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GGPO, a rollback networking SDK for peer-to-peer games has gone open source

By Liam Dawe,
10
Oh how I do love to see more projects go open source! GGPO, a rollback networking SDK for peer-to-peer games that's designed to help hide network latency in fast-paced games that requires precise inputs is now on GitHub.
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Using the Elgato Stream Deck on Linux just got a whole lot easier with streamdeck_ui

By Liam Dawe,
6
If you're a livestreamer, video creator or anything like that then the Elgato Stream Deck seems like an incredible useful bit of kit. However, it doesn't have official Linux support. Not so much a problem now.
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Developed on Linux, the train transportation sim 'Hexa Trains' is out now

By Liam Dawe,
2
After an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign, solo developer Bram Stolk has released Hexa Trains on Steam. Developed on Linux, this unusually styled transportation sim certainly looks interesting.
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8-bit inspired, flip-screen, twin-stick-shooter 'Cecconoid' is out with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
2
Triple Eh? Ltd yesterday released Cecconoid, an 8-bit inspired twin-stick shooter with a flip-screen mechanic where you go through a series of rooms and blow everything up.
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Looking to make 2D games? Perhaps the Orx game engine might be suitable for you

By Liam Dawe,
0
One we've never covered before at all is the free and open source Orx. A lightweight, plugin-based, data-driven and extremely easy to use 2D-oriented game engine.
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Indivisible, the action RPG platformer from the creator of Skullgirls is out now

By Liam Dawe,
17
Lab Zero Games and publisher 505 Games today officially release Indivisible, a very curious blend of action platforming with RPG elements.
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Things are going downhill for the Atari VCS as Rob Wyatt quits

By Liam Dawe,
26
It's now confirmed that Rob Wyatt, someone who Atari made a big thing over joining them has quit citing non payment of invoices for at least six months.
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OpenTESArena, an open source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena

By Liam Dawe,
3
A fun open source game engine project we've not covered here before is OpenTESArena, an open source re-implementation of The Elder Scrolls: Arena and it just had a new release.
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Hold onto your humanity as the incredibly stylish Neo Cab is coming to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
7
After some confusion, it turns out Neo Cab from developer Chance Agency and publisher Fellow Traveller will be coming to Linux.
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Don't Starve Together launches another big free update with 'Return of them - Salty Dog'

By Liam Dawe,
0
Easily one of the best and most stylish multiplayer survival games available on Linux, Don't Starve Together has another big free update out with Return of them - Salty Dog.
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First-person block-based urban sandbox city-builder 'Voxel Turf' adds new biomes

By Liam Dawe,
5
Voxel Turf is such a unique gem that blends multiple types of games together. It allows you to run around in first-person, build a city and fight off gangs. A big surprise update just dropped too.
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The Blender team have secured even more funding, this time from NVIDIA

By Liam Dawe,
16
Following on from Ubisoft and Epic Games becoming Blender sponsors, NVIDIA have also thrown a bucketful of money into the ring.
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The survival game 7 Days to Die has a huge new experimental release out

By Liam Dawe,
17
A day some of our readers have been eagerly awaiting, 7 Days to Die has a big Alpha 18 experimental build available to try.
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AMD have announced the Radeon RX 5500 available later this year

By Liam Dawe,
25
AMD have now formally lifted the lid on their next GPU with the announcement of the Radeon RX 5500 coming later this year.
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Amanita Design return to Linux with the surprise new release of Pilgrims

By Liam Dawe,
11
Amanita Design are the developers of games including Machinarium, Botanicula, Samorost and more. Today, they released Pilgrims, a playful adventure game and it supports Linux.
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Alen Ladavac, co-founder of Croteam has left to join the Google Stadia team, plus other Stadia news

By Liam Dawe,
45
Here's a bit of interesting industry news for you on this fine Monday afternoon. Alen Ladavac, who helped to co-found the Serious Sam and Talos Principle developer Croteam has moved onto game streaming.
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Intel giving hints at a possible Intel Xe dedicated GPU release in June 2020

By Liam Dawe,
18
Raja Koduri from Intel put out a bit of a teaser on Twitter recently for for their upcoming dedicated GPU.
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Oxygen Not Included should perform a lot better with the latest update

By Liam Dawe,
1
While Oxygen Not Included is one of my favourite games to come out in the last year, it did have a few performance issues here and there which the latest update should hopefully solve.
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Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has a big update available with major Linux issues (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
15
Planetary Annihilation Inc continue updating and expanding their massive scale RTS Planetary Annihilation: TITANS with a new major update available.
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Story-driven action RPG 'Children of Morta' is still coming to Linux but no ETA

By Liam Dawe,
3
Children of Morta, a very good looking story-driven action RPG from Dead Mage and 11 bit studios release in early September. It was supposed to have Linux support but they've been pretty quiet on it.
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