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Software news: Inkscape finally hits 1.0 and Krita 4.3.0 gets a first Beta
Two big bits of software news for artists to share today as two major bits of FOSS software have big new versions up with Inkscape and Krita.
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Vulkan 1.2.140 spec out and NVIDIA has a new Vulkan Beta Driver up with new extension support
Two bits of Vulkan related news to share today. Recently the Vulkan specification was bumped again with new extension and today a new NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver went up.
Set in the Killer Queen universe, ABS vs THE BLOOD QUEEN brings the side-scrolling arcade game home
Crowdfunding now on Kickstarter for release later this year is ABS vs THE BLOOD QUEEN, a return to the Killer Queen universe from BumbleBear Games.
Jupiter Moons: Mecha gives deck-building roguelikes a metal makeover
Currently in development with a Prologue coming first, Jupiter Moons: Mecha pulls deck-building roguelikes into the far future with you being a Mech pilot.
Seeds of Chaos, an adult (NSFW) dark fantasy tale with RPG & Strategy elements is now on Linux
Not a genre we cover often here but we always try to highlight a bit of everything. If you enjoy games very much aimed at adults, with plenty of NSFW elements (nudity, sex etc) then Seeds of Chaos might be for you.
Rise up and fight in the crowd-based retro brawler Tonight We Riot - confirmed for Linux
Tonight We Riot, developed by a worker-owned cooperative Pixel Pushers Union 512, is a 'revolutionary' crowd-based retro brawler that looks like good messy fun and it's confirmed for Linux.
Upcoming survival horror 'Skin Witch' looks set to land on Linux shortly after release
Releasing in late May, the survival horror title Skin Witch from Blackwood Specter looks like it will release for Linux.
Adventure RPG 'Driftmoon' gains an Enchanted Edition update with Linux support
Driftmoon, an adventure RPG that released back in 2013 is back with an Enchanted Edition update that added Linux as a supported platform.
You can now use the Discord Overlay on Linux thanks to a new community project
Once again the developer community is picking up the slack where the official stuff isn't working on Linux. This time it's the turn of the Discord Overlay.
Linux gaming overlay 'MangoHud' improves OpenGL support, better NVIDIA detection and more
MangoHud has firmly filled a hole in tools available for Linux gamers, benchmarking and more. A handy HUD that works across OpenGL and Vulkan games and a fresh build went up.
Endless Sky, a free and open source space trading & combat game expands with a new update
Endless Sky, a free and open source classic 2D space game continues expanding with the first stable release in quite some time.
May the Fourth be with you - a look over what Star Wars games are playable on Linux
Today is May 4th, which means it's also Star Wars day so here's a look at what Star Wars games are possible to play on Linux plus a quick run over the sales to pick up some discounted pew-pew fun.
Classic Westwood strategy games live on as 'OpenRA' has a new major stable release
OpenRA, the excellent free and open source RTS game engine for playing classic Westwood titles has a huge new release finally out as stable today.
Godot Engine has more impressive progress towards Vulkan API support
Godot Engine is free, open source, cross-platform in both editor and exports and the next major update will bring in Vulkan API support and progress sounds great.
What are you clicking on this weekend? Come have a chat in the comments
Another week down, most of us are still in lockdown with the Coronavirus and there's plenty of time to play games.
Team Fortress 2 gets a nice tribute to Rick May, plus a few minor fixes
Rick May, voice of The Soldier in Team Fortress 2 died earlier this year and now Valve has added a small dedication to May in Team Fortress 2.
Valve has delayed The International tournament for Dota 2 and it may not happen until 2021
As health concerns continue worldwide, Valve has done the expected and delayed the next championship tournament The International for Dota 2.
Monster-catching, dungeon-crawling RPG 'Siralim Ultimate' hits Kickstarter - funded in 1 hour
Thylacine Studios have launched the Kickstarter for Siralim Ultimate, a monster-catching RPG mixed with dungeon crawling and it's been quite a hit.
Steam Play Proton 5.0-7 is officially out - Street Fighter V and more now playable on Linux
Valve and CodeWeavers have released the latest version of the Proton compatibility layer for Steam Play today.
Humble Choice for May gives out XCOM 2, Rise of Industry and more
The latest monthly Humble Choice has been revealed today and with it a fresh selection of good games to pick from.
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