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The Talos Principle stable build updated, includes the latest improvements for Vulkan (updated)
Croteam have updated The Talos Principle today to move the last beta build over to the stable release.
Category: Vulkan
The next driver release from NVIDIA will support using Vulkan without needing the X11 on Linux
It seems NVIDIA are preparing a new driver update that will enable the use of Vulkan without needing X11.
Edge Of Eternity, a beautiful indie tribute to J-RPG classics is waiting on Unity & Vulkan
Edge Of Eternity is a really fantastic looking indie tribute to the J-RPG classics and the developers have confirmed Linux will not see a release until Vulkan is stable in Unity.
Hardware maker 'Razer' has joined The Khronos Group to back open standards
This isn't exactly surprising, but Razer have joined The Khronos Group to back open standards. While not surprising, it's still awesome news.
VK9, the open source project to implement d3d9 over Vulkan continues to improve
VK9, formerly known as 'SchaeferGL' is an open source project that aims to implement d3d9 over Vulkan.
The open source Vulkan driver for AMD 'radv' continues improving at a rapid pace
As always, I am massively impressed with the progress the Mesa developers have made. The open source Vulkan driver 'radv' has continued to evolve recently.
The Vulkan API spec has been updated again, now at its 34th revision since release
Is Vulkan going to be the saviour of Linux gaming? I have no idea, but the spec is being updated regularly to solve all sorts of issues. It's now on it's 34th revision since release.
Mesa 13.0.1 RC released, bug fixes and up to 30% performance increase in the Intel Vulkan driver
Not long after the big Mesa 13 release, we have a release candidate ready for a point release. It's an interesting one too, as it will include a performance improvement to the Intel Vulkan driver, as well as assorted bug fixes.
The Talos Principle updated again, new public beta improves their Vulkan support some more
The Talos Principle is currently one of the two Linux games to use Vulkan right now, so it's great to see them keep updating it.
Steam Dev Days 2016 videos are now up, something to watch over the weekend
The recent Steam Dev Days 2016 now has videos of the talks available, so it could be something interesting for you to watch over the weekend.
Unity working towards more multithreading and better Vulkan support soon
Unity is currently doing their Unite 2016 event, and they have talked a bit about more multithreading and enhanced Vulkan support which will come soon.
Mesa 13 released, featuring OpenGL 4.5 for all vendors and AMD gains Vulkan
This release is a bit massive when it comes to actually looking at the features. Everything we have been hyped about recently is now in the stable release.
Feral Interactive's Linux ports may come with Vulkan sooner than we thought (UPDATED)
I didn't expect this so soon, but it looks like early next year we may have a Linux port from Feral Interactive that uses Vulkan. UPDATED with the actual full quote.
'Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope' will support Linux as soon as possible
Good news Croteam and Serious Sam fans, as 'Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope' will come to Linux as soon as it's possible to do so.
Valve looking to contract experienced Mesa developers to work on the open source AMD driver for OpenVR
Valve are needing people to work on Mesa to prepare it for OpenVR, and they will be paying for the effort of course.
Steam VR will use Vulkan on Linux, demo shown off on Linux, new Vive controller being made
Well, news from SteamDevDays is starting to trickle into my feed and I will do my best to keep up with it all for you. First up is Steam VR which will finally support Linux and the big news is that it will use Vulkan to do it.
The open source Vulkan driver for AMD 'radv' has been merged into Mesa
Something I entirely missed when writing about Mesa and OpenGL, is that the open source Vulkan driver "radv" has been merged into Mesa.
The Dolphin emulator for GameCube & Wii games merges in Vulkan support
This is awesome, Dolphin the big GameCube & Wii emulator has now merged in the code for official Vulkan support.
Unity have released a preview of the Unity editor with the Vulkan API
This is pretty exciting, Unity have released a preview update build of the Unity engine with the Vulkan renderer.
The Talos Principle now renders correctly in 'radv', the open source AMD Vulkan driver
Good news for Vulkan and AMD GPU fans, as David Airlie has put up a new blog post letting us know that The Talos Principle now renders correctly in this new open source AMD Vulkan driver.
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