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Not exactly gaming news, but could be useful for developers. Dwango has obtained the rights to the animation software Toonz used by Studio Ghibli and plan to release an open source version named OpenToonz.

Well Nvidia dropped a bit of a big one today didn't they! Nvidia driver version 364.12 is now out and brings in official Vulkan support, Mir support and Wayland support.

Team17 really are getting more Linux friendly, and the latest game in the Worms series title 'Worms W.M.D' will be heading to Linux at release.

Good news for everyone wanting to play it on Linux (including me), as the developer of Stardew Valley has said Linux is a top priority.

RC Mini Racers is a fast paced arcade racing game with weapons, and it has just arrived on SteamOS/Linux.

There will likely be a few embarrassed developers about this, but it looks like the private beta for the Linux port of F1 2015 has been left open during the free weekend.

Disclaimer: not our video, but as usual I like to highlight videos that show how performance on SteamOS/Linux compares with Windows.

Here are the latest results from the monthly GOL survey. Wait, you already did February? Previously we were showing the results as the month we presented results, which was wrong (last months posted was amended).

AMD fans, today is your day to shine. AMD have released what they are calling " AMD Radeon™ Software AMD GPU-PRO Beta Driver, quite the mouthful.

OpenTTD 1.6.0-RC1 has been released for the open source simulation game based upon the popular Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe".

Void Invaders is a recent discovery of mine on Steam and it looks like the developer is planning to create a Linux version!

Square Heroes is a 2D fast-paced comical action shooter that released for us last year. The developers are publishing the game on Playstation 4 and have updated the PC version to be able to play with people on the Playstation 4.

Are you ready to rob some banks? PAYDAY 2 is showing signs that it's getting closer to a Linux release.

The time has come once again for the Friday Livestream to be held. As always, you can expect live Linux gaming to be beamed onto your screens via the magic that we know as Internet and you can participate in the relaxed discussion about all things, Linux gaming included.

The Wine team released today another development release of their software. Version 1.9.6 has many small changes including 32 bugfixes.

Unreal Engine 4 really does do a good job at showing off what can be done with it, and this video is no different. They also mention official Vulkan API support.

Hyped about Stellaris? Me too, I've been yearning for a really good and expansive space game like it and PC Gamer have a good gameplay video now up. Paradox also did a video with "Quill18".

The developers of Substance Painter 2 have announced they will be releasing a Linux beta of their 3D painting software.

More good news for developers, as the Atomic Game Engine is now open source under the MIT license. It's available on github right now.

XCOM 2 Anarchy’s Children DLC released today for Windows, but it has been delayed at the last minute by Feral Interactive.