Steam Deck⌗

• three beta client updates out this week with a few bug fixes
• the Deck could potentially be vulnerable to “Zenbleed”
• For Honor gets EAC support, although from the looks of it “Ubisoft have done the bare minimum to make it work”
• SteamDeckHQ has an opinion as to why the verification system needs to be revised

Software Updates⌗

• Proton Experimental 7.27.2023 adds compatibility to a fighting game, enables NVAPI to several more titles
• Heroic Games Launcher 2.9.0 adds support for Amazon Games and adds ProtonDB/Steam Deck ratings. A hotfix was released shortly thereafter
• ChimeraOS 43-1 fixes Vulkan with Flatpaks and Return to Game Mode shortcut not returning to the correct session

Other⌗

• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 coming later this year
• Ubisoft won’t remove inactive accounts that have game purchases associated with them
• pizza-scented Xbox controllers…yup, it’s a thing
• Sega Bass Fishing free-to-claim until July 31st
• looks like NVK will be merging into Mesa

Cover image credit: Ubisoft