Valve have been extremely busy, and we are already seeing some fruits of their work. They have written a Vulkan driver for an Intel GPU, showed Source 2 with Dota 2 on it, and they will open source the driver.
It seems pretty standard across stores that they take a bit fat cut of developers revenue, but Itch.io is aiming to change this.
With GDC being in full swing we’ve had a chance to take a look at 14 different models of Steam Machine thanks to Ars Technica, and the findings are interesting.
Just a friendly note that Uber Entertainment are wanting feedback on Linux issues in Planetary Annihilation, as they want to make it a great experience.
Valve has announced a Steam sale simply titled ”STEAMOS SALE” with interesting games that are already available and games that they claim are heading over to the platform. The list seems to include some quite big titles too!
Now it’s getting really interesting! Zotac has announced a proper Steam Machine with SteamOS, and it looks quite nice too. (Updated: See the bottom).
This is what we have been waiting for, Valve sent out official word about a number of things! These include Source 2, Steam Link and more.
Finally we come to issue #42, which seems an appropriate occasion to come clean and confess that we are not really The Funding Crowd, but merely A Funding Crowd. Didn't you hear that we come in six-packs?
It has been officially announced now, so Vulkan API it is! We are entering a new era of graphical performance.
Today became a pretty good day to be a developer! Unreal Engine has dropped the monthly subscription, so anyone can jump in and tinker!
Finnish developer Frozenbyte has today announced Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, a third game in their award winning Trine series.
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.
