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Razer looking to improve Linux support on their 'Blade' series of laptops

By Liam Dawe,
It seems Razer have been getting a lot of requests for Linux support on their 'Razer Blade' laptop line, so they are looking for feedback.

Roguelite action rpg 'Unexplored' will come to Linux after the Mac build

By Liam Dawe,
Unexplored, a roguelite action rpg was emailed in as the developers have stated they will be doing a Linux version.

A look at how much RAM you might need as a Linux gamer

By Liam Dawe,
I had a chat on reddit about RAM use and it inspired me to check out multiple games to see just how much RAM you should be looking to have as a Linux gamer.

Wine 2.3 released with more Direct3D command stream and Shader Model 5 work

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 2.3 has officially released today and the developers are continuing their work to improve Wine performance and work on Shader Model 5.

I finally completed Half-Life 2 on Linux and it was quite the experience

By Liam Dawe,
With all the games we have on Linux now, let’s not forget some of the defining classics like Half-Life 2 which I have finally finished.

Friday Livestream with Samsai at 6 PM UTC!

By Samsai,
Friday has arrived and, as always, that means the arrival of the Friday Livestream. Once again we will fire up OBS and blast gameplay and associated commentary into the air for it to be caught by a telecommunications tower and be delivered to your monitor. So, grab your snacks and prepare for more live Linux gaming!

Looks like the experimental Linux version of Arma 3 will get the 64bit treatment

By Liam Dawe,
It seems that the experimental Linux version of Arma 3 is going to get the 64bit version in a coming update.

DiRT Rally tested on R7 370 and an A10-9600p APU

By Samsai,
I might be just a bit late with these numbers but I figured I’d share them nonetheless. Let’s check out how well DiRT Rally runs on my Radeon hardware!

tinyBuild announce Graveyard Keeper, an inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim

By Liam Dawe,
Well how's that for a headline? Lazy Bear Games (who developed Punch Club) & tinyBuild have announced their latest game called Graveyard Keeper and it sounds highly amusing.

Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation should come to Linux soon

By Liam Dawe,
The developers Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation have stated that Linux support is still coming and it looks like it could be soon.

Munch VR has released an experimental Linux version, munch your way up the food chain

By Liam Dawe,
Munch VR, a casual VR gamed aimed at a wide audience now has an experimental version which supports Linux.

Substance Designer 6 released with day-1 Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
One for developers here, as Substance Designer 6 the '3D Material Authoring and Scan Processing Tool' has seen a day-1 Linux release.

Towards The Pantheon, a cute 2D RPG has been greenlit and is heading to Linux on Steam

By Liam Dawe,
Towards The Pantheon was emailed in by the developers and it looks like a fantastic 2D RPG. The good news is that it has been greenlit so it will be coming to Steam.

Codex of Victory, a turn-based strategy with real-time base building elements comes to Linux this month

By Liam Dawe,
The developers of Codex of Victory emailed in to let me know that their turn-based strategy with real-time base building elements will release this month with day-1 Linux support.

The Talos Principle has another stable build with Vulkan improvements, much better than OpenGL

By Liam Dawe,
Croteam have put out yet another stable build of The Talos Principle, which brings improvements for the Vulkan version. I did some fresh benchmarks and the difference is quite amazing.

Start your engines as DiRT Rally is now on Linux, port report & review

By Liam Dawe,
DiRT Rally is one game a lot of Linux gamers have been looking forward to, so here’s my port report and review.

Khronos working on an '3D Portability Initiative' to enable portable development across Vulkan, DX12 and Metal

By Liam Dawe,
The Khronos Group have announced a '3D Portability Initiative' to enable 3D applications that are portable across Vulkan, DX12 and Metal.

The 'System Shock' remake has switched from Unity to Unreal Engine, Linux still aiming for day-1 release

By Liam Dawe,
The 'System Shock' remake being done by Nightdive Studios has switched to Unreal Engine and they have said that Linux support 'is not in question at all'.

Torment: Tides of Numenera, early port report and thoughts

By Liam Dawe,
A smaller article about the new RPG Torment: Tides of Numenera after spending a little time with it to make sure it works, he's a little report.

American Truck Simulator has a new beta with some major engine simulation improvements

By Liam Dawe,
For the truckers out there, American Truck Simulator has a big new open beta available with plenty of new stuff to play with.