Valve Publishes Their SteamOS Mesa Patched Branch On Github
Valve have now put up their patched branch of Mesa that they use for SteamOS on github for all to see.
Category: Editorial
The Open Source Game Corner, Highlighting Open Source Projects Part 2
The second part in my articles on giving some limelight to open source games and engines, this time I have a completely different set to show you! How exciting!
V-Play Game Engine Supports Linux, Uses Qt Creator IDE
Another game engine highlight for you today, this time it is V-Play a 2D game engine that enables you to code once for many platforms.
Interview With Stefan Achatz Developer Of ROCCAT Gaming Hardware Drivers For Linux
I took some time to have a chat with Stefan Achatz who took it upon himself to write drivers and interfaces for ROCCAT gaming hardware to make sure they work on Linux.
This War Of Mine Survival Game Should Have Day 1 Linux Support
I got in touch with 11bit Studios about how the Linux version of their new game This War Of Mine will happen and luckily for us the answer is a good one.
Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan Sells Well On Linux
Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan was released onto Steam for Linux on the 17th of March, so after just over a week we managed to grab some Linux sales statistics from the developer to share with you.
Facebook Buys Oculus VR, The Internet Freaks Out
So, you all heard about Facebook buying Oculus Rift right? I considered doing an article last night, but I decided to let my own and everyone else's hot heads cool down a bit.
Eador. Masters of the Broken World Is Still A Sore Spot For Linux Gamers
You may not remember this, but Eador. Masters of the Broken World was supposed to come to Linux, and promise after promise it still hasn't arrived, but why? I got in touch with the developers to find out why.
A Big List Of Linux FPS Games, Here's Over 30 To Check Out
Not enough FPS games you say, we need more you say, fear not for we have a big list for you to sink your mouse into!
Maratis Another Open-Source Game Engine
Move over Godot, you aren't the only open-source game engine in town. Maratis is also free and open source!
Esenthel Next-Gen Game Engine, Supports Linux
With all the talk of game engines giving Linux support recently, here is another. Esenthel game engine classes itself as a "Next-Gen" game engine with advanced features.
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.
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!