iteration integrates Xalia version 0.4.9, which resolves lockups previously encountered when interac...

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Valve Confirms Steam Controller Release Date as May 4, Priced at $99 USD

Valve today announced the official release date and pricing for its new Steam Controller. The device is scheduled to go on sale on May 4. According to Valve, US pricing for the controller will be $99 ...

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FEX 2604 Delivers Memory Savings and Performance for x86_64 Apps on ARM64

FEX 2604, the latest monthly update for the FEX emulator, was released today. This new version brings further performance improvements and memory savings for running Linux x86/x86_64 binaries on AArch...

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Steam Survey: Linux Gaming Market Share Surpasses 5% in March

According to Valve's latest Steam Survey monthly figures for March, Steam on Linux experienced significant growth. The platform's market share has now risen above the 5% threshold, reflecting a notabl...

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Boiling Steam Details 8 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Titles for Late March

Boiling Steam reported on March 28, 2026, on the addition of eight newly released games certified as Steam Deck Verified or Playable. These titles, launched between March 21 and March 28, were selecte...

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Steam Deck Gains 13 New Verified/Playable Titles Between March 14-21

Boiling Steam reported last week that 13 newly released PC games have been rated Verified or Playable for Valve's Steam Deck handheld. These titles were identified between March 14 and March 21, 2026,...

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Valve Publishes February 2026 Steam Survey; Linux Market Share Highlighted

Valve has published the Steam Survey results for February 2026 today. These monthly figures offer insights into various software and hardware trends across the dominant Steam gaming ecosystem. A parti...

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Boiling Steam Reports 8 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games

Boiling Steam identified eight newly released Steam games as Steam Deck Verified or Playable, selected between January 24 and January 31, 2026. The report noted that this period signifies an end to a ...

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Proton 10.0-4 Adds New Game Support, Fixes GPU Driver Warnings on Linux

Proton 10.0-4 was released today by Valve and CodeWeavers. This update for Steam Play adds compatibility for a notable list of new Windows games on Linux. Newly playable titles include VR experiences ...

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Boiling Steam Identifies 9 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games (Jan 17-24)

Boiling Steam has released their latest "New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck" report. This edition covers games released between January 17 and January 24, 2026. The report identifies nine newl...

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Steam Client Stable Update Adds Razer Raiju V3 Pro Controller Support

Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today, January 23, 2026. This update introduces direct support for the Razer Raiju V3 Pro PS5/PC wireless controller, expanding the range of compatible ...

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Igalia Details VK_EXT_custom_resolve Role in Valve Steam Frame Development

Igalia's Ricardo Garcia recently detailed the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension and its significance for Valve's upcoming Steam Frame. In a blog post published November 26, 2025, Garcia explained...

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Igalia's Ricardo Garcia Details VK_EXT_custom_resolve Role in Steam Frame

Igalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post late last year, detailing the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. The article outlines the extension's specific role in the ongoing work Igalia has be...

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Igalia Optimizes Vulkan for Valve Steam Devices, Enhances Proton Compatibility

Igalia announced about a month ago, in November 2025, their collaboration with Valve focused on optimizing Vulkan for upcoming Steam devices. The engineering efforts have involved implementing and rev...

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Boiling Steam Reports Four New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Titles Last Week

Boiling Steam's report on December 20, 2025, identified four newly released games confirmed as either Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck. These titles were selected between December 13 and Decembe...

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Igalia's Ricardo Garcia Details VK_EXT_custom_resolve for Valve's Steam Frame

Igalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post in late November outlining the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. The post describes the extension's functionality, which enables custom resolve oper...

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Igalia Details Vulkan Optimizations for Valve's Steam Devices, Bolstering Proton Compatibility

Igalia announced last month their extensive work optimizing Vulkan for Valve, aimed at powering upcoming Steam devices. The graphics team implemented numerous Vulkan extensions and reviewed others to ...

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Igalia Details VK_EXT_custom_resolve Extension for Valve's Steam Frame

Igalia's Ricardo Garcia published a blog post last week, on November 26, detailing the VK_EXT_custom_resolve Vulkan extension. Garcia's article describes the extension's functionality and its signific...

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Steam On Linux Usage Hits All-Time High in November 2025 Survey

The November 2025 Steam Survey results indicate that Steam on Linux usage has reached an all-time high. This reflects continued growth in the adoption of Linux gaming. Phoronix, reporting on December ...

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