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Virtual Programming Are Working To Improve The Witcher 2 On Linux


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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)


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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


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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


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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.

OpenGL Is Broken According To Another Developer


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The more Linux gains popularity thanks to Valve & Steam the more we are seeing developers claim OpenGL is broken/hard to use and so on. This time it's Joshua Barczak the lead graphics engineer for Firaxis Games (think Civilization!).

Youtube Are Being Stupid On Video Monetization Yet Again


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Youtube are in the firing line again for anyone who wants to make money from gaming videos on their service with the latest stupid move.

Ask The Community: Your Thoughts On The Steam Client Being DRM


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A new topic to generate some discussion today is an ask the community section on why you think Steam itself is DRM?

Desura Starts A Race To The Bottom For Indie Games


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Desura starting this weekend will launch a big sale called "Cheap End", it will run monthly on the lasy weekend of every month and promises plenty of cheap games.

Why The Porting Method Doesn't Matter For Linux Games


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So, I've already talked at length about "bad ports" and why I thought the toolkit used to port games to Linux matters. Now I'm here again to talk about why it actually doesn't matter and why we need to accept that in the end.

Unity3D Releases Unity 4.5 & With It Comes Major Linux Fixes


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I really hope a lot of Unity developers upgrade to Unity4.5 as it offers up some heavily needed fixes to the engine for Linux builds of games.

Dota2's tournament prize fund has hit nearly 7 million dollars


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I'm not sure how many of you follow e-sports I sure don't, but this figure is interesting regardless. Dota2's next big tournment now has well over $6 million to hand out.

Why We Shouldn't Accept Bad Linux Ports


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Thanks to the recent fiasco of The Witcher 2 I wanted to write down some thoughts on why we shouldn't accept bad quality ports from developers.

Left 4 Dead 3 & Half-Life 3 Are Real According To The Creator Of Counter Strike


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The original creator of Counter Strike Minh "Gooseman" Le spoke to "goRGNtv" on twitch and Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3 came up.
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