Games: War Thunder, Half-Life 2, Stardew Valley, and More
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GamingOnLinux ☛ War Thunder major Hornet's Sting update adds Ray Tracing for AMD and intel GPUs
War Thunder has been updated with the first major expansion of 2025. Titled Hornet’s Sting it adds in Ray Tracing support for AMD and Intel GPUs. There's but coming though.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Half-Life 2 RTX demo has launched on Steam
Half-Life 2 RTX now has a demo available on Steam for those of you who want to check out what Orbifold Studios have done to the Valve classic with ray tracing. You do need to own Half-Life 2 to be able to play the mod.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Stardew Valley modding on Linux / Steam Deck takes a step with the Nexus Mods app
The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone. Eventually, this app will replace the Vortex app, once it's ready and supports more games.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Discord wants developers to stick it inside their games with a new SDK
One of the great things about modern online gaming is how (usually) easy it is to link up with friends. You have your friends list on Steam, GOG, Epic and others but what about Discord? They want a bigger piece of the pie now.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Surprisingly, Valve rated Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable
Even though both of them have anti-cheat that blocks Linux platforms from playing online, Valve have suddenly rated both Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (and so GTA Online) and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Must-have Steam Deck games under £10 in the Steam Spring Sale 2025
With the Steam Spring Sale 2025 in full swing now, here's some updated recommendations for games to grab for the Steam Deck. I already gave a few suggestions in the initial sale launch post.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.7.1 Preview fixes up some sound issues
Valve have released a quick follow-up update to the big SteamOS 3.7 preview on Steam Deck to fix up some issues people have been reporting with the sound quality.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 47: Before I Was Born