The Entroware 'Proteus' Gaming Laptop, Reviewed For Linux
Entroware is a UK-based startup aiming their sights at the Linux market, and we have been sent the “Proteus” gaming laptop to give our thoughts on.
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Nightside Is That RTS Game I’ve Been Waiting For On Linux
I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to the developer of Nightside, and testing out a Linux build. My early thoughts are very good!
Outland, A Fast-paced, Dynamic Platformer Now Available On Linux
A little late on this, sorry. Outland is a beautiful looking action platformer where you use the powers of light and dark to save the world!
H-Craft Championship Free & Open Source Racer New Version
H-Craft Championship is a futuristic racer that's free and open source, and the developers kindly let us know about a new version.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel New DLC Arriving On March 24
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is to gain another DLC that sounds awesome! In Claptastic Voyage you will enter the mind of Claptrap! They will also release a Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2.
Shadow Of Mordor Wins GDC Game Of The Year, Linux Version Due This Spring
After the influx of news recently you will already know that Shadow of Mordor is heading to Linux thanks to Feral Interactive, and the game is so good it has managed to win the GDC Game of the Year award!
Evoland, A Really Interesting Adventure RPG Now Working On Linux
We held off on covering Evoland as their Steam release for Linux didn't work until now, but we got in touch with the developers and they said they have fixed it! Evoland is very interesting for the mechanics of unlocking new gameplay systems and graphical upgrades as you progress.
Tell Blizzard You Want Linux Support In Their Games
I have been hesitant to cover things like petitions and forum posts in the past, especially for Blizzard, but now seems like the best time to really get them to listen to us.
Nvidia PhysX Source Code Now Available Free On GitHub
Nvidia has now put up the PhysX SDK on github for everyone to sink their teeth into, like with Unreal Engine it does require you agree to their EULA though, so it's not "free software".
Contagion, Cooperative Survival Horror FPS Is Still Planned For Linux
I managed to get hold of the Contagion developers, and they confirmed the Linux port is still planned! We haven’t heard from them about it since June last year, so it’s good to see it hasn't been forgotten.
Gabe Newell Talks Steam, Vulkan With Support From Blizzard, Source 2 And More
MaximumPCMag managed to interview Gabe Newell of Valve, and he talks a lot about some very interesting things.
Rex Rocket, A Slick Looking Retro Action Platformer Now Available On Linux
Rex Rocket comes from the mind of Castle Pixel, LLC. and the porting skills of Ethan Lee (flibitijibibo), and it’s available on Linux now. Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century.
Source 2 Will Be Completely Free To Use
More news on Source 2 has been circling around, and the great news is that it will be completely free to use, but it does have one little stipulation.
Shelter 2, An Open World Adventure Game Looks Like It Will Get A Day 1 Linux Release
Shelter 2, a really interesting looking open world adventure game has announced that Linux should see a day 1 release now.
Dying Light Massive Patch Due 10th of March, And New DLC
Dying Light is due to get a massive patch next week which should have the performance fixes we have been waiting on, a load of free content, and a new DLC too.
Valve Developed Own Vulkan Driver For Intel, They Demo Dota 2 On Source 2
Valve have been extremely busy, and we are already seeing some fruits of their work. They have written a Vulkan driver for an Intel GPU, showed Source 2 with Dota 2 on it, and they will open source the driver.
Itch Game Store Announces Open Revenue Sharing
It seems pretty standard across stores that they take a bit fat cut of developers revenue, but Itch.io is aiming to change this.
Steam Now Has Official Hardware Pages On Its Store (UPDATED)
I was wondering when they would do this! Steam Machines, Steam Link, and the Steam Controller have all gained store pages in a new Hardware section on Steam. This should help sales, a lot. UPDATED.
Torchlight II Now On Linux, Old News By A Day, But Here’s My Report
You know since yesterday with our massive SteamOS news post that Torchlight II is now on Linux, but since the dust is settling we have had some time to check out the port, here’s how it runs.
14 Steam Machines Revealed At GDC, Some Thoughts
With GDC being in full swing we’ve had a chance to take a look at 14 different models of Steam Machine thanks to Ars Technica, and the findings are interesting.
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