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Stefan Achatz, the developer who helps get Roccat devices properly working on Linux to end his work
Sad news for fans of Roccat hardware as the sole developer working on Roccat device support, Stefan Achatz, is stepping down from his work.
CrossOver 16 is out, built using Wine 2.0
CrossOver, the commercial interface for Wine has a new major version out, which uses the upcoming Wine 2.0 code.
Unity 5.6 beta with Vulkan is now available
Unity 5.6 beta is now available and it brings Vulkan into the main builds of the Unity engine, exciting times!
Yooka-Laylee confirmed to launch on April 11, 2017 with Linux support
The 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee has a confirmed launch date of April 11, 2017 and it will launch with Linux support.
The developers of 'Orwell' are looking for Linux testers
Orwell, a game about investigating citizens to find out who is responsible for terror attacks is coming to Linux. The developers are looking for Linux testers.
A major update is coming to Starbound, featuring challenging procedural dungeons
Starbound is going to get a major content update soon, which will feature a bunch of awesome new features.
Some thoughts on 'Her Majesty's SPIFFING', a new point & click adventure
Her Majesty's SPIFFING was sent over by a GOL follower and considering the rather British setting, I couldn't pass up a go at it.
Mimimi Productions state that Linux (and Mac) were profitable for The Last Tinker
Good news today folks, as Mimimi Productions who recently released Shadow Tactics have stated that their previous game The Last Tinker was profitable on Linux (and Mac).
Helium Rain, a realistic UE4 space simulation game is coming to Linux in 2017, looks brilliant
The developers of Helium Rain sent word that their realistic space simulation game will fully support Linux at launch. The main developer is also using Linux to make the game.
Looks like Virtual Programming are working on porting Putty Squad to Linux
Putty Squad, a platformer from 1994 which had a revamped version in 2013 looks like it's coming to Linux from Virtual Programming.
Wine 2.0-rc1 released, also showing progress towards Overwatch working in a future Wine version
Recently Wine 2.0-rc1 has been released as the next step towards another major stable release of Wine. Additionally, the Wine developers have talked about ongoing Direct3D 11 development and getting Overwatch to work.
Linux Gaming in 2016, an end of year review
2016 has been an absolute knockout year for Linux gaming, let’s have a little talk about what we have achieved.
The Talos Principle stable build updated, includes the latest improvements for Vulkan (updated)
Croteam have updated The Talos Principle today to move the last beta build over to the stable release.
Parkitect, the rather excellent theme park builder has a new alpha available
Parkitect is a really damn cute theme park building game currently in Early Access, the developers have recently release another content update.
Classic RTS 'Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries' updated, includes online matchmaking and more
The classic strategy game Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries was updated this year to include a few nifty features.
Games Republic, the store owned by 11bit studios is shutting down
If you have purchased anything from Games Republic, you may want to ensure you have grabbed all your keys as they are shutting down.
Super Rad Raygun, a love-letter to the Game Boy era of gaming, some thoughts
The developer of Super Rad Raygun sent in a key for me to check out their retro-inspired action platformer.
Valve announce Dota 2 - 7.00, a massive update that changes everything
Valve have announced a massive 7.00 update for Dota 2 which changes the entire way the game works, and it sounds very interesting.
Astroneer, the excellent looking space adventure game will come to Linux
You may not remember Astroneer, as I covered it late last year as a possible game coming to Linux. The developers have since been back in contact with me to confirm a Linux version is coming.
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