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Just A Friendly Reminder: Don't Buy A Game Until It Is Officially On Linux
Have you read the title? Good! Then you know what to do. Continue on to see why if you feel so inclined.
Category: Editorial
Do We Want Ubisoft To Support Linux?
Ubisoft says that DRM can't stop piracy, then says that better DRM needs to be put into place. Ubisoft may not have a presence on Linux yet, but do we want or even need a company with such unfriendly policies toward gamers?
It Seems AMD May Still Bring The Mantle Graphics API To Linux
AMD cannot seem to make up their minds about their Mantle graphics API and Linux support, but thanks to new information it seems it may happen after-all.
Alienware Say Steam Machines Will Open The Flood Gates On New Linux Gamers
Alienware do like to make some bold statements don't they! Not only have they jumped ship with their "Steam Machine" by not waiting and slapping Windows 8 on it, but they are now claiming Steam Machines will change things overnight.
A Bad AMD Catalyst Driver Is Bad For Everyone
Attention grabbing headline? Check. It seems the ex-Valve engineer Rich Geldreich has noted a recent Phoronix benchmark using apitest on how badly AMD's Catalyst driver performed.
Asus G20 Steam Machine Announced
Asus has given out some details on their G20 gaming PC that's aimed at being a Steam Machine and is waiting on the SteamOS launch schedule.
Prepare Your Wallets! The Steam Summer Sales To Start 19th June
Get your wallets ready as it's pretty much confirmed that Steam's big summer sale starts on the 19th of June.
Aspyr Media Comments On Linux, More AAA Games In Future
Aspyr Media have quite clearly proven themselves at porting to Linux with a port that works this well, but the bigger news is that they may have more to come.
The (hopefully) Weekly State Of SteamOS Address
A hobby project that aims to showcase SteamOS and it's changes overtime from a member of the community.
Virtual Programming Are Working To Improve The Witcher 2 On Linux
Good news folks the guys at Virtual Programming aren't leaving us high and dry on the Linux port of The Witcher 2. They are working to try to improve eON for Linux, as if it's to be used in future ports then it does need to get better.
Rich Geldreich Who Worked On The VOGL OpenGL Debugger Has Left Valve
I actually got tipped off about Rich Geldreich leaving Valve in early May, but refrained from saying anything until he stated it publicly, and that has now happened.
Valve Are Funding A Big Change To Mesa, Should Improve Linux Graphical Performance
Valve really do seem to be the champions of Linux right now. Even if you don't like Steam you cannot deny just how much they have done for our ecosystem already.
Steam Hits The Big 500 For Linux Games
That is one heck of a milestone isn't it? 500 Linux compatible games are now on Steam which is a pretty great number to point anyone at.
GOL Supports the Reset The Net Campaign
We here at GamingOnLinux.com have decided to show our support for the Reset The Net campaign and join the fight against mass surveillance of NSA, GCHQ and the likes.
Valve's VOGL Debugger Makes It Even Easier To Debug OpenGL Games
Peter Lohrmann has been working on Valve's VOGL debugger to make it easier to use for developers looking to it for help.
GOL On Advert Blocking, I Don't Hate You, But Please Don't Do It
Now and then I do a little post to request that you don't block our adverts, or if you do then we offer you the option to support us without seeing any adverts and gain extra perks in the process!
Highlighting A Blog Post For Developers Using Unity To Publish On Linux
One of the developers of Desktop Dungeons has written a blog post from a Windows user point of view about getting Unity games to play nice on Linux.
The Funding Crowd 33 (May 13th - June 1st)
Greetings, fans of The Funding Crowd! We are back after our anniversary celebrations, with the usual load of crowdfunding news enough to quench your pledging desires.
A Developer Of Unity3D Also Speaks Out About OpenGL
Another day another developer speaking about OpenGL. This time around it's Aras Pranckevičius a developer of Unity.
Steam Hardware Survey For May 2014, Linux Falls Short Of Last Month
Here is the latest instalment of Steam's Hardware Survey, as usual we do our monthly thing and compare it and talk about it and make sure you know not to use it as a hard figure.
- It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
- Over 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews
- The huge Project Zomboid build 42 finally gets multiplayer just in time for the holidays
- Kitten Space Agency is the spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update
- > See more over 30 days here