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NVIDIA, AMD, Intel Explain How OpenGL Can Unlock 15x Performance Gains, With Slides
Well this is mighty fine, seems the big guns have teamed up on this one to talk about performance gains in OpenGL.
Category: Editorial
Valve's Vogl OpenGL Debugger Now Supports Steam's Big Picture Mode
A chance for Valve to really improve their own software, as their Vogl OpenGL debugger now supports debugging their Big Picture mode.
Crytek Aren't Taking Any Prisoners, Announcing CRYENGINE As A Service
So, with Unity upgrades costing a small fortune and Epic Games releasing Unreal Engine 4 for a monthly fee, Crytek has one-upped them both by "doing an Epic" and announced CRYENGINE for $9.90/9.90EUR a month under-cutting Unreal Engine.
Unreal Engine 4 Announced With Linux Support Including The Editor, Source Code Access & More!
So, this is massive news and yet another reason why games not having a Linux version should become a thing of the past. Epic Games has announced Unreal Engine 4 with Linux support and not just in exporting, the toolkit will be native too.
Epic Games & Mozilla Give Sneak Peak At Unreal Engine 4 In The Browser
Mozilla have been busy haven't they, they are now working with Unity3D on an WebGL exporter while they have also been working with Epic Games to port Unreal Engine 4 to the web!
Flash Is Dying, Long Live OpenFL
Lars Doucet, the developer of Defenders Quest has written an interesting blog post about Flash and his thoughts on Flash dying.
Unity 5 Announced With WebGL Exporting, Will They Fix Linux Mouse Woes?
So, Unity 5 is now a thing, I hear the sound of many developers who recently purchased version 4 crying out in horror at having to pay to upgrade so soon. Looks like a lot of new goodies for developers!
Octodad: Dadliest Catch Has sold 90K Copies, Linux Sales Info Inside
Octodad: Dadliest Catch the hit indie adventure with some comedy thrown in has officially sold 90,000 copies, the developers have also spoken to me about Linux sales and what it means to them.
GOG.com Are Going To Support Linux, Confirmed!
This is fantastic news, GOG.com are finally going to open up their store to penguin lovers of the Linux family!
Valve's Vogl OpenGL Debugger Now Works On AMD's Drivers
Valve's Rich Geldreich has been busy, he has now fixed a number of issues that where driver specific to AMD, allowing the debugger to work for AMD now too.
Unity Confirms They Have No Plans For A Linux Editor
Even though the request page for a Unity Editor on Linux has reached nearly 10,000 votes, Unity themselves have confirmed they have no plans for it.
Steam Controller Update, New Design Shown
Valve has shown off the latest iteration of their Steam Controller and it's looking sexier than ever.
Proper Nvidia PhysX Linux Support Soon With Nvidia GameWorks
Looks like Nvidia are stepping their game up, they announced Nvidia GameWorks recently and one their videos specifically mentions Linux support.
Valve's OpenGL Debugger VOGL Now Open Source On Github
Valve mentioned at Steam Dev Days that they were working on an OpenGL debugger, they have now delivered. Vogl is now on github for all to see.
CRYENGINE from Crytek Announces Official Linux Support Ahead Of GDC
CRYENGINE one of the most advanced game engines around powering a ton of games has finally announced official Linux support, so Crytek how about some Crysis on Linux?
Valve Has Posted Their Direct3D To OpenGL Translation Layer Onto Github
Well this was a surprising move, Valve creators of Steam have posted their Direct3D to OpenGL translation layer onto github.
The Funding Crowd 29 (Feb 24th - Mar 9th)
Another fortnight has gone by, and The Funding Crowd is back to put you up to speed with the latest movements in the crowdfunding scene.
7 Days To Die Zombie Survival Game Hitting Delays, Linux Still Being Worked On
This is a sore spot for any Linux gamer who backed 7 Days To Die on Kickstarter, months on end after the Kickstarter has finished, and still no Linux version in sight.
Puppy Arcade - Retro Gaming Live CD
Puppy Arcade is a FREE retro gaming operating system, with many emulators included for different systems & consoles, plus the multi-system rom browser 'Rom-Loader', and many other exclusive tools.
Gabe Newell Of Valve Answers Questions, CS:GO Coming To Linux & Steam To Be A Self-Publishing System
So, you love getting questions answered right? Gabe Newell of Valve did an AMA last night and luckily I managed to get him to confirm CS:GO for Linux.
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- NVIDIA announce a few changes for GeForce NOW and new games for December
- 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
- KDE's 2025 fundraising has been a huge success
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