Steam Deck Turns 3! Plus, Huge Valve & Framework News!

The Year of the Linux (Gaming) Desktop, Steam Deck is 3 years old, and Deadlock’s latest content upgrade gives us a peek behind the curtain. Will we be seeing Half-life 3 soon?

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❯ Three Years of Steam Deck: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/happy-three-years-to-the-steam-deck-the-linux-gaming-machine-that-changed-everything/
❯ Deadlock Update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1422450/view/530965072572320687
❯ HLX Development Details: https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life-3/development

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— Chapters —
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Framework Live Event Recap
04:09 Steam Deck is 3 Years Old
07:26 Deadlock Update Reveals HLX in Final Stage of Development

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