Games: Computer and Video Game Archive, Valve, GStreamer, and More
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[Old] The Computer and Video Game Archive relocates
Though in a smaller space, they kept all their inventory. The CVGA now archives over 10,000 items–older gaming systems like the Atari 2600, current consoles like the PlayStation 5, and even the Famicom (Japanese NES from 1983). The Frankenstein, a retro build PC, runs several emulated DOS games. All systems and games are available to reserve and use in-house.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Valve seeing increasing bug reports due to Steam Snap - other methods recommended
Canonical announced some time ago their Steam Snap which was promoted as stable with Ubuntu 23.04, as they continue to push their own packaging format with Snap but it seems this has been causing problems for Valve.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ GStreamer gets funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund to rewrite parts in Rust
While GStreamer may not be something that generates a lot of headlines, it's a much loved and well-used bit of open source tech for handling media on Linux and many other systems and it just got a big funding boost from the Sovereign Tech Fund.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Against the Storm 1.1 (and later hotfixes) bring various Steam Deck improvements
Against the Storm is a dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains, and the recent 1.0 release came with it being Steam Deck Verified but the developer hasn't stopped making improvements for Steam Deck in version 1.1 out now.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ NonSteamLaunchers for other stores on Steam Deck adds automatic game shortcuts
NonSteamLaunchers is an application I showed off a while ago, that gives you a helping hand in installing other game stores and launchers on Steam Deck. The latest update, version 3.2, adds in some really useful helpful features.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck 'chiaki4deck' can now put the system to sleep
Just recently the open source PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck, chiaki4deck, got a big update but it came with a few issues that needed solving and a new v1.6.1 is out now. Plus a fun new feature was added.
OMG Ubuntu:
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Canonical’s Steam Snap is Causing Headaches for Valve
Timothée Besset, a software engineer who works on the Steam client for Valve, took to Mastodon this week to reveal: “Valve is seeing an increasing number of bug reports for issues caused by Canonical’s repackaging of the Steam client through snap”.
“We are not involved with the snap repackaging. It has a lot of issues”, Besset adds, noting that “the best way to install Steam on Debian and derivative operating systems is to […] use the official .deb”.
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The Finals update sours Steam Deck users' excitement with game crashes, broken voice chat on SteamOS and Linux
Less than a week ago, news broke that The Finals was suddenly playable on the Steam Deck and desktop Linux via Steam's Proton compatibility layer, but mere days later, the developers issued a new patch that seems to be causing non-Windows users grief.
Earlier today, users on r/SteamDeck started reporting game crashes in The Finals after the Season 1 Update 1.5.0 — an update that introduced a slew of new content, including new game modes — was issued. Aside from introducing new in-game content, the update was also meant to address rampant cheating, poor matchmaking, and security.
According to the report, the game would crash to a black screen at various stages of running the game. Some reported crashes on the main menu, but others were able to get as far as joining a game before it booted them out, too.
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Valve is Not Happy With Ubuntu's Snap Version of Steam: Here's Why
Over the years, playing games on Linux has become very accessible, thanks to the rise of tools like Wine, Proton, and others based on those two.
Even game developers are increasingly providing native support for Linux by releasing games for Valve's handheld, Steam Deck that runs SteamOS.
However, according to recent reports, it appears that the unofficial Snap package of the Steam client is not behaving as intended, as noticed by a Valve developer.
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Linux Gaming: Valve could warn against using Ubuntu's Snap version of Steam
Since the introduction of the Steam Deck in February 2022, gaming on Linux has moved from a niche to a viable option for end users. However, it is the Linux distribution Ubuntu, popular with newcomers from Canonical, that is causing problems for Steam users with its self-created Snap package format. Under Ubuntu, the Snap package for the game client, which is not supported by Valve at all, is installed by default, even though an official Debian version is also available.