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OpenRCT2, the open source game engine for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 was updated
Some fresh news about a wonderful open source game engine this morning, as OpenRCT2 for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 has a new release out.
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Mesa 19.0 is officially out, lots of improvements for Linux open source graphics drivers
Today is the day, for those of you using open source graphics drivers (AMD/Intel and some older NVIDIA GPUs), Mesa 19.0 is now officially out.
Godot 3.1 is out, a massive upgrade for this impressive open source game engine
After going through 11 beta builds and 3 release candidates, Godot 3.1 is officially out with tons of new features.
A Vulkan renderer is in the works for GZDoom
One of the GZDoom developers, dpJudas, has been working diligently on the Vulkan renderer for GZDoom.
Minetest, the free and open source voxel game engine has a big new release out
For those of you who enjoy sandbox voxel games like Minecraft, check out Minetest which just had a major update.
OBS Studio 23.0 is officially out with VAAPI for Linux, new audio filters and plenty more
The big update to the awesome recording and livestreaming software OBS Studio is now out, with tons of goodies included.
NBlood, an open source port of the classic FPS 'Blood' using EDuke32
Based on the EDuke32 game engine, NBlood is a new open source port of the classic FPS Blood. From what Voidpoint (Ion Maiden) said on Twitter, it's using their version of the game engine too.
OpenMW progresses towards supporting Oblivion, Skyrim and Fallout plus shadows are back
OpenMW, the excellent open source game engine for Morrowind has made some interesting progress towards supporting later games like Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and New Vegas.
Intel begins talking up their open source efforts for their upcoming dedicated GPU
With Intel's brand new dedicated GPU due next year, they've begun talking up their efforts of getting Linux support in early.
The open source Morrowind game engine 'OpenMW' is going to officially bring in multiplayer
This is quite exciting! OpenMW is now looking to officially merge in the TES3MP multiplayer fork as an optional game feature.
OpenRA has another test release out for those after their classic RTS experience
OpenRA, the fantastic project that lets you play classics like Red Alert and Dune 2000 has another test release out.
The massive 0.5 release of Lutris is out with a revamped UI, GOG support and tons more
Regular readers will know by now how much I've enjoyed using Lutris to bring together my game library across Steam, GOG and more. It just recently put out the big update!
Coregrounds, a competitive strategy game with Tower Defense and MOBA elements shuts down, goes open source
On top of AuroraRL shutting down this month, Coregrounds a competitive strategy game that pulled in elements from both Tower Defense and MOBAs has also shut down. This one has also opened up the code.
The developer of AuroraRL, a 2D space exploration game has thrown in the towel
The difficulties of game development and Early Access have hit another developer, with Sun Dogs throwing in the towel with AuroraRL. It's not all bad news though.
The free and open source game engine 'Godot Engine' has a third 3.1 beta out
No need to wait for Godot, the third beta of Godot Engine 3.1 is officially out for you to break it apart and report issues.
Dead Ascend, an open source point and click 2D adventure game
For those wanting to check out another open source game or perhaps see how they're made, Dead Ascend might be a fun choice for a little adventure.
vkQuake2, the project adding Vulkan support to Quake 2 now supports Linux
At the start of this year, I gave a little mention to vkQuake2, a project which has updated the classic Quake 2 with various improvements including Vulkan support.
Quake 2 now has real-time path tracing with Vulkan
If you have one of the more recent NVIDIA RTX graphics cards, here's an interesting project for you to try. Q2VKPT from developer Christoph Schied implements some really quite advanced techniques.
ET: Legacy, the open source continuation of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory has a new release out
I have some pretty fond memories of playing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory online with friends many years ago, so to see it still alive and kicking with ET: Legacy is awesome.
The FOSS game engine 'Godot Engine' has a very exciting 2019 planned for features
While the big Godot Engine 3.1 release isn't out yet (soon), they're already working out a list of exciting features for the next few versions.