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The next version of SDL will have Steam Controller support out of the box

By Liam Dawe,
If there's one thing that does frustrate me about the Steam Controller, it's that games often need SC Controller to be run if outside of Steam. If the game uses SDL, in future this may not be needed.

Mesa 17.1 will use a set 1GB size for the shader cache

By Liam Dawe,
The Mesa developers have been plugging away to get Mesa 17.1 into shape for release, one feature in particular has seen a lot of attention: the shader cache. It will no longer use a percentage of available disk space.

GOG staff state that Galaxy for Linux is being worked on, but still no ETA

By Liam Dawe,
I see people annoyed with GOG a lot in our comments for how long it's taking their Galaxy client to land on Linux, the good news is that it's being worked on.

Rakuen, a great looking 2D indie adventure RPG arrives on Linux May 10th

By Liam Dawe,
On May 10th, Rakuen, a great looking 2D adventure RPG will release with day 1 Linux support from developer Laura Shigihara.

Victor Vran Motörhead expansion has a beautifully heavy trailer, release date for the two DLC packs announced

By Liam Dawe,
Victor Vran Motörhead Through the Ages is an upcoming DLC with some really slick tunes and it now has a trailer. Both this and the Fractured Worlds DLC now have a release date.

There's going to be a Vulkan event in the UK, Feral Interactive & Croteam will be attending

By Liam Dawe,
On May 25th there's a Vulkan event happening in the UK. Organised by Khronos UK, there will be a number of interesting talks including Croteam and Feral Interactive.

Some thoughts on becoming a mummified redneck in 'Immortal Redneck', a pretty good FPS for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Become a mummified redneck in the FPS Immortal Redneck, here’s some thoughts I cooked up for you plus a gameplay video.

TerraTech has a major update with a creative mode, new blocks and more

By Liam Dawe,
TerraTech is a promising Early Access game where you create land and air based vehicles to combat with.

Good deals going this week for Linux gamers, a quick look

By Liam Dawe,
A day later than I usually like to do it, but here's another of my weekly articles pointing out some good Linux game sales.

Adventure game Syberia 3 looks like it will be heading over to Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Adventure game Syberia 3 is showing signs that it might release on Linux. It does look pretty good, so hopefully it works out.

Phoenix Point from the original creator of X-COM is now crowdfunding on Fig

By Liam Dawe,
I haven't been this excited for quite a while, the original creator of X-COM, Julian Gollop, and the rest of his studio Snapshot Games have put up Phoenix Point for crowdfunding on Fig.

Lil Tanks is a well polished and action packed side-scroller available for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
I've been playing Lil Tanks and I think it's a fantastic side-scrolling action game well worth a look.

UniBall, a completely free to play online 2D sports game arrives on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
UniBall, a simple and completely free online sports game has arrived on Linux. I tested it out and it's actually pretty sweet.

OpenRCT2, an open source game engine for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

By Liam Dawe,
It appears we've never mentioned OpenRCT2 before, a fully featured open source engine for RollerCoaster Tycoon 2!

Stardew Valley 1.2 is out with more languages, better gamepad support and more

By Liam Dawe,
Stardew Valley, the lovely and addictive 2D game from ConcernedApe has a big new patch out and here's what's new.

A look at 'Meganoid', the platformer with roguelike elements from Orangepixel

By Liam Dawe,
Orangepixel's latest game 'Meganoid' is a platformer with randomly generated levels. I tried it out and here's some thoughts.

OpenRA has a new release with HiDPI font rendering, more Dune 2000 missions and more

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRA is easily one of my favourite open source projects. It allows us to play early Westwood RTS games like Red Alert and Dune 2000 in a modern engine on Linux. The latest release is a good one too.

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates

By gamingonlinux,
This is your once a month reminder to make sure your PC information is correct on your user profiles. A fresh batch of statistics is generated on the 1st of each month.

Linux gamers on Arch may want to hold off on updating due to openssl breaking some games (updated)

By Liam Dawe,
It seems an Arch update today has broken a few games, several Feral Interactive titles as well as Civilization VI from Aspyr Media no longer run. UPDATED, see the bottom.

Dota 2 has massive changes to matchmaking that should give better games

By Liam Dawe,
Dota 2 has been through a small evolution in the matchmaking to hopefully improve the experience for everyone.