Major Steam Revamp + The Latest Updates for Deck & Linux!

This week we have some exciting news. We have new Steam Deck verified titles. We have new games coming to the deck. There’s also a ton of new open source releases and a bunch of updates to Steam and the Steam Deck client. Let’s get into the Linux gaming news!

*Links & References*
❯ Riven Deck Verified: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1712350/view/4324104099018586780?l=english
❯ Riven’s Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712350/Riven/
❯ GoL’s Until Dawn Coverage: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/until-dawn-remake-arrives-on-pc-october-4-requires-psn-account/
❯ Until Dawn’s Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172010/Until_Dawn/
❯ Two Point Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGmUKTszyRU
❯ God of War’s Spec Requirements: https://blog.playstation.com/2024/08/08/god-of-war-ragnarok-pc-system-requirements-revealed/
❯ Humble’s Board Game Night: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/board-game-night-with-dire-wolf-digital-friends?partner=thelinuxgamer
❯ Proton Experimental’s Changelog: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Changelog#available-in-proton-experimental-as-of-20240808
❯ ChimeraOS Changelog: https://github.com/ChimeraOS/chimeraos/wiki/Release-Notes#chimeraos-46-2-2024-08-10
❯ The Verge Article: https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/13/24219469/valve-steamos-asus-rog-ally-steady-progress-dual-boot
❯ Decky Loader’s pre7 update fixes boot loop issue for good: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/decky-loader-plugins-should-no-longer-cause-bootloops-on-steam-deck/
❯ Batocera Linux 40 brings huge changes: https://batocera.org/changelog
❯ Steam Reviews get moderation: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/4326355263805583415
❯ Steam Store Page rules get a much-needed update: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/4201376568915048836
❯ Steam Deck Beta Client (August 13th): https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/4361258795973319825
❯ SteamOS 3.6.10 update “Tenth Time’s a Charm”: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/6500469346411814006

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— Chapters —
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Riven is Deck Verified
01:38 Until Dawn coming to PC in October
02:27 Two Point Museum
03:23 God of War Ragnarok PC Requirements
05:15 Humble Board Game Night Bundle
06:39 Proton Experimental 9.0-2
07:41 ChimeraOS 46-2
08:56 SteamOS 3 coming for other devices
12:16 Decky Loader fixes boot loop issue
14:55 Batocera 40
17:30 Steam User Reviews Update
21:14 Changes to Steam Store Page Rules
23:22 Steam Deck Beta Client August 13th
24:12 SteamOS Beta Release 3.6.10