Category: Editorial

It seems a recent trademark request from 'The Khronos Group Inc.' includes a new API named ‘VULKAN’.

I, amongst others like Icculus and Aspyr, had the pleasure of speaking to Kyle Orland from Ars about the past, present and future of Linux gaming.

This is mighty interesting, just before GDC next week, a new app bundle has appeared on SteamDB comprised almost entirely of Linux games, the only games that aren't on Linux are Shadow of Mordor and Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition.

Valve aren't stopping at gamepads and console-like boxes, as they have announced a VR device they will demo at GDC.

Thanks to the ever more awesome SteamDB, we have a possible list of games Valve will demo on Steam Machines at GDC, and the list is interesting.

One downside of GOG is the smaller library of games, and it looks like they are trying to make it easier for indie developers to get in touch about it.

I decided to write down some thoughts on Steam Machines, and Linux Gaming in general as I've seen quite a few articles on other publications about the imminent demise of Steam Machines and Linux Gaming that are rammed full of annoyances from writers who seem to want it to fail.

Epic Games are being epic, as they have announced a funding pool of 5 million to throw at Unreal Engine developers.

A recent editorial from Defenders Quest developer Lars Doucet has sparked my interest, and it has arisen from the news that GameMaker has been acquired by a gambling company.

Dota 2's popularity is still continuing to surge, and it has recently hit a new milestone of over 1 million players.

Feral Interactive really do love their teasers don't they! This time we have a music sheet for you to work out!

xoreos is a FLOSS project aiming to reimplement BioWare's Aurora engine (and derivatives), covering their games Neverwinter Nights and potentially up to Dragon Age II. This is a status update on the work involving the game Jade Empire.

Linux Gaming is dead they said, Linux Gaming is pointless they said...ah whatever. Here’s a look at what’s to come for us in 2015 and beyond.

Techland have release a bigger patch this time around to fix lots of issues, but the game is still damn awful on Linux.

The Funding Crowd is back! After reviewing some of our favorite projects from last year, let's take a look at what 2015 has to offer so far.

Those following Dying Light would have probably seen Techland's recent posts about disabling mod support, and the reaction to it. Well, you will probably be interested in the fact that Techland are now working on some official mod tools. It also looks like another patch is due soon!

Kingdom Come: Deliverance does sound like it will be amazing, but sadly the Linux version is far off, and will be quite a wait after the Windows version.

I have to hand it to Techland, they have been responsive to my many requests, and this new patch is proof of their work on Dying Light.

The OpenGL successor "glNext" is going to be shown off at the GDC this year, with Valve, Epic Games, Electronic Arts, Frostbite Engine Team, Unity Technologies and Oxide Games.

Stardock, the company behind Galactic Civilizations, CEO Brad Wardell replied to a user on twitter about Linux interest, and Brad had an interesting reply you might like to see.